SERENDIPITY - an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident. The musings of a Textile Artist. Sunday, May 10, 2015. Saw this pic on the internet - made me chuckle. Sunday, May 03, 2015. Still sick but up and stuff to show you. Been signed off work for yet another week - having no immune system means that this viral chest infection is going to be here for a long while. I hope to be well enough to go back to work on 11th May. Here is my other A4 sketchbook.

Monday, May 18, 2015. Tropic 9 at PaperArtsy is about using words in our art, love love to read books, so many wonderful words that together tells fantastic stories, therefore I made a hand holding a book, background on my page is made with book paper, my Fresco paint, molding paste and a stencil from Tim Holtz. Anni - My Creative Life and Mixed Media Books. Thursday, May 14, 2015. The Documented Life Project - Week 19. Sunday, May 3, 2015. Friday, May 1, 20.

Honest! Theres a battle being pitched here in Virginia - Me vs. Stuff is ahead by a long shot. A really long shot, but Im not giving up. Im determined to clear some of this clutter out, and Phil keeps dropping stuff off at various thrift shops. Boxes and boxes and bags and bags of stuff. Three people live in this house, and stuff keeps following us home. And, there might b.

My journey as an artist, workshop designer and teacher. I am thrilled to announce. And I would really love for you to visit me there. My incredible website designer is. So you can still see all my posts. Wildland Creatures, New Stencil Designs. Let me tell you a little about them.

We went up to New York last weekend. Last weekend was beautiful, and we walked all over Manhattan. I met my friend, Elizabeth, on Saturday, and she gave me a tour of her section of town. You may know Elizabeth from one of her blogs. And she was a great tour guide. Our first stop was ABC Carpet. There are so many cool things in that store. I had never been before.

Monday, July 27, 2015. The day job has kept me busy in Upstate New York these past few months. Tabby came up this past weekend to celebrate his birthday. We spent a lovely weekend meandering through Vermont with a stop in Burlington on Lake Champlain. There were day lilies everywhere. So refreshing when my garden is struggling in the Texas heat! Monday, June 15, 2015. Sunday, May 31, 2015. So, full of inspiration and a newly installed sink in the studio, what happens? Sunday, May 24, 2015.

Sunday, June 7, 2015. Last year I made several Travelers Notebooks using a masking technique. I knew the technique very well from my art journaling and since I hadnt seen anyone use this on leather I thought I would give it a go. The masking technique worked fabulous and I bought a silhouette portrait to explore the possibilities of this further.