life drawing

Today the creativity will be limited, I must catch up with paper and computer stuff. Hoping to just have enough time to make the collage I have in my head for my journal sketch today. So I thought that before I started my day I'd share my sketch from Wednesday's class. It was a good draw day!

day nineteen..

Yep! I skipped 16, 17 and 18. Let's call it a rebellion of sorts. I sort of felt uncomfortable having to report and prove my creativity everyday. I was being creative everyday, but did not necessarily have a great picture to prove it and felt cranky having to provide a pretty picture. Hmmm.... maybe a therapist will say that's normal... I don't know...But I do know that today, day 19, is an auspicious day. That is because today I received a gift. My brand new and so far one and only, niece made her world debut today!! The little munchkin came to this earth healthy and screaming, as she should be. (above is her blankie, that you got teased with earlier...)

day fifteen

We had a peaceful morning around here today and I got quite of bit of free-motion quilting done on my brother's baby present. Oooppss... that might have just given it away.. oh well.. Anyhow as I was doing my usual swirls I made the one like above and had a revelation! I've been doing these types of swirls for years and all that time it never occurred to me that I was making my maiden name initial in Russian! My maiden name in Russian is Хоровер and in script that X is very swirly and I made it mine.. go figure! Yes my mind wanders during free-motion stitching and I find it very meditative. So I decided that from now on that is my signature free-motion pattern! So if eons from now you're looking at a piece that looks like mine, but you're not sure, look for the swirly XXXX...

fourteen

Rough day at school today.. but fun! Playing dress up is always fun right? Today I was picking costumes for the princesses in the Russian school Christmas play. Little and not so little girls always enjoy playing dress up.And when I got home I had to calm my frayed nerves with some free-moton quilting for about an hour.. that felt goood! Can't show that part yet, but enjoy the almost there princesses...

day thirteen

What did I accomplish on the creative front today? Not much...The day just frittered away between errands and paperwork. I did get to tweek my Etsy shop a bit (more pictures), figured out the pattern for the snowflake costume (that's the folded paper you're looking at up there) and got a bit of work done on the baby gift. That's it folks..

day twelve

Today I spent a lot of creative and not so creative time at the computer... sigh.... But then! Yes with just a half hour to spare before picking up kids from school, I got into my studio! I was very excited to finally be starting on a long awaited project for ... a baby. Yep making baby stuff here. And since my sister-in-law occasionally peeks in on this blog, I cannot tell you what kind of baby stuff is being made here. Got keep the surprise, especially since the surprise will be on us too - no one knows whether it'll be a boy or a girl. And very soon, she's due November 14th (I better get cracking). So the picture above has nothing to do with reality, but the ingredients are similar should you wish to play a guessing game...

Oh and by the way the creative time on the computer today consisted of me uploading photos to my Etsy shop. Yep my long neglected Etsy shop is once again open for business. So please peruse at your leisure...

day eleven... creative.

First things first - thank you Veterans!!!Creative day today... no school, so lets go on a road trip right? Right! The Storm King Art Center. It was fun, even wrangling four kids ages four to seven, was fun to a point too.... What a wonderful place! Huge beautiful landscaped park with tremendous sculptures through out and a lovely small museum. I practiced being creative with my brothers camera, as I still can't decide on what my new camera should be. Loved the grasses growing in the fields here, couldn't stop taking more and more shots...The Wavefield by Maya Lin. Wall by Andy Goldsworthy.

revealed...

Remember when I teased few days ago about a secret project? 'tis not a secret anymore! I made some lovely easy leaves tutorial for Quilting Daily from Quilting Arts Magazine. Hop on over there for a read and make some for yourself! Please share pictures of what you've made, I'd love to see them. Thanks!

day nine

Creative activity for the day was going to NYC to see the City Quilter exhibit that my friend Vivien is part of. We had a lovely short visit to NYC, the exhibit at the William Club and the a quick lunch at a French bistro. Perfect way to spend a late morning/early afternoon if you ask me.
And here my bit of actual creativity for the day - a picture I took today and played with in Photoshop.

creative everydayx2

Have I been creative? Yup! Crazy Saturday was spend organizing actors and costumes for the Russian School Christmas play. How many snowflakes? How many snow guards? How many daisies? How many princesses? That sort of thing... And how to make them all look fabulous on a very tight budget and time schedule. I'll be working on all those details for a while.Today I spent in my studio putting finishing touches on my Окошечки/Okoshechki/Little Windows that I plan on showing off in my long neglected Etsy store. I have even managed to photograph most of them before dark came. A bit more photography tomorrow and I'll be uploading them finally.
Some exciting news came today too! My friend Jane Davila's book is no longer a secret and is available to order. Doesn't the cover look fabulous?! I have a couple of pieces in it, so I'm dying to see it.