colorful venture

stepping out of my box 

by offering colorful ribbons in my etsy shop

and some old favorites in fresh new muted shades...

I hope you've been having a wonderful summer...

as for me...

family time and kids have been occupying 

the bulk of my time...

though I am looking forward to 

returning to my artistic endeavors 

as soon as our summer schedule 

begins to take a breather...

thanks for stopping by!

who doesn't love ribbon?

Well, If you don't love silk sari ribbon,

then skip this post...

Otherwise leave a comment below and on Friday morning

I'll draw a winner who will receive six bundles of ribbon...

5 yards of each.. as featured in my etsy shop.

a little creative inspiration for the holidays!

life sat waiting

layers of old and new

woven together to create a sanctuary...

mixed media collage on vintage cabinet card

backed with antique photo album page

handmade nest from oxidized and steel wire

with curly grapevine and silver jasper bead

victorian silk lace and textiles

vintage Japanese mixed hemp and mosquito netting

hand dyed silk carrier rod

hand dyed cotton fabric

hemp fiber

silk straw fiber

silk leaf

shattered silk lining from a Victorian blouse

hand dyed silk from Gerdiary

hand dyed silk ribbons from Jo Wholohan

silk sari ribbon

available in my etsy shop



by the sea...

art quilt now on etsy

life in miniature

art quilt portraying the tiny

dwellers of the tidal pool.

quilted and embroidered

entirely by hand.

all the beauty

mother of pearl buttons, seed beads,

freshwater pearls, linen and scrim

subtly suggested

curly grapevine, hemp and wool 

with freshwater pearls.

antique silk fabric and

hand dyed silk fibers.

silk fibers and ribbons

rusty bell

mother of pearl button

available in my etsy shop.

Something New...

vintage style wrist cuff designed on silk

with handsewn antique and designer

textiles and embellishments.

fully lined with Zegna menswear cashmere.

available in my Etsy.

windswept and tattered

torn and tattered, vintage and recycled, bits of nature,

new made to appear old...elements brought together to create

this wildly layered heart mounted on

a well worn vintage cabinet card.

textiles and vintage haberdashery...menswear fabric,

silk ribbon, hand dyed laces, recycled tea bags,

silk fragments from a Victorian blouse,

tulle, hand sewn glass beads.

curly grapevine and a piece of slate from my roof...

vintage key with fresh water pearls and hematite

rusty found metal and salvaged clock remnants.

now available on Etsy.

1920s bathing beauties

My latest series...

designed to look like a tattered page

torn from an old photograph album.

Lots of tone on tone layers, frayed fabrics,

silk, hand dyed lace, hand stitched details,

tattered bits and bobs...

Available on Etsy.

gift of friends

Hearts, twigs, nests, friends...it's all good!

"A friend is a gift you give yourself"

New collage listed on Etsy

flowers, roots and pulp

 song of the seasons collage

mixed media collage designed on a vintage book cover with

layers of fabric, paper, lots of textures and details.

thanks to Alicia for the lovely photograph!

now available on my Etsy.

so what is this?

the bare bones of my next project...

an altered book collaboration

with a group of extraordinarily talented ladies.

there are five participating in this

project :

Alicia of Altered Bits

Debrina of Debrinas Diary

Kim of Merlins Musings

Lisa of Lucky Dip

and myself.

each of us will complete a page

and the cover of our books then 

send them out on a four month voyage so

that all other participants

can contribute their artistic talent and

intrepretation of the chosen theme on their

designated page or pages.

the blog is Pulp Redux

my theme is "roots...beneath the layers"

some of the elements that might be appearing in my book...

i am so excited to be a part of this

exciting artistic journey...

please visit the blog so you can travel along with us!