Week 45: and still more quilting

Another 5 canvas squares finished this week.  I really love the patterns that I have picked for the blue and green panels.

I also managed to finish some new birch bark bird ornaments.  Each bag has 6 different bird silhouettes cut out of birch bark and tied with a ribbon.  These ornaments would be a beautiful addition to any Christmas tree.  They would also be great used as gift tags.  I took 7 bags with me to the St. Paul's holiday market and only returned with 1.  I'm so happy with the feed back from this weekend! 

I can't wait For this coming Saturday.  From 10am to 4pm there will be over 40 vendors at Christ's Cathedral at 252 James Street North in Hamilton.  I really love the people who come out every year to support their local artisans.  I am so amazed at the creativity in our wonderful city!  I hope to see some familiar faces. 

This coming week I will not be painting but crafting in order to get ready for Saturday...I will post some photos next Sunday, but I'll be back in 2 weeks with some more quilt squares.

Week 44 : Overwhelmed

This week I only managed to finish 3 tiny pieces.

At this rate I'll never have them all completed in time!

I have something like 40 pieces left and only 8 weeks to paint them.  I'll have to figure it out exactly, but now I'm panicking.  I can't come this far and not finish, but with all the holiday rush and the hours I've been working it's getting really difficult!

I did pick up the small canvases I ordered today so there should be no excuses this week...mini canvases as far as the eye can see!

Until next week...

Week 43: Quilting + Atilla

This week I finished 6 more panels for my large quilt piece.  I've completed the 3rd set and am beginning the 4th...green.  I'm so stoked to move away from everything orange and brown and get started on the cool patterns that I've picked for the green and blue sets.

Here are the first 3 sets...

I love laying all the small canvases on my floor and seeing how great they all fit together.  I can't wait to see it done!  I also can't believe that I only have 9 weeks left...YIKES! 

Today I went with 2 of my gal pals to see the Atilla Richard Lukacs exhibit at the AGH.  If you aren't familiar with his paintings you should!!  He is amazing, and from Canada and super nice, (I know 'cause once I had the pleasure of meeting him).   He's a video of him at the opening... http://newscliptv.com/videos/lukacs.html.  I was so sad to discover that he was signing books there that night... 

Anyway...

I tried to sneak a photo, but this is the best I could do with all the greasy security gaurds lurking about.  I had to keep my camera hidden in my purse! hahaha!!

  

I'm going to take Luther to see them and I'll bring my small camera to get a better shot!  I have to say that I am so very envious of this Salah gentleman, who has the extreme pleasure of owning all of these amazing works of art.

Until next week...

Week 42 : 3 Things I've Learned About Myself

1. I will never paint another picture of myself! I don't understand how other artists do it... I just can't look at myself for that long or resist the temptation to change all the things wrong with me. Maybe when I'm in my 80's and my face is a bit more interesting I will give it another shot, but I doubt it.

2.  My nose is a lot bigger than I thought it was!

3. I'm not really sure what colour my eyes are.  My boys seem to think they're green...I thought they are blue but in front of the mirror today I was convinced they're the colour of dirty lake water.

I thought since I've painted everyone else in my home that I should try painting myself... here's where I called it finished.

I'm really excited to get back to my quilt pieces.  Curry's had sold out of my little canvases and i have to now order them every week.

Until next week...