Busy, Busy...

Since getting approval for my three ideas for the Holiday Sale at 212 Arts Center, I have been juggling quilting classes, mailing model horse orders for Shelby, canning (yes, we still have pears, apples, sweet potatoes, beets, and pumpkins to finish!), and my pojects for the sale.

So I began my own assembly line for my encaustic Christmas blocks...

Today I hit a sale at the Saline Senior Center and nabbed several old necklaces to use for the fobs on these ornaments.

I am so excited to be included in this sale.  This is a first for me.  The bonus is the fact that I get to create something everyday!  Even if today that something is called Pear-Cherry Chutney!

Perfectly Balanced

I took a fantastic class today at 212 Arts Center - you're shocked I'm sure!  Friday night Mike and I went  to the WSG Gallery in Ann Arbor to view Valerie Mann's show, "The Real Cinderella Dress and other Recent Work"  It was inspiring.  Which brings me back to today's class...

Val Mann herself taught us how to create our own Calder-esque mobile.  Everything we used was found or repurposed material - which I love. Since I also love rocks and have been collecting them for as long as I have been walking, I decided to use this for my inspiration.

My love of all things rocks and minerals led me to purchase this fabulous fabric :)

I took this idea to a three dimensional  form by cutting out various plastics, aluminum pans, old black rubber pieces, and screen in the shapes of rocks.  Although it was difficult to photograph, here is what I came up with...