Sew...

Funny thing is, I didn't stick with sculpture after all.  After trying my hand at welding, jewelry making, woodworking, printmaking, oil painting, ceramics, and photography, I wound up majoring in textiles.  While I enjoyed every medium I worked in (minus oils), I absolutely loved working with fibers.  Everything from spinning and dying to weaving and stitching; I couldn't get enough.  I became the professor's assistant just so I could learn as much as possible from her and spend extra hours in the studio.  The extra money didn't hurt either.  I even spent my summers home from college sweltering at a historical village giving guided tours dressed as a 19th century weaver.  Yes, that's how much I love it!

Lately, I've been trying to find some "me time" and limit work to "work hours".  It drives my husband crazy when I work into the wee hours of the night and weekends.  With smart phones always close-at-hand, it's hard to disconnect from customer emails and texts.  Then, when I finally put my phone out of sight, I don't know what to do with myself.  I'm definitely not one who can sit idle.  I get stir- crazy and can't relax.  I need a project to relax me.  So, I think it's time to pick up the needle and thread again.

Stitched South Western Landscapes (my work - circa 1997 - *gulp* 20 years ago - what?!?)

  

Just yesterday, I found myself sucked into Pinterest, scouring hundreds of artists' work and getting excited to start creating again.

Here are a few of my absolute favorites...