Swatches 2

11-20 of my 30 Spoonflower swatches!  8 by 8 inches each, on quilting weight cotton, my own designs. 

Spoonflower swatches!

My first 30 or so swatches arrived!  8"x8" swatches, my own designs. 

Spoonflower designs

I learned something -- I have to order proofs (test swatches or yardage) of my uploaded designs before I can make them available for purchase on Spoonflower.  Happily, I ordered test swatches of a bunch of them about 10 days ago, so once those arrive and I look through them, I may make some of those designs available.  In the meantime, you can look through my designs by clicking on the banner above the most recent of my blog posts. 

Happy Summer!

Since I last checked in to my blog, I've been doing some sewing again for another textile artist, Noelle Hamlyn, like I did for a while last year.  I'm gearing up to do the Artisan Studio Tour again in October, including planning some more of the striped silk clutches, and framed butterflies.  Also, I recently joined Spoonflower, and have been playing with some fabric designs.  I haven't had any of them printed yet, but if I do, I'll share what they look like. 

Arts on the Credit

My booth

Wabi-Sabi Pottery

wider view

Just a quick post to share the few photos I took at the Arts on the Credit show I was in back in April. 

Cultural Map

The city of Mississauga recently launched a 'cultural map' website of centres, individual artists, etc. to which I have added an entry.  View the map: http://www.cultureonthemap.ca/

I was also recently given 4 big bags of fabrics, from which I have selected some nice wools.  I don't know what I'll do with them, maybe nothing at the moment, but if I get inspired, I'll post the result. 

Etsy Front Page!

One of my paintings was in a treasury that got featured on the Etsy front page a few days ago!
http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NjA3ODYyN3wyNTcyMDAxMDU4/chasing-the-blues?index=2