Nifty

a house for baby bear

At the end of last quarter I made one last piece for my portfolio---a plush house for my jointed bear!

It's made from wool, cotton, and raw silk and it opens up to a little interior with a crocheted doily rug that I whipped up. It also has handles so when you button up the front flap you can take the bear and his little abode with you! I just generally decided to have fun while making this. It brought me back to the days as a child where I got more enjoyment and entertainment from making thing for my dollhouse rather than playing with it.

little neighborhood

five tiny houses I made from cotton, wool, & linen.

Spring Break

Today is my last first day of classes at SCAD, but for the last week and a half I have been in Vermont for my Spring Break. I don't think too many people leave weather that is nice enough to go to the beach to head to mud season in VT. But with mud season there are some fun things to do even though boots are a necessity to slop through the mud.

First of all there is maple sugaring which is done by my grandpa in his barn...

Here he is with the evaporator that is boiling down the sap into maple syrup...

And because spring is on its way that also means there are little lambs over at Shelburne Farms...

See not so bad for mud season! and getting to see lots of my family was wonderful too!

one giant paint by number

this is my final(my last one of this quarter) for my textile rendering class...

in progress after tracing and mixing gouache to match the document fabric...

and done.

 

(just ten more weeks of college to go!)

bunny

I've been on a plush making kick recently and after reading about this method of plush construction here I knew I just had to try it out!So late last night I whipped up a little bunny out of the same wool fabric as my bear.