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This was inspired by a similar piece that I saw on "Lots of Neat Stuff". (www.lotsofneatstuff.com/cristy/blog/bless-house-embroidery)
Kwanon bought a used sewing machine today from a resale shop. He needs to sew his shooting vest, which gets a lot of wearing going out taking pictures all the time. Hmmm, maybe he can sew together fabric props for photo shoots, too!
This is a Dimensions mini kit (2nd in my Believe, Imagine, Dream series). It originally said Thank You but I changed the wording. I love the big flower!
Needle-and-thread growing along the Rio Grande riparian corridor and associated trail system. This site lies along the Rio Grande and the Paseo del Bosque trail, near Campbell Road NW, Albuquerque, Bernalillo County, New Mexico. Even with immature fruits, the lemmas and awns show no evidence of well-developed hairs that will mature into plumose awns indicative of New Mexico feathergrass, Stipa neomexicana.
Today I’ll talk about breaks. Not the kind you get when your cup of coffee falls off your hands. No, I’m talking ‘bout the kind you take.
You know, I once knew a guy who painted cityscapes. Big buildings, rain in the streets, umbrellas like jellyfish drifting across the canvas. He used to paint for sixteen hours straight, fueled by coffee and the sound of streetcars rolling by. Eventually, his colors started looking tired. Like they forgot why they showed up. He didn’t take breaks.
Painters we are like preachers, or mechanics. We need time to step away. You stare too long at one shade of blue, and you’ll start thinking it’s green. Your eyes play tricks. Your mind plays along. But if you stop, go for a walk, escape to China with Zappa as company, watch the pigeons argue over breadcrumbs -when you come back, that blue tells you the truth again.
Rembrandt used to pause between brushstrokes, just standing there, staring at the canvas like it owed him money. David Hockney lights a cigarette and uses it as a time for meditation. And Frida Kahlo she painted from bed, but you better believe she took breaks.
Painting isn’t an assembly line, it’s a conversation, and you can’t have a good one if you never shut up.
Sometimes, the best thing you can do for a painting... is to not paint.
So if you’re out there with a brush in your hand and your head full of thunder, maybe it’s time to set it down. Get a little air in your lungs. Go listen to the sound of train whistles or a saxophone drifting through a screen door. The canvas’ll still be there. It’s patient. It waits.
Taking a break don’t mean stopping the rhythm, it will surely put you back in it.
//Stay healthy, your always truthful Loana Ibarra
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This is a Dimensions mini kit (final design in my Believe, Imagine, Dream series). None of the original kit is evident in this design. Originally this said Love and I adapted it to make it Dream. I love the lettering. The rest of the design is my own.
Received some truly lovely fabric in the mail today- a gift from devin. Can't wait to make this into a skirt- thinking a line with big contrast pockets. #fabric #sew #crafty #pretty #needleandthread #instacraft #1picaday2012 #day253
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zzwhitejd: How sweet!
mcatherineblack: @zzwhitejd isn't it? And now I am thinking maybe a top instead. I can't decide!