My figurative art from the RenoIowa Retreat

This year was my first time at the retreat held in Marshalltown, Iowa where Sherry Goshon and Jean Bernard team teach new art doll techniques. It was extremely intense and after 3 days we all went home exhausted but so inspired and happy. We all had our pieces to finish so here is mine. I am so excited about the way she turned out!!!

Here you can see my doll from CIFI Arley Berryhill class. Also some recent bags that I've made. More art in the works. ;-))

Soo far behind

Sorry, I'm so far behind in posts!!!! So will attempt to do a quick catchup here. It is hot and sultry here in AZ so a good time to stay inside. I'm posting some photos recalling some of what I've been up to. Going back to May when I attended CIFI with some gal pals. I will post picture of my class doll made in Arley Berryhill's class. Learned some new techniques. Also did Jean Bernard's internet class doing doll tiaras. Will show more and describe as I go along.

Since we moved to Sun City Anthem at Merrill Ranch I've also become busy starting a new Fiber Arts club and joining a new doll club, The Fabric Floozies so will try to update happenings with them as well as the other art I'm doing on my own.

WOW!!!

I haven't posted in ages. Just too busy playing and doing physical therapy for my back. It is so much better since the new injections and PT. I am working on more of the brooches and am actually making a quilt top from a pattern so not much creativity on that. I did do several soft stuffed and embellished heart valentines for the club and to mail to my kids. More soon.

more tyvek brooches

After doing 10 more brooches they are improved to where I'm happy to share them. Here are a couple of new ones.

tyvek play

For a new project for our recently started Fiber Arts Club I did a workshop using tyvek postal envelopes. Here are the brooches I made starting with the tyvek and using, toilet paper rolls, polymer clay heads, glass glitter, micro-beads, feathers, parts of silk flowers, beads and very old pearls. They were fun and I like the way they turned out. LOL But what a mess in the studio!!!!

New cuties

I just don't make baby dolls but I did for my sister's 2 toddler grands and I just love them. They are so darned cute. At least I think so. ;-))