For my local friends.   Magpie Makers Market on November 15th, 11:00am-4:00pm!

Located at 3331 Roanoke Rd in the Thou Mayest Roaster building.  All makers have used repurposed materials to create their unique products.  I'll be there with my up-cycled denim jackets.   

Out of State?  I ship!!

I'm keeping this one. 

In June I spent a week in a dye studio creating my own fabric.  I came home with about 15 yards.   This is the first piece I made with that fabric.  It's about 24 x 32 inches and I titled it 'High Risk'. It is also part of the 'Play' exhibit at the InterUrban ArtHouse.  I am really looking forward to working with the rest of the fabric. 

 Experiments in 3-D

I started with heavy weight cotton and vintage linen napkins that I rust dyed.  I made circular columns by inserting wire into sewn ribs and hand stitched random designs on the surface.  They made me think of ancient stone monuments.  I made 5 so far and they were accepted into the current show, 'Play', at the InterUrban ArtHouse in Overland Park.  

And now for something different from me, 'ArtFully UpCycled'.   I've had a lot of fun "thrifting" denim jackets lately and up-cycling with discharge and dye.  This weekend I had my first booth at a local craft fair put on by the InterUrban ArtHouse in downtown OverPark, Kansas. I also had some ice-dyed vintage linen napkins and blank note cards printed with my original artwork. It was HOT, but I h

I should have posted this last week.  The Reception on the 21st was a blast.  I' m a member of the InterUrban ArtHouse and I have a piece in this exhibit titled 'It All Makes Sense in the End'.  If you scan th QR code you can find it in the catalogue.  Again, I hope my local friends can find the time to see it.