Where the literati meet the glitterati
My aunt has custom ordered a pillow. She wanted a dirty pillow, but something “more subtle.” So I’ve chosen an image with less graphic sex depicted, and used a softer color floss to embroider on the busier fabric.
I’m really pleased with how it turned out.
Happy post turkey all. Are you still as full as I?
I’m setting up my Etsy store, and I’ve been reading the rules and regs; good thing I did. They have rules about the listing of explicit materials. I can show photos of the works, as a whole, only in the secondary and tertiary photographs, the primary photo can’t depict sexual images. I’m glad I found out before all of my listings got flagged.
So, I took new photos this morning, close ups and clean bits. It became a sort of game and challenge; some pieces were harder than others. Here, then, are some more, cleaner, teasers…
These two are on super bright mod floral! I love this fabric!!!
Oh, and happy Thanksgiving!! Be careful out there.
I’m droppin’ stitches to pay for my bitches! Yeah, that’s right ya’ll, I’m starting a business! What what? Yea yea (I hope you heard that hip-hop in your head)!
This is just a taste, and the etsy store doesn’t open until 12/1, because I said so, but to whet your appetite, and with no further ado….
here are…
MY
DIRTY
PILLOWS!!!
Hey everybody, my artwork has been featured today on Mr. X Stitch’s blog!!! It’s a great blog all about stitched art, mostly embroidery and cross stitch, but they’ve put my Beastie Boy portrait, They’re Crafted, up on the site. Thanks guys!!
I’m very excited. I’m all hopped up on me!
I found a blog recently, A Lonely Craftivist, that really inspired me. The author is a crafter in the UK who uses her crafting politically. I thought I’d jump on her band wagon, and so have done my first piece.
It’s on a bus stop on Melrose at the corner of Spaulding, in West Hollywood. It came out even better than I hoped. The cops rolled by once while I was stitching (from 10.30pm until almost midnight), but didn’t hassle me. What would they have said? “Ma’am, step away from the yarn?” We’ll see how long it lasts.
Yay!
I’m blogging for my pals over at the Lek, here’s a piece I posted this morning:
Howdy all, Schinders here. Been back in the online dating pool a few weeks now, and I’m finally adjusting to the temperature. I’m beginning to remember how this all works. I’ve also seen, and remembered, some things that just seem inexplicable. So, here they are, my top five things that make me go Hmm, the stuff you don’t know why anyone would do, my Top Five Online Dating Mysteries!
Again I have been remiss in the writing, but only because I’ve been making. Behold, “Untitled Buddy Christ #9.”
I’m in NYC at my Dad’s place. I was looking at the downstairs, livingroom bookcase and came across a book from the mid 70’s on Duchamp. I gave it a flip through, as I’ve always liked the readymades, and came across this poem, by Cage, on Duchamp:
let Me
hAve
youR baggage:
I will Carry it for you.
no nEed:
i’m wearing aLl of it.
Are you looking for a great summer read? Have a kid you’re trying to hook on a book? Loved Harry Potter, thought Twilight was eh, but you’re willing to suspend belief? Well I’ve got your summer series right here. Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan. I’m late jumping on this band wagon, the fifth and final book in the series was just published, but hey, now we don’t have to wait for the next one. I’ve read them back to back to back, great summer page turners.
I don’t want to say too much, because there are too many good reveals in the first book, The Lightning Theif, and I don’t want to spoil them. I’ll just say that it’s a modern take on Greek Mythology, has a male protagonist – for all you parents of boys who won’t read “girl” books – with a female best friend, is fast paced and fun, and will make you want to go pick up a copy of D’Aulaire for nostalga’s sake. And if you’re not nostalgic for it because you never had it, go treat yourself!
