Gleaming Lark

boston.brick.warehouse.twilight.

up.

there's really nothing else to say.

summer postcard sweetness

i signed up for a postcard swap and loved every second of making these no-pressure summer loves.  .  .
when i've received all of other's post cards, i'll include some pictures of those.  in the meantime- thanks Andrea for organizing the swap and for fostering art and summer love!  Oh- and one more thing; on Friday, head on over to a.Muse Gallery to see my friend Mati and her future hubby's art. . .To see the pretty invite, click here .
now for the summer lovin':

grandma's jewels and the dirt under my feet

the process of unwinding, decay, and forming anew . . . we go round and round in this cycle.

my break from blogging is not an indication of my making stride lately.  after hanging my work at making spaces and finishing the forms of my ten birds (but how still, do i mount them??) i quickly guided myself into a less 2 dimensional project- with no hopes of gallery showing.  similar to when i spent 4 hours making the most splendid cupcakes, with victorian like detail out of frosting- i tend to not be able to cease making and yet, like everyone, need a break from the pressure of the outcome.  i find that new things give me this freedom to make with no expectation- and voraciously feed the more 'serious' (dare i judge?) projects when i go back to them. . .
mind you, the "interim" projects have not only included cupcakes, but also a tool belt for my brother, the entirety of gleaming lark's beginning, all dresses, adornements, and even any art not made on canvas.  so you see. ..the 'less serious' projects often turn into something quite worthwhile- but the trick of taking myself less seriously really does wonders with the whole afraid of making the first step thing.
here are some pics of i've been doing lately that has kept me from blogging regularly.
First, are these cuffs that i'm working on.  hopefully i'll get the store up the street to carry them, or at least sell them on etsy.

whadya'll think?
my plan is. . .yup, you guessed it, to make 10.
and as for the rest of my time, well. . . .

i've been poking around some more rural neighborhoods . . .

and all i can say is: thank GOD my car is fixed so i can remember what it's like to have something besides pavement under my feet.
that's all for now!
happy making!