Finished Gourd Candles

The beginning of two little oil burning candle gourd lamps

I'm really getting into gourd carving.

First Place Ribbon

I entered the State Fair of Texas competition with a needle felt sculpture in 2011 and low and behold I won first place.

Abby finished and at her home

I forgot to photo my Abby rain gage so her owner was gracious enough to send one to me.  Thanks Lisa

New Year, new adventure

Every year, it seems I find a new interest in my creative life.  Last year it was colored pencil painting. 
This year I've discovered carving or engraving on several surfaces like metal, gourds, wood and ostrich eggs.  I just received my high speed tool called a Power Carver and have started practicing.  My goal is to carve gourds, as I am a member of the Texas Gourd Society and hope to enter some of my work in their competitions.  I also hope to achieve the ability to carve gun stocks

Abby's ready to paint and go home

new sculpt of yellow Lab, Abby just started

Out with the old in with the new!

I was so busy at the end of 2011 that I didn't create any new art or crafts. 
We had our CTADS Christmas party where we each exposed our "doll in a year".  Here is a photo of my needlefelted one.

Meet Shiela, she's been teaching belly dancing for some time now and she considers herself quite an expert.  When she's not dancing she travels the world in her hot air balloon.

A new adventure

I became a contributor to the Old Bakery at 10th and Congress in Austin.  I took my first items for display today and low and behold I acturally sold the little Pug head Christmas Orniment before I left.  I truly hope the others sell before Christmas.  Listed below are the things I dropped off today.

Crosses with scarf holder for SunCity show

my latest needlefelted faces are getting better

still needlefelting

Kay Petal online workshop

I joined Kay Petal's www.feltalive.com online workshop last week.  She is a phenominal teacher and I've started with a funny little creature.  My next adventure is a Santa.

There are the pendants I produced as a custon order this week

My Texas Wildflower Collection:  more to come:

I spend the day fashioning these custom pendants