http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress basketry, beads, books, felines, and fiber art. Sun, 03 Aug 2008 13:55:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Making recycled paper Making and writing and painting and drawing and glueing in journals - some are altered books Yes, I already spilled something on the "Sticks and Stones" journal, made with pizza box covers and my handmade paper. Here's the first handbound book, covers made from a Kandinsky poster book, paper made ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/08/03/what-ive-been-doing/ This third hat from last week is mine, MINE! The hatband is inkle-woven from cotton threads. I looked out over the lake and designed it from the view. At first I resisted putting the blue and brown together, but the lake is the color of tea and the ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/07/02/lake-waccamaw-hats-2008/ You can see the steps in the progress here. http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/06/07/labyrinth-tapestry/ I carved this stamp of Squirtley Dirtley today. Mama Kitty's will be along soon. I think it will look good with dark brown ink on gold paper. Today I was playing with the Lumiere metallic gold paints and the alphabet stamps that Ricë gave me, and some that I carved. I'm ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/26/squirts-memorial-day-stamp/ I spent a good few hours in the studio tonight, so I feel like I'm back on track. Especially because I began my artist's journal - FINALLY. This is a smallish spiral-bound handbook that came from work and is now out-of-date, so instead of sending it to the ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/23/91/ Through the incredible generosity of Ricë Freeman-Zachery, I am now the owner of all these stamps. Wow. What a kickstart to my new venture in book arts. My first carved alphabet stamps. I'm filling in the missing stamps from the vintage collection Ricë gave me. Do you see why I'm totally in ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/22/nice-rice/ On her throne Stalking a very unlucky rabbit Helping me mulch the paths in the Back Forty "Mama Kitty" Georgia O'Neill 1996-May 18, 2008 She was a free spirit who lived a near perfect life, with humans that cared for her, freedom to roam, and a daughter who loved her. She was a ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/19/mama-kitty-goes-home/ Wow, what a difference the new set-up of my studio makes. I think that I'll be able to get some great work done this summer. I pinned my fabric swatches up to the curtain hanging in front of the shelves, and a cork bulletin board has bags and ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/09/94/ Another device to help me focus: a list of my works in progress. I'll post about these and photograph as I actually progress. From the oldest to newest might be the best way to go, although I doubt I'll proceed in this order. Fabulously ugly scarf III - still on the ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/09/works-in-progress-and-in-head/ I realized that I’m never going to get started again on my artwork until I clean up and reorganize the giganto mess I made in the studio and the happy room before I went to Art and Soul. It’s like a maniac went through everything and tossed it around. Well. I ... http://slowlysheturned.net/jazzcat/wordpress/2008/05/08/studio-update/