You might have noticed the Mount Whateverest tshirts flitting through my Etsy shop lately. I am having so much fun exploring the world of iron ons..... transforming cool shirts into Band Shirts with a nip, a tuck, and applied heat.
I am starting my third month at the studio, and I've really settled in... it's my home away from home. It's soooo nice to be able to spread everything out and leave it there, if need be. Space truly allows opportunites for creation. I am so grateful!
It's Springtime and all the windows in the studio have been flung open, and there are so many projects bubbling! It feels like a lot of the work of the past few months has been laying the foundations, in the physical and conceptual planes, for what is unfolding now.
Chia, celebrating the beautiful 60s maxidress (gifted from Shawna- thank you!) that decorates our central communal work space
for Cosmic Dancers- upcycled silver moccasins (size 10)
Drawstring dresses with appliques handmade from 1960s psychedelic fabric
My studio fundraiser last week went off like gangbusters- I actually exceeded my goal! I became a textile collage card factory for a while:
There is so much beautiful light in this studio!
The coming of the warm weather has heralded the return of funk and soul music into my life. I am obsessed with this album right now, a comp that documents the short-lived and amazing 60s/70s juncture of soul and hippie psychedelic music:
psychedelic dress available here
...and I don't think I spend a day in the studio without playing the Wanda Jackson album, The Party Ain't Over.
This incredible dress is available here.
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