waiting in the sun

Today we'll be at the bazaar bizarre
Saturday December 16th
from 11am to 7pm at the Shrine Auditorium Expo Center…
if you are around come by and say hello.

I was sketching a page of robots. It is what I do when things aren't flowing, and these girls just popped onto the page. They came totally out of left field and those bunnies got waylaid. (I will come back to them later) I made a couple larger sketches…to become a mock pattern (I say mock because anyone that uses real pattern would laugh in the face of my patterns!)
The first two dolls went off to some friends so I could get initial feedback. I am going to send out another doll to get some sewing feedback from a blogger I admire. But so you don't have to wait any longer to really see them…

I wait for this light, the warm strong light, that gives these lovely shadows. I have trouble making my softies stand, so these girls have a bit of sand.  Some of my feedback was to make the buns larger on the little pink girl (you can't see them in this photo) & machine sew the bottom. I may change up the face a bit, make the eyes a little stronger, but keep the mouth small. I was going for a kokeshi type doll. I love the simple lines on the wooden japanese dolls. Whatdoyathink?

Thank you again to everyone that gave me a word…I have some really fantastic imagery to work with!

I have contacted the three winners: ky, the dad, & maria

I have also contacted four more people to send the a little something: louise, stephanie, jessica, & jenifer because I am that excited. Less than a month until I make my way west.

I am headed out of town again this weekend.  I was thinking of trying to tackle this little guy and finishing up a couple of dolls that I have been working on.  Taking a little bit of fabric and thread with me. It is not going to be exactly a pleasant trip my grandfather is sick and I haven't seen grandparents or my mom in years.  I have some trepidation about the trip. More on that later.

I don't check my luggage, so I can't take tons of fabric. I am thinking the head would be two colors…and the body one color. My initial color combinations were two greens, or grey & pink, or yellow & blue (all felt).  I don't have grey or pink right now and probably wont make it to the fabric store before I go, but any thoughts?  Or any other color combos that you'd like to see? I appreciate the help. If this bunny goes well…I might do a limited edition run like I did with the penguins.  I have a couple more penguins left to make until I get to fifty.  Then, no more penguins from me.

The softie posed with one of Tim Biskup's larger than life creatures during my trip out to lala land.

This weekend I met with Amy (who is a wonderful photographer); she picked up her painting from last exit because the show is going to be there for a couple more weeks. It is very humbling and flattering that someone would want to hang one of my paintings on their wall.

return home from coney island with anne

For sometime now I have been trying to figure out an adventure I can take. An adventure that would move me into the path of life. Of what I want to do with my life. I think the plan has been stirring for quite some time. Since I read this book, then the feeling stirred again when I watched this on netflix. (both are fabulous by the way, I highly recommend them) But I am pushing too hard. Pushing too hard for an answer. I know the drill (well my drill)…the answer will come when I am ready. I guess I am not quite ready yet. Ready to go on my adventure.

I need an assignment. I do well with assignment. Even something as simple as photo tour. Something like my coney island day, but in a larger format. So would someone like to give me an assignment, or any ideas that you would like to see me undertake. Are you out there thinking, 'I really wish since Wendy lives in New York that she would see this…'

That is what I need to find out, what the this is for those of you out there that read…I can give prizes…for the winning choice…a robot softie…whatdoyathink?