While Irene was blowing up the coast
I had the pleasure of spending a delightful, creative craft weekend hosted by my friends
Debra and Pete at their sweet little pad in Pittsburgh.
Debra and I hunkered down for most of the weekend in her studio chatting and stitching while Pete kept us nourished with tasty bits through out the weekend.
I wish the zoom on my phone had been more forgiving because Debra has so many little treasures scattered around her house and studio... little collages and sculptures.... waiting for you to come close for an intimate viewing.... but alas, my technology was not in full cooperation.
In the morning and afternoon Pete made lattes to keep our minds fresh and fingers nimble as we stitched away...
I brought two kits for Debra's little one (on the way) that she made over the
weekend.... a penguin and a Kangaroo.... these kits (and much more) are
available in my etsy shop...
I am not sure what I was thinking but I got the idea that I wanted to make something different... something that I had never considered making before...
A doll?
Then I realized that I really wanted to make miniature clothing...
Which I believe was inspired by the amazing show that Debra took me to at
Mariko Kusumoto work is stunning and inspiring...
She creates miniature worlds that reside somewhere between doll houses, jewelry and sculpture that long to be explored....
I look forward to following her work!
Also at
is the haunting work of Lia Cook...
her woven photographs are wonderful!
This is a close up detail of the weave
It was a wonderful weekend with great friends, much stitching,
beautiful weather and inspirational art.
Thank you, Thank you Debra and Pete for such a lovely weekend!
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