shop update...

   

several new listings just hit the shop!

talisman...

a new sailboat in full bloom, 'talisman', just added to the shop...

hand stitched from recycled and new textiles:  linen, cotton, midcentury kimono silk, burlap.

with three little seashells hanging on the end... a talisman to guide the boat home.

happy tuesday

spotted succulent...

spotted succulent, just added to the shop...

{cotton, recycled linen, wire armature, wool stuffing, vintage pottery}

i knew when i found this piece of vintage tribal print pottery in an antique shop last month, that i'd have to wait patiently for just the right textiles... and then i came across this perfect shade of spotted cotton (a color somewhere between navy and teal and gray and green), which happened to pair perfectly with another blue recycled linen that i had.  after that, i just had to convince myself that i could part with this one!

happy wednesday

creating...

some recent pieces added to the shop for spring/summer... 

this weather is lending abundant inspiration, moving my hands to try to keep pace with incoming ideas...  as i sit amidst several new projects in various stages of completion! 

white peony.  hand stitched and hand painted textile hanging flower. cotton:

maison haute et étroite.  hand stitched textile / mixed media house. recycled wool, cotton, and burlap; linen; paper:

succulent of the sea. hand stitched textile succulent. japanese linen and seashell:

lilium. hand stitched textile lily wall art.  recycled cashmere and canvas:

medicinal rose.  hand stitched textile rose stem. wool; recycled cotton; antique medicinal bottle:

happy monday

home grown...

we have this fantastic, neighborhood restaurant just a few minutes down the road from my house... home grown.  where the produce is grown out back.  where every type of person gathers... visiting for both the delicious comfort food (that also happens to be healthy) and the welcoming atmosphere.  where local art can always be found gracing the walls. and where vintage goods are sold in the makeshift thrift store at the back of the restaurant.

love making my way through after a big breakfast... the thrill of finding sweet treasures. 

this last weekend, clint eastwood and amy adams spent some time enjoying the delights of home grown as well, while filming 'trouble with the curve'...

via home grown's facebook page

seems amy adams enjoyed peeking through the vintage goods ;)

last month i found this fantastic vintage pottery planter, with dark gray and teal stripes.  the kind of piece that is just so deliciously perfect.  i know it was just waiting to be paired with the right textile piece!  and, so, this sweet planter inspired this textile succulent, hand stitched from vintage, recycled cotton chenille, with a felted wool blossom.  a wire armature, to allow the succulent to be reshaped in several different ways. finished with real moss and bark...

 this one is going to be difficult to part with

happy monday

kimono orchid...

new spring kimono orchid in the shop!  made from recycled textiles... 1950's kimono silk and wool, felted wool (salvaged from an antique blanket), recycled cotton and burlap, and hand dyed muslin.  entirely hand stitched and tucked with moss and bark in this fabulous old sap tin 

happy monday