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Wig maker
photo by Rick Sutherland

Show on show

Here's a video from the show my Paverpol work was in, in Spencerville, Ontario. I just had to share it with you!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWiEGz4XLr4&feature=player_detailpage

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Williamsburg, VA

Our trip to Virgina was a costume lover's delight! here's a few pictures to inspire you. I have many more to share!!

Mark Hutter giving his introduction to the milliners shop. Mark really knows his stuff. he gave Rick and I a tour behind the scenes, where they create 18th century clothing using 18th century methods. Impressive!




Calf skin breeches for a boy.



The wares. Not for sale, sadly. Most are created from original patterns or garments as study pieces.

Beautiful hand sewn linen lining.

A boy's banyan underway. Florals were for everybody in 1770!

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Flat dolls

You've heard of Flat Stanley, right? Well here's the latest version. this was worked on by three of us as part of a swap: Jacquie, Victoria and me. I gave her little shoes, jewellery, hat and purse. The doll itself has now been mailed back to Jacquie, its owner. I can't wait to get mine back. It had a steam punk theme, if you remember way back when we started this.

Swaps have a way of getting delayed. This one got slowed down when Canada post went on strike. I also had delays when other work had to come first. Sometimes the creative muse is just not with us. But things eventually come to fruition and the results are lovely. it's that sharing of creative minds that's the enjoyable part of swaps.

I have been thinking about combining my two blogs. Currently, my other blog is about my costume work and what I make for clients in my studio. this blog is about the art side of my life: the figurative art, the playing with textiles and photography. In reality, everything that goes on in my studio is part of my creative life.

I am one of the fortunate ones who gets to be creative 24/7. That can be a bit of a drain sometimes, as is maintaining two blogs. hence, my pondering. If I combine the two, my arty readers would have to put up with my costume ramblings; while my costume readers would learn more about what occupies the rest of my time. It's all part of the whole for me, so maybe it should be combined and end this duality, this schizoid existence!! perhaps I'd blog more often when combining content. Perhaps it wo0uld appear even more schizoid!!

I follow a few other blogs and see some diversity in these. Some folks, like Maggie Grey, are happy to tell you about their home renos while also telling you about their artistic endeavours. So, why not this combination?

I welcome your input, dear readers, as to what I should do.



Studio Tour on You tube!

Artscene Spencerville

This month, 3 of my figurative sculptures will be featured at Artscene Spencerville gallery. I'm including the link here, so you can visit their site for full information.

The show runs until August 28. I hope you can drop by!

Star Gazing

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Summer cool