sometimes I wish I was a photographer

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enamel

I helped Bill Price out with an enameling workshop, so I got to learn, too. It is so easy and I love it. I wish I had time to do more for the christmas bazaar, but here are some necklaces I made. Sorry for the shoddy picture quality. I've done some fun stuff in metals, I just haven't photographed it yet, I'll make sure to get on that.

gingerbread

This past weekend the ONLY thing I did was slave away on this monstrosity of a gingerbread house. At least it came out pretty awesome. Janie and Biddie were on the team, too they just aren't in the picture.

this is extremely awkward and I like it
and I find this kind of hilarious

ooooooh

Watch the documentary on Gary Schott's website NOW!!! please please please. so cute, so clever, so well made. I can pretty much guarantee that you will like it.

gallery

So I checked out Joe Kievitt's resume to see what galleries he has shown at, since I love his work, and found this great one in Boston. There is an amazing group of artists represented, it is the Ellen Miller Gallery, check it out.

Silly Me

So this summer while I was on my fabulously fun fellowship across the pond, I attended a two day course at the Royal School of Needlework in London. The school is actually in Hampton Court Palace (so cool) and they offer a certificate and diploma program, as well as a degree program now. I can't believe I forgot that after my class I had decided pursuing embroidery as a career could be super duper great. They teach very specific and historical methods, meaning I would have a highly specialized skill not possessed by most people. I am going to email and ask some questions about careers, but the RSN is sometimes commissioned by the royal family, and I'm sure museums etc. Maybe I could work on historically accurate costumes, or repairing things for a museum. Also I would get to live in London for a bit, the program is really short (less than a year.) This kind of career would be great, too since it wouldn't suck away too much of my creativity and energy for paintings and the like.