raven and the lady

mysteries

Sometimes, I know when a figure is finished, sometimes I don’t. I don’t want to add anything to this little wire and clay person, i think it’s done.

figures

for the last few years i’ve been experimenting with paper mache, and paper in general, especially antique papers… and wire, and really old fabric, and things from my garden, like moss and wee flowers and twigs and roots… ok. i’m obsessed. here are a small sampling of what i’ve been making. the question is… should i open up a shop and sell? just keep making them for myself? will i run out of room?

Pippi

been doodling my favorite character…-

They spent their days…

i can’t stop drawing this family…

the baby arrived

Samuel and Adelle

spring!

gets me thinking about our local farms and the awesome families, taking on such an epic task. I’m lucky to live where i do- an abundance of small farms, who offer their tasty stuff at our local farm markets. Thinking about them inspired these. Well, that, and dreaming of yummy tomatoes.

who are you?

A question I ask continually as I work on the final stages of sculpting my paper mache figures. I still don’t know who she is. I just know she has a lovely soul.

paper making

… is so much fun. i pulled a bunch of stuff out of the recycling bin, and picked some things from my yard- blossoms and leaves, and made a batch of handmade paper this weekend.

 

here it is drying on my studio door! varying degrees of success and thickness, but this is so fun.