Moss Hill Studio

All Organized Now

You may have seen the photos below of the mess I created when I started to just dump out baskets of this and that, mostly fabrics.  When you walk in our front door, to the right is my studio.   I have to block it off to keep doggies out because they LOVE to eat my stuff.  There is another entry that goes out to the hallway.

I love this large "advent calendar" Ron bought me for Christmas from Pottery Barn.  I've decided to keep it up all year long.  Makes a great storage space.  For the most part, I have brought much of my stuff to the guest room across the hall.  My studio now feels so big not having so much around me.  I'm liking it.

I rolled up "almost" every piece of fabric I have into little bundles.  I am hoping I can keep some order and "find" my fabrics easier now.  We shall see if it works.  Piles sure didn't work for me as much as I've tried.

So yes, all clean now and I'm ready to create.

I like that I can look out to the living room now and watch TV if I want.  Usually I like it off all day.  I enjoy the quiet until maybe Oprah comes on.  Have you seen the last few shows where she took some views with her to Australia?  What a beautiful country.  I am dreaming of going there now.

Meanwhile...all the way from Denmark.

My dear sweet friend, Dorthe, sent this to me for my birthday next week.  Isn't it precious!  I love the J for me.  She is mounted on what I do believe is drift wood that Dorthe collects ourside her door on the ocean front.  I love how organic she is.   Tucked her saftely in a box with fabrics watching over me as I work.  You can find her in the picture above.

Dorthe has a really special way of wrapping her gifts.  She always makes her own tags and writes the most beautiful words, friend to friend.  Thank you Dorthe so very much.

For Christmas she made me this adorable little purse.

I love collecting little purses.  Dorthe, did you know that?  You are a good friend and I really do count my blessings that, though far away, you are near and dear to my heart.

Thank you friend.  Sending love.

back to creating....happy weekend everyone.  My honey turns 51 tomorrow!!  Happy Birthday Ron. 

when the path curves

looks like disaster to me and maybe to you too, eh?  a little shot of my studio today. a new year approached and I don't have any resolutions.  what i do have is a desire to journey down a new path, allowing my muse to direct.  let me clarify, God is my muse, THEE Muse, but he gifted me with a creative muse.  i believe it/HE all works together.  as our new year approached, i prayed and mediated on the/my desire to go in a new direction with my hands, my head, my hearts truths.  i've been questioning a lot of things about myself, especially this one, am i being true to myself? 

what i love

organic fibers

 hand dyed

cotton

linen

muslin

velvet

silk

antique lace

makes my heart beat extra beats... it does

i am blessed - taking Jude Hill's workshops

feeling the led - the inspiration - the calling

yes, my studio looks like a disaster has hit, but what i am doing is taking every bit of cloth i own and rolling it up, tying it together, neatly stacking, color by color.

maybe now i can really find things.

i've cleared so much out of my studio, allowing cloth to dominate.  being true to myself, it is fiber, fabric, cloth that makes my soul sing.

little by little,  bin by bin, roll by roll, i'll be organized.  at least for a moment anyway.  but this really is giving me a new direction, a new start, slate clean, on my way...not sure exactly where/what will come out of me, but i'm willing to try, to pursue.

My First 2011 Offerings in My Etsy Shop

I love using this little girl and I had a few requests to use her again, so here she is for the first of my 2011 offerings.  I hand painted each little dress, adding my little roses.  I really enjoy creating these pieces.  It is hard to explain, but the fibers are connected and it is a see through background. 

You can find them in my Etsy Shop.

I am working on some Chubby Cheek dolls and hope to share some soon.

Happy new week!  The weather really is so beautiful here right now.  I remember how many prayers I sent up to heaven last year asking not to have to go through another cold winter in the woods.  Every day I say my thank yous to my God for answering my request.  Ron joins me in this Thanksgiving.  Some folk love the cold.  Not sure how we will like the HOT summers, but we will find out. 

Why I Love Living in Arizona

Teaching at Art IS You - Petaluma, CA

I've been wanting to post but my cold turned ugly and put me down for a few days.  Today I think I can breathe again and see through my watery eyes.  Makes you appreciate good health.

I am happy to announce I've decided to take the opportunity to teach again this year with the wonderful gals at ART Is You, but on the west coast. 

I will be teaching two workshops.

OLDE SOULS

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Adorn Me Art Doll Necklace

 

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Knowing Sal and Ellen, founders of Art IS You Art Retreats EAST Coast, they will bring the magic with them across country.  Registration is now open.  If you have any questions, please ask.