Thursday, May 28, 2020

As Seen In My Dreams

I don't usually create artwork in my dreams. When I do, I pay attention.

An interesting side note:
I've been mending my Crazy Quilt, and I've been in a constant battle with Mr Lou because he'll plant himself on top of my working area. He stayed on the couch the entire time I worked on this, and my work surface was the table with the quilt. Very curious.
Dream Squares, fabric collage of denim, pink cotton broadcloth, and silver lamé, 10 x 10", ©2020
For thread, I used weft threads pulled from the denim square.

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

#AtoZchallenge 2020: Stitching the World - Conclusion

Blank map (2/14/20):
Room 207, The Kinney, Venice Beach, stARTup LA Art Fair
Stitching the journeys at the Kinney (2/16):
At the end (5/1):
The one color I need to finish the piece, DMC floss #907. On order.
Final A-Z Challenge thoughts:
As I said in the previous post, I'm so grateful for this challenge as it forces me to finish projects!
I never would have gotten this far with Stitching the World, if not for the daily alphabetical deadlines.
Stitching was a super soothing/ calming activity to perform during COVID April. It was delightful to get my hands working embroidery floss again. And the colors! Yum!

I discovered some new blogs to follow, along with some old favorites. My personal A-Z blog roll is down in the lower left of the site. (Had to remove a couple because your images are ginormous.) I managed to visit more blogs and comment more often than typical due to working-from-home and lack of supervision (hehheh).

Thanks to the A-Z Blogging Challenge team for all that you do!
One request: make an A-Z Challenge Instagram account so us visual people can tag you!
(I'll even manage it for you if you want!)

Friday, May 1, 2020

Stitching the World - The Rainbow of Journeys

I must thank the A-Z Blogging Challenge for keeping me on track and actually getting this project [almost] all stitched! I will write up a conclusion with my thoughts on the challenge later in the week.

There were 117 answers to my Stitching the World Four Questions:
1) Where are you from?
2) Where are you now?
3) Where do you want to go?
4) What color is your journey?

Here's a video "tour" for your watching pleasure:  
And here, the rainbow of answers:
Bernice: La CA > LA CA > Japan
Shana: NYC > LA > Guadalajara
Amanda: Mexico > LA > Finland
Matt: Fallbrook > Anaheim > Egypt/ Jordon
Rachael: W Palm Beach > Venice > Malta
Brad: Denver CO > Los Angeles > Greece
Pao: Detroit > Chicago > Nowhere
Christine: France > SF > Vietnam
Vita: Fairfax > LA > Matera Italy
x: LA > LA > Iceland
Barbara: Phila PA > Santa Monica > Argentina
Lolo: China  > Orange County CA > Iceland
Stevie: LA > High Desert > Italy
Suzanne: Toronto > Toronto > Australia
Victoria: Michigan > Venice CA > Paris
x: France > Los Angeles > India
x: Tehran > LA > Norway
David: Colorado > Los Angeles > Everywhere
Ellie: Bismark ND > Los Angeles CA > Minneapolis MN
J: Iran > LA > "Zoo" [Zimbabwe]
Jason: Long Beach CA > LA CA "All Day" > Everywhere
Jeff: England > Los Angeles > Iceland
Jim: Florida > Los Angeles > Mars
Sherwood: Wash DC > LA > Paris
Victoria: Los Angeles > Los Angeles > Ethiopia
Brenda: Los Angeles > Los Angeles > [?]
Gwen: NY > here > still here
x: France > LA > Bali
Anne: Utica NY > Mar Vista CA > Eraring NSW
Jeremy: Virginia > Los Angeles > Philippines
Kim: London > LA > Mexico [Merida]
Lili: Cuba > Los Angeles > "I dunno"
Angie: United States / Mexico > California > New Zealand
Kaz: New Jersey > Los Angeles > Iceland
x: Manila > LA > Honalulu
Jean: Georgia > Florida > Home
Chris: Santa Monica > Venice > Jade Gate Yangzhou
Flora: Tehran > Los Angeles CA > Italy
x: San Diego > Venice > Monaco
Bill: Chicago > Long Beach > Laos
Marisa: Houston TX > Los Angeles > Big Bend National Park
Susan: Torrence CA > The Kinney > The Canals
Kay: Essex UK > Essex UK > Val d'Isere France
Saya: Los Angeles > Los Angeles > Around the World
x: Iran > LA > The Moon
x: CA > LA > Poland
Worf: Vancouver BC > Canada > Antartica
Giancarlo: California > California > Paris
x: W Palm Beach > LA > Marshall Islands
Anne: Cleveland OH > Boston MA > Christchurch NZ
Shelbee: Bethleham PA > Watertown NY > Asheville NC
Chris: Asheville NC > Los Angeles > Mongolia
Melissa: Monterrey Mexico > Long Beach CA > Japan
Christine: LA CA > Santa Monica > Iceland
Felipe: Sao Paulo Brazil > Venice Calif > NYC
Heidi: Los Angeles > Silver Lake > Scotland
Marianske: Czech Republic > Silver Lake > Art Island Japan
Sarah: Venice > Venice > Spain
Chanel: LA > LA > Thailand
CC: Hardin MT > LA > Inishmaan Ireland
Leo: Ireland > LA > Ireland
Francine: Chicago > Los Angeles > World
Roland: Belgium > Los Angeles > Bali
Suzanne: Chicago > San Rafael > Santa Fe
Lucia: Ireland > Long Beach > Russia
Randy: Sharon CT > Storrs CT > Jerusalem Israel
Glenn: Toronto > Venice Beach > Patagonia
Heather: Venice/Marina Westside > Venice/Marina Westside > Scotland
Patrizia: Rome > Los Angeles > Italy
Nir: Kaimantan Indonesia > Makassar > London
Fred: San Diego > Venice > Austria
Lorine: CA > CA > Out of state not sure yet [Alaska]
Newton: Brazil > LA > LA
Michele & Lucien: Lake Stevens WA > Danville CA > Paris
Karen: NYC > Pomona> Japan
Alicia: Iowa > Roseville CA > Poland
Anne: Philadelphia > Los Angeles > London
Carly: Hong Kong > Los Angeles CA > London UK
Guillermo: LA > Boyle Heights > Everywhere
R: LA > Fairfax CA > Molokai
Paul: Boston MA > LA > Mars
Grace: California (LA) > New York (NY) South of France
Isiah: Iowa USA > Los Angeles USA > Taiwan
Hannah: Maine > NC > Thailand
Alessia: Rome > Los Angeles > Bora Bora
Chenhung: Taiwan > LA USA > Sweden
ChaCha: NYC > Cali > Around the World
Sarah: Maine > Sanur Bali > "With the flow"
Lisa: Pittsburg PA > NY NY > Japan
Charley: Lumberton NC > Venice CA > Antartica
Yanelie: LA > Lancaster > Brazil
Jess & Lynne: LA > Venice > Spain
Louise: London > Santa Monica > Israel
Cornelia:  Leipzig Germany > Los Angeles CA > "Towards happiness"
Zoe: Detroit MI > Pasadena > Greece
David: Korea > So Cal > Peru
Sara: California > California > Minnesota
Violeta: Puebla Mexico > Mexico DF > Bali
Genie: Washington DC > Redondo Bch CA > "Closer by the sea!"
Irene: New Jersey > Los Angeles > Shenzhen
Brian: LA > LA > Silk Road > Tajikstan
Karen: Santa Barbara > Altadena > Paris
Maritza: San Diego > Los Angeles > Alaska
x: Illinois > Cali > New Zealand 
62 x: Covina > Venice > Venice Italy
Trang: Vietnam > Los Angeles > Bora Bora
Sarah: Germany & India > Long Beach > Denmark
Amy: Boston MA > LA CA > LA / Everywhere
Bryan: SF > Fairfax > Malaysia
Jae Eun: s Korea > Los Angeles > Portugal
Silvana: Belgrade, Serbia > Sydney, Australia > Varanasi, IndiaTia:
Tia: San Francisco > Los Angeles > Japan
Janet: Long Beach CA > Sherman Oaks CA > Tuscany
Sonia: Massachusetts > Los Angeles > Europe [Hungary]
Lori: Memphis > SF CA > Bhutan
Theresa: Solana Beach > Pasadena > Laos
Ahree: Philadelphia > Los Angeles > Seoul/span>
Oshiri: Isreal > LA > Capetown
Sina: Tucson AZ > LA > Arroyo Grande
Susan: SF Bay area > Los Angeles > Antartica
Uri: Atlanta > Las Vegas > Wasatch Mountains
Annie: Toronto > Los Angeles > Venice Italy
John: LA > LA > "North" [Alert Nunavet]
Janae: China > Palmdale > Orange County
Andrea: Mexico > Palmdale > The Universe
Barbara: CA > OH > Europe [Netherlands]

Sad that you didn't join in?
It's not too late!
Stitching the World 2 is open for responses!