October 29
In My Studio – October 29
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Here’s what’s been going on in my studio this past week:
I prepared five canvases using a the same five colors on each canvas. I’m focusing on canvases again in October because I’m preparing for the Art Every Day Month challenge in November. I plan to paint a “girl†everyday in November, and I want to have the background canvases pre-prepared.
The September/October project for the Blogsville Ladies Crochet Society was a Granny Squares Pillow. These two squares are my best effort. I struggled with the granny squares. Lynne, the organizer of the Blogville Ladies Crochet Society suggested I checkout some YouTube video. I think that’s a great suggestion because I’ll be able to see the crochet stitching in motion and figure out what I’m doing wrong.  You can check out the Society’s creations here. November’s project is “you pick.” We can make anything we want.
Each month, I’m making a yarn vase for the 2012 Creative Color Challenge.  The color palette for October was Woodgrain.
Daily Inspiration
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It is not revolutions and upheavals that clear the road to better days, but revelations, and lavishness of someone’s soul inspired, and ablaze.
Boris Pasternak
Love the painting and vase.
I am crocheting a blanket at the moment. Your squares look fine. There are some good videos on YouTube on crocheting.
Great quote!
Your canvases are looking really cool! I don’t know how you’ll be able to pick one every day. And your squares are way better than I’d be able to do! lol
I watch and listen to Roy Orbison on YouTube!!! LOL I go to his page on Facebook too.
Your work is beautiful to me!!!! I use to do so much of that kind of stuff and none now~~ Can’t see any more and can’t think straight any more!! Going to be 77 in December. When my Mom was 77 she had days she didn’t even know who I was so I am still doing pretty good!!
LOL
Granny squares look hard to do. I am hoping to make a tree skirt for my Charlie Brown Christmas Tree, but I am going to wait until we are on the road again.
I love the vase. It has a Southwestern look.
That vase is so cool!
Nola
I just love your vases Lori and all the different colours you choose.
You will soon get the hang of the granny squares 🙂
Lynne x
Your granny squares look fine to me! What’s wrong with them?
You have been busy! I’m most impressed… but I’m puzzled by the yarn vase. It’s fascinating, and beautifully done, but what are they for? Are they purely decorative? And if you make one a month, what will you do with them?
I would say that the yarn vases are purely decorative, although you could use them as flower vases because they’re glass inside. You’d just have to be careful with the water. What will I do with them? I don’t know. I’d love to see if a local shop would like to sell them.
Oooooh! I love that vase!
That yarn vase is just beautiful!! I look forward to seeing more of your work via AEDM!