May 2018

At the end of June 2018, my fantasy novel Bloodshadow will be unpublished from Wattpad. The book has been visible on the display site Wattpad since late 2015, and had over 2200 distinct ‘reads’. It received some lovely comments and votes. So why am I removing it? Wattpad is a sweet, fun place, but it’s…

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Five careers ago, back in 2003, I sketched out an idea for a gonzo beaded and embroidered piece of wall art: The Borealis Tapestry. ‘Borealis’ is slated to be approximately 36″ high and 25″ wide.  It’s a fantasy-themed fiber art wall piece consisting of applique fabric panels, heavily beaded and embroidered. The general theme is…

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I’ve rebuilt one of the Dia de las Muertos bone rings at last! This one now has a ‘feather’ theme. First, a digression about finding cheap craft supplies: Objects faced with bone, horn, and shell tiles have been part of the ‘neutral’ decorating trend for the past 15 years or so here in the USA.…

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I still have #1, and just dug it out of storage a few days ago. Both of these are done on 8×6″ MDF boards, with unbeaded lips for sliding under a wood frame. These were fun but bittersweet pieces to do. In the spring of 2008, I’d been playing with my micro-mosaic technique for two…

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