Showing posts with label Fabric Art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fabric Art. Show all posts

Thursday, November 4, 2010

bilingual splits

the sinking dollar, i refuse to look that way
and even though it hurts in one way more than another because i see how my children, independent as they are, are struggling, i cling to life, whatever will make me forget the dire straits up ahead. no, this is just the beginning, we have made too many mistakes to sweep the dirt under the carpet overnight, and i empathize with obama who inherited this whole mess.  one must not blame him, he is just awaiting that one brilliant switch of the thninking bulb to turn things around.  if only his wife would get rid of those 30 servants she has along with her at all times and set an example like the queen of england did during world war II.  no more nouveau rich mentality, this is NOT the time, it's all about the big picture, being sensitive enough to see everything around you and that's a gift few of us have.  sustainability is the answer, not growth.  but what few understand this in the midst of so much egocentrism and hooplah?  what is wrong with just saying it like it is? 

so i hide! i hide 'neath my turtlehide and self protect from the outside world by making pretty things.  it might sound sick and even a denial but what better way to isolate myself from a world that's pure chaos,with no rhym or reason, with so many underworlds one cannot keep track of, with so so so many lies.  oh, wanderlust your's is the answer, to become a rambler, never quite touching anything, living a free life of enchantment, forgetting the mores












siempre las telas, innumerables telas, de diferentes texturas, colores, interpretaciones.  siempre he sido una enamorada de las telas.  mi proximo proyecto mas ambicioso sera una capa de puras telas.  saldre por la noche con mi antifaz a esparcir creatividad al menos pare que el ojo del observador  pueda ver que hay infinitas posibilidades, apreciar, entrar en shock y quizas encender la llama creativa en alguien que vive una vida sedentaria y sin imaginacion, que lamentablemnte son los mas.

es que para mi la imaginacion es todo.  como si no vivir en un mundo tan politicamente correcto, tan "como deberian ser las cosas" que es lo mas patetico, tan falto de pasion y de romper moldes, tan ignorante de la inteligencia del hombre comun, tan manipulador de como deberiamos vivir nuestras vidas.  independiente, eso es lo que soy, a concho, porque ya no me trago nada de lo que me ensenaron en el colegio, segui mi propio camino, rompo capas como Steppenwolf, y bajo la capa siguen apareciendo gloriosas visiones de vida.








hogar dulce hogar

Friday, October 22, 2010


my sewing machine has been working non stop this past week conjuring up new variations to my newest obsession: garlands.  i love taking a theme and making it my own.  loving denim, i thought i'd try something with that in blue and white, something a bit more modern and simple.  four more banner pieces arose.  then i combined them with the white ones on the ribbon and i just love how it looks.

but the week has had other amazing surprises in between of which i will put together a very special post in the days to follow. 


Thursday, April 22, 2010

de a poquito

me puse a coser

Friday, February 12, 2010

DIOS ME REGALO UN DIA

Dios me regalo un dia ayer. Pude salir, aunque sola, a hacer lo que me diera la gana. Lo primero, una vuelta a hacerme mis patitas para que se vieran lindas de paseo. Luego almorce con Mama y parti como a las dos en micro por las calles de Santiago llegando al Mercado Central que me encanta. Hacia calor, uf, harto calor pero ver gente llendo y viniendo, kioskos con fruta y todo tipo de cachibaches fue como injectarle color a mi entorno. De ahi me fui tranquilita caminado por las calles del centro, vitrineando y encontrando telas que, en esos barrios, se venden por kilo. Entrete. Agarre lo que seme vino a la mente, sino pensar en lo que voy a hacer aunque si tenia en mente la cinta de terciopelo para hacerme un collar en forma de corazon para el domingo. Me hubiera pasado mas horas urgueteando o me habria arrancado mas al sur donde se ponen las ferias de antiguedades pero no podia dejar mas rato solo a mi Mami. Me subi a un colectivo, esos taxis compartidos que son tan utiles en Chile y me vine recorriendo Santiago por otros caminos hasta llegar a lo que llaman, suiticamente, Barrio Alto. Que chiste. Me dejo el taxi un poco lejos de la casa asi es que obligada a caminar unas cuantas cuadras lo que tambien me hizo bien para la mente. Y aqui les muestro mis tesoritos encontrados. Ahora a poner esas manitos de duende a trabajar.

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

LOVE NEVER DIES FABRIC BOOK Still in Progress


i am so happy at how this fabric book cover is turning out. More so since i have worked only with findings around my mother's home since when I travelled I didn't bring very much with me, only my large case of embroidery threads. I went out and bought the background fabric ( expensive since it is French) but all the pther details are a twist of the imagination with scarce materials. The back is turning out beautifully too, just haven't finished the cross stitch which is minute. Will post more pictures as the week progresses.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

cositas que me compre para coser en "Costuritas"


I think I'm on the right track again determined not to let the pain of seeing my Mother decline slowly take over my life and remain on the Sunny Side of the Street. After letting it all out last night in Spanish and painting a sordid painting, I have reflected on my long ago determination NOT to tap into my dark side and play it safe, safe for my mind that is. I know true artists do that a lot and most famous artists DO precisely that, go into their dark side where the true inner being comes out. But i don't like the dark side, never have, so protect myself by keeping my vision focused on whatever is good about Life, whatever is pure and clean and healthy. Case in point my discovery and love at first site with Suzanne Duda's artwork and blog. Please enjoy. Every page of her blog is so inspiriing and beautiful.http://suzanneduda.typepad.com/my_weblog/art/

Monday, August 24, 2009

"Somewhere in time"


in the midst of chaos a little glimpse of creativity

Thursday, August 13, 2009

fabric assemblage skirt with lots and lots of collected clothes and jeans tags
still in progress but had it on my mind for ages

Tuesday, July 14, 2009

bnbnbnbnb
For MAMMA Favorite Things Vintage Fabrics ATCs

Tuesday, November 25, 2008



























The process of embroidering this Mandala has been a lesson in patience. The time put into it, the waiting for a spark of imagination and the combination of colors plus all the sequins and beads involved has made the giving birth to this creation one of my most challenging projects. I have re-learned patience and the meaning of a process, a work in progress rather than rushing through and ultimately getting a mediocre result.

Monday, November 10, 2008

On the Wings of Love




My tiny little world, no more than a few hundred square feet and a garden yet so plentiful. I've come full circle, or almost, to where I really found that "Happiness fits in but one suitcase". With the exception ofcourse of Nature's expanse. I don't know what I'd do without Nature. I an Pantheistic to the core yet still believe that all was created by the Creator of Creators.

I cooked for Jon and Tatiana today, the Fajitas I love to savour with the help of that perfect line of World Harvest sauces I use for just about everything. Had the craving for corn, so gorgeous a vegetable. LIFE IS GOOD!





Monday, October 13, 2008

Time to Light the Fireplace


It suddenly got cold here in California. Really cold. And windy; the Santa Anas are back and as I look over at the Santa Monica mountains I could tell there was already a wildfire brewing. So sad.

This is the season that I turn once again to sewing. I pulled out all my wool fabric scraps and began a nap blanket. More like a crazy quilt nap blanket. I love these textures and embroidering over them, adding applique and little embellishments that tell a story.

I have to pull out my denim one too which needs finishing around the edges but is so heavy for a bed; I think I'll trim the borders a bit and make it into a large wall hanging.

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