New projects are in the works. I have recently started learning soft sculpture and bear making using German mohair fabrics and I am obsessed. This all came about due to the loss of a very special dog friend. My friend asked me if I could make her a miniature version of her beloved dog Daisy.  I had made one previously, for another friend, from wool felt. Daisy dog had a wirey furry look that I couldn't achieve with just the wool felt and I wanted the toy to look as much like her as possible. So, I decided to order some mohair fabric to achieve the look.  Daisy came out beautifully and here she is...

I will be selling my paper bears & paintings at the Cabot Art Barn this year. Located at the rear of the historic Victorian Wiswell House on Main Street in Cabot, VT. View the gallery and learn more about the other participating artists visit the online gallery at www.cabotartbarn.com.

Here's a little something I have been up to recently... small paintings.
Enjoy!

Here's a couple of bears... A bear couple. Tiny portraits in Gouache.

Knitted from the book Knit Your Own Dog: The Second Litter by Sally Muir and Joanna Osborne.
The real Beagle is Maxwell, my current adopted little guy, who has been with me for a 1 year and 3mo.

My art teacher from high school, who is now retired, offered a local watercolor class last summer. I took it for fun and the work on my watercolor skills.  Visit ruthkaldor.com to see Ruth's beautiful artwork.
Here are some of my results and practice.

Some of my floral drawings from December. These were done for holiday gifts. Done on heavyweight mixed media paper with black pen, cut and mounted against black paper.

Basic knitted mittens, No. 211 Bernhard Ulmann Co. vintage pattern... Knitted in Myak Baby Yak Medium, size 6 needles.

Happy Friday Everyone! Here is a little digital art for the weekend.

I've always loved Origami. I wish I was a crazy paper folding master. I think I am pretty much a pro at making a paper crane, I could make one with my eyes closed, but I figured I should branch out and actually try something other and paper cranes.  The Kangaroo and Horse are from Jo Nakashima tutorials on YouTube.  The other motifs are from various books and an Origami-A-Day calendar.