My Twitter bio says, “Novelist. Maker. Aspiring odalisque. #AdultHumanFemale I only lie between the covers.” This is the maker page.
Cross Stitch
I do not generally “finish” my projects as pillows, ornaments, framed works, or display them. I have a treasure box I store them in. I fold them up in acid-free tissue and keep them there, guarding them and looking at them like a dragon guards and counts his gold. For me, it is about the process and the finish line, not the “finish” and displaying. I also design cross stitch patterns and sell them on Etsy.
one of my designs for Effervescent Designs.
It’s not for sale because I hate it.
Effervescent Designs
of my designs for Effervescent Designs
designs for Effervescent Designs. It’s not for
sale because I hate it.
I got this design from an earring. It is
not finished nor will it ever be.
one of my designs for Effervescent Designs.
in variegated silk floss, one of my designs
for Effervescent Designs.
in variegated silk floss, one of my designs
for Effervescent Designs
in variegated silk floss, one of my designs
for Effervescent Designs
in variegated silk floss, one of my designs
for Effervescent Designs
Effervescent Designs, which is not for sale
at this time. I hate the gross colors I
chose and intend to replace them with
black and gray.
I did this for my husband.
I did this for my mom.
version. I have stitched this 4 times and I
keep it kitted up. But now it’s 25 years later.
All my friends have married (or not) and I no
longer like this pattern. Yet, I keep it.
THIS one won first prize at the Missouri
State Fair.
version. This is the back. It’s traditional
embroidery.
daughter’s birth, but ended up not liking it
when I was finished. I sold it on eBay.
image), and I liked the bouquet on the piano
so much I did it again. I ended up selling
this on eBay because I needed the money.
commission. I liked the flowers so much I did
just that on the green linen (previous image).
I should’ve done that like this.
Nick & Katherine version.
for a friend I no longer have (same as green
winter angel below). I don’t remember if she
gifted it to someone or not.
canvas. I did this for my grandmother.
for Effervescent Designs.
This ALSO won first prize at the Missouri
State Fair.
adored it. That friendship is no longer
(same friend as the Guardian Angel above)
and sometimes I wonder what she did with it.
England, home of James Herriott, he of ALL
CREATURES GREAT AND SMALL. Though I
was NOT bored when we were wandering
Europe, I WAS bored on the flight home.
I did this in the evenings once we’d retired
to our lodgings (not hotel) for the night.
Missouri, on a family weekend jaunt. It was
the first kit I’d ever had.
who, upon reflection, probably didn’t like me
very much, but I was always seeking her
approval.
Chiefs afghan
I made this because I wanted to figure out how to do an entrelac pattern of Tunisian stitch, which is my favorite. My favorite colors are red and yellow or yellow and red, depending on the day. It took me a minute to get the rhythm of it, and I made a lot of mistakes, but once I got started, I couldn’t stop, so this thing is huge, it’s heavy, and it now belongs to my husband because … It so happens that red and yellow are also the Kansas City Chiefs colors, and my husband is a rabid Chiefs fan (I’m just a fair-weather fan), so he insisted it was a Chiefs afghan. It is not, but I decided to play like it is. This is the last thing I finished. I started a different crochet project (not Tunisian), but got tired of it, so it’s in my closet.
Miscellaneous
with hand-made top hat, 2015
embroidery, sewing, 2003 – 2006
sewing, embroidery, hand-quilting
(that, well, I never actually got done)
embroidered squares closeup
done for privacy on a hollow aluminum
exterior door I couldn’t hang curtains on
an experiment I will not repeat
Drawing
I took art classes at the local juco, fall 2021 semester. I had “design foundations” and “drawing 1,” where I was just picking up where I left off in 1986, senior year in high school art. Then life happened and I never got back to it.
I really didn’t mean to make him Chinese
for a few weeks before I had to withdraw
because life. I took “design foundations,”
which I didn’t know was for graphic design
majors. This is my first assignment, lines
and circles, and how to make them interesting.
cross hatch, and scribbles.