Fall is upon us and for some that means Birthdays, Halloween ,Holidays.

It is a busy time and a fun one to.Special hand made projects for friends and and family which for me as a state side peep means planning and above all supplies. Yes I said it the guilty secret of any mixed media artist-stuff.

I love sari silk ,ever since my first trip back to the UK in 2009.I use it in my book making( the Road to wealth) and fabric ( tree dress).This week I found a wonderful store in Anacortes WA.I’d been making paper-cloth the day before and this is the stash I indulged in. Yesterday I went to the thrift store for fabric and bead finding. I was also on the look out for Nude lyria as Mandy Greer has moved onto her Italy project.So this evening for community I’ll be joining a car load to cut out feathers and watching others eating  pizza.

Got to love them.

These software developers have to send us new challenges.Today the rain and a desire to get some images up for sharing means I’m back watching the red breasted nuthatch feeding on the deck while gesso dries in the studio. Windows 8 is a progression for some ,I know how hard the team worked at it, change is a challenge and I like things to work the way I can access them the best.After all I still tie bows the way I was taught as a child.

Anyway back to the gesso in the studio comment.I have a book I play in kind of a warm up space.Not my journal this is somewhere to explore surface design and techniques.No rules no rhyme just a space-“the first deadly sin”.Early in the summer Drew at A+ C supplies in Seattle helped me select some so hand craving tools.This is my first print block love the way it fell with the text of the old book .