night and day, bright and cheery garland

hemos tenido una de las semanas mas hermosas que yo recuerde en california.  pleno octubre y aun soleado y con temperaturas veraniegas. por lo que yo, amante de los colores y lo alegre, sigo arriba, volada, volando.

 casi siempre creo en las tardes e incluso de noche, casi siempre en mi pieza viendo alguna pelicula antigua. anoche me dio por sacar misaltos de telas y coser una guirnalda para celebrar este milagro de otono. unas cuantas horas y presto, estaba lista. 

y ahi, al despertar, estaba para darme los buenos dias.

abro las cortinas y el milagro continua,

otro dia de sol

me da por irme a la marina a comer mariscos con mi gordin a cuestas

pero a la tarde ya encontre mi proximo proyecto en la ultima revista de somerset life

estoy particpando en
artistsinblogland 

algunos cambios

mariposa en tumblr

decidi enmarcar mis costuritas en un marco tri-dimensional con una puerta de vidrio por lo que le he ido agregando mas detalles, quitandole otros y haciendole un borde con puras flores de vidrio.



pajarito de dear pumpernikel en etsy

pero trato



i'm in stitches

se titula

"what the breezes whispered"

i will NOT be blogging for a while since i am taking a much needed break (as in beach).  i am going on a  holiday but will be back to tell you all about my travels and travails when i return.  wishing you all happy blogging in the interim and looking forward to seeing you all when things get a bit more settled. 

in the meantime i leave you with my latest entirely handsewn project.

second lavender sachet with rose applique and still lots of lavender left

and a button heart in the making  before i run off with cecilia again bargain hunting at the flea market which happens to install twice a week. 

hoy me he encontrado con dos libros que quiero compartir con ustedes ya que todo, absolutamente todo, en ellos es como para copiarlo.  ambos son en frances pero llenos de patrones faciles de seguir.  por favor detenganse a mirar las maravillas que se pueden hacer con lino y unos cuantos hilos de bordar.

it is suddenly cold, very cold here in santiago de chile and i seek refuge.  refuge from responsibility in order to do what i really like. i spent most of the day putting together a fabric pillow in order to lighten things up here in this barren apartment.  somehow the reds and oranges were the right colors amid the impending gloom of winter, a recurring season which i have yet to decipher.  i am not particularly drawn to winter, those early nights, darkness more than light and cold.  so imbuing my life with color.  i am so happy with the results of this spontaneous, freehand applique pillow, all elements speaking of my will.for light. it is the first element of change and future i have created fully since my mother left me.

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/