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Design within Denver

A sneak peek of Stella, one of two diorama lockets I collaborated on with Becky Wareing-Steele. 

This Friday the 14th from 5-9pm at the Denver Museum of Contemporary Art, Becky of becky's buttons and I will be launching our set of limited edition diorama lockets. Stop by to see Stella in person and meet our other locket Esther.  Becky and I will also have other wares for sale.  This guy will certainly be hanging around,

Stella, Esther and the bird watcher will soon be available online, stay tuned.

Posted by: Sara

Barkley Towers

 

 

Hey Denver, Barkley Towers opens tonight at 7 at Groundswell Gallery.  We'll be serving up coffee and Donuts.  Hope to see you there!

 

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From Denver to Montreal

Hangouts well spent with Sam at her studio in Montreal

Our photographer told us if we said "sex" instead of "cheese" our smiles would turn out better.  She was right.

We drove from Denver to Hamilton, Toronto and finally Montreal.  It was a long drive full of yellow fields, cows, and windmills.  It was sticky, hot and humid in Montreal, perfect for cool evening picnics in the park.  I miss the old studio and laughing with old pals.

Our dog looks like a cow so introduced him to some at a truck stop in Nebraska.  I miss home, but I gotta say, the rolling hills and neon sunset we met when driving back into Colorado were so incredible. I'm happy to be back in Denver.

Posted by: Sara

Moonrise Kingdom needlepoints for sale

You can now stitch your very own hand-painted needlepoint based on the ones found in the movie, Moonrise Kingdom.

For price, size and shipping contact Voila Needlepoint

I'm saving my pennies for the two above, Lighthouse and Bishop House.

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Messy, Busy, Nap time

My messy desk.

This doodle/to do list has been tacked to my wall for a year.

A sneak peek at some drawings I'm working on for a show in September.

My lazy studio mate.

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Needlepoint on my mind

Vintage needlepoint found on Etsy

(Click the image for the shop)

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Moonrise Kingdom Needlepoint

Via Voila Needlepoint

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Organic Cotton Tote

 World Folk Art

" Handcrafted by a women's weaving village in Laos, this is made with locally grown organic cotton and natural dyes.

These bags are made in the Ban Nayang Village, Nambark District Luang Prabang Province, Laos. The women there are from the Laos Lu Tribe and they have been hand weaving for many generations. The remote village just received electricity 2 years ago.

All the materials to create these roomy shopper totes are grown in their village, beginning with the cotton. Cotton is harvested, deseeded and then laid in the sun to dry before being spun into yarn. Leaves from the indigo plant as well as bark from the nearby trees create the natural, organic dyes used for these traditional hook pattern textiles. Setting up the loom can take up to 2 days, and when the women begin to weave, it takes them three days to finish a two meter textile...."

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This and That

Works in progress

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