fem-in-us

these three images are what i have come up with for the fem-in-us show.  i still have a bit of tweaking to do on them, but am pretty pleased thus far.  my idea changed a few times, but when i went to shoot this time, it was clear that i would leave these as straight photographs and not collage onto them.  i will print and frame them separately, but also like them as a single piece.  i still do not have exact titles for them, but they will most likely be one word descriptors.  i hope you like them :)

here's to a great week!
cheers :)
michelle

here i am

again.  hooray, right?  i'm trying very hard to keep up my end of this thing.

today has been a good day.  let's backtrack a bit.  yesterday was a good day.  after work i made a target run with my mama (we frequently enjoy "target-runs" together...as well as the fresh market!) and afterwards we went to joann's.  lately i've had the urge to sew and as i walked past the sewing section, a few books caught my eye.  The Best of sew simple magazine jumped into my arms and never left them until i turned every page and soaked up every beautiful project.  needless to say, home it came with me...for me to drool over some more.  now onto today.  after church and lunch, i decided to be creative and productive, although a nap would have been heaven!  down to the basement i went, on a mission to un-earth my sewing machine.  a couple of years ago (yes, i said years) john, my brother-in-law, gifted me his grandmother's old kenmore sewing machine, manual, table, thimble and all.  my mother's machine had always been my go-to-machine until recently, when it decided to take a break...who knows how long it will be on vacation for.  thus the mission to get out my very own, obviously sears-bought machine and try it out.  to my joy, the little old lady works like a charm :)  now that she's out and warmed up, she just needs me to get a few supplies.  i believe some lovely little pot holders will be our first project together.

did i mention i am going to have a booth in the markle festival this year?  my friend holly is in charge of the creative side of things there this year and the booth is free!  so i will be there, august 20, trying to sell cute old ladies and thrifty young ones my artwork as well as some hand-made crafts.  and i thought why not pot holders???  haha.  there is still a lot i need to do to get ready for that, but am very excited!  i needed a little boost to get some new things going!

speaking of markets and such, i bought these adorable little colored pencils made from twigs at a farmer's market in MI a few weeks ago.  thought i would share them with you.  five dollars might have been a little steep for them, but i splurged anyway.  one of those "had to have" things.
 

 
so here's to creativity and a productive week ahead!

cheers! 
michelle :)

oh man...

it's been a while. i think about you every day...you faithful blog followers, you. i must admit i struggle with technology. not working with it, but with spending my time in the proverbial world as opposed to the "real world." i would rather sit down with a cup of tea and read a good book or crochet instead of checking email or facebook (of which i am thinking about deleting my account), looking up videos, updating my blog...but i really just need to find a good balance. i desire to update this little blog every week at least. i have so many ideas on what my next post/s should be, on what photo i should edit next...and yet have such a hard time making myself sit at this lovely little desk, in this lovely little chair to spend time on these things. things i do find valuable...unlike facebook. (get the bad vibes?)

so, i'm going to do it. i'm also working on my website finally. when i was in school i didn't want to set up a temporary one, but wanted to wait on a professional one. that fell through twice now, and have decided not to go the professional route (where someone with a web design degree designs the site specifically catered to moi) but to "just do it"...which is a new motto of mine as of late. so, i'm researching which host to go with (you may suggest one if you have a stellar idea!)

in my last post...way long ago...i told you i was going to be working on some things for some upcoming shows. i have already submitted a piece to the artlink member's show...of which is pictured down below. it is a piece from my digital imaging class, which i have not shown yet, but definitely like.

"domestic gathering of myselves"

i have lots of ideas floating around in my head and on scrap pieces of paper as to what i am going to do for my next show, of which i am allowed three pieces. i'm working on formulating some domestic collage-style images with many layers. i just hope i give myself enough time to shoot for it and get them all put together before they are due!

that is all for tonight. i hope to post some on vacation and other summer fun-ness-es soon!

xoxo
michelle

p.s. to my aunt and uncle...i love you guys and need to see you soon!