This weekend I was selling my handmade jewellery at Make It! Edmonton. Besides selling lots of jewellery to happy customers, I loved being surrounded by fellow artists and designers. Talk about inspiring! I met so many great people from all over Canada and heard many stories about their art and craft and how they got to where they are. I felt honored to be mingling with such talent. I bought this from Edmonton artist Maria Pace-Wynters.
Her paintings left me in a frantic, breathless, excited tizzy. Such bright colors. Such imagination. Delicious. I could barely contain myself. I was tempted to blow my earnings on all the goods in her booth.
Her mixed media paintings are absolutely, positively captivating. These art cards are sitting on my counter and I drink them in whenever I walk by.
To boot, she's the nicest person ever. So is her husband. Really unpretencious people.
On the home front, I am pleased to announce that my marvelous ripple blanket is now finished! I am so happy with it, especially the weight. It is perfect to snuggle under, not too heavy, not too light. I LOVE it.
It was a truly random placing of colors, with new colors being added as other ones ran out. You may be able to see that I didn't buy my yellow until a third of the way through. I do love the randomness. It speaks to my life about how I want to be less prepared and more spontaneous.
The patchwork cushion on the couch is new too. It was such a joyful little project, happily piecing together some of the favorites in my ever growing stash of second hand fabrics.
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The success of the patchwork pillow prompted me to try some patchwork hexagons. Very slow going but satisfying. It's a long way from being finished but I'm enjoying the process. It's a nice portable project that has gone many places with me.
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