messy art

After I shoveled the latest snow storm off my driveway I took the trash to the transfer station (9:54) then went to the grocery store where I got the essentials of black olives, mayo and lorna doon cookies (must be winter) and then was at the bank by 10:15...there must be more than one time zone in Haines! Either that or superman was doing that earth going backwards thing again.

After the chores were done, I skated over to the Market for my free coffee and to the library for a stack of books and magazines. Then it happened....

I was suddenly overwhelmed by a need for a messy art space. I got a couple of two by fours at Lutak Lumber...great all around hardware store if you need one when you're here visiting. Then home to drill a million holes in the walls looking for the ever elusive stud to hang up my table braces. The walls are built on 16 inch centers, but the window isn't near a stud nor is that interior wall, whutever. Anyway.... I now have a Messy Art Area. Paint and dye and printmaking and....
maybe some soldering or metal pounding or...who knows! Over on the left is the cousin of the address fish, it is probably destined to be a gift.

home stuff

I'm going to use this fish to display my street number outside! I'll futz around some more making it look more fish like then put "200" on the side and hang it outside for all the world to see. In person, it's more purple but this gives me an idea where the shading needs to be fixed up, and that the face is too out lined. I have had this cut out for ages, wanting to make it an address sign, yay!

Bead area version 1. There's a set of shelves to the left full of fabric, felt and other extra stuff. The table to the right is where the sewing machine is going to be set up all the time, just in case I get a sudden urge to sew. Those fish on the blue foam board were one of those "must sew" moments, and I totally love their raw edge fishyness. The blue foam board is a piece of styrofoam insulation I found in the shed...I had been thinking about buying some anyway, it makes a great cheap design board. ...and blanks out some of the bruised grape wall nicely.