When the Sewing Table Migrates to the Dining Table...

...you know it has to be serious. :)  After all my patterns were cut for Shameka's vampire cape, I had to move to the kitchen table because my little sewing table just didn't cut it for the long, slippery layers of sateen.  I think I used more sewing pins completing this cape than I have for my entire life....Home Ec included!

In the end though, it all turned out fabulously!  Here are a quick few shots of the finished cape:

I also finished Linda and James' picture, which actually ended up being right on time for their engagement.

Both of them loved it, which was my goal :)

Stay tuned for one more painting!

One of several works in progress...

...is a painting I'm doing for a colleague whose anniversary is coming up.  Watercolor suited the particular photograph well, while I always added in my trademark technique...salting.

First sketch out based on the original photograph

My painting table mess

Salting technique closeup

I've always tended to be a little heavier on the technique than most people, but I've found I like it better that way.  It crazes in a way that comes close to nothing else, except perhaps Mandelbrot sets (which I adore for their mathematical and artistic qualities).