Posts made in January, 2006
How Romantic…
Being serenaded by mariachi’s. These guys were good. They sang a lot of songs I didn’t know mariachi’s would sing. What was the name of that Beatles song where every chorus ends, “and I love her…”? It was in Spanish, but I recognized the tune.
Read MoreDown and Up the Mountain
I don’t want you to get the idea that everything is sleek and modern. This is our house on the left and the gay hotel on the right. They have balconies, but we get to climb on the roof to our own patio. You can just see the top of Jun Kaneko’s sculpture in the garden below. This is the roof patio where I do my yoga every morning. It’s exhilerating because I feel like part of...
Read MoreUltra-Cool Artist’s Residence
Russ and Jun Kaneko are discussing Hawaiian shirts. While Russ only has a few, Jun is rumored to have hundreds of them. Jun is a Japanese ceramic artist who is based in Omaha, Nebraska. This building was once an Alcoholics Anonymous house. It’s been bought by our friends as an investment. After some thought, they decided to invest in artists (yeah!) and asked Jun to design the remodel to...
Read MoreCrazy Stuff I’ve Already Bought
Since we’ve been here several times, I’ve already bought the usual Mexican stuff. But I couldn’t resist this crazy cat mask made from a coconut shell. Take a look at this purse made out of folded candy wrappers. It’s got great handles and a lucious pink lining. But don’t look at these other candy wrapper purses if you’re on my Christmas...
Read MoreWe’re in Mexico!
This is me doing my “Folded Umbrella” yoga pose. We’re staying at a friend’s house in the old historic part of Puerta Vallarta, and in the mornings I climb up a little spiral staircase to the rooftop and do my yoga watching the ocean, ships and birds sail by — it’s like being on top of the world! Puerta Vallarta is set against a mountain, so although it gets...
Read MoreSpy Phone
I kept telling Russ that I wanted a spy camera. I’m not sure when my fixation with being a spy started, probably back when I read Harriet The Spy for the first time. Being a loving husband who also loves gadgets, he got a Trio phone for my birthday last November. But as usual it took me so long to figure out how to use it that it’s probably no longer cutting edge technology. Oh...
Read MoreIllustration Friday: Cell Cats
Illustration Friday’s theme this week is “Cats” so I had to post this drawing from last year. I used it to make this quilt.
Read MoreLife Imitates Art
I wore cat-eye glasses in the fourth grade. Boy, does this photo bring back memories. My glasses were so thick that other kids made fun of me — they said they looked like the bottoms of coke bottles (I guess that’s when coke came in bottles). Notice my early preference for turtlenecks, and the mole on my forehead that I later had removed. Also the fact I was always a late bloomer. I...
Read MoreMitered Facing Mini Workshop
Okay, say that five times really fast…ha ha! I’m not sure that’s really the name, but Kathy Kansier gave a little demo at the end of the Uncommon Threads meeting. She taught us to make a mitered facing… to sew around the edges of an art quilt, then flip over and tack down on the back to form a clean edge. We’re practicing on Merrilee Tieche’s quilt she made...
Read MoreWhat’s a Bobbin?
Ha ha, Clyde, very funny! Uncommon Threads meet yesterday, and we are probably one of the few groups who has a male member! He must know what a bobbin is because he sews very well — check this out. Diana Callahan wowed us with a new series of charcoal images using a charcoal that is fixed to the fabric by ironing. She got it at Jerry’s Art-a-Rama. Not only is the overall image...
Read MoreWelcome to my art adventure blog!
I'm an artist who makes humorous quilts and drawings and shares a studio in an old peanut butter factory with my husband who is also an artist and sculptor. You can also see more of my art at PamRuBert.com
