09.28.07
Posted in General at 11:57 am by deRomilly
I don’t normally like the idea or the result of altered books. My inner librarian and inner historian combine to shudder at the idea.
That said, I really like the link that was posted in the Fabric Art Journals blog this week. The link is to some beautiful cutwork books. Check it out. I’ll wait.
While I’m still getting the heeby-jeebies from the idea of cutting up books, the absolute beauty of some of the finished products of these are really mitigating that. This in itself is unnerving me.
So go have a look. Feel free to come back and let me know what YOU thought. I’m very curious now as to what others think.
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09.26.07
Posted in Classes, Dance at 3:30 pm by deRomilly
If you’ve been wondering what I’ve been up to, wonder no longer! I’ve been up to art. And dance and advertising… all rolled into one.
I’ve had the opportunity to begin teaching bellydance at my local community center. So I did a brush drawing of myself for publicity purposes:
And then I did a Flyer (flier? Fly-er? hmmm and *I’m* the writer!).
The whole thing happened so quickly that none of the publicity got put up before the first session. Because of website issues, potential students missed me as well. In fact, there weren’t enough students for a class… So for session 2 I’m hoping to nip that in the bud. I’m now listed with the statewide “find a teacher” website, and I’ll be putting up posters at the local community college in the next week.
The community center programs brochure is located here (pdf format, 7 megs). It’s kind of hard to find from the main web page, and it’s easy to get sidetracked by program information listed that’s WAAAY out of date, so that’s a direct link.
If you’re near Fuquay-Varina, NC and at all interested in wearing pretty coin scarves on your hips and shimmying like there’s no tomorrow, come see me!
P.S. I’m also stitching sequinned appliques for our new dance troupe like it’s going out of style… more on that later.
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09.12.07
Posted in Uncategorized at 10:23 am by deRomilly
To quote my nephew, ah, maaaaan!
Linn Skinner still has a couple spots open for their yearly needlework tour of London. They leave on October 7. I really really really wish I could just drop everything and go. But no passport yet, family balancing issues, and a release date at the day job just keep me from dropping everything and going. Durn it.
For anyone that doesn’t know her, Linn Skinner is an amazing woman. She spends a lot of time hanging out in European museums when she’s not stitching or paying her bills, and she communicates that information freely in a way that makes you hang on every word.
If you are remotely interested, have a passport, and can drop everything and take one of these spaces, I highly recommend it. The trip will be worth every penny.
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