Long time

In writing this addition I noticed that I haven’t added anything for the past 7 months or so. All I can say is I have had lots going on, not all good.

On the good side I entered my barn owl into the 2011 Albuquerque Fiber Arts Fiesta. It’s a biennial show that has many different fiber related competitions, educational activities, guilds and vendors. Among the different areas were crocheting, beadwork, embroidery, lacemaking, quilting, sewing, weaving and spinning and dollmaking.

I sent in a few photos to the entry committee to find out where I should enter my owl. “We’re not sure it looks like ‘Mixed media dolls, original design’”. “Otherwise we’ll find the appropriate place for him”.

Long story short I won a blue ribbon! He was up against all kinds of traditional dolls and still won.

On to the next show, 2013

Thank you for stopping by.

Mark

Groucho

Meet Groucho, my latest needle felted creation. He’s 3 ½” long from nose to rump and 2” tall at the shoulder. By looking at his face you can see why I named him Groucho. He has a full wire armature so all four legs, his tail and his head can be posed. I was starting with a cat in mind but when he showed up he looked more like a dog.

I’m getting quite a family of animals together for the Doll and Bear show on the 14th. A few bears, cats, a dog an owl and a few other critters.

I also had a wisdom tooth pulled today. I won’t include a photo of the tooth. The painful part was getting the shots to numb the area. I felt the tooth came out fairly easy, at least in my estimation. I did get a bit queasy as my head was being pulled back and forth from one side to the other as he was working on it. It wasn’t the actual extraction that made me queasy, it was thinking about what he was doing. I made sure to keep my eyes closed so I didn’t see tools he was using to remove the tooth. After seeing the tooth I’m surprised it came out so easy.

Thank you for stopping by.
Mark

Mulder sighting

I received the photos from Mulder’s new family. I’m happy to report it looks like he is very happy. As you can see he seems to have the run of the house, he even gets outside!

Thanks for stopping by.
Mark