Sewing Projects

I’ve been sewing up a storm behind the scenes. Many were presents so had to wait till they were given to their owners before any images could be seen online. A few are still being worked on for presents and December holidays, those will remain behind the scenes. Here are a few photos.

 

Pillowcase Dress 3T with shoe laces for ties

Created pattern from another bib, has food catcher. This is not the finished project. Took the bias tape off and reattached on backside only.

Felt shoes made from old kit.

3D Magazine Art

I’ve made and taught others how to make buildings out of one magazine page. Now I’ve tested out letting the students chose what they are interested and taught them different ways to make them stand. One participant said she was even going to show her family members how to make them. Success I say.

Minnie and dogs

Sailing with dogs

Soccer

Dogs

Minnie from an angle

Minnie

Look at those sequins!

Minnie from the top

Dreameco Crafts

Back on June 21, 2015 Dreameco Crafts was born. It was our first gig.

My husband and I started a company. It made sense that what we were working jobs teaching for others. And as artists who focus is on recycling we had accumulated a large amount of what others would call trash destined for the blue bin or landfill. We came up with a plan to start a company.

Here is an excerpt from our website. An eco friendly company born out of artistic sensibilities and household discards. We are artists and educators who are teaching the public how to use what they have in their homes to create art and household products and extend the life of their items to produce less waste. Classes include crafts, sewing and visual arts. Through classes, workshops and free events we turn strangers into neighbors.

Since June we’ve been working many farmers markets, store openings, taught classes, been in art shows and even conducted an eco scavenger hunt. Feel free to take a look at our website and social media sites to find out more about us. I hope to see you at an class/event. We are also available to book for your next event, just send me a note.

 

XMAS Morning

Mention your an artist to a gallery owner and get asked to be in a group show. Wish this was always the case, but it was for my most recent art show. It is down now, but I was a participating artist in The Toy Train Show at Trunk Gallery.  The owner gave us toy train sets and said to do whatever you wanted to with them. I made an assemblage with mine. My husband, Richard Hecht made one too. His was a mobile.

Package apart

Back of Package

Close up of Train

Train on Tracks

Naked babies

XMAS Morning

Richard Hecht’s Palm Train

Paper & Glue

I have received all of my art supplies from storage back east and it is now time to incorporate them into some new pieces! While modifying the old. Particularly thinking about incorporating my Teabag Reuse Project and Full Circle: rebirth of a tree projects with my paper and muslin shirts.

Tea Bags and tags

Dried Tea Bags

Angles of Art Shirts

Pile of Art Shirts

Detail of my Tree

Close up of my Tree

Still Sewing

In the midst of art making I am still sewing. Mending, making presents, upcycling old clothes, making dresses, always sewing. I even had a commission for a potholder awhile back. I still need to take some images, fix some sewing experiments finish a bird. Yes a bird. Here are some pictures of the potholder and a tiny house I made for a friend. The tiny house was based on http://retro-mama.blogspot.com/2011/10/home-for-holidays.html. Although I didn’t follow directions I think it came out fine and my friend loves it.

Eco Art News

I am happy to share that my latest art show pieces are seen in a local paper along with an image of myself talking to a friend. The entire article can be read here, http://www.voiceofthevillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/6-1-15-The-Voice-June-2015.pdf page 8.

Connected and Fire are seen behind the man and child. I am seen in bottom photo talking to a friend.