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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Happily Trolling for Stitch-Speration, Raleigh-style

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Ledelle Moe, Congregation Spent a fantastic Saturday afternoon with a friend, floating around the NC Museum of Art in Raleigh, searchin...
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Friday, July 22, 2011

100 Visual Journals – Stitched Tree Rabbit Cameo

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The ever cool Juline, my great friend and fabulous source of art and inspiration, enlisted me to contribute the this cool collaborative art...
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Thursday, July 14, 2011

So Much Depends Upon a Red Ant

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Hine Mizushima Hine Mitzushima's  needle felted red ant, my one glorious purchase from  The Needle Felting Extravaganza  exhibit at ...
Thursday, July 7, 2011

The Final, Happy Tentacle

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Decided to go all in with the Octo-Boxers. Embracing all that is the playful, racy and inappropriate about embroidering a pair of boxer sho...
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Friday, June 24, 2011

Initial Pencil Lines on My Back... Leading to Stitches, I hope

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Unable to sleep, so I played a bit with pencil marks, which I'd like to translate into stitches, on a self-portrait of my back. Think...
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Monday, June 20, 2011

Good Intentions Paving Company… How Do you Stitch a song?

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Tell me if you know. I can’t stop listening to this astonishing song recommended by my brilliant friend Joe in Brooklyn, an amazing, music...
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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Felt Popsicle Plush Toys and Octo-Boxers, Oh my!

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Surprisingly fun times on Saturday with Juline at the Maker Faire NC in Raleigh! Must admit, I haven’t been in a “making for sale” mode for...
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Saturday, June 11, 2011

On ways to deal with loss

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Sometimes I wonder why 2011 is a year of so much loss and turmoil for me. Fortunately, no one I love has died, so I don’t mean loss in th...
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Monday, May 30, 2011

I’m alive and stitching again!

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So, I’ve been in the middle of some dramatic personal changes in my life that somehow don’t seem entirely appropriate for this blog, but I’m...
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Saturday, April 30, 2011

Turntable Embroidery on WhipUp.net. Woo-hoo!

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Yes, I've been under a rock for the last several weeks. OK, not a rock, but I've been caught up in some dramatic personal issues. My...
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Saturday, April 2, 2011

I'm going back to New York City, I do believe I've had enough

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I've always loved that line from Dylan's "Tom Thumb Blues." For crazy, over-the-top inspiration, you just can't beat t...
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Wednesday, March 23, 2011

Brooklyn Bound, baby!

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I’m headed up to NYC , land of my birth, this weekend. Woot!  Going see old friends, including finally meeting Maeve, the little Irish princ...
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olisa
Durham, NC, United States
I’m a Durham-based stitch artist & blogger, with a focus on text, self-portraiture & texture. I embroider, sketch, paint and experiment. This blog is a place to share my creative exploration of my world. You can also find my monthly column, Inspired to Stitch, on Mr X Stitch. Other passions: Travel, baseball, stories & cooking. I’m Nuyorican and my dial is turned to 11! Thanks for stopping by. Leave me a comment, mijos.
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