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Friday, March 28, 2014

When you miss your man, you do crazy things

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How does a stitch artist with nerdish tendencies deal with her man traveling traveling more than 8,000 miles to far away Hong Kong? Lati...
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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Frabbit of the Fens

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Say hello to my little friend. Detail of Frabbit, 2014. Hand embroidery on layered watercolors. Frabbit! I made him for Sarah Henne...
Friday, March 14, 2014

Whatever the hell I want to do

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Oh yeah. I can do whatever the hell I want to do. Tales of Accidental Bestiality. A new made up library catalog card. Woke up this m...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Seeking inspiration

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I'm drifting a bit in the creative shoals lately. Kind of stuck in the silt.  No one can rescue me. I must rescue myself. March 201...
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Sunday, March 2, 2014

WIPs: Frabbit & a Giant Pair of Brown Eyes X Stitch

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Working hard on a couple of projects. Frabbit in various stages. My Frabbit (named by the always imaginative LA artist  Ellen Schinde...
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Sunday, February 23, 2014

Gifts for my peeps & sunshine

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It was an exhausting work week in the corporate salt mines. I've been barely able to focus on anything creative. This does not make me ...
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Saturday, February 15, 2014

Poor, dead Edward Q

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Stitched up my first fantasy library catalog card for a book that doesn't exist. Edward Q, Seal Hunter (2014). Hand embroidery on ...
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Monday, February 10, 2014

String Box 2 (for my squeeze)

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Greens and blues. I’m using these colors more so far this year. I don’t know why.  Weeks of dreary, gray weather have me longing for green ...
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014

Hiriam B.

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Meet dour little Hiriam B. "Hiriam B, 1919." Hand embroidery into a post card,  2014. I stitched him for my darling friend...
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Saturday, January 25, 2014

Library Geeks Unite!

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Oh, the card catalogue... How I miss those wonderful treasure troves of information! Robert Louis Stevenson Stitched, 2014. Hand embroi...
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Thursday, January 16, 2014

Eclipse - First finished piece of 2014

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Detail from Eclipse, 2014. Hand embroidery, pearl cotton & watercolor. Thank you so much for all of your comments about String Box...
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Monday, January 13, 2014

String Box

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I tried a new geometric pattern with this piece. I'm digging it. I can't wait to experiment more with the boxes and lines. The mark ...
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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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