the first banner completed!

Last week, with the help my lovely friend Claire, I focused on the Burning Man project and was able to finalize full-size drawings for 8 patterns, under-dye fabric and wax the designs for 12 banners, and paint two of them. It was really satisfying to be able to finally see what has been in my head for all these months.

This week, although I’ve been aching to continue working on the banners, I’m taking a little sideways detour into the rest of my studio life. I’m going to be selling hand-dyed fabric at Lorraine Torrence’s Quilt Retreat on May 23rd so I thought maybe I should start dyeing the fabric. I dyed 25 yards yesterday, phew! And today is laundry day. Another phew!

I also need to spend some time on paperwork and getting organized. I’ve got work in three group shows and one two-person show this Summer. I’ve been so focused on the Burning Man project that I missed a deadline for paperwork for one show. I’ve barely been tracking this really important stuff. There’s also some calls for entry coming up and then there are those emails that need answering . . .

For now, it’s a beautiful day in Seattle. It’s supposed to get up to 80 today! Lovely. For now, it’s time to put another load in the washer (that 25 yards, remember).