When the cat husband is away, the mouse crafter will play.

At least that is the plan. As Handy Randy left this morning for a three week visit with his mom, I headed to the craft store to prepare for a three week marathon crafting retreat. (Well except for that pesky jury duty thing. Fingers crossed that it will be a sparse court docket.)

First thing on the agenda is to pick up a few supplies so my flow will need not be interrupted by a trip to the craft store.  I am in a no-rush, all about me mind frame, so I take my time browsing the aisles at Hobby Lobby.  One never knows what one might need that one didn’t know one needed. Interestingly the things that drew my eyes I already have in my studio stash; some of which I had forgotten I owned! What does checking my inventory in the retail shop say about me? I don’t think I want to know.

I did pretty well, buying only a couple of IDenti-pens for a project in progress (the reason excuse to go to Hobby Lobby) and a couple remnant fabric pieces for a Sew Powerful  purse. Oh, I also picked up some new Micron pens for doodling in case the jury duty doesn’t work out as I hope.

Sticking to my plan, I am in the studio this evening, working on a couple of drawings,

stenciling and painting a garden project

and prewashing fabric for a purse making session this weekend. 

My AADD soul is being fed!

On the Road Again

The Underground is closed for the winter. Handy Randy and I have embarked on another adventure in The Wanderer. Currently we are hanging out at Navarre Beach Campground near our daughter-in-law and granddaughters. Later this week we will head to Texas for Christmas with family and exploration in Big Bend National Park and Davis Mountain State Park. Then on to warmer weather in Arizona.

Just because I am not in The Underground doesn’t mean I am not crafting and doing art. This is my travel studio. 

You will see Miss Wilma on the left with supplies for Prayer Flags resting on top. Next to Miss Wilma are my drawing and colored pencil supplies. The box on the right isn't part of my art and crafting, (sometimes you have to compromise a bit.) I have an easel and charcoal supplies in an outside storage compartment (way too messy to have indoors.) 

I also have my stitching which I will mostly do while we are moving down the road.

Remember this from our Northwest trip last summer 

It adds much needed color to the bland interior. The yellow and green pillows conveniently stow fleece blankets.

Here is another great drop cloth project made easy by using the RV Glide Tape.

The best thing about traveling in a small RV, I am forced to limit my supplies which means I can concentrate (and hopefully improve) on a few things instead of hopping around playing with multiple mediums. This trip it will be drawing with graphite, charcoal and colored pencils, embroidery and playing around in Photoshop Elements.

I won’t have a lot of projects to share over the winter but I will try to check out some Art and Craft events and maybe some Art Galleries to share with you.

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Back in The Underground

after a 5 week stay in Handy Randy’s hometown (it’s football season.)

As much as I like to travel, I am always sooo….happy to return to our little bungalow and especially to my studio.

While in Texas, I did a couple of graphite drawings and experimented with colored pencils. I also started another Zenbroidery project. (Those long drives don't seem so long when I am stitching.)

We will be home only a few weeks before we get The Wanderer out of storage and head for warmer weather. In the meantime, I will attempt to decrease my number of UFO projects (especially those that will add color to interior of The Wanderer. 

Stay tuned for my progress.

Chaos?

Step into my studio and what will you see; chaos, clutter, a mess? To the untrained eye noncrafter, I am sure that would be the case. Actually what I have here is a series of UFOs (unfinished objects.)

I have my current drawing class assignment, which is due to be turned in on Wednesday,

prayer flags for a Positive Prayer Flag swap that will be mailed on Friday

and a jewelry box redo that will probably be finished tomorrow.

So what your eyes see isn’t always true. (But I have to admit, there is quite a bit of clutter, like all those empty boxes I will never use.)

After these projects are completed, a normal person would clean and tidy before starting something new.