Latimer in Tillamook

I live in Hillsboro, 60 miles from the beautiful Oregon coast. I display some of my work at Latimer Quilt and Textile Center, which has a gallery of artists' work. If you have heard of Tillamook Cheese, that factory is a few blocks from Latamer. I drove there yesterday to deliver some recent work, some felted wool fat cats and wood and wool Santas, and a wool bird. I love it there, the place is a converted old school house, and has wonderful handmade items there. Always beautiful quilts too, new and old, which are amazing. Their "season" is on the verge of starting, as they get alot of traffic there in Summer. I love the drive to it also, passing through a forest and then seeing the green valley dotted with contented cows. I think I will make several more trips there this suummer.

A New Group

Now I joined an online group called www.artdollsonly.ning.com
Looks like it will be good. There is alot of nice work there, you can find me under Lynne R. Yale there under members. I am adding pictures, and looking around, it is a fun way to network!

Going Home

Tomorrow I am going to San Diego for a visit, and all my family is there, except for my daughters. It's been 5 years since I moved to Oregon, so it will be nice to see everyone again.
We will all visit at Easter Sunday at my brother's home. I am excited! But I will take a head to work when we are sitting around at night. My nylon sculpted heads take alot of hours to complete, and all I need is a nylon stuffed ball of fiberfill and needle and thread, and eyes. I can't not do something with my hands if I am idle.....
I find that I come back refreshed and more ideas come to my head when I take breaks like this.
Just keep paper and pencil ready to jot down the ideas.

The Right Look

I am still strugling with getting the right look with my work. It seems that a figure is done, until I take a look at it later and notice that something is off. How is it that I can look at a head and it seems good, then upside down or in a picture it is off? My process is to finish, set it in the living room to view it, then put it away for awhile and later bring it out and try to see it in a new light. Pictures really help too. It is frustrating though. But if a figure takes a good picture in any light or background, I know it's good and finished. Right now I am redoing Obama's nose for the 3rd time, and his color is alittle too dark. he has new glass eyes though, and a good body, so eventually he will be done! It is a good thing that I work on a few things at the same time, so I have time for a review of each.

More Bob Dylan, and Creole Santas

Bob was NOT finished...he needed more work and I will post new pictures when he's done.

I sent off my two Creole Santas today, to a client in California.

They are nylon sculpture and cloth and recyled felted wool, so they are soft!

Cloth doll artistry group

Today was fun to see that I had comments on my work at the http://www.clothdolls.ning.com/
which I just joined...I do think I am going to like it.
Also I am excited about getting the glass eyes in the mail today, which I need to complete my Obama figure in paper clay that I am working on. I had finished him, but used plastic brown eyes, and he needed the extra sparkle and realism that glass eyes give.

Bob Dylan Figure completed

Bob Dylan's figure is complete, except for minor details...guess I could go on and on with him, but sometimes that actually makes problems. So more pictures and different ways of looking at him to see if any adhustments need to be made. He is big, 39", made of paper clay and cloth, with inner armature. I made his guitar and harmonica, and harmanica holder...it was a fun project. He was a commission made late last year.