my love for you is a stampede of horses.

Updated website: Caroline Hwang.

About to Sail: All Your Love was Wasted? Who the Hell was I?

About five years ago a friend of mine bought me the cutest little zippered pouch at APE in San Francisco from Caroline Hwang. I still have it and love it just as much. Probably the first thing that drew me to Caroline's work is the quilting aspects of her work. A perfect example of her craft is in her series of nautical flags:

In this on-going series, I use nautical signaling flags as a backdrop. These nautical flags are mainly used in communication between two ships or between ship and shore. The shapes, colors, color blocks of each flag can be used separately or in combination with one another to communicate different meanings. In the natural state of the flags the colors are distinct and can not be easily mistaken for one another. I chose to change the colors to a more subdued state to portray that communication isn’t necessarily so clear when relayed between humans. Although the meanings of the flags remain the same it takes on a duality when presented with the paintings incorporated into them.

Disabled.

I am stopped.

Require assistance: The heart is a lonely hunter.

Keep clear.

sublime stitching artist series:daniel johnston.

There seems to be such a hubbub about the new Facebook layout, I don't really get it. I'm down for whatever. I love Facebook personally, it has connected me with so many great people. Just today Sublime Stitching posted on my wall their latest Artist Series of new embroidery transfers of Daniel Johnston. For those of you who aren't at SXSW, you can celebrate Austin's awesomeness remotely and embroider some of Daniel's doodles on your stuff.

cathy cullis.

I'm a sucker for sewing and quilting, then throw in a bit of D.I.Y aesthetic and I'm in love. Cathy Cullis' patches, brooches and birds seem like they come from another era, yet the patches would be perfect on a hoodie of mine! I love her delicate sewing ornamentation. Linen, cotton, felt all joined together and sweetly sewn on top are pieces from old novels. Her patches will surely make crafty D.I.Y lady delighted.

maudstitch.

The lovely lassies of Pin Pals have set up an etsy shop called Maudstitch specifically for their adorable crossstitch pins, earrings, buttons and all goodness that is cross stitched. It's hard to choose from all the cuteness that's going on over in that wee etsy shop but if I had, had, had to choose it would be the acorn pin. the cutest ever. check out Pin Pals blog where they post what they have been working on. Very inspirational...and will you check out those bearded pins!!

kate broughton.

my good friend helene (who's band you should give a good long listen to, for sure.) sent me a link to kate broughton's etsy site, squealing that she had bought a meerkat and gold crest bird felted brooch while she was on her latest tour. ummm, meerkat? brooch? click! it's true, meerkat brooches are available along with kate's other handmade animals like a hedgehog, chicken, and a ring tailed lemur (a lemur!). those are just a few brooch offerings on her etsy shop, she's also got totes and more. but don't just stop at kate's etsy shop, check out her site where you'll see her illustrations as well. girl has got a talent bone for sure.