Searching for Roy G Biv II - Yellow, Pittsburgh style

As you may have guessed from the title, I'm in Pittsburgh, PA for a few days. After the 7 hour drive here, a walk around the neighborhood was called for to stretch my legs a bit.  Seems Pittsburgh wanted to help in this month's search for Roy. Yellow was everywhere.

 

Searching for Roy G Biv II - Yellow update 1

Yellow is a color I will forever associate with spring because of the jonquils and goldenrod that seem to explode from the ground once the temperatures begin to warm. 

Yellow is present in small splashes around the house and in my studio as well. From the collage made by friend and Torpedo Factory artist Jeanne Garant, to my trusty measuring tape, to the fringe of a scarf Deb brought me from her India trip. And then there's a sight we see everyday...a simple yellow line painted against a black textured background.

Among the yellows around the house are photos taken by me in 2008 when my husband and I went to China to bring the little urchins home. Yellow, in all its variations, was as prevalent a color as red and the two were often found in combination. Alas, I never stopped to inquire why or what meaning the two had.

The middle photo gives you an idea why not and what our days were (and still are) filled with. That's Grace happily chewing on a fabric duck while Ellie stretches to reach the alphabet cube.

For more yellows, take a stroll over to see what Julie, Maya, Fiona and Deb have found this month. Do you have yellow?

Lisa and Kim answered the call for yellow. And they are delightful!

In the studio and a Roy G Biv reminder

This is a week of very little studio time due to errands, finishing reading a very good book (Jacqueline Winspear's newest, Leaving Everything Most Loved), no school Thursday or Friday (think shortened spring break) and...well...just because.

Still, I've managed to squeeze in a bit of time to work on the denim apron. It's coming along nicely. 

Also snuck in a quick trip to a thrift store for more jeans as it dawned on me that there weren't enough to make a pinnie apron. Hopefully the second will go much smoother than the first...now that I know what needs doing. (even I'm giggling over that comment!) It won't be finished this week or even next, as there's a trip to be taken next week. More on that soon.

Tomorrow is the 3rd Thursday of the month which means it's time for Roy G Biv 

 and yellow.

Do you have yellow?

An early start

I rose early this morning and the studio called.

Some old jeans were waiting to be cut

into pieces for the next apron.

Yes. The next apron.

The saga continues...

Hey Christine!

My Calamity Jane apron is finally finished!

It has pockets

 and a tiered hem...or sorts.

  Front.

 Back.

Rusty apron part 2

Still sewing on my rusty apron.

Adding back the length that was taken off just yesterday.

 Looking for places that already need mending.

It is a bit of a calamity all on its own.

Well not exactly a calamity...but certainly a comedy of errors.

More on that soon.

In between

In between - that's what I feel like I am at the moment...in between. What? Here and there? A rock and hard place, perhaps? 

No. No. All is well here. It's just how the universe has me feeling what with winter still holding on while spring tries to muscle her way in. We've projects around the house to start, but, well...starting can be so darned difficult at times. Getting that momentum going, you know?

So, I've been locking myself in the studio once the urchins leave for school. And that is good.

 Sections of the next piece have been being sewn together and are waiting for more.

The past few days have been a frenzy of attempting to sew a pinafore apron out of my rusty cottons a la Christine Mauersberger's pattern that she was kind enough to share (Many thanks Christine!).

It fits, but needs tweaking - pockets are called for and it's a bit too long...or is it? The straps in back are a tad off somehow... I promise more photos soon.

Time in between has been spent applying to exhibitions and waiting for notification of acceptance or rejection.  I'm happy to say that

Mapping the Mermaid's Dreams © 2013 will be part of the Juried Member Show 2013 at the Ridgefield Guild of Artists, April 13 - May 12, Ridgefield, CT and

my collages The Scent of Tea Wafted Through the House, The Memory of Tea and The Making of Tea (all ©2012) will be part of Less is More: Small Works in a Great Space (A Mitchell Gallery National Juried Exhibition) , May 29 - June 19, 2013, at The Mitchell Gallery, St. John's College, Annapolis, MD.

Having my work accepted into exhibitions is a new occurrence for me. While I was juried into some of the best art shows along the east coast with my weavings, rarely were they accepted into exhibitions. Curated into by a curator who was familiar with them, yes, but juried into...no. So if you've been hearing the odd Woohoo! that can't quite be placed or get the feeling that someone is doing a serious happy dance (or 2 or 3) in the studio, that's likely been me.

All in all, this feeling of in-between-ness that has settled in has been quite productive for me. Of course, it could be a side effect of the allergy medicines that the allergist prescribed. This time last year, skull splitting headaches were a daily occurrence for me. Let's see...in-between-ness vs skull splitting headaches...not really a contest, is it?