I went to FabMo yesterday in search of fabric to make a table tent for the boys. It took a little searching in the back room racks but I found some great light weight cotton canvas cloth for only $2.50 a yard! They also had the velcro I need to hang the scenic panels. I'm going to have to book some time down at the Carmel House because I don't have enough space here to sew up the tent. So excited to get this project started.
I'm also helping another crafter in selling off her dead stock and crafting supplies. She had a stack of those fancy crafting magazines for alter doll making. I found this one artist (Ruth Rae) who made clothes for her dolls. I found this machine stitching of words interesting. I'm going to give it a try and see how hard this is to do. No idea what I will do with what I spell out but it will be fun to give it a try!
Flat Fish Paper Arts was born many years ago when blogging first started. My family did a lot of camping and diving along the California coast. California halibut are huge fish that start out as any normal fish. As they age, one eye will start to move to the other side and the halibut will become flat so it can lay on the bottom of the ocean with both eyes facing up.
I always like the idea that we all start out the same but life experiences slowly changes us. In my case, my creative talents went the way of paper arts. Flatfish are always looking up when they mature and as with any artist, we see inspiration in everything around us - always looking up.
Evan and her flatfish
Years ago a local dive shop had a photo of a diver who caught a halibut so big he had to throw it over his jeep to take the picture. Our little spoof with our daughter sitting in her toy jeep with dad's halibut on the hood. 1987
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