a-May-zing

Once again, I find myself scratching my head trying to figure out what I've done since April as time seems to evaporate these days. May was a month of birthdays. It marked 12 years for my beloved felines, Queen Mab and Frick on May 4th. Then, I had a big birthday milestone on the 18th. For that celebration, I flew North and spent a few days with dear friends in Boston who made it extra special and I cannot thank them enough. We had Game of Thrones Weirwood cake, a trip to the Isabella Stewart Gardner for evening revelries, a tranquil nature outing to Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary, Animal Adventures for close encounters with exotic beasts of all sorts, then splendid art at Worcester Art Museum and the Higgins Armory Museum. The days in pictures!

Much Ado About Everything

Finally had the opportunity to see Anonymous this week. Visually stunning, wonderful cast and very intriguing theory/storyline about Shakespeare's work.

The Greenwood

Thus far, a very green Spring in North Carolina.

Costume Archives: The Goble Project

Recently, Ruthie posted this list of creative stumbling blocks on Facebook and I've printed and nearly memorized because more of these numbers pertain to me than those that do not. Sad, but true. So, I'm fine-tuning, note-taking and trying to resolve my own lack of production and chaos of projects - a jumble of illustration inspirations, medieval trims, velvet & silk with a cat on top for good measure. A smart place to start seemed to be a past project that was both challenging and rewarding - not to mention the pleasure of collaborating with Jen! For the most part, I make gowns for the pure thrill of wearing and I enjoy the process along the way - I don't sell them or loan them.

This began as an idea for large fashion show for FaerieCon, but in the end it was two gowns I designed and made using Warwick Goble illustrations as a visual guideline. Jen designed and made us both jewelry and crowns!!! selecting stones, glass and finishes to complement the luxurious fabrics - with magical results.

Jen's inspiration "Dressing the Queen"

My choice "Preziosa"