Wyncia

Shards of Japanese pottery from Kauai: wire wrapped pendants

Here's the collection completed this week.

 

 

 

 

 

 

With aventurine and handmade fiber beads. About 2" square. Sold.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 With copper wire and hanging brass bird charm.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 With seed beads.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 With hanging silver spiral.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Made in Japan with glass bead tail. (Sold)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

These are available at the Muse Gallery in Longmont, CO. Please email me at wynclute@gmail.com for more info.

Butterfly Greeting Cards: Multi-Media

Watercolor lessons and experiments produce plenty of colorful practice sheets. This season I have been creating butterflies for greeting cards. I paint a background onnto the cardstock. The butterflies and catipillars are cut from the practice watercolor sheets. The figures are mounted on vellum that is mounted on the card stock. The muted background set off the insects.

Bwyneth Pocket Scarves

"The indispensable summer accessory..." A scarf, shawl, pocketed thing from colorful up-cycled fabrics. The wearable accessory to have on hand (that means in the car, or back pack) to comfort you when the evening chills, the sun burns, the wind, rios, or the air conditioning at work is freezing.

Sold yet? See Dolly displaying the comforts of the Bwyneth Pocket Scarf.

     

     
That Dolly may be a dummy, but she sure knows how to accessorize. Wasn't it Jackie K (pre-O) who described eternal good taste in dress as, "basic black and Bwyneth Pocket Scarf."

Maker as Model with the muslim of India print, winter 2011.

Need one, for wind, or rain, or fire(as an all purpose accessory for your fire evac to go bag?). Ask me or the illusive Bwyneth at www.bwyneth.com

Spring is in the Air: Bunnies by the Basket

These guys are multiplying like ... well, rabbits. Good to be using my doll making skills again!

Made in yummy angora/wool knits, they are soft as kittens.

Encaustic Painting a Delight that will take Practice

It has been a long time since I have written here.  Between the newsletter for the healing, art, and locally made gift co-op that I co-own, Uniquely Natural, and the preparation for our move to a new space opening April 1st...Well, I have hardly had time to breath!

Yesterday, I took off and went to a wonderful class on encaustic painting.  This is an ancient technique of using wax and resin to carry pigment that is melted on to your surface.  I am as amateur as can be, but it was so much fun making these practice boards that I am going to share the images.  Keep going till you see artist Susan Crouse-Kemp's lovely work.

My class boards:

The texture is great, but is hard to see in the snap shot.

The milkiness is from too much un-pigmented wax, I think.  The reflection is the snap shot. The wax can be polished to a nice sheen now that it is hardened.

 

More trouble with cloudiness but I am getting some layers and image transfers.

Ta Da!

Here is what Susan Crouse-Kemp can do with the technique.  I love it!

Here's what I can do with latex paint(at the new Uniquely Natural at 409 South public Road in Lafayette, Colorado):

 

Hope to be back soon!  Namaste, Wyncia

Silk Hanging Honoring the Elements

Earth, Air, Fire, Water...the primary elements of living and being as we know it. 

The Earth - rock, soil, that which is under our feet - grounding.

The Air - breathe, wind, mystical ether of spirit - soaring.

The Fire - flame, heat, passion, destruction - cleansing.

The Water - life-giving, flow, ocean, lake - quenching.

Earth and water - mud and Golem.  Fire and air - consuming sensual passion and stardust. Fire and air - steam and force. Earth, air, fire, and water - Home.

Here is a banner with the Kanji symbols for water (blue), earth (sienna), air (purple, and fire (orange).  The backing material is handmade silk paper.  The symbols are waxed silk fabric. The hanger is beetle chewed pine. 

Earth
 

Air

 

Fire

Water

Namaste, fellow Earthings.

Studio Views: I spy something...

I started the new year by cleaning my studio.  I lugged out tons of paper to recycle, assorted clutter, even some fabric destined not to be used by me.  Now I have taken a few pictures of the room, to discover it is cluttered still.  What I see is all sorts of beloved inspirations and reminders of where my heart lies!

 

I spy a 60 year old Adirondack pack basket from my grandparent's Little Moose Lake summer home.  And beloved Larry as a boy. And plastic St. Francis for the love of critters and plastic St. Andrew for help in locating lost things.  An bowl from a Native American artist. A casting of a frieze of an ancient Celtic snake goddess (thanks Ann).  I spy Mexican folk art cross. a picture of my father as an infant, some art by Maggie, a fancy fly tied by Gardner, and a colorful goblet from Rachel owner of Arkay Workshop in San Fransisco. 

I spy an antique bag from the sleeve of a Greek dancer's outfit.  A picture of an old man in a curio shop that was a wedding gift to my mother and father. A jolly farmer doll head. A framed card of gratitude from Jenn. I can find Cardboard Man from doll pattern making class and a miniature bendy manikin dressed in a holiday ornament sweater with wool roving hair.

Here's Maggie in at a Maui waterfall on Mother's Day, appliqued and quilted. There is a picture of her under a red umbrella at the Adirondack summer home of her great grandparents along with postcards from her when she was in Bali.  Remember the little fox I knitted?  Maggie and I used to read the book Little Fox Goes to the End of the World.  And she did!

Looking out the inside window, I spy the Gypsy chandelier and the paper mobile. On the window frame I spy Maggie and me, a tongue of fire from a Kilauea postcard, a bit of free quilting sampler.  I spy vintage sewing needle cases, a dragon doll from an exchange last year.  I spy miniature prayer flags, a mess of colored threads, and hear a million whispered blessings.

I spy a scrap of an ink blot image (definitively a butterfly). I spy a print of critters of the Northwest in pairs and a couple wrapped in a marriage blanket which I bought in Seattle and which rode east across the US taped to the ceiling of the car in 1977.  I spy a card with a love note from Larry.  I spy half a postcard of the lake in the Adirondacks where my grandparents had their summer house and where I lived year round from '77 for about six years.  I see memories and paths that divided;  unimagined ways traveled into memories.

I spy a shelf of fabrics, so many creations to be born. I see a an Indigo wrap and quilted bags.  I see green cats and butterfly bears.  I see a melon colored dog bed, a window quilt from my sky light, and a summer dress for baby Mya...all imagination, all tints of dreams, a wealth of possibilities.

I feel gratitude.

Namaste.

Little Black Foxes: Knitted

These little foxes are knitted  

to resemble the black colored red foxes who wander through our bit of woods every so often!  Here is the real one.

The resemblance is a bit sketchy, use your imagination and be kind.  The pattern and execution needs a little work!

Here is a picture from a wonderful old book of wild life in America showing the various coloration of the red foxes.

 

In the wild environs of my studio, Little Fox and Momma play.

Love is presence.

Namaste and happy days.

  

ETSY 2010

No promises, but ETSY shop is open again and I hope to keep it that way!

I put the Lend a Hand bags on.  These benefit the Boulder County Emergency Family Assistance and are free shipping!

Here's striped silk

 

Here's contemporary Japanese designer cotton print

 

Fun, practical, and good for the community!  What could be better?

Namaste, Wyncia

Winter Mice: Knitted

These little guys are so much fun to knit, stuff, and to give.  They fit right in the palm of your hand!  In the background iyou can see the skirt of an ancestor doll, a bee's wax candle, an Earth marble, and the blue foot of a fairy!

 

To give a friend a wee mouse, I hold it gently in my closed hand and pass it to their open one.  And unlike Charlie's mouse, these can be petted as much as one likes.

Namaste,  Wyncia

Holiday Fairy Story Ornaments

Truth is fairies like to be a bit illusive.  Oft times I have nearly walked right by Hollia Flower Hands because she-he was hidden in the snowy holly.

 

Hollie Berry shows up where the doves coo. As Rene Marie sang, "When you're feelin' like a cooing dove, ain't nothin' but love."

 

Lady Red Skirt may be hiding in the winter poinsettias. boosting their rouge with her own.

 

Her sister, Prius Fairie, plays at being a hybrid, waving white blossoms around her red skirts. A shade shifter, she may change her colors on a white snowy night.

Autumn leaves provided good hiding spots for Fairy Berry Face.  But he burrows in with Momma Bear when the snow falls.  When she gets up from a winter's nap for a stretch, Berry Face protects her wee cubs who, about as big as he is, are blind and  toothless! 

Flower Face is all ablush with embarrassment when spotted by one of us wingless big folk, but what can he expect being so mixed up: spring flower face, summer leafy cloak, autumn colored wings, and winter berries.  He blends into no season at all.

 

Spruce Berry is an angel.  Really!  If you are very quiet you can hear their singing chorus. Hark!

 

This wee chubby Snow Elf waves from the cross sticks.

 

All the way, way to the south, Madame Sunnia Floress enjoys a summery holiday among the palms and the bananas!

 

Look real close, out doors and in.  Listen with your heart, and I promise you will see a fairy this holiday season!  Namaste, Wyncia

Uniquely Natural Holiday Make-over

It seems like forever since I shared my creations with you. While some folks are busy dreaming up scheme for reality tv - think Balloon Boy and White House Party Crashers - I have been busy with reality!

Really...I was at Sue Lion's Home Show Last weekend and spent much of the week helping with the makeover at Uniquely Natural, the cute and spirited little shop of healing arts and gifts in Lafayette Colorado.

Here's the shop:

 

That's me with the holiday decorations.  I dressed to match the shutters (accidentally) that are left over from when the location was a fly fishing store!

Here are some of the displays.  A new branch (tee hee) is open.  It provides a place for hanging ornaments, medicine bags and such.

Step back and you can see Lelija's tiny canvases to wear or display.  Anyone who loves miniature displays or doll houses would love authentic landscapes to scale!  And Kerry's Bee Works skin care and candles are on the shelves along the walls.

Here is Shaman Soapworks new display.  They are making a nice bar shampoo to help make plastic bottles a thing of the past.  Fill-it-yourself gift baskets are on top and reuseable gift bags at bottom.  To the top right are colorful Pulse Warmers.

 

From crow to wearable art cards to yoga bags, Larry the photographer featured my display.

 

Hand to Hand bags for cell, IPod, keys and means are to the left here.  To the right are Teresa Dunwell's remarkable spirit paintings with prints available below.

 

All in all I would say the shop is looking good and I am finding some time to write again!  Namaste in all seasons and to all beings, Wyncia

Rock Art: Cairnes

Cairns of Hanakapai Beach on Kauai are wafting through my memory as we prepare for a winter storm at my home studio.  I did miss the first big snow storm on the Front Range because I was hiking to this beach.  But that does not mean I am ready for snow! 

Here is the welcome at the trail head. I spotted the sign on my return!

 

Maybe the cairns are thanks to the gods that the builders made it this far.  Though really, the gratitude is for the amazing beauty of the spot.

 

And some cairns...

 

 

 

And the raw materials

Thanks for joining me in reverence. Namaste.
 

Fiber and Color in Kauai

Hey there.  Just a few shots of finished medicine bags and beautiful colors and patterns around the National Tropical Botanical Gardens.

Purples

Reds

Green

White

Orange

Blue

Enjo sacred sight and please send healing energy to Rhonda as she begins a journey of recovery. Namaste.  Wyncia

Aloha Fiber Work and Beaches

I did a bit of sea inspired fiber work.  This medicine bag awaits a sea glass button and a few tiny ocean charms

 

And then we went to a swimable beach.

Seen through a mother tree

From whence hung our hammock

Where rested my tired cliff climbing legs!

Here a plumeria blossom fades away in a lovely pattern

Grandmother Island says some patterns need to be broken, some simply fade away, most hold beauty that is with just for the moment.  Namaste, Wyncia

Twisted (cord)

I am engaged in a never ending search for the perfect cording for my smaller bags.  Colorful parachute cord works well for the straight forward, informal bags.  I want something else for others: more fun for whimsical bags; fancier for dressy bags; and just different for truly boring bags.  This morning I twirled up some yarns and thread to make my own twisted cords.  I started with these

Tied the threads to a chair

 

And began the twisting

Here are some results

 

We all need something different now and then, like the rock and roll song says:

You know you’re a twisty little girl,
You know you twist so fine.

So, shake it up, baby, now,
Twist and shout.
Cmon, cmon, cmon, cmon, baby, now,
Come on and work it on out. 

Recorded by Topnotes, Beatles, Mamas and Papas, and others.

Elephant are Beautiful

Elephants are known for there memory, enduring emotional attachments (we humans call that love), and nurturing motherhood.  These huge creatures are so like us.  They are at times gentle, caring, angry, rampaging, playful, and sad.  Sounds like the average day to me!

The elephant in art is beautiful.  When I dyed and embellished fabrics at Gail Denton's natural dying studio, I chose the elephant stamp for a final flourish on one piece.

Here is a recent secret pocket bag from the fabric. (Sorry, I have already passed ownership to another.)

See how to open the bag.

 

More details

 

And it has a place for your ear phone to exit, if you are packing an ipod!

 

Not too bad, eh?

 

The materials used: hand dyed and printed rayon, cotton print, metallic scarf, handmade fabric beads, bone beads, gold paint and pigment, gold filigree ornament, cotton braid, and waxed fiber cording.

Thanks for stopping by!  See you soon!

 

Stone Button Bag Completed

Here is the final result.  What do you think?

And from same fabric in a lavender color way with fabric barrel beads...

Thanks for stopping by!  Namaste, Wyncia

Hand Made Stone Buttons

Crossing through the Great Lakes region last summer, we stopped along Lake Erie for a night's rest.  Larry skipped stones into the water, while I collected rounded smooth stones for buttons. 

This week these stones became buttons to embellish a fabric bag.  First I made the button shanks or hasps from common fencing wire. 

Then I attached these to the stones with epoxy putty.  I think it helped that there was putty in which to bury the base of the hasp. 

The buttons are a bit thicker than I want, because of the extra putty, but they will work.

I also used an irregular shaped flat stone from the main closure of the bag.  I found my chosen piece to be a bit fragile.  I reinforced it with a net woven of copper wire.

I added some interesting paper to the back to cover the messy confluence of wires.  (I really do need to take a quick class in wire work!)

Here's the layout on the bag, waiting to be sewn.

 

Notice the handmade fabric beads, too.  Finished bag will soon be revealed so stay tuned!  Namaste, Wyncia

Alma Mater Boarding School Beads: Pure Kitsch

Here is what you have been waiting for, maybe.  These are individually hand-rolled paper beads made from the fall Choate Rosemary Hall alum bulletin. They are about 1/4 inch in radius (remember your geometry!) and up to 1 1/4 inch long!

You can see pictures of people from the schools' history and text on the beads.  They are really sort of fun.

   

Colors of the rainbow

 

The fund raising drive

Vintage sports...rah, rah team!

 

If we could save time in a bottle....and we can

You can even buy the beads at my etsy store  And make your own earrings, bracelets and necklaces.  Wow!

Now that this obsession is over, I can see if I remember how to make bags!  Namaste.

Bubbles, Bangles and Fabric Beads

Recently I have been fascinated with turning bits and scraps of fabric into beads.  Here are some of the supplies.  I used the top to a fruit box to create a workspace, but the work sprawled all over the table anyway.

  

My first attempts have involved rolling pieces of fabric and fiber scraps around a waxed string.  Like this: 

 

After the rolls are dry I have finished them with several coats either oil based (messy) or acrylic based polyurethane.

Then I pulled out the core, leaving a hole, and cut the rolls into beads.  These are then finished by treating the bead ends with varnish, paint, or lacquer.

 

The results are interesting, but not quite what I want yet.  I am looking for a slightly larger hole.  The beads do not drill out well because fibers twist onto the drill.  I also want a harder substrate and finish that is more like typical beads.

What I like is the primitive look of the beads.  Slight differences an the size and shape of the beads is natural.  I think they will combine nicely with glass, wood, and metal beads for a gypsy-esque look.

 

 

Doll Repair at my Dining Table, Mountain Style

At the Boulder Farmer's Market last month a customer bought a Gemini doll based on a stump doll pattern from Frowning Francis. The doll is made of  Japanese style quilting cotton treated with transparent gesso, then highlighted in acrylic.  Her arms are hand dyed and stamped.  At her heart center window hangs origami peace crane.

Later the customer called to say that she discovered a crack in the hollow wooden base of the figure which may or may not have been there when she purchased it.  This crack was at eye-level for the purchaser when she places the doll on her shelf.

Hard to see the crack, but it needed to be repaired.  She also said that she wanted the figure to "lean forward a bit more" to look better on the chosen shelf. So I gathered the necessary supplies for evening doll base repair. The lovely dark beer is Pearl Street Porter created by Twisted Pine Brewing Company for the 150th birthday of Boulder Colorado, the town down the hill from my studio. 

Wood putty was colored with a jar of mixed paint that had been used on the base.  (Tofutti sour cream is great stuff, but it will not fix a crack in wood.) It was  not the exact same, because I paint by mixing acrylics on palette (usually a pie pan or something like that).  I squirt out colors, dab a bit of each, and go at it for many layers.  But this jar of left over paint was close.  Mixed unevenly with the putty it made a gooey, spreadable mix.

I urged the stuff into the crack and painted it over the rest of the stand.

In the back I urged some of the goo between the base and the stump bottom.

Then I leaned the doll forward, balanced on a couple of paint tubes in hopes she will lean more forward as the customer requested.

She looks okay on my shelf, an old piano that doesn't get played much anymore. 

 

I hope the customer is pleased with the results.

Sharing Artist Stories: Mimi Kirchner

One of my favorite doll artist has made a video of her life as a doll maker.  I am sharing it with you here

My favorite work of hers are the swaddled babies with embroidered gardens.  They are a wonderful combination of simplicity and elegance.  You will see them in the video.

By the way, the little girl pictures of Mimi look a lot like me at a tender age.

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Ah...August

Larry and I started August driving back east to upstate New York to meet our visiting grand baby.  We love her and hope she joins the family forever.

 

We returned to Colorado in time to welcome daughter Sara and best loved friend Chombo. 

 

Part of Sara's visit was dedicated to filming for a video about Larry's shutter project...the design and manufacture of insulated window shutters that will open and close automatically or on demand.

Sara filmed in the field, above Larry's workshop and

in the shop.

To capture the shutter's many variations in the video, we needed to complete a couple of models. The shutter on the left has a clear window in a shamrock shape; on the right semi-opaque insulation lets in light, but not as much outside temperature as the clear one.

  

Here's Larry!  

Here's me! 

OMG...the studio is still awaiting my return to my work, while I am helping with the shutter project.  Look!

I cannot even walk in the door!

Meanwhile we still had a farewell dinner to enjoy with Sara and Chombo.  I thought it was a wonderfully cool evening to eat outside.  The others put on their winter garb!

Now, up to the studio to clean up and return to work on bags, dolls, and  more!

More Blog-cation Goings On

Oh, my! I am still trying to figure out where July went and I am well into August!  Just to catch up on the earlier part of the summer when I was a bad blogger:

 

Boulder Farmer's Market Fine Arts and Craft Fair

 

 

Jenn's Birthday:

 

 

A cake and a couple...then the Conifer Music Festival

With dancing dolls, Beth's scarves and big bags..

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We were Bwyneth Fiber Arts

 

And now july has moved on and August calls for new work.  Fabric beads and buttons coming up!

Blog-cation

The recent weeks turned into an unintended blog-cation.  This is unlike the newly popular stay-cation when people stay at home during time off from work.  Stay-cation is distinguished from the recent lay offs when people struggle to stay in their homes because they are out of work.

No the blog-cation is a pause in blog writing brought on my too much life-action living (LAL) to have time to write. 

Here is an LAL summary:

The "old" computer died...some say five years out of a lap top is good, I say there are villages in Europe with 600 year old buildings.  We need to do better with the longevity of technology by making it with up-datable components and repairable elements!

The new computer arrived. That meant transferring data, upgrading programs, learning new software, catching up on ancient email.  Eventually deciding to run two computers for different jobs to avoid purchasing new soft ware that I cannot come close to affording this week because by the time the new computer got Microsofted the cost was not so reasonable!

Then there was what I am loath to call "real work."  Working on automated insulating shutters at the Synergistic Building Technology shop.

 

At at homein the room formerly called the dining room.

 

Here's me and, next Larry applying a high tech radiant barrier ...aluminum foil...to a shutter's innards!

I hate to call the shutter building "real" work because I really intend studio fiber and fabric work to be real enough to satisfy the Horatio Alger part of me.  To  struggle successfully in the face of adversity (or at least my barely sufficient amount of skill,  creativity, and contemporary stylishness) to gain both wealth and honor, ultimately realizing the American Dream through art and craft! 

But then there is an even greater struggle on Larry's part to achieve the American Dream by getting energy efficiency to appeal to the American public.  And so 'round and 'round we go in existential circles!

More to follow about July's blog-cation.  Stay tuned, please!

Artists Wanted for Lafayette Co-op

Local Colorado Artists!

Uniquely Natural has opportunities to display and sell your hanging wall work as a gallery artist for a month.

Each month's gallery artist is introduced to Uniquely Natural's friends and neighbors at a First Friday opening.  The artist's work hangs for the rest of the month till the next show is hung for the following First Friday.

Uniquely Natural is a recent addition to the growing community of art and specialty shops on South Public Road.  The store is within a block of the newly opened Festival Plaza.  It features healing arts practitioners on site every day.  All gift items are specially chosen to be natural, healthy and usually hand made by local artisans.

Showing the works of regional artists is integral to Uniquely Natural's mission.  The store is a pleasant and friendly environment for our customers to get to know you and your work.

Uniquely Natural asks you to apply by emailing an inquiry to Heather Luttrell at uniquelynatural@gmail.com and check out the blog at uniquelynatural.blogspot.com and our Facebook page.

 

 

Earth Air Fire Water: Elemental Art Figures

Recent work includes two series of elemental art figures. Earth, Air, Fire, and Water spirits, just 9" tall.  Inspired by elinor peace baily's Fire Dancer pattern. Take a look!

 

And

Check out individual figures HERE

Soon they will be for sale at ETSY online and Uniquely Natural in Lafayette, Colorado.  See you there.

Need one right away?  Contact me using the link on this page!

The cat in the Window and Ann's Real Bag

We live in the hills above Boulder Colorado.  The is prime wild fire country. As we say, "It is not a matter of if these hill sides will burn, just when."  One important means of fire mitigation is to cut the beautiful mountain meadows that grow wherever the pine forest has been pushed aside.

We generally cut around the house and on the down side of the hill with one of those string whip cutters.  After rain like we had this spring, it is real sweaty work to mow through the thick tall grasses. 

More meadow photos here.

Our helper this year worked her way through the grass and a bit to close to the ground, throwing rocks (good old Rocky Mountain rocks) into two windows. The outer pane was shattered in place and the inner pane unharmed.

The glass in both looked like this.
 

Wild, eh?

Yesterday the  other broken window began to shed pieces of glass into the driveway.  I covered it with cardboard and found the cat in the window, waiting patiently to emerge.

By the way, I was not quite honest with you all the other day.  The bag shown as Ann's was actually the bag I made as a test of the pattern. A finished piece, but not the one that went to Ann.  Here is hers:

 

Thanks for coming by!  Wyncia

It is all in the bag! What will it hold?

So glad to be back!  The process of purchasing and setting up a new computer is finished.  Bugs show up here and there as I try programs on the new machine, but I am hoping I can write this long neglected post with ease!

Some folks of the male persuasion find a woman's bag scary.  So to calm the fears I will reveal the contents of my bag! 


Wallet

Keys

Electronic Prius key (very cool!)

Cosmetic pouch

Check book

Date book

Crossword puzzle

Pens and pencils

Okay, the whole truth.  This is the stuff that takes up space and is not too grungy.  Left out are assorted receipts that got stuffed in hopes that the bill would get lost; wrappers from energy bars, but only the protein balanced organic kinds and some chocolate bars, maybe; tissues (don't even ask about their condition, but they can be re-used in an emergency), loose change but no quarters, safety pins, earrings that have been "lost" for a while, but are never in the bag when I rush out of the house without a scrap of sparkle on.  This stuff could possibly be scary...

The point of the pictures is to show the difference in capacity between a small and a medium Origami bag with zip pouch.  I took them when making a bag for my dear friend Ann.  I wanted to be sure I got it right, thus the pictures.

Here is my small Origami with zip with my stuff in it.  It is a real squeeze, but I love the fabric and that was all I had.

 
The binder is standard size so she and you can see how big the bag is.  Aren't the bright colored geishas sweet?

Here is Ann's bag...                                    and filled with the stuff from my bag.

          
Ann's bag is softer colors so it will go further in professional settings.  Lucky me.  I live where formal wear is usually my best jeans and I get to play the artistic type in my real life!

Here is Ann's bag hanging next to a wonderful portrait of local artist Jack Price grandparents.

More to follow...now that I can process pictures and stay on the web long enough to post. 

Namaste, Wyncia

PS: Commercial plug.  See bags like these at my etsy store.