Fiber art of Michelle Lord - where fabric becomes art.
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Finally posting again and my trip to the state fair...
Hello all. I did not realize it had been so long since I have posted. My bad. Well, this past Friday I went to drop off 2 dolls and a wall hanging at the State Fair of Texas. Last year I entered 2 dolls and they both won first place, so I am hoping to do the same this year, but we shall see. I decided though to also enter a wall hanging. Well, the wall hanging was also part of a challenge from another group to do a self-portrait with the Omnistitch machine. That is my embellishing machine that has not been made in years and can really test you patience. Well, I have to admit that the face on the wall hanging looked absolutely nothing like me, but I still think it turned out pretty good. When I went to give the wall hanging to the lady who was signing people in she gave me this weird look and asked if the face was suppose to be somebody. Well, without even thinking I told her it was suppose to be me. At this point, she broke out laughing and said that it looked nothing like me and then proceeded to show the other ladies sitting around there, who all ended up getting a good laugh out of it. I was laughing also, as it really did not look anything like me, but at least I made every one's day. LOL. So, here is my pic and the wall hanging pic - what do you think?
I guess you can see now why they had such a laugh... until next time.
I live in Texas with my hubbie of almost 30 years, 4 chihuahuas including Sassy, 2 turtles, several fish including a very big oscar, and a couple of birds. I have been making dolls for about 3 years, but have been sewing and crafting for as long as I can remember. I love the creative outlet that dolls and fabric give me, as you can just keep adding layers until you finally get what you want. Fabric is very forgiving and you can do just about anything with it. I hope you enjoy your time spent at my blog.
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