Lately I’ve become enamoured with Bargello embroidery.  We’ve all seen the Jonathan Adler pillows, but it was a post on Retro Renovation that really sparked my interest.  For me, personally, it seems silly to buy them (vintage or otherwise) when I used to teach embroidery classes & am fully capable of making them. It is a technique … More Bargello Pillows (Part 1)

After I finished the last 3 pieces, I managed to get them hung on the wall (!!—they could easily have been sitting on the floor for months…).  Of course, now I want to do 4 more pieces to fill in the area completely—will post in the future when I get around to doing those pieces … More String Art (Symmography)—Part 3

In my previous blog entry I started my string art projects.  I stained the wood for all three pieces and finished stringing the first one.  Now I’ve completed the other two as well.  The patterns I’ve used for my first two pieces are from Designing in String by Robert Sharpton (1972).           … More String Art (Symmography)—Part 2

I’m obsessed with string art.  Not sure when it started, but it goes with my love of all things retro.  I strung a piece directly onto the wall in my old apartment, inspired by this post over at Apartment Therapy. Unfortunately, the apartment complex was not too happy about the number of nail holes in the … More String Art (Symmography)