Karen Tessandore
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Bird Break
I'm supposed to be working on the midterm for my Criminal Justice class, but I just had to take a break and make a bird. :) Ok, time to get back to work. ~ k
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Something Different
This is the painting I made right before the Bee Girl painting. It was kind of an experiment in perspective for me. Most all of the girls I paint are looking directly at the viewer…maybe with their eyes looking off to the side, but their face is always straight to the front. So I wanted
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Felt Pins (brooches?)
Brooch always seems like a funny word to me. :) I have a TON of felted sweaters but I'm never sure what to make from them. I was looking around for ideas and found the flower directions from Betz White, who is the queen of all things felty. The wooden button in the middle seemed
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B (bee) Girl, part II
Sold! That's what the little orange dot on the tag means. She sold 2 days after the show opened. I'm so excited and yet sad that she won't be coming home with me because I really love this piece. I hope I can find out who bought her and where she will live. In a
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Birthday Party 🙂
Isn't this a beautiful space? Friday was my 42nd birthday so my friend Meg threw me a party at her home. I had found these little cupcake toppers and thought they were so cute… But Meg thought we could have fun making our own birdie cupcake toppers. Sounded like a great idea to me! I
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E for Embroidery
In this case "E" is for Elizabeth. It had been quite awhile since I had embroidered anything, but once I got started the other day I remembered how much I enjoy it. So when a co-worker's birthday came up this week I made this little project for her. I especially like the wee bluebird. 🙂
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Finally, some crafty business!
My friend had a crafty valentine's party today, which kicked me out of my creative lull. It wasn't for lack of inspiration that I haven't been making things–but because I injured my back a few weeks ago! In fact, I had to cancel the art show I'd been scheduled to hang for February. Sad! Having
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Garland of Hearts
I think I had as much fun photographing these as I did making them. :) I love Valentine's projects. ♥ xo ~ k
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Chocolate Crinkles
Not that we need anymore cookies after the holiday indulgence. But tonight we decided to make just one more batch. :) Love these chewy chocolate cookies. They manage to be both fudgy (sp?) & kinda light. Yum! Other than baking this evening, I've been working on several paintings. I have quite a few in-progress that