I think this might be my most favorite piece of art that I have ever made! I saw it clearly before I even started, which does not always happen. I have had this tiny statue of the girl carrying the suitcase for ever. I have a mini priest too but I haven't figured out what to do with him yet.

Anyway, back to the art at hand. The lower half is a pencil drawing with a round piece of crochet. The wool was found on a trip to Chile a while back. The snail shell was found in France. The distressed map images are fiber prints (prints made in a darkroom) that have been selenium toned and then distressed, overlapped and sewn together. The cord is simply braided string and the buttons are antique finds.

I promised that I would take you guys along on my art journey this year. To be honest, it's been hard keeping up with it all. I also feel a little unsure what to write about. I guess you can say that I am still trying to find my blog voice when it comes to my art.

I have all of my current favorite pieces up on my art wall at the studio. It's a stand alone wall with only this type of work on it. I've noticed that I don't point it out. I think I'm still pretty shy and nervous about unveiling this other side of my work. I get annoyed with myself for that and, with that in mind, I would like to invite you to my open house this weekend.

Did I mention that I'm terrified that no one will come? I'm also a little terrified of the opposite scenario. Regardless of these nervous feelings, I do hope that YOU will come! It's this Saturday, April 30th, from noon to 9 pm. My open house coincides with my building's open house and the Inner Art Corridor event. The I C Art studio crawl should be a lot of fun and I highly recommend you join in. While you crawl from studio to studio, stop by and see me. We're even doing free Facebook profile pics for our guests!

1824 Spring Street
Studio 216 (second floor)
Houston, Texas 77007

Hope to see you this weekend!