New Book!

It's a-coming!  Final proofs came this week, so after a few more tweaks, I'll have my new book up and ready for purchase.  It will be available in soft cover, hard cover w/book jacket and hard cover w/image wrap through Blurb.com.  Details will follow and the official announcement will come once it's been made public. 

In my humble opinion . . . the best one yet!

My wee creature in a tiny turtle parade!

November 2nd thru 4th 2012:  Bead Art Show Yokohama

"Elephant Trunk Park," Osambashi Pier, Yokohama

View from Osambashi Pier

Now that's a proper dinner.

 

Chiho (my interpreter) and me after class Sunday.

November 5th:  Arrived in Kobe this afternoon after traveling by Shinkansen from Yokohama.

Port of Kobe Tower

China Town Gate in Kobe

There is nothing more joyous than the arrival of new eyes at the studio!

There is something undeniably magic about window seats . . . .

Nothing better than a little old fashioned Victorian corsetry.  Picked up the old needle and thread and fired up the old sewing machine and ready to revisit my roots in historical costume. 

Project #1: 24 boned corset patterned from a Victorian original.  It fits.  And actually - it ain't that uncomfortable either.

Home!

Back home now after three amazing weeks!  Thank you to Lynn and Kevin and all at Stitch'N'Craft and to all my amazing students over the past two weeks!!  Here are a couple UK photos . . Gold Hill in Shaftesbury (above), and the creatures of Stourhead below . . .