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Close-ups (chairs)
It’s been a while since I’ve shown some closeups, so here’s one about chairs. See the archived posts from the Close-ups Series here. I use chairs as perches for my little dolls. The trick is making the...
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Birds of Beebe Woods
For the past 2 months, I’ve been working on a large (24″ x 30″) fabric relief piece. I haven’t picked a title yet, but the picture depicts birds in our town owned forest, Beebe Woods. The deadline to...
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Birds of Beebe Woods (crow)
I’ve emerged from my months-long blissful state of stitching Birds of Beebe Woods, just long enough to show some process pictures of the crow, whom I’ve named Argyle. He’s about 13″ from head to tail,...
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Birds of Beebe Woods: cedar waxwing
More and more birds are emerging in Birds of Beebe Woods, including this 6″ long cedar waxwing. Here are the felt parts before they were all embroidered and attached. I like stitching the feather...
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Ashley’s beach faces
Ashley Wolff sent these pictures of other beach faces she’s made at different latitudes along the California coast. Pretty wonderful! Filed under: Found Objects, Inspiration, Nature, Sculpture
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Birds of Beebe Woods finished!
Yeah! After 4 1/2 months of constant stitching, Birds of Beebe Woods is finished! I know that many of you have been checking in all summer to see its progress. We propped the stretcher on a window...
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Birds of Beebe Woods: bluejay
Update: The Birds of Beebe Woods poster is in my Etsy shop . Now that the piece is finished, I can spend time reviewing how I made some of the parts. Opportunities to see the original piece are...
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fairy house tour (part 1)
Last week, I drove with my husband and a friend to Old Lyme, Connecticut, to see the eagerly anticipated Wee Faerie Village on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum. It was the last opportunity...
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Slow Work… Fine Work
In art school, I began as a print-maker, working in etching, engraving and lithography. Printmaking is all about lines, dots and dashes, which all combine to create an image. It’s very different from...
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Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods exhibit
You may wonder, “Where is this Beebe Woods that keeps popping up in titles on my blog”? It’s a gem of a property (pronounced Bee-bee) in the center of my home town of Falmouth, Massachusetts, right on...
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Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods #1
We had the most glorious day for the opening of The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods exhibit at Highfield on Sunday. All 23 habitats were installed and ready for the hundreds of visitors who showed up for...
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Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods #2
The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods exhibit continues to draw visitors, rain or shine. One of the structures that has held up well through the thunder storms of the past week is Basia Goszczynska’s...
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Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods #3
“Home of the Tooth Fairy” by Sue Beardsley People are still flocking to see The Fairy Houses of Beebe Woods exhibit, which will be in and around the grounds of Highfield Hall until July 21st. Stop by...
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Cuba: Colon Cemetery
We visited the Colon Cemetery in Havana. Filed under: Cuba, Photography, Sculpture, Travel
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Hither and Yon installed
There’s going to be another outdoor art exhibit at Highfield Hall in Falmouth, Massachusetts, Portals and Passageways. I’m excited to be a part of this Cape Cod Art and Environmental Sculpture...
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beach scene from early on
I made this beach scene In 1982 and haven’t seen it in all these years. Recently, I had the opportunity to borrow it from its owner, so that Rob could take a decent photograph. It’s funny how time and...
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“Hither and Yon” Video!
I’m excited to share this new Hither and Yon video that my husband Rob made. It documents the making and installation of my sculpture, which is part of this summer’s “Portals and Passageways” exhibit...
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Hither and Yon travels 99 miles
Earlier this week, we tied Hither and Yon onto the truck and drove 99 miles northwest to its next location in Harvard, MA. To make sure it made the trip in one piece, I wrapped the more delicate,...
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Polly’s packed and ready
Polly’s going on another adventure tomorrow! It took the better part of a week for her to figure out what to wear on this trip. She’ll only have one outfit, so it has to work for everything. Polly...
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fairy houses 2015: making “Grate Hall”
It’s been an exciting week in the fairy neighborhood! Every day, more wee domiciles are popping up around the grounds of Highfield Hall and Gardens in Falmouth, MA (Cape Cod). By the time the Fairy...
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