New Work Available at the Studio...Open this Saturday!

Come see us Saturday...we have made lots of changes!  Will post pics soon for those of you who can't make it!  10-2...come on down!

Paintings by Sandra Kraft

By Gina Kraft

And for those of you who keep commenting on Kelly's handmade scarves, Patricia Eaton has several in beautiful colors available at SSS!  Hope to see your smiling faces!

The Thursday Journal, #3

The last couple of weeks in the studio have brought some changes....we've added some new things and re-arranged some others. The studio isn't a huge space, but we figure if we are creative, it will hold much more than first thought. Along those lines, Micah decided to hang her lovely, whimsical pieces on the old brick wall we have along one side of the room. After we moved her artwork there....everything looked GREAT against the brick, so she graciously offered to let me use her cute cabinet for my pieces, most of which cannot be hung on a wall. Let's take a look:

Photo #1 shows the entire cabinet. Keep in mind that there is no back in this cabinet, so you can see straight through. I've already decided I can hang a small wall quilt on the back of the cabinet...when and if I make one. Looks good to me and now I feel as if my pieces 'belong' there. A nice feeling for a frustrated fiber artist.

Photo #2 is of the top shelf....here you can see a collage I've made, one of my Candlestick Pincushions, and a pieced pillow embroidered with silk ribbon. Photo #3 shows the middle shelf with an embroidered and quilted flower pillow, an embroidered chainstitch pincushion in pink, and a doll with an apron made from a vintage embroidery. Photo #4 shows three of my appliqued and embroidered fabric landscapes. Two are 8" x 10" and the center one is 4" x 6."
And, lastly, Photo #5 shows my pieced, appliqued and embroidered wool tote. It's large, roomy and is trimmed with several vintage buttons from my collection.

Look closer, and you can see three of Burt's pottery flower pots....I tucked those in under the cabinet to add a bit of color down there. So cute!

We'll be open again this Saturday from 10:00 - 2:00. We have a new glass display and will soon have a new jewelry artist. Sure would like to see you come by and visit! Til next Thursday, take care, pat

**By the way, if you would like to read what goes on at my backyard studio and see other works, flea market finds, etc.....check it all out at birdnestontheground.blogspot.com

New Work Available at the Studio...Open this Saturday!

"Soho Summer" by Gina Kraft

"Neptune" by Gina Kraft

"Chicago Theater" by Sandra Kraft

"Trio of Fall" by Sandra Kraft

"A Song in the Air" by Patricia Eaton

"She Walks in Beauty" by Patricia Eaton

New work also by Patrick Reilly and Audra Jones!  We hope to see you all there on Saturday!  Thanks for your support!

Just a Sampling of Work Available From Your Local Artists at SSS!

New Works in the Studio...

Fiber Artist, Patricia Eaton!

Patricia has been sewing since high school, in other words, a very long time!  After learning to quilt, she began teaching others and has been doing so since 1982.  She has five titles on quilting and embroidery published by Leisure Arts, Inc.  Her specialties are quiltmaking, specifically applique and heirloom pieces, all done by hand.  Patricia has work in The National Quilt Museum in Paducah, Kentucky and the Historic Art Museum in Little Rock, the Clinton Library and UAMS School of Nursing.  Her work is also held in private collections all over the world and has appeared in various magazine publications.

Patricia served on the Board of the Arkansas Quilters Guild for 18 years and has taught at their retreats since 1984.  She maintains a blog and all work is done in her backyard studio, Bird Nest on the Ground, in Searcy, Arkansas.