This is a postcard I made for my friend, who is getting to be a Feng Shui expert. I did not intend it to be directed at her search for love, but it turned out to be the perfect little message for her at the time. This postcard was made from other images, paint and thread. It is part of a series of collages I made for a great group I belong to, but silly me, I sent them out before taking pictures of them.
This is the piece I had at the Wash Rinse Repeat show we had this summer.
The idea came from the array of pincushions I’ve had done for the Open Studios a couple of months before that.
Let me know what you think. I am now working on the pieces that will be showcased this September at UC Berkeley’s Worth Ryder Gallery.
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Here are some of the other bags I’ve made and will have available for sale at the Open Studios.
The Hobo Bag.
This one is made out of a very soft upholstery fabric I found at a discounted fabric store in Oakland. This store is almost my little secret…
The inside is a very nice cotton fabric I found at the same store.
The Orange Circle Bag.
It is probably the most difficult bag I have made to date. I used a dinner plate to make the pattern and elongated it to be able to fold the top half. The zipper was quite difficult to work with. I think i did OK considering…
So, I will have my studio open to anyone who wants to come in and buy stuff from me, or just look.
Here are a couple of bags I will have for sale. Plus, more pincushions! And some drawings.
This bag is made out of blue acrylic felt I bought at the White Elephant sale in Oakland, CA. The interior is lined in orange cotton, also from the WES with 3 pockets perfect for brushes, pencils, pens, etc…I made all the wiggles of thread on the outside using my trusty sewing machine and tons of different color spools.
It has a piece of corrugated plastic in between the fabrics in the bottom, to make it sturdy.
The orange interior.
Here is another bag:
This one is made from beautiful bark cloth inside and out. The handles go around the bottom. It is a sturdy bag with magnets on the flap to secure closure.
It does not have a pocket inside, but it opens wide for easy access.
These were inspired by squid. Really, I was thinking of squid. My neighbour thought they looked like bombs… Then, bombs away!!!
They are made from fleece and they are filled with scrap fleece and felt. I will also sell these at The East Bay Open Studios (June 2-3 and June 9-10, 2007). If you want one, just ask. I will gladly send you one. Only in purple and black, while supplies last… 
These will be $2 ea. So come get them! Don’t you think they are super cute?
Here are some simple pincusions with tons of color! If you want one let me know, I will be selling them at the East Bay Artists studios this weekend and next (June 2-3 and June 9-10) Come on by and buy tons of cool stuff from local East Bay artists.
Most of these will be $2 to $5. What a steal!!
These are $4. I know you want one!
These are $3. You really want one!!
They are handmade from strips of polyester felt. Super cute!
Although I’ve called my sister, Marines, for her Birthday, I can’t stop feeling guilty that I just left her a message. Our difference in time is about 4 hours and it is quite difficult for me to call her at a decent time. Even after all these years.
So, I am just going to post pictures of my everyday bag. This is the Madras Bag. Made with vintage fabric I found at the Alameda Antiques Fair. I lined it with a beautiful orange satin fabric I bought at a closeout sale. It has an inside pocket I can put my keys and cell phone. The Flower is made from felt I bought at Britex Fabrics in San Francisco. Yummy!
Inspired by some artwork I saw at The Gardener, I drew these and send one to my Father for Father’s day last year.
The rest became an exercise on creativity, since I hadn’t been doing any photography at the time. I drew one of these a day for about 2 months and gave them away as our 2006 Christmas Cards. Now all my friends and family have an original CRH drawing. They are all made with archival color inks on Fabriano watercolor paper. Que los disfruten…
Here’s the travel tote. It is made from store-bought turquoise felt and multi-color thread. I made all the wiggly designs on the felt and used a light blue cotton fabric for the inside. It has two pockets making it a great bag to travel with. Check it out! We were in Beautiful Puerto Rico for a wedding and could not resist the colors of Downtown Hatillo that matched so perfectly with the bag. Notice the bag has a flimsy bottom. I have fixed that with a piece of corrugated vinyl/poly board. Now the bottom is stiff and somewhat water resistant.
