Exposure

I found a half dozen blogs and sites that picked up the story of my show in Beverly. They range from Fashiontrends to Weightlosingideas.com. It's so cool to see my stuff out there in the cyber world!

Victorian underwear

I've been researching Victorian underwear as inspiration for my clothing. Women wore chemises (lightweight slips) worn under the corset. They wore long "drawers", a forerunner of knickers, under their chemises. There were "combinations" that were a chemise with loose legs. The corset was laced on top of the chemise. Then a petticoat was tied over the other garments. It's amazing to think that women had to wear all of these garments, regardless of the weather or what chores they had to do.

New Pieces

Westward Ho!

I successfully packed up the paper girdle and sent it on it's merry way West. Hopefully it will make it without damage.

Small Works Exhibit

Here's the webpage for the Arsenal Center for the Arts "Small Works" show. My piece is the 2nd picture in the 2nd row. It opens January 12 thru Feb. 26th. Come on by and see the show!
http://arsenalarts.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=656&Itemid=1

Girdle Shipping

I'm in the process of figuring out how to ship my girdle to Colorado. Thank goodness I have access to bubble wrap and lots of cardboard containers. I haven't decided what's the best way to wrap everything. This is going to be a time consuming project this weekend. A long snowy weekend will be good to figure this all out.

Small Works

I'm geting ready to drop off my piece for the "Small Works" show in Watertown, MA. The piece is 12"w x12"h. The drawing is on bikini underwear attached to the back of the crocheted jute. The crocheting proved extremely difficult, especially towards the middle. I lost the feeling in my finger for about three weeks!

Boston Globe

I got a listing in the Globe West section today for my paper clothing. I couldn't find it online yet, but it's in the People & Places section.