Christmas with a Sea Theme

It's been a productive time at the studio as I get ready for the upcoming Christmas festivals here on St. Croix. You can find me selling my creations at the Starving Artists Fair at the Whim Plantation Museum on November 29, 2009, and at the Christmas Spoken Here Festival on the grounds of the St. George Botanical Garden on December 6, 2009.

Meanwhile, here's a sneak preview of my assorted quilted gift items, all with a sea theme, of course:

Cuff Bracelets

Journals

Bookmarks

Eye Pillows

Satchels

Totes

If you can't make it to St. Croix but would like to purchase any of these items, contact me and I'll ship to wherever you are.

Nora's Guest Book

This morning my friend and neighbor Nora called and asked me to create a quilted notebook for use as a guest book at Villa Santa Cruz, her seaside villa here in Salt River.

Fortunately, my day was already going to be spent in the studio. So, I put aside my latest incarnation of Marlena the mermaid and began work on her project.

I knew exactly what kind of cover I would make. It'd be a water scene with a poem about the sea. The poem is an excerpt that I found online. On the label I gave credit to the author. Here's how it turned out:



And this is the front of it when the book is closed:



This is my second cover in this theme. It's a fun project and I'd like to make more to sell. The quandary at the moment is how much to charge for it in the general market. It takes a good 3 hours to construct.