signing on
i have been trying to come up with a way to sign some of my fiber pieces. i hate tags, but it is difficult to "sign" things. but then i thought, what about a symbol or something to represent my signature. i designed this little symbol based on a couple of different things. in college, i took two semesters of basic sign language. in sign language you often represent your name with the first initial and then something descriptive. for example, if your name is rachel and you have really long hair, you might do the sign for long hair but with your fingers in the shape of an "r". then, i have always loved illustrators that sign their work with a symbol. ww denslow, who illustrated the wizard of oz books, has my very favorite signature ever.
i also love the chinese or japanese name "stamps" called a chop or hanko. so this is my own name stamp. it includes my initial, the chinese character for "needle" and a needle and thread forming a frame around it. i have stamped all of the bags and silk cuff bracelets that i have. i went back and forth about using an "r" or a "b" on the stamp, since "r" is my real initial. i decided that since the reason i was creating this was for my etsy creations and that shop is called "beckarahn", so that i would go with b.
becka on 07.12.06 @ 09:59 PM CST [link]
i was determined
i was determined to sit down and write something witty and crafty and i got nothing. i have been working away at a bunch of things that aren't finished yet and then i've just been working. summer camps are in full swing (at least this week) and so i pretty much come home and melt into a little puddle. then the symposium starts in about a week. aaack. i am sure there are a million details that i still need to do something about. so it will probably be a little quiet until all of that is finished up....
meanwhile, happy 14th birthday to my rachel! hope you had a fun day! i naturally forgot about taking pictures of what i sent her until i had it all wrapped up and in the envelope. the middle mystery picture below is fabric from a skirt i made for her. plus she got some zippered bags with japanese fabric with super cute owls and a copy of pride and prejudice. every girl need to start jane austen somewhere!
becka on 07.12.06 @ 12:03 AM CST [link]
this month's Tie One On apron challenge was to make an apron based on your favorite musical. since wicked is my favorite musical-of-the-moment, i had to go with that. here is my emerald city apron. i based the shape on this costume from the musical...
mine is made from scraps that started somewhat green and then were overdyed. i also added an applique of a flying monkey in green velvet, embroidered the words "defy gravity" and an acrylic medium transfer of the show poster and and image of my ticket from when we saw the show in chicago. you can see a close up of the top here.
