Susie Monday . El Cielo Studio

Musings from the contemporary art taller* of Susie Monday - quilt applique, art quilts, art cloth, workshops & more

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"El Cielo" (el c-eh-lo) in Spanish means "the sky" or "the heavens." "Taller" (ta-yér) is Spanish for "workshop" or "craftsman's studio."

This weblog is about the maker's life. The teacher's path. The stitching and dyeing and printing of the craft of art cloth and art quilt. The stumbling around and the soaring, the way the words and the pictures come together. Poetry on the page and in the piecing of bright scraps together. The inner work and the outer journeys to and from. Practicalities and flights of fancy and fearful grandeur, trivial pursuits and tactile amusements. Expect new postings two or three times a week, unless you hear otherwise.

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Hearts and Journals

Button, button, whose got the button? I've been making these little stuffed heart milagros, embellished with vintage buttons. The ones I'm using were gifts from my friend Zet, and a few others that I've picked up and stashed away. But now I need more, since I want to sell these at the Love and IndepenDance sale coming up at Joan Grona gallery on February 21 and 22. I did have them (as well as some art cloth journal covers) for sale at the Federation conference -- a last-minute sales idea that recovered the cost of my room and meals on the road! ($22.00.)

Coincidentally, Linda's niece sent me a link today to this Austin artist Malka Dubrawski and one of her posts (see January 3) showed the buttons she had bought at a nearby junk and treasure's shop. I am jealous, so I guess it might be time to look locally for some junky shops -- buttons are rarely available at my usual thrift store haunts. So, dear readers, if you know of some shops for me to check, please leave a comment. Or better yet, send me 20 buttons and I will send you a heart!

Here are a few of the journal covers:

Posted on Thursday, February 7, 2008 at 08:06AM by

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Hi Susie,
Thanks for mentioning my site. I'm glad you stopped by and that it gave me the opportunity to"meet" you.
Take care,
Malka

February 7, 2008 |

Malka Dubrawsky

Hey Susie, Come by my house and I'll give you all the buttons you want. I have tons! Or, if your not in town , I could bring a bunch to the mtg on Monday. L.

February 8, 2008 |

Linda Rael

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