New Girl in my Life: and a Crochet Beret for Baby

Pleased to say that I have a little granddaughter!  And so, what fun to be able to design and create clothing for her. My goal.. to have coordinating hats, as she grows. The hat you see below is crocheted in the round. This is an original design, utilizing Italian yarn. Of course, I used Garment Designer to plan the shape and size.

Here we are!

And now... an sequence of shots, while my little one decides she doesn't want to wear her new hat any longer!  Click on it for a larger view!

It's under wraps: Holiday Gift Wrap in the Mesa College Fashion Program

My Draping students took the challenge to dress some mannequins for display in the library of our college. What a great project, and how fun the results!

Another Year, Another Tree

As has become my creative practice, each year, I build my 'creative' Christmas tree.
This year... I had most items on hand.

Ingredients:

Books, from my textile art library

Lights... some new types

Table

Then, I added a little help from a colleague and a student:

Gabe, one of my students

Meegan, a fellow Professor at Mesa College

And the result?  A book tree.

By daylight

At night, with the lights on

And a few close-up shots

Happy Holidays to all.