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Sky Quilts
In Orbit 1-9
More Than Meets the Eye
Circuitous
Ombre Quilt
I Have My Eye on You
Baby Quilt Series

Right at the end of 2021, @emiliemulcahey and I we Right at the end of 2021, @emiliemulcahey and I went on a ~dream hiking trip~ to Las Vegas!! It might seem like a weird spot to pick but we hit four national parks in three states in four days. 😱🤯 Red Rock Canyon, NV; Jacob Tree, CA; Valley of Fire, NV; and Zion, UT. Choosing 10 photos (out of the literal 1200+ I took) was almost impossible but here are some of the highlights! My fave park was definitely Valley of Fire which was basically a giant rock-playground: an absolutely unbelievable experience I will never forget. Thanks for the road trip shenanigans, Emilie!! Best hiking buddy a girl could ask for! 🏔 🚙 💨 #hiking #hikingadventures #nationalpark #desert #hikingbuddy #bigrocks #mountains
On November 5th I ran a block printing workshop fo On November 5th I ran a block printing workshop for @uw_cdmc in connection with the Politics at Home exhibition! The show features over FIFTY political handkerchiefs from throughout American history. For the workshop, I carved blocks with images from the historical hankies so that people could create their own cumulative designs. Additionally, I invited local artists to contribute blocks with original imagery to increase the available icons, make the content more contemporary and to include voices that were not present in the HLATC collection and were therefor missing from the exhibition. Thank you @ash_armenta_prints @nipinet and @juanjdehoyos !! ⭐️ Y’all: we RAN OUT OF HANDKERCHIEFS which means we had OVER SIXTY people attend! Srsly, the attendance was astounding as was the crowd itself which included ages 8ish through 80ish, students, faculty, staff and community members. UW press even sent Brian Huynh out to cover the event and he took these phenomenal photos! Thanks, Brian! ⭐️ An attendee asked me what my goal was for the event and here’s what I told her: understanding how things are made gives you an even more rich opportunity to connect with objects in an exhibition and with the people who made them. It makes content more real, more approachable and more personal. Getting your hands dirty and getting creative makes the content more fun, too. ⭐️ I’m so glad the event was such a hit! Thanks to everyone who stopped by and for everyone from the CDMC who helped put it together!! ⭐️ #printmaking #blockprinting #politicsathome #handkerchief #politicalhandkerchiefs #diy #art #artexhibition #artevent #workshop #politicaltextiles #textiles #textileart
Way back in the summer I got to help with the moun Way back in the summer I got to help with the mounting and installation of the incredible show Politics At Home for @uw_cdmc ! Curated by Marina Moskowitz and @natalie___wright , the exhibition features over 150 objects from the @helen_louise_allen_textiles collection, dating from throughout US history, all focused on this idea of politics in the home. Each of the objects required a different type of mount/display according to its conservation needs and the curators’ vision. That’s where @spam_0fficial and I came in! We used magnets, padded boards, lined pedestals, sculpted mounts, hanging dress forms, and custom built tables. One of my special tasks was custom laser cutting security shields and hanging mounts for labels. It was so fun being able to call on my vast array of art/craft experiences in this new setting. Adding Textiles Preparator to my list of job options after school! The show is open until Nov 7th; if you’re in the Madison area make sure to check it out! I’ll be running a related block printing workshop (free! All ages!) on Friday, Nov 5th too! More info to come! #art #exhibition #exhibitiondesign #politicsathome #politicsltextiles #textileshistory #americanhistory #americanpolitics #weaving #sewing #quilting #beading #embroidery #fashion #interiordesign #domesticity #activism
I’ve been craving a pair of cozy, corduroy overa I’ve been craving a pair of cozy, corduroy overalls since last winter. Since I couldn’t find exactly what I was looking for I decided to make them myself! I used @merchantandmills #harleneoveralls and a russet corduroy from fabric.com. M&M even sells hardware kits to fit their patterns which is so cool! Ordered mine from @oakfabrics in Chicago. The pattern creates the perfect spot for embroidery on the center back and I maaaaay have gotten a little carried away with my tiger + monstera design. But I love it! Makes me think of my @evanstontigers . Once a tiger, always a tiger, right?? Now it just has to get cold enough in Madison for me to wear them... 🤞 #sewing #fashion #overalls #sewyourownclothes #corduroy #embroidery #tiger #monstera
We’re on our way home from an absolutely magical We’re on our way home from an absolutely magical weekend trip to the UP! @emiliemulcahey and I did two hikes in Michigan’s Porcupine Mountains (aka the Porkies) and were constantly in awe of how GORGEOUS the vistas and foliage were. Highly recommend!! #hiking #minivacay #fall #nature
As I mentioned in my last post, my summer 2021 MVP As I mentioned in my last post, my summer 2021 MVP was hands-down the garden plot I shared with @spam_0fficial ! After a somewhat disappointing crop in 2020, I was ~blown away~ with this year’s harvest. We even grew a bunch of stuff that was new to me like 10’ sunflowers, nasturtiums and A WATERMELON!! I’ve had fresh flowers in my apartment almost every week and I stocked my pantry with pickles, tomato jam, pesto (don’t worry, it’s in the fridge), and roasted red peppers. This week we even finally got our first dahlia bloom! It truly is my happy place and I’m already dreaming and scheming for next year. 🌿🥕🥦🍅🍆🫑🥒🍉🍓🧄🧅🌻🌿 #garden #gardening #vegetables #flowers #pickles
Before we get too deep into the fall semester, I w Before we get too deep into the fall semester, I want to take a moment to celebrate what ended up being a fantastic summer! NGL, summer 21’s major MVP was my garden but there are enough photos that it’ll need its own post. But here are some of my other fave highlights: 1-3: Madison adventures with @emiliemulcahey who is always game for lake shenanigans and camp themed bars. 4. Recuperative DS9 naps with Emilie and her aesthetic boys. 5. An early summer hike with Emilie and @suzicooms ! Much plaid was worn by all. 6. I got a GORGEOUS new tattoo by @ash_armenta_ink !!! I love it more and more every day. 7. That time I took a 3’ monstera clipping on two airplanes and through three airports because it was the ~perfect~ housewarming present. I looked RIDICULOUS but it was WORTH IT. 8. Getting to hang out with @nelleandeye @ashleychilds85 @suzannemartuccigallo and @shaunamgallo in one of my all time fave museums in Boston!! 9. Visiting my family in western MA and central Vermont! 10. Spending time in the prairie with plant nerd @chase_prairie #summer #whatididonmysummervacation #kayak #nap #hike #isabellastewartgardnermuseum #plants #camp #tattoo #prairie
My apartment only has two windows which both open My apartment only has two windows which both open sideways instead of up/down. Which means that when I put my AC unit in every summer, I lose a huge space to the wooden board my leasing co provides to keep the unit in place. UNACCEPTABLE. So this year I used my new laser cutting skills to make an infinitely better replacement: a faux-stained glass window made of laser cut wood and plexiglass! I knew the panel would need to fit the window and the AC unit perfectly, plus it needed to be waterproof and as insulated as possible. So, the wood panel on the outside is painted with roof sealant; the one on the inside has a few coats of danish oil to highlight the wood grain. The plexi pieces are 1/4” thick, adhered to both wood panels and caulked with indoor/outdoor silicone. The sides of the pane even have a strip of expandable window foam for extra sealing. I LOVE IT!! It lets so much beautiful light into my apartment and the colors shine in and catch on the furniture on sunny mornings! I’m looking forward to trying out some other ideas for faux-stained glass panels. What do you think?? #lasercutter #art #homedecor #craft #fauxstainedglass #pink #blue
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