Heather Eddy Art

On Wednesday, Brian was home with me and was able to watch Kiff while I went to the library and fulfilled a dream I've had for at least the last five years.I doubt if I'm the only one that looks at other artists and wonders how they come up with ideas that are so original, simple and beautiful that they can create several works with the same idea, yet every one different- a series. While thinking about other artists' work, I thought about what the different parts of the series had in common - color, shape, motif, etc. I wondered what series there might be within me. After a lot of thinking I decided to ask myself what things I love. Here's a short list: books words squares hearts stories trees houses red glitter One day while walking through the stacks looking for something, it occurred to me that the shelves of books were quite lovely to me - their regular patterns were serene and calming. I loved how they looked with all their different widths and heig...

I've been on vacation this week and have worked long hours trying to get this set of patterns available in my Etsy shop .  It was a lot of going back and forth with the photos - Picasa and I were not on friendly terms as it deleted three of my pictures. I think I've figured out what I did wrong, but I still took it personally. Anyway, my vacation is now over and I'm sorry it's not longer. I loved taking my son to kindergarten and picking him up after school just like a real mom. I did no housecleaning except the bare minimum. I was too busy making stuff.

 When Kenneth was born, one of my favorite friends gave me a sketchbook and a feather quill. There was a note telling me that the present was for me because when babies were born, most people forgot about the mom. I've held on to that sketchbook all this time and haven't known what to put in it... until now. At work, I've decided to put as many of my talents and interests to use - I want to do more art. I suggested to a higher up that I have a monthly sketchbook program at each of my branches (I work at three!) and the idea was accepted. The point of the gathering is to get the creative juices flowing through structure, accountability and the sharing of like-minded people. We're going to base the gathering on The Sketchbook Challenge website and have monthly themes. And cookies. :) The Cupadee  One of my favorite books from childhood is The Ice-Cream Cone Coot and Other Rare Birds . I found a copy at a used bookstore several years back and have just star...

Number patterns. They've been designed. Lower-case letters too. You can never be too lucky... no sirree! And here's something I made that's pretty:

If you could only see my desk/bathroom/bedroom/house. Every surface has something on it. I see why magazines make so much of vertical storage on the walls. I've a habit of putting something anywhere I see empty space. It's almost a psychological problem... Heather Abhors Empty Space. This weekend (and several evenings of the past week) have been spent doing that which I'm always glaring at my husband when he does it - watching TV episodes. I was hooked on Downton Abbey and just finished watching the last episode last night. Whenever I read or watch something that I really like, I become immersed in that world. It's not even a decision I make - it just happens; hence my reason for being so careful what I watch - no war/sad movies for me!! After watching DA, I speak in a very modulated voice and use big words. :) And I don't feel so sorry about my own life when I see servants having NO life. Ugh. I've got school starting up again this next week - both teach...

Last night it was cool enough to go outside and use the scroll saw we have on our worktable. I used it to cut up books into small squares which I am now folding into ornaments for Christmas. :)

   The one on the top was folded with this really funny book called The Book of Answers. It had one line of text on the right-facing page. You were supposed to ask a question and then open the book up to "The Answer." Kinda like a literary Magic 8 Ball. Anyway, I really like the white on white... I've wondered for a while now what it would be like to bind my own books with lovely white paper (no text) and then fold those. They definitely wouldn't have the same feel as my Reader's Digest versions. Hmmm... This batch of books is for a wedding. The bride and groom each have their own letter and then there is a heart book to put between them. The wedding colors are green and brown (and the hearts get to be red because they are about lurve). I've been consumed with these two projects for the last several weeks. Fortunately, they will all be able to be used for my other project - a tutorial on folding fancy fonts and shapes.