Gabrielle with nothing to say...Shock!

I can just see you all now falling out of your computer chairs at the thought of me being mute. Kinda surprised me, also. Honestly and truly, nothing happend since I finished designing the new strata piece. No call from children or noisy neighbors....although I did have to brave the cold and wind to go to the grocery store.....practically a trek to the Pole. Other than that it was quiet and peaceful at La Casa Swain.
So why did I bother to blog at all. I blame it on everyone making their plans for the next year.....sheesh, I am not even sure what I will do tomorrow. I should mention that my 2006 teaching calendar is booked and closed so I do know where I will be when, but other than that, no pressing planning.
The grand plan for the end of the year was to get lots of tops made to take on said teaching trips and quilt. That is well in hand so cross that plan off. However, with all these tops in the works a thought has struck me. I am considering not entering but maybe a couple of shows next year. The first thing is the time it will take to get the tops done. The second is I don't want to short change any of them just to make a deadline. Ah ha! a plan don't enter the show until you have the quilt exactly like you want it....again not just cranking out work to keep your name out there. Hope you won't forget me during this hiatus.
The second thing that struck me today was Claire Fenton's welded piece. It is absolutely stunning. Not the sort of media common to fiber artist. Her work inspired me so much that I want to paint more. When you work in a different media, I think you bring back excitement, exploration and fresh ideas to your fiber work. Maybe not tomorrow but definately this week, I am going to paint. I felt some of my failed fabric design paintings were successful so I am willing to make another foray into something I hadn't done for years. Thanks Claire for the invaluable inspiration.
Okay, there it is a post of sorts....not even funny but do go check out Claire's blog.