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A Return to Off the Wall Friday

Women Ironing, 1884–86. Edgar Degas

First I want to say a big thank you for all the kind words I received over the last couple of months.  This has been the first significant break I took from blogging and it was really needed.  I've learned that my creative journey has had its ups and downs over the years, and it's okay.  To quote my friend, Rhonda, just "Don't give up",  So I'm not.  

I'm officially back in my studio!  It's funny to get back into your studio and think, "Okay, where was I?"


  I left off at hand appliqueing Month 9 of the Quilt Show's BOM 2023.  The task-oriented side of me is kinda bummed I didn't finish it in 2023, but then I reminded myself that not many people were actually doing it by hand.  Besides, the idea is not to beat yourself up....the idea is "Don't give up!"  So I am going to endeavor to applique in the evenings when I'm relaxing to my favorite audiobooks.

Also, on my 2024 To-Do list is to finish up the Sunflower Girl I started in Timna Tarr's Mosaic stitch class last July.  She's been sitting right where I left her when I unpacked and like Paul said - she looks lonely.  I want to finish her up before I leave for John C. Campbell in March (more on that in a later post!)

Woman Ironing, c. 1869. Edgar Degas

We did find time to get over to the Cleveland Museum of Art to see the exhibit, "Degas and the Laundress: Women, Work, and Impressionism."  So we all know Degas' fascination with dancers, but he also had a great interest in the working-class women of Paris.  Over his lifetime, the laundress series spanned 30 paintings.  I was a little surprised that he found the "lowly laundress" so fascinating.  I mean, a male painter depicting women actually going through their normal day's work with their clothes on!  Who would thunk?!  Not to mention, he had people commission pieces from the series, so he wasn't the only one who found the laundress interesting.  The exhibit while not huge was sooooooo good!  Along with Degas, it also included works of his contemporaries, Gustave Caillebotte, Berthe Morisot, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec to name a few.

Under Things I Like....

Do you have your favorite YouTubers?  Lately, we've been watching a lot of YouTube.  One of our favorite vloggers is Baumgartner Restoration.  Julian Baumgartner takes you along on his journey conserving paintings.  I'm not sure what is more fascinating the care and attention he brings to his work or the difference between the "Before" and "After".  One warning, this channel is addicting!  Julian has the nicest voice and way about him.  

What are your favorite YouTube channels?

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