stonehenge bound with simultaneous art!

Stonehenge is a small family music festival set out in the middle of pennsylvania. It's a happening that has been in many different places- but the small magical family vibe is always there. ... it's just a weekend of great music and family. i cant love it any more than i do.

this year will be my 9th stonehenge in a row- held on the weekend of june 22 - 23 2007. I've been vending there the past 5 years- so I have to make sure my inventory is nice and fat for the booth. And this will be my first vending gig of the summer- so I'm really psyched to pull out something different this season. I'll have the dyes and a few pieces of patchwork clothing as always, but I'm also offering those funky shirts, prints of my work, and some non-patchwork clothing pieces which incorporate more art than ever. Like stamping and printing the clothing with original artwork and woodcuts, as well as showcasing more of the one of a kind batik art i've been into. So these coming days up until the festival every year is always filled with running everywhere- dye buckets, thread all over the place, messy bathtubs and floors, 1 half broken washing machine and 90 projects going on at once.

And this is where i find my peace- when all this 'stuff' and inspiration seems to just come in sporadic floods. its funny- sometimes i cant find anything in my brain to work with at all--. but i when i push it and make myself get out of the box, make it something i need to reckon with---it tends to just blossom.

I'm working on a new line drawing- with every one they seem to grow and evolve- its another 17 x 11 big un- so stay tuned. and this one was also improvised as it happened. that happy little robot appeared at some point. i see him as a next future tattoo. :) its a really beautiful piece.... probably my favorite line drawing so far. My scanner crapped out on me so it might be awhile before its unleashed-but it's coming....

I'm thrilled at this whole new direction.... and starting at such a perfect family reunion such as Stonehenge is going to be a fine beginning.