Meagan Ileana

Something that came to my inbox: Meagan Ileana's Threadbare blog. She's doing some really nice work in embroidery, and I particularly love these hands.

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Veronica Fuentes

Last night we held the first-ever 'yoga-broidery' class at Om Yoga in Manhattan with Cyndi Lee. Cyndi attended one of my embroidery works shops in New York at Make a few years back, and had suggested doing a combo embroidery/yoga workshop at the time. I liked the unusual idea- we both felt each practice has such meditative aspects, and we have our own, unique ways of teaching these very traditional disciplines, that it would be interesting to teach them together.

Everyone in the class said they had little-to-no embroidery experience, but one young woman quietly admitted that she did "some embroidery". After we did yoga, embroidered, and did some more yoga, and everyone had said good-bye, this young woman came back and timidly gave me her card. I went to her site today, and was very surprised to see what "some embroidery" she's been doing. I love Veronica's delicate stitches, and especially enjoy her surreal, imaginary plants sprouting animals and body parts. Lovely. Thanks for giving me your card, Veronica.

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Jim Woodring Collaboration

I've begun a collaboration with comic art genius Jim Woodring, embroidering jivas from Frank.

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Way Down in New Orleans - coming to Austin

This group show is now traveling to Austin, which means my La Llorona will be on display, and home soon! I'll definitely be at the opening, so please come say hello.

Super Alright Creative Studio is please to announce the exhibition, Way Down in New Orleans, from December 6th until January 10th. This traveling exhibition opened in Washington DC on the third anniversary of Katrina, and has now come to Texas. Way Down in New Orleans unites an array of New Orleans-based artists with artists nationwide, five artists hailing from Austin; both groups affected and shaped by the storm, and it's aftermath. The exhibition is curated by (former Austinite) New York based artist and curator Aubrey Edwards. An opening reception is scheduled for Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 7-10 pm at Super! Alright! studios. Twenty percent of art sales benefits the New Orleans Kid Camera Project, www.kidcameraproject.org.

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