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Life takes over.So, clearly my subscription has expired. I've been very busy. Aren't we all? What have I been up to? I quit my job at the bridal store because it was causing me panic attacks. That's usually a bad sign.In July I worked on a movie, briefly. In August, I worked at the National Arts Centre on costumes for the Opera of Carmen. Now I'm busy making Halloween costumes and preparing costumes for the City of Ottawa's Kids' Halloween party. I are excited! I've been making all sorts of Geeky jewelry , if you haven't already seen it, head over to my Etsy store (help support a starving artist!!)I made an awesome watercolour painting ...

S U P E R     I M P O R T A N T     N E W S!!! Hello again my old friends... I've gone MIA again for a while. It seems like life has a funny way of taking over. I got a new job last November, and it has proven to gobble up all of my existence. Don't worry, I haven't forgotten about you all...I've been busy sewing and crafting my little heart out. For those of you who may not know, I am the overlord of a small business named SilverLotus Costumes . I've been working hard at it, but I need a bit of help. Perhaps even from you guys. I need to buy myself an industrial sewing machine, a new serger (mine is on its last leg, seriously) and an em...

News Hello Spring! Hello watchers! School is finally done. *le sigh*  My Grad Show went amazingly, and in fact, I won the 2011 Ottawa U sculpture award. ZING! Here are some pics from the Grad Show of my piece entitled"Engineering of Submission: the intricacy of structured foldings"Yes, that IS a life-sized crochet octopus hanging from the ceiling. It took me three months to create. There is also a semi-victorianesque dress comprising of unbleached cotton, embroidery, crochet, fur pelts, twigs, embroidery hoops and metallic thread. I guess you could try to take this all in, in a direct kind of way, but as a female artist, the octopus, to m...