Marci Senders

Forgotten the Way

Oh no, I think she has forgotten her way! This is for Illustration Friday. The topic is "Forgotten". I know this is really simple...I was kind of at a loss for this one. have another idea that isn't ready yet...maybe I'll try again later in the week! Sometimes I do better at the second try. I just needed to get this "out of my system". Anyone else suffer from that?

At It Like Rabbits

This is for Illustration Friday. The topic is "Baby". Yes, they are wearing diapers, although fashionable ones.
This is for sale here.

Seeing Stars

I was asked by a fellow blogger, Jillian, to participate in a Holocaust Memorial she was making with her sons. She is collecting stars. I thought it was a good cause and I am always up for a challenge. I had been wanting to test out the Celestine Crochet Star pattern from Berroco and thought this was the perfect opportunity. It is to be made with self-striping sock yarn. My concept was to use the colors found in a flame. It is a little abstract, I know. I used two colors per point and I rotated the combinations. The yarn I used was mostly baby yarn that was gifted to me so it looks more like a toy than the work of art I was hoping to create. Because I crocheted with two yarns together, it turned out much larger than I hoped. The final size is 1' X 1'.  Never the less, it is off to the memorial
to shine as bright as a crocheted star can.

Starting Summer Off Right!

                                             

















It was the night of my favorite C's: cupcakes (they are buttons just in case you couldn't figure it out), Corona and Crochet! The Flatbush Brooklyn SnB was fun and it had a great turnout. Next get together is on June 9th at Muffy's. And I am back to making the Frou Frou sweater. I ripped it out and started from scratch but that's for another post!  

Who Should Be More Worried?

This is the story of the bird and the lion. The big, fierce animal was minding his own business. The bird had been flying around all day and needed a place to rest.  The trees were much too tall and the grass was much too wet from the storm the night before. The lions head was so soft and so dry that it was the perfect place for the bird to sit and perch. It turns out, the lion wasn't as fierce as he thought. He was frozen with worry with the bird on his head. Like a statue, he stayed really still until the bird flew off to continue with the rest of his day.

This is for Illustration Friday. The topic is Worry. I have yellow on my brain because of the colored theme altered book project I am working on and a lot of yellow paper hanging around. My illustration was inspired by the fable of the Lion and the Mouse. Although you can't tell, the collage was created on a Bingo card with a vintage lace border. Just a little something funny for Memorial Day! Happy BBQing!

For Sale

Silly, Bunnies Aren't Yellow

This is the latest spread from the True Colors round robin I am working on. The owner of the book, Lore, was hoping for Bunnies. Well, she got chicks. Close enough, right? Silly, bunnies aren't yellow!

Also, better late than never...
The Textile Study Group of New York monthly lecture is tomorrow for those who haven't seen it on WhipUp. I can't wait...it's Cyrilla Mozenter who works with handmade paper and wool felt, creating 2-D and 3-D objects. Its on Wednesday, May 21st at 7 pm at Community Church of New York Unitarian Universalist 40 E. 35th St. betw. Park and Madison, New York City. Yeah paper crafts! If you come, say hello...I have red hair. And yes, I am their Publicity Director.

Wide Open Spaces

Some people travel far and WIDE to spread such a simple message.

This is for Illustration Friday. The topic is "Wide"... like my not so subtle hint. This is in my Moleskine. I wanted to keep it simple again this week, I am trying to get back to my more "artistic" roots. I started by simply drawing a truck but I couldn't stop myself from attacking my paper stash. I also think the movie Into the Wild has really gotten to me. Talk about wide open spaces...

Batteries Not Included

This is for Illustration Friday. The topic is "Electricity". This guy is plugged in...he is not going so far! I needed to take a break form bingo cards and bunnies. I even was planning on taking this week off but I couldn't get this image out of my head. It's just a simple drawing in my Moleskin, that I just don't work in enough. Awhile ago I had glued the old dress pattern down I think partly to use up scraps I would have thrown away and to also hide marker that had come through the other side. I like to preprep my sketch book, I am not one to work on a blank page.

Garden Dresses

This original collage was created for Illustration Friday. The topic was "Seed". The faces are actual seeds and the dresses are pieces of seed packaging. It was created on a vintage Bingo card with paint, paper and marker. I have been totally inspired by these for the last two weeks...this is my own bunny version.
It is for sale here.

Mixed Nuts Anyone?

Yeah, Mixed Nut Project! I was approached by Kirsty, I think it was the end of last year to participate in a project that she was fashioning. She said she was going to send out "to be determined" shapes, with "to be determined rules" with a "to be determined" due date. Maybe there was going to be a publisher involved and there maybe a show. She wasn't sure about the details but she wanted me to participate. I said "Sure!". I'm always game for a challenge and was very excited! (I'm such a sucker for group projects like this.) Then I saw the list of all the other people involved and I was absolutely honored that she included me. It's a really impressive list.
I can only talk about it and we were all asked to not show any pictures. The show opens the end of this week so if you are on that side of the planet, check it out. My piece sat on my windowsill for awhile. I had so many ideas at first but was extremely hesitant.  I was so overloaded with ideas, that I just froze. I had a deadline pending so I stuck to what I know and I kept it really simple and my reoccurring theme of princess fairy tale came into play. I have been told it is "very you" so I'll take their word for it. Hopefully it will be well received at the show!
What a great idea...what a great project!!!!