Entries by Michael

I survived to tell the tale !

I’ve been sitting on this, because I didn’t want to jinx it, or say something wrong, or get into a copyright conflict or something. I talked to the producer yesterday, and he said that it’s definitely going to air, and it’s OK to talk about it and publicize it, so now I can tell you. […]

The Willie Dancers

We got passes for backstage last weekend, for the Willie Nelson show in Fort Worth. Thanks to Paul for the photos! This one is several of the dancers, Willie, and his wife.

Prize ribbons

This is just the first installment of the prize ribbons. These ribbons are prizes for the Dallas Handweavers and Spinners Guild show which will open on April 13 at the main downtown library. The title of the show is “Sleight of Hand,” and all the themed materials (brochure, postcards, prizes, etc.) are related to stage […]

Embroidered lotus

I learned quite a bit with my first adventure in silk embroidery. Because somebody asked – I’ve done a couple of small stitching projects before, but I’ve never stitched with silk. For scale, the lotus is just over 2 1/8″ top to bottom, 2 3/4″ side to side. It’s all stitched with flat silk which […]

Nothing impressive yet

I decided, with all the embroidery silk I’ve been making, I ought to try my hand at embroidery. So this is definitely still a learning experience; I am figuring out a lot of things! For scale, it’s just over an inch and a half tall. Red and white flat silk on smooth dupionni silk. My […]

Don't touch my Willie…

For those of you who haven’t bumped into that part of my life… I’m a country-western dancer. You know that Willie Nelson gay cowboys song that has been hitting the press lately (at least around here) – you can hear it here:http://www.secretcowboys.com/ The cool part? I’m going to be dancing in the music video. We’re […]