Tie Gypsies

At $1 to $5 each I cannot resist that draw to second hand ties. The combination of colors and contrasted textile designs beg to transform into something of grater expression. Currently my talented Sister Teresa and I are slicing up old denim in long clean strips to spice with layers of carefully chosen and hunted for ties. The goal is for a funky but tightly tailored line sofa re-upholstery. Let the experimentation begin! Can we take a gypsy style approach and give it a sophistication that says quality not college curb side?

Inside out

Jimmy James Bean often reminds me to look at things from a whole new perspective. The world can be seen from the unexpected view and give me a total different experience then the one I am having at any given moment. Who is to say what the right view is? James is generous about pointing out his new view. A fuzzy sock made a good scarf yesterday. A stack of large books engineered him a reach for the coveted counter top. An antique food scale made a great corner chair with some bounce to sit in and look at favorite books. And one of my favorites is that James finds humor and life in multipurpose of chairs of all kinds. The chairs can be on there side, upside down, stacked, slide, bunched, used as shelves and pushed as carts to serve on. He's got vision I tell you! Design inspiration comes from turning it all ......

"Inside, Outside, Upside down"

Stan Berenstain.

Thank you Bean