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Violet Bats
10 March 2012
by Mala Mare in Totes
Bats hibernate during the winter. In caves. The spring is coming and they are waking up. To honor that, I greet them with a school bag.
I made the bag from linen artist’s canvas, one of my favorite fabrics. I made bats applique using violet linen fabric. Contours of wines that are waking up like [...]
About Owls
26 January 2012
by Mala Mare in Totes
Owls live in my neighborhood. Sometimes I hear them, sometimes I catch a glimpse of them silently flying in the dusk. Most probably they are Tawny Owls, Strix aluco, but I yet have to see them properly. I’m reading about owls and here are several things I have learned so far about my neighbors, [...]
Searching for the right tools
20 September 2011
by Mala Mare in Pouches and Cases
Many times while I work I catch myself grinding my teeth in frustration – every new technique requires exploration of ideas, trials and errors. That’s how it is when discovering new areas, and I actually enjoy it a lot.
Drawing on fabric is an idea that got hold on me recently. Drawings have to be [...]
Coral
26 August 2011
by Mala Mare in Totes
When I go to the sea in the late summer, I feel like the summer lasts longer. Yes, I am getting ready to go to the sea. I am getting ready for the beach, for swimming, for the smell of the sea and for dried salt on my skin, for naps in the sun and listening to crickets.
Thinking about the sand [...]
Vine
18 August 2011
by Mala Mare in Totes
Mmm… fruit. Scents, tastes, colours, textures. This time of the year, late summer, warm and ripe.
There is a high arbour over a large part of the courtyard in which I used to spend my time when I was a kid. A grapevine climbs it. The grapevine is called Izabela. It is not widely appreciated [...]