» Art, etc. http://www.hollymcdowell.com Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:50:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 A New Creative Endeavor http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/a-new-creative-endeavor/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2010/a-new-creative-endeavor/#comments Mon, 24 May 2010 04:34:46 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/?p=1222 So, I bought a sewing machine! Inspired by watching Project Runway and reading Vogue Magazine, I thought I’d learn how to sew. Plus, my grandmother has been telling me how cool sewing is for years.

I bought a Brother cs6000i, which has 60 stitches, including overlocking and button holes. Then I went to the fabric store and got started.

At first, I tried making something from a pattern, but I quickly decided patterns were too much trouble and wouldn’t fit right. Instead, I’ve been making my own patterns using muslin, pins and a well-marked dress form. It’s the ultimate creative challenge because it has to be wearable and stylish as well as well-constructed. Each garment is a cool puzzle to figure out.

Here are a few things I’ve made this month:

A denim jacket (because it still gets chilly at night in spring in Colorado).
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A pink sundress.
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A seersucker shirt.
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I *love* this new hobby. It’s so much fun to dream up an outfit then bring it to life. I’ll post more pics as I go!

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I’m totally inspired to draw now, so perhaps there will be more of these posts. Or maybe I’ll take up pottery or scrapbooking. Just kidding.

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2009/sunflowers-2/feed/ 0 Pencils http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/pencils/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/pencils/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:49:53 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/yarn_wordpress/?p=58 Here are the two pencil drawings I’ve completed. The first is Michelle Pfeiffer. The second is a Venice scene.

That’s it for the old stuff. I have one new drawing to post…

]]> http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/pencils/feed/ 0 Paint and Pastel http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/paint-and-pastel/ http://www.hollymcdowell.com/2008/paint-and-pastel/#comments Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:46:05 +0000 admin http://www.hollymcdowell.com/yarn_wordpress/?p=57 This painting of Venice was my first completed project in oils.

Bourbon Street, in pastels

Here’s the only acrylic painting I finished that I liked enough to hang.

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Janet

Woman Holding Man

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