Around the World Blog Hop

I received an invitation from Lynda Heines to participate in the Around the World Blog Hop... how kewl is that?!  Lynda and I have become creative buddies over the past year or so... she has written some great posts about her creative endeavors, and you can see them here.
Okay, on to the questions!

1. What am I working on?  I received several special orders from customers this past weekend at the Autumn Leaves and Holly Arts and Crafts show, so I have been working to get my materials together to complete them by Nov. 1, the date of my next show.  One of the orders is for my hand dyed cotton twill grocery totes:

I was thrilled to sell all of those shown above to a friend BEFORE the show opened, so I had to take orders from another customer!  Off I went to the fabric store today, and found the cotton twill on sale for 50% off... woo-hoo!  I also took orders for my Autumn Leaves shirts, Circular Scarves, and an oval coiled fabric bowl, so I'm going to  be a busy gal for a couple of weeks!

2. How does my work differ from others of its genre?  I started learning how to tie-dye almost 17 years ago, and tried my hand at pretty traditional patterns at first.  But gradually, I began to experiment with non-traditional patterns... example, here is a fairly traditional swirl:

I still love these, but have gradually moved more toward these:

3. Why do I write/create what I do?  I have always needed to create, ever since I was a little girl... it's the icing on the cake for me!  And I love to write about it, so I can share my experiences with others who love to work with fiber, dyes, and color.

4. How does my writing/creating process work?  No real hard and fast rules... something inspires me to try a new technique, pattern, etc.  I spend time browsing a number of blogs of fellow artists, and have learned a lot an been inspired to try new things I see there.
And speaking of being inspired, I have invited Jeanne Aird to join in the Blog Hop!  Jeanne is a fiber artist and fellow dyer, and I really admire the work she does!  You can see her work here.