Author Archives: Lisa Yarost

Squid Girl

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

This is another project I worked on over the weekend. It isn’t quite finished yet. I need to either ink it or pencil it because it’s too small for me to paint the details. Maybe somebody else could, but my … Continue reading →

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My beloved monster

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

    So, maybe I haven’t dyed my own fabric to make a dress from scratch this weekend, but I have been busy. I reworked my reworking of my drawing and created this painting. I should reassure the world that … Continue reading →

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New teapot

Posted on March 10, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

I can’t help myself. This is the inaugural pot of tea in my new Bodum teapot. The glass strainer in my last teapot broke after about a year’s use, leaving me to make individual cups of tea. This is quite … Continue reading →

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Monster 2

Posted on March 8, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

So, here is another monster drawing. I like that the child’s relationship to the monster is ambiguous. Is the monster a protector, a pet, or both? Five points to the person who guesses what real live animal inspired this particular … Continue reading →

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Rethinking a concept

Posted on March 7, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Sometimes things just don’t seem to come together the way I want. Take the painting I was working on yesterday, for instance. I liked the idea, but the execution was escaping me. Today, however, it seems to be coming together, … Continue reading →

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Work in progress

Posted on March 6, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Here’s one of my works in progress. Farther along today.

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Works in progress

Posted on March 5, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Here are three of the many pieces I’m working on for ArtScene, which is a city-wide Art show hosted twice a year in Rockford. Spring ArtScene is April 15 & 16.

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Glam needlework from the fifties

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

If I could look half as fabulous as these ladies do while wearing these sweaters, I would learn to knit well enough to make them. These are from a 1954(?) McCall’s Needlework Annual. They’re gorgeous. And so are the ladies … Continue reading →

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Hey, Stalker!

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Harassment includes posts from your friends, too. I can tell where they come from, you know. And I will use them as evidence.

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Blog Love

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Lisa Yarost

Need a laugh? Hop on over to “What Not To Crochet” It’s made of happiness!! Caftan – huh?.

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