ann wood

new birds

annwood — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 16:00:59 +0000

I’ve added some new little birds and sweetheart sets to the shop and I’m working towards the next update which will include boats, bats, spiders, ballerinas and owls, they will be in the shop within a couple weeks. Please join my mailing list if you would like to be notified when new things are available.

things to do on a rainy day

annwood — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 15:20:02 +0000

I made the ship above as a prop for a TV commercial a couple years ago. I assembled some boxes and parts of boxes into a shipish shape and then added all sorts of stuff – pipe cleaners, dixie cups, part of a birthday crown, wooden ice cream spoons, buttons, felt, etc. etc. The castle collage below was for an ad as well. I think they would be fun for little people to make ( with some grown up help).

Both involve using the die cut sections of boxes for details . I can’t resist a good piece of cardboard – I live near a fancy grocery and their recycling is full cartons and boxes with interesting cutouts and shapes.

tuesday morning

annwood — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:31:39 +0000

Beautiful day, first open windows day since December I think.

boxes

annwood — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:45:08 +0000

Everything I make starts in a box and then lives there until it’s done. The boxes are for organization – keeping the many little bits for many little projects together and they are also a thinking tool and most importantly a way to start, it is very easy to put things in a box.

I love Twyla Tharp’s book, The Creative Habit. Here’s a little of what she has to say about boxes:

“The box makes me feel organized, that I have my act together even when I don’t know where I’m going yet. It also represents a committment. The simple act of writing a project name on a box means that I’ve started work”

I have different sorts of boxes for different sorts of projects. The clear plexi boxes above are children’s shoe boxes from the Container Store.

ballerina

annwood — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:50:54 +0000

snow

annwood — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 19:42:22 +0000

One of the first really old things I bought for making things was a purple silk bodice that was in wretched condition. The silk itself was mostly unusable- it disintegrates when you touch it .

I was originally interested in the buttons, the fantastic buttons, flinty piercing eyes, they inspired my first owl, but when I began to take it apart I found a variety of tiny prints and lovely indigo , hidden and preserved in the foundation. They ‘re mostly gone now – used in owl ears and beaks and spiders but yesterday I found one more piece of my favorite print inside a cuff. I think it’s enough for a beak for the fellow in the background and maybe a spider too.

It is snowing like nobody’s business in Park Slope.

spiders

annwood — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:01:53 +0000

I’ve added some spiders to the shop ( and a couple little birds too). I think the little black spider above looks curious and sort of cautious. I’ll be adding new things all week.

I do like a ruffley bum.

shop update and auction for haiti

annwood — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 21:02:40 +0000

I’ve added some new sweetheart sets to the shop that are ready to ship, a couple notes on this shop update:
* Many of the new sets will be available to order ( delivery in 6-8 weeks) shortly after the original set is sold.
* I’ll be adding new things – little birds, sweethearts, and maybe something new everyday next week – so please check back.

A sweetheart set is being auctioned here to benefit Haiti.

dark bird- progress

annwood — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 03:05:32 +0000

Slow progress, stitched and stitched.

botanical experiments

annwood — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 18:16:23 +0000

And progress on a paper mache ship.

News:

* I’m way behind on email ( that’s not exactly news..) Getting a couple projects out the door and then I can devote some serious time to responding.

* I’m working towards a shop update sometime next week ( the week beginning 2/1) as well as a couple ebay auctions to benefit Haiti. You can get updates here or through my mailing list or twitter.