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Chance Meetings
I made an appointment to 'visit' my tapestry, the one that now hangs in the Guelph Wellington Hospice. I guess, like with anyone's child,...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
May 301 min read
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24th of May Weekend (one year since my accident)
I was chided today by an old friend for not blogging as frequently as I used to. So I'm not as productive as I used to be. I have to wait...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
May 252 min read
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Mary Katherine Hopkins
May 50 min read
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Time to Quilt
Loaded up my Long Arm this afternoon. I had been thinking of farming this quilt out another Long Arm operator. My main reason stems from...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Apr 291 min read
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Fun or Physio
It's been a long winter. I'd hoped to be closer to fully functional by now and as we're only a few month away from my one year date when...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Apr 31 min read
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End of Another Week
and almost the end of January. I took the last of my Bonsai pots to the shop and gave them a first underglaze. These are ready to fire...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 241 min read
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One Project done
I finished using all the clay this weekend. Now they need to dry. Eleven in total from 20 kilos. One developed a crack in the rim so I'm...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 141 min read
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2025
I have some time before I need to start two other projects so I thought it was time to add to my collection of Bonsai pots. They are all...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Jan 111 min read
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Whisper Project #2
Now that this second version of the Telephone/Whisper game has been launched I can show you what I did. I really liked being first. I was...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Dec 14, 20241 min read
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Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 23, 20240 min read
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Radiance of Cardinals
Thanks to my dear friend, Maggie Vanderweit, for the awesome photography. This will be installed in the Hospice next Thursday. 8'x6'
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 15, 20241 min read
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Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 3, 20240 min read
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Last steps
This is very much, a hard part. Once the facings are stitched in place, the excess is cut away, the facing flipped and stitched. Done....
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Nov 1, 20241 min read
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One Last Addition
Halloween evening. After my gruelling physio this morning, and finishing the pumpkins, there was one more item to add to the scene In...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 31, 20241 min read
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Last Panel
Nothing left but a little housekeeping and binding.
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 28, 20241 min read
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Almost
While I can't get photos of the whole, I can take some of a small section. While the top 3/4 is primarily confetti work the both tells...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 21, 20241 min read
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Half Way
That says it all. After 'leafing' the upper storeys I spent a few hours hoop stitching Goldenrod and Asters. Cut up and in a pile, it...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 12, 20241 min read
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5 Cardinals
Finished trimming these 5 today. Though they will not be in this location, I placed them to show context. I'm thinking they look so good...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Oct 4, 20241 min read
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Adding Detail
In order to give this piece a familiar feel, I am including plants that everyone sees and knows. Today was 'Golden Rod'. A few simple...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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On the Long arm
Four months after my accident....... she was mounted onto the longarm. Once again I couldn't have got this far without my greatest...
Mary Katherine Hopkins
Sep 22, 20241 min read
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