http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/ en-us 2010-02-24T11:09:54-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000470.html A package came in the mail yesterday and when I saw it came from Jeannie and felt that it was soft, I had an inkling and knew it was an exciting package. So I didn't open it (somewhat counter... Melly 2010-02-24T11:09:54-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000469.html I am doing some Top Secret art making for a proposed magazine article. And Top Sectret means...well? hm. Instead I give you this: Cuteness. So this weekend I am going away for three nights and four days to a Yoga... Melly 2010-02-18T17:23:46-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000468.html It was a bumpy start, but a start none the less. I say this because I started reading about the birds on the list. I opened two internet windows, one for Audubon Common Birds In Decline site and the other... Melly 2010-02-13T07:20:23-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000467.html I really do think it is important to keep a scrap of fabric near by your work table. When you have scrap at the ready you can try things out without going straight to your 'good' work. You don't... Melly 2010-02-12T09:15:50-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000465.html I now have an Inspired to Quilt Fan Page on facebook. If you become a fan, you may win one of 5 scrap bags of my own hand dyed and printed cloth. Each bag contains about a fat quarter... Melly 2010-02-11T11:40:00-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000463.html It is a snow day! My man is home, we are supposed to get 12 to 16". The subways are sluggish, the streets are quiet. This is the view out my kitchen window. I tried to get a photo of... Melly 2010-02-09T22:27:41-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000462.html I have this idea. I know I said that I was looking for an idea. I am ready to make new artwork. I am not convinced of the last posts idea in the least. In fact that idea diminishes by... Melly 2010-02-08T15:44:58-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000461.html I am searching for a new piece, a new idea. I am ready to start. Something. So I opened up journals past and began looking through each page. The above image is a drawing I did just recently. I may... Melly 2010-02-07T08:18:06-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000460.html I have been working up a storm. Working so hard, in fact, that a fun deficit occurred. I am now in the process of fixing this deficit! In fact, I have been playing for the last two days and... Melly 2010-02-05T09:46:42-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000459.html I did get some schooling in art, it wasn't fine art training so much as vocational artists training. The fine arts training that I have acquired is as a result of being released into this creative world of ours. It... Melly 2010-01-27T10:50:45-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000458.html I have been cross posting on the Quilting Arts Community web site for the last 9 months, time that has seen the release of my book, my efforts to promote it, my move back to the East Coast, and the... Melly 2010-01-26T11:00:36-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000457.html Using the Random Number Generator, commenter #21 won... That means Judy Haas WON!!! Congrats Judy, see you soon! Thank you all for visiting my site and I do hope you will join in on one of my upcoming classes, Freezer... Melly 2010-01-23T09:51:08-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000456.html I do not make resolutions in a yearly manner. I don't feel compelled to make a particular change on a particular day, but this year I have been thinking about words for creative exploration. After some thought I have come... Melly 2010-01-19T09:02:15-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000455.html I have been making cloth and enjoying every minute of it! In a moment of, 'What if?' I created a freezer paper resist that reminds me of doilies and lace. I printed it on a green ground, where if... Melly 2010-01-09T07:47:03-05:00 http://www.melanietesta.com/mtype/archives/000453.html I am offering not just one but two classes through Joggles.com and would love it if you were to sign up now! BUT! Barbara at Joggles.com and I have come up with a promotional idea I think you will LOVE.... Melly 2010-01-02T18:51:44-05:00