Sixth Square

Sixth square done, I'm only eight behind... on the other hand, I really do like the combination of threads and fabric I picked for it.

Madame Gotica February 13 - Part 2

More Madame Gotica photos.  They were onstage for a full hour, so there's a lot to show!

I think it's a requirement that each dance group have a primitive-themed dance.  At least, each one that I've seen does.

This is where The Electric Company's outfits went when the show was cancelled by PBS.  I always wondered.

And this was part of the finale.  You can see videos of some of the performances and such at http://www.carnavaldeluruguay.com/.  It's a fan site where they post all the information about Uruguay's Carnaval - in Spanish, of course.  Google Translate works pretty well on it, though.

Carnaval Performances- Madame Gotica - February 13 - Part 1

So yes, this is the kind of woman's costume one expects at Carnaval in South America.  The group is Madame Gotica, a revista.  Revistas are dance review groups.  They're the only category in competition here who do more dancing than the jiggle wiggle, and they're pretty good too!

I am certain I saw this print at Target last summer...

And the show goes on despite a wardrobe malfunction mid-dance.  They are on the stage for a full hour, and go through six or seven costume changes.  It's got to be exhausting.  None of these people are professional dancers, either.

Two shots in one!  One person caught mid-jump and a tower being made.   I have more pictures of this group to put up.  I just thought six was enough for one post.

Made for Ginny

Since she got it yesterday, I'm able to post pictures of the temari I made for Ginny in the Lunar New Year GITS.  It's one of lunar new year colors - red, gold, white and green.  The red isn't Christmas or bright red like usual, though.  I used Claret Watercolours from Caron.  I think it came out pretty well, and she says she likes it along with my explanation of the symbology I used.

A New and Mottled Heart

I'm stitching another heart for Hilfe fuer Kranke Kinder.  This one's by Asya, who's six.  His is rather colorful and with interlacing colors.

My First

I now own my first temari made by someone else.  I LOVE it!  It was made by Ginny in New York, and I got it because I participated in the Lunar New Year Great International Temari Swap in the TemariKai Yahoo group.  She was my partner.  I normally hate orange, but this just glows and it's sooooo pretty in person!  I'll treasure it always.  It also gives me reason to participate in more swaps of temari.

Ginny also sent me a temari-themed badge holder and a pen with Temari is a Ball on it.  They're so cute, and since I now have to wear a badge every so often, I'll use the holder.  Thank you Ginny, you've made my first temari swap so much fun, despite my anxiety about not being good enough.

Shuttering Up

This week it was the middle shutter, all green.  I put in three needlesful in two colors.  The break from just earth tones is kind of nice.