Yippee! I’m updating triciamckellar.com. I’ve added bigger images and descriptions of my art quilts. And there’s now a handy sign up box for my studio e-newsletter on my home page. I’ve also found a terrific photo lab that does the most stunning Kodak metallic prints; metallic prints of some of my images are available at prints.triciamckellar.com. I’m still tinkering around with the site — I have more art quilts that are not online yet… but let me know if you find problems. Thanks!

I’m taking a welding class Friday nights at the local community college. We’ve met 3 times; once to get the supply list (I now own an auto-darkening helmet, leather jacket, and red wing boots) and twice to really weld. I’ve learned to cut metal with an oxy-acetylene torch– very fun! Lots of sparks, flames, heat! The course covers basic stick welding and so far I’m learning to make regular, uniform welding beads on a plate– no fancy welding together of disparate plates, yet :) After 4 hours of class, I come home tired, dirty, smelly.

I’m not sure how the metal fits in my art. For now, I’m enjoying working with it and trying to be more open (in many ways) to letting the process lead me rather than have strict ideas about my path.

Another digital collage for the International Collage Exchange I spent the afternoon printing collages for the exchange on my new paper — the Arches Infinity with watercolor paper texture and they look GREAT! The paper is lovely and the images POP! I’m tickled pink… now to find the funds to order many more boxes of this paper in various sizes…