it's 5 in the a.m. but i'm happy to have another web page up

That's right, I stayed up way to late but I am very happy with the progress I made this evening. My "Textile Arts" web page is up. Check it out: http://www.converse-doucette.com/converse-doucette-textile-art.html. I scanned in horse-hair (a type of interfacing used to tailor men's suits) and used it for the background and the navigation base. I, also, scanned in some yarn that I hand spun to use as an accent and divider. Craft magazine has posted two of my recent articles, one explaining how to make a neck-tie skirt and the other how to knit with vinyl yarn and use metal hardware findings as adornments, on their website/blog and I linked to them so that my readers (I hope I will have some) can take advantage of the free how-to. Let me know what your thoughts are.

my website is up... well mostly

omIt has taken me way too long but, alas, my website is up. There are still three web pages to be completed and loaded but I am no longer procrastinating. The benefits are already obvious as I was able to refer a potential employer to my online theatre resume instead of attaching a pdf of my printed document. It is more like a portfolio than a resume as the listing of jobs is interactive, bringing up photographs, sketches and renderings of my work.
In addition to the online resume/portfolio, I am writing a monthly "how-to" craft article and including links to some of my favorite theatre, craft, textile and misc. websites. This week, I have scheduled putting up my textile arts web page. This page will be initially simple but grow and evolve after I get the rest of the site up. SlixGrfx and photography will be the other two pages.
Thanks for checking out my site and I appreciate any feedback. It is a work in progress and I will announce additions and improvements as I go along.
http://www.converse-doucette.com/

the show's up!!!

Last evening was final rehearsal and tonight it opened. It is so very strange not to have something to do every single minute of my day/night. Although I have websites to maintain and a gallery show coming up I have decided to take it easy this week. I will work on these things but at a somewhat reduced pace and let the burnout dissipate.

more renderings

costume renderings

Today, my back and neck are hurting as I have spent most of the day drawing and painting on the computer but I like the results and, therefore, it's worth the pain. For the first time I drew and colored my costume design renderings completely on computer, using Illustrator and Photoshop. Attached are some of the renderings, let me know what you think.