harmonies

our bedroom, the bed sits on an elevated wooden platform that takes most of the room space, underneath there is a storage space.

Mio and Kaitush our house cats, they are twins and I am so inspired by the forms they create when they cuddle together.
shelve above my desk, the cross stitch embroidery was part of an old dress I found.

my first ever doll, she is still my favorite and hangs in our house ever since i made her, she is one of the only objects i am never tired to see on the wall.

Amir made this hanger for me and made my life so much easier, and its a beautiful, perfect object.

our compost toilet, designed by our friend mikko and with my touches of fabric and color.



one of my inspiration boards

kitchen shelve


At moments when I am bewildered as to what is that moves me, makes me create and search for perfection, I realize that beauty on its own is my main drive. in that sense its totally compelling, I must create harmonies, its as if I don't really have a choice.
Our house and its garden is my secret world, my canvas, my lab, always changing with the seasons and shifting moods.
everything in the house is chosen, I am much too sensitive and what ever comes in has to make sense to me. its a gut feeling that guides my choices, I don't need to think about it, its a natural process.

Birthday to the trees in jerusalem

Made a lot of new costumes for The annual birthday for the trees celebrations, we participate in this big event every year in the center of Jerusalem and I am always making a few new plant oriented pieces.
The whole street looks wonderful with at least twelve of our actors most of them on stilts and so much more going on-live music and fairies standing on the houses verandas throwing flowers.
This year my favorite is the autom venetian style costume that will eventually have a mask to match.
I made the whole costume on a very tight budget (as this is a government run event...) using a lot of simple lining fabrics and no fabric costing more than 3$ per meter, but it came out rich in texture and color.

greenmanshop reopened at last!

been working so much this past month on our new stock, I can't believe we we are on again. spent most of the night listing everything and woke up after two hours of sleep to see 6 sales already, so I am happy and tired...
not that i plan on retiring now that i am well stocked up, my head is like an ant farm of ideas and as i have sold yesterday my two most favorite dolls, I have to go back to the sewing machine. parting with my self made friends is so painful sometimes...
Made a new design for my eternal hug dolls, I love the way they came out they are so soft and quiet. its so much work making them and so much fun seeing them emerge from the nothing.
its worth everything these little births.

Trying on for last adjustment our new orange tree on stilts costume.
The orange tree is going to tour in 4 countries representing Israel in tourist fairs.
we do this tour every year and there is always some interesting sewing project involved, this time the construction of the tree was the main challenge as the work day is of 8 hours and if the stilt costume is not light and comfortable it can be a real nightmare. it seems as if we made it, but only experience will tell.
the tree is made from a light aluminum construction, the weight is on the shoulder, it is then covered with foam to give shape and volume and than wrapped in suede like fabric entwined with the silk leaves and fake oranges.
we are celebrating this week birthday to the trees(one of our nicest holidays for sure)so its appropriate and i am working around the clock on three new costumes for a big fest in Jerusalem this Friday, sometimes i just don't understand how can i do all these things at the same time ,seems so crazy.

art dolls frenzy

I really don't know how with all the stocking up for my etsy shop and sewing for theater I managed to get into this new thing, happened by chance as it usually does and now I can't be stopped.
Making an art doll is such a different process than creating for production even in a small scale. I always have to take fabrics into consideration, do I have enough of it to make more, prices, availability, not to mention the design details having to be reasonable for me to recreate and affordable to others.
so I am fairly exited about this, especially as it somehow combines my experience in costume making and my passion for doll making.
Making a One of a kind doll is always great, just going wild with my imagination and letting the fabrics and the process itself take me from step to step. outcomes are always surprising even if I think I know what I want.
I am about to make a lot of venetian carnival costumes during the next to month for the upcoming "Purim" so this fellow is a sort of a promo I guess, making my fingers tickle to start.

Amir was working a whole Saturday on this tiny straw bale house. It seems easy but still requires a lot of work.
We thought it would make a great hide out for the kids, but as it stands in a rather remote side of our garden it became our hide out.
When I am stressed or confused Amir tells me to go to the straw bale house and it helps. there is a very fragrant silence out there and the thick walls muffles everything to a lull.
now it has an improvised roof and some carpets, in the summer it will be so nice to sleep there.

I actually own this creature!
He is a one of kind creation from my Etsy friend Fawn Potter. she recycles old sweaters and makes beautiful plush creatures. I love her style and the special vulnerability that her creatures convey.
He is so so soft the whole family loves him.
I don't usually buy toys on ETSY as I make so much myself it doesn't make sense, but this guy just took my heart.
http://www.etsy.com/shop/fawnpotter