tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28405647066126232152024-02-07T14:20:26.680-08:00A Needle Quickly Through ClothMy world of machine quiltingcherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-57341745535758191212010-04-17T17:38:00.001-07:002010-04-17T17:38:25.054-07:00Something wonderful<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <a href="http://linman.posterous.com/?page=2"><img class="posterous_download_image" src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/clementine/FX3ct0ViJFa9ANl4R5PiRYmC7P4gcT1WJQFDxiasBSnaRKPRpnCFBS7G0dO2/1.jpg" border="0" height="430" width="430" /></a><div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://linman.posterous.com/?page=2">linman.posterous.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/something-wonderful-12">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-77396628836720937512010-04-12T20:58:00.001-07:002010-04-12T20:58:58.032-07:0030 Day Project Day 6<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Even the roughest of days come to an end eventually.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cherylsterling/4516426207/" title="day6 by cherylsterling, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2715/4516426207_640873da1b_o.jpg" height="384" alt="day6" /></a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/30-day-project-day-6">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-6230794813504950102010-04-11T14:29:00.001-07:002010-04-11T14:29:05.275-07:00exactly<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/fFCBBwqGojAmhslzlAwJkyspAICxwCzJkabhDFofnulcdpdajdpChbdHwGGm/media_httpfarm3static_Fvohn.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="447" height="500"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffaloo/4403132058/sizes/m/">flickr.com</a></div> <p></p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/exactly-125">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-40339161233435726352010-04-09T23:38:00.001-07:002010-04-09T23:38:03.559-07:00Untitled<div class='posterous_autopost'> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/15890515">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-74675589495241428042010-04-09T12:03:00.001-07:002010-04-09T12:03:00.240-07:00Blue Bird Necklace large by yasminellis on Etsy<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/FBrInqIoyswBDwdbvobJdnfDxusvdDwyrvqvDgwvysduacnEIFxxzojqroii/media_httpnyimage1ets_Fqfly.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="430" height="496"/> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=43650463">etsy.com</a></div> <p>OMG, I need it. I need it or I will explode. Why would I not need a bluebird necklace made out of a measuring tape? It is full of cute. And I am full of squee.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/blue-bird-necklace-large-by-yasminellis-on-et">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-34869091048077478232010-03-25T21:37:00.001-07:002010-03-25T21:37:47.153-07:0030 days of ideas is winding down and 30 days of implementation is revving up<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Well, the <a href="http://www.andrewdubber.com/category/30-days/">thirty days of ideas</a> of the first follower party is winding down. Seven more to go. </p> <p>I'm getting excited about my thirty day portait project. I have make-up, a new camera, and ideas at the ready.</p> <p>Do you want to play? Start a thirty day project of your own. Andrew is learning how to code just so he can execute his project. He has created a calendar type website where you can share your progress. He would love to launch the site with at least 100 people logging their progress every day. It will be fun, I promise. </p> <p>Come on creative people, that thirty days will just fly by. You know you want to.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56085010@N00/4463359977/" title="IMG_0167 by cherylsterling, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4024/4463359977_dbc401683e_m.jpg" height="240" alt="IMG_0167" width="187" /></a></p> <p>See there? I even said please. shoot me an email at 30daycheryl (at) gmail.com if you want to join the fun.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/30-days-is-winding-down-and-im-revving-up">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-71170086731533722112010-03-10T17:26:00.001-08:002010-03-10T17:26:56.483-08:00Listening in on an interview with Gary Vaynerchuk
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I love this guy. He is loud and intense, but inspiring. Check him out at <a href="http://garyvaynerchuk.com/">garyvaynerchuk.com.</a></p> <p>Crush it, baby!</p> <p>Thank you <a href="http://www.richgerman.com/">Rich German</a> for setting it up.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/listening-in-on-an-interview-with-gary-vayner">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-73183799090834718582010-03-09T20:23:00.001-08:002010-03-09T20:27:52.983-08:00Lemonade Movie, it's not a pink slip it's a blank page<div class="posterous_autopost"><p>Just got back from a screening and Q & A of the movie Lemonade. Erik Proulx was humble, genuine, and inspiring. Lovely man. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56085010@N00/4421011733/" title="lemon by cherylsterling, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2685/4421011733_389df18fb0.jpg" alt="lemon" width="375" height="500" /></a></p> <p>Here's the trailer:</p> <p> </p> <p> <object width="425" height="344"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJltcT7DH7g&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wJltcT7DH7g&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="344"></embed> </object> </p> <p>Watch the entire film on Hulu here: <a href="http://www.hulu.com/watch/120840/lemonade">http://www.hulu.com/watch/120840/lemonade</a> Over the course of this 36 minute movie I cried four times. The stories in that 36 minutes are all of our stories. Please check it out. Share it with a friend.</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/56085010@N00/4421778090/" title="lemon2 by cherylsterling, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4033/4421778090_02d968b3fe.jpg" alt="lemon2" width="374" height="500" /></a></p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/lemonade-movie-its-not-a-pink-slip-its-a-blan">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-73815202983473926632010-03-09T15:01:00.001-08:002010-03-09T15:01:26.654-08:00Hiding things from myself
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>Don't you hate it when you "put something away" and you put it away so well you dont remember where you put it? I've got some test knitting to do and I can not for the life of me find my knitting needles. I have turned this house upside down and it is making me feel a little loco. My knitting needles are mocking me.</p> <p>I think this medication is making my brain fuzzy. Or I'm just getting old. Whatever.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/hiding-things-from-myself">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-13940570868962421092010-03-08T13:41:00.001-08:002010-03-08T13:41:50.633-08:00Beating back a sinus infection with the help of the good doctor
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/cijxtkuwnkFrutilneEehEuBuaxrDfnHhxmahhoDGnmqcmsbtkFazvtGazGo/IMG_0081.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/cijxtkuwnkFrutilneEehEuBuaxrDfnHhxmahhoDGnmqcmsbtkFazvtGazGo/IMG_0081.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p>I have a raging sinus infection that has been making me miserable. I'm now on my way to Walgreens with three prescriptions to fill and I couldn't be happier. Bring on the drugs! <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/beating-back-a-sinus-infection-with-the-help">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-2713001832371346822010-03-06T15:34:00.001-08:002010-03-06T15:34:00.253-08:00Edit : Transform
<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="false" src="http://blip.tv/play/Ae3JCY2mWA" allowscriptaccess="always" height="500" width="500"> </embed> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.michaelchaffin.com/starinthemargin/?currentPage=8">michaelchaffin.com</a></div> <p>This video spoke to the darkest recesses of my mind. As I sit here trying to decide what to do and where to go in my life this video just kind of sums up. It has been excruciating mourning my mother and my broken relationship all the while doubting my artistry. I'm getting better though. At least that is what I keep telling myself.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/edit-transform">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-10479208275083197162010-03-02T14:35:00.003-08:002010-03-02T14:35:49.146-08:00My angsty portraits speak
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>I've been<a href="http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/03/determination.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ProjectIdealism+%28Project+Idealism%29&utm_content=Google+Reader"> blogged</a>.</p> <p>I have recieved more than a few emails and comments about the portraits I have been doing and I am humbled. Thanks Andrew.</p> <p>There is still time to <a href="http://musicmakers.idealprojectgroup.com/"> join the Ideal Project </a>before the ideas start flowing tomorrow.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/my-angsty-portraits-speak">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-88553957920067784422010-03-02T14:35:00.001-08:002010-03-02T14:35:41.849-08:00An Ideal Project and a leap of faith
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>About a week ago I stumbled upon this blog post from the Ideal Project Group blog:</p> <p><a href="http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/02/dance-party.html">http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/02/dance-party.html</a></p> <p>The general idea is that I am committing to blog about the yet unknown project to give it momentum with any proceeds from the resulting project going to charity. Pretty cool. I decided to join the party. Sometimes you just have to leap and figure it out as you go along. It is all a big mystery, and I normally hate surprises, but I believe something good will come of it. There are just two days left to join if you want to dance too.</p> <p>Sign up here:</p> <p><a href="http://musicmakers.idealprojectgroup.com/">http://musicmakers.idealprojectgroup.com/</a></p> <p> </p> <p>More details here:</p> <p><a href="http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/02/dancers-need-music.html">http://www.projectidealism.com/2010/02/dancers-need-music.html</a></p> <p> </p> <p>And just because I need this video on my blog because it makes my brain happy, let's dance!</p> <p> </p> <p> <object height="344" width="425"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/fW8amMCVAJQ&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" /> <param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/fW8amMCVAJQ&rel=0&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="344" width="425"></embed> </param></param></param></object> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/ideal-project">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-61710042306115930862010-02-24T17:16:00.001-08:002010-02-24T17:16:23.086-08:00A quote to live and work by
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p>"Well done is better than well said."</p> <p>Benjamin Franklin-</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/a-quote-to-live-and-work-by">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-53786036550140097292010-02-24T17:04:00.001-08:002010-02-24T17:04:55.189-08:00A laugh riot at the eye doctor
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/oJkBhoDfoycwxeCzjfGysimAxnaBJthjvekEcykzpBAujIDdCItqGAdzJvcn/IMG_0065.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/oJkBhoDfoycwxeCzjfGysimAxnaBJthjvekEcykzpBAujIDdCItqGAdzJvcn/IMG_0065.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> </p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/a-laugh-riot-at-the-eye-doctor">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-18180779918750598732010-02-24T03:41:00.001-08:002010-02-24T03:41:37.930-08:00Stitched-a stop motion video
<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/zLx3qsdcqsc&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/zLx3qsdcqsc&hl=en&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLx3qsdcqsc&feature=player_embedded">youtube.com</a></div> <p>Hee hee. I know, I am easily amused. Or everything is awesome when you're slap-happy tired and have been up all night surfing YouTube...</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/stitched-a-stop-motion-video">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-8205865017116148032010-02-24T03:06:00.001-08:002010-02-24T03:06:28.706-08:00Procrastination -a brilliant little video
<div class='posterous_autopost'><div class="posterous_bookmarklet_entry"> <object height="417" width="500"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/37wR_TWdVy0&hl=en&fs=1" /></param><param name="wmode" value="window" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /></param><embed allowfullscreen="true" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://www.youtube.com/v/37wR_TWdVy0&hl=en&fs=1" allowscriptaccess="always" height="417" wmode="window" width="500"></embed></param></object> <div class="posterous_quote_citation">via <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37wR_TWdVy0&feature=player_embedded">youtube.com</a></div> <p>Unfortunately I am guilty of most of these offenses.</p></div> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/procrastination-a-brilliant-little-video">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-18301696903495040792010-02-22T14:31:00.001-08:002010-02-22T14:31:05.065-08:00Sewing Machine as Musical Instrument
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p> <object height="225" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9317267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9317267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" height="225" width="400"></embed> </param></param></param></object> </p> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/9317267">Sewing Machine melody</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/laragrant">lara grant</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p> <p> <object height="225" width="400"> <param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /> <param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=9317267&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /> </param></param></param></object> This tickles me to death! I spend so much time behind the needle that I would love it if my machines made music as I sew.</p> <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/sewing-machine-as-musical-instrument">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-74416114479212741202010-02-19T16:21:00.001-08:002010-02-20T08:50:18.210-08:00Making friends with my newly shaved head<div class="posterous_autopost"><p><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/tpIhidcxHHdrqAqktxBiAxfmsfggzsFbDzynCuiwyeCIjfDbahropbnbgCsy/IMG_0030.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="480" height="640" /> <a href="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/CwzGCrhifpvHcDBcaJJjyihxGFiwfwBBreracAADcjmDvyBHlhDDvdAnxsjy/IMG_0031.jpg"><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/CwzGCrhifpvHcDBcaJJjyihxGFiwfwBBreracAADcjmDvyBHlhDDvdAnxsjy/IMG_0031.jpg" width="500" height="666.666666666667" /></a> </p><div><a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/making-friends-with-my-newly-shaved-head">See the full gallery on posterous</a></div><p></p>The past four months have been stressful. Half my hair fell out so I'm starting over. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com/">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/making-friends-with-my-newly-shaved-head">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-32055403979193306072010-02-18T12:48:00.001-08:002010-02-18T12:48:51.981-08:00Self portraits
<div class='posterous_autopost'><p><a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/sfneBeycFwacJBwigAkjCdaaikkJfebGHfDBxjwozCkcteysmIihvmaiydon/IMG_0014.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/sfneBeycFwacJBwigAkjCdaaikkJfebGHfDBxjwozCkcteysmIihvmaiydon/IMG_0014.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/jclxljEwgFwxeBeIuGBenJvsAFvkmpdGtqjjwtBwfdJygncsDquJxzmjqbbH/IMG_0015.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/jclxljEwgFwxeBeIuGBenJvsAFvkmpdGtqjjwtBwfdJygncsDquJxzmjqbbH/IMG_0015.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <a href='http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/CzcvvaEuBtdCCHkpmtuFhFBFglpvfqtrBxofyuBExjDbjGokzHzBupsdmuHH/IMG_0016.jpg.scaled1000.jpg'><img src="http://posterous.com/getfile/files.posterous.com/cherylsterling/CzcvvaEuBtdCCHkpmtuFhFBFglpvfqtrBxofyuBExjDbjGokzHzBupsdmuHH/IMG_0016.jpg.scaled500.jpg" width="500" height="667"/></a> <div><a href='http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/self-portraits-29'>See and download the full gallery on posterous</a></div></p>All iPhone portraits. <p style="font-size: 10px;"> <a href="http://posterous.com">Posted via web</a> from <a href="http://cherylsterling.posterous.com/self-portraits-29">cherylsterling's posterous</a> </p> </div> cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-27715390438327010812009-09-09T12:32:00.000-07:002009-09-09T13:45:24.766-07:00At the crossroads with my portraitsThis past year has been difficult for me in the portrait quilt department. I love to quilt. I really do, but the projects I have had on my plate in the last year have become larger and harder to manage. The tops have been taking me so long to assemble that the quilting becomes almost an afterthought and that does not make my inner quilt goddess happy. I love the portraits I have done in the past but I am feeling the need to evolve and create newer techniques and focus more on just the quilting. I don't think this is the end of the line for the portraits but I am definitely taking a break. Whole cloth quilts or simple quilt tops that showcase my quilting are more of where I want to be and I am needing to get back to those roots. I'm clearing my mind, clearing my space and getting busy.cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-53965618540164871182009-02-24T15:50:00.000-08:002009-02-24T15:51:39.077-08:00My latest portrait<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTXASq6ajyQ1dI0nHfXobiqPN37aIcVUrU3PlL6lSxXUvK9159Rq3U1Ly2Vj0AGA3caIYj04yixgRJt4KcS5fdD3g5xIWQl44UBFiSEtM-gR8eZ2HVxizPHn4S-twp5TrFRxAUJI7dax1/s1600-h/ketchamkids.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirTXASq6ajyQ1dI0nHfXobiqPN37aIcVUrU3PlL6lSxXUvK9159Rq3U1Ly2Vj0AGA3caIYj04yixgRJt4KcS5fdD3g5xIWQl44UBFiSEtM-gR8eZ2HVxizPHn4S-twp5TrFRxAUJI7dax1/s320/ketchamkids.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5306515732113549458" border="0" /></a>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-38759936304512969372009-02-13T12:55:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:57:53.716-08:00Lost Journal SadnessMy previous blog site disappeared so now I will be embedding this journal into my website. Sigh. I really should learn to back up these things.cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-27708055520288403432008-10-22T00:13:00.001-07:002008-10-22T00:39:43.183-07:00Why do I do it?This question has been running circles in my brain for the past year amidst a host of other questions. Why do I do it? Why do I love to make quilts? Why am I obsessed with sewing? Why did I give up what my mother would call a good job to make "stuff" for a living?<br /><br />I'm still looking for the answers. In looking for those answers I have discovered a myriad of interesting things about the care and feeding of Cheryl. Sewing is like air to me. I need it to breathe. Sewing is my language. I use it to survive and communicate. Sewing is how I bonded with my mother as a kid. I have witnessed how humble pieces of cloth can bring tears to the eyes. I make clothes so that my outer appearance is as unique as my inner spirit. I make quilts to capture a whisper of a moment and preserve a little history. I am good at it. I am obsessed with it. I can't be left unattended in a craft shop of any sort. It is how I choose to spend my time and money.<br /><br />I have a natural aptitude for sewing that I have nurtured my entire life. Every book I have read on crafting, every show I have Tivo-ed and watched a hundred times, every mistake, and every unfinished project has made me into the artist/crafter/hermit that I am today. I have crafted this existence one day at a time...one project at a time.<br /><br />I used to feel like I had to justify my choice to be an artist to people who have more conventional jobs (that's my own people pleasing baggage hard at work) but no more. I think the answer is much simpler than I would like to admit.<br /><br />I'm pretty good at it. It makes me happy. That's it.cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2840564706612623215.post-22878782948020239922008-10-14T11:27:00.000-07:002008-10-14T13:28:25.632-07:00The first of three family portraits I'm working on<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/cherylsterling/20081006_1643.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v397/cherylsterling/20081006_1643.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /></div>cherylsterlinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12547007070798150871noreply@blogger.com0