by Sue Schlabach | Apr 4, 2019 | Artisanal Living, Color, In the Studio, Paintings
Morning light creeps through the curtains around 5:30, and what’s new is birdsong. There is still a crust of snow on the fields, but patches of grass are making a comeback—albeit matted, brown and littered with twigs, and less savory piles revealed after the...
by Sue Schlabach | Oct 8, 2018 | In the Studio
WHEN YOU PACK UP your tubes of paint, brushes, fold up easel, and all the rest, you find out quickly what you forgot as you set up to paint outside on a summer day. When it’s hot and sunny I often forget my hat. Sunscreen sometimes too. (Luckily I paint with a...
by Sue Schlabach | Dec 4, 2016 | Artisanal Living, Creativity, Design, homepage, In the Studio, Sewing, Winter
Most of our furniture is gleaned from family houses, the curb or swapped with friends. I like the eclectic nature of the whole. But we do have a sofa that we acquired new in the late 1990s when I did design work for a furniture store and was paid in furniture. We...
by Sue Schlabach | Jun 21, 2013 | Creativity, Design, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing, Shop News, Vermont
 Friday is here at last. Sun after lots of cool rainy weather. A trip to Montreal—tonight! Here is a sampling of things made in the studio this spring. Denise and I hand-printed a big batch of flour sack towels back in March. Most are gone, but I still love the look...
by Sue Schlabach | Mar 26, 2013 | Color, Creativity, Design, Handmade, In the Studio, Sewing, Shop News
A blue and green flowered skirt, a blue lace shift and a deep orange shirt were among the garments Denise and I scissored up to make four fabric covers for composition books last Friday. Here are the results of our two hour book fest in the studio. We took these to...
