Self Control and Facebook are not really friends, if you know what I mean

One of my favorite confessions from this weekend, rendered in the original handwriting. A big thanks to the person who supplied this. I LOVE it!

Embroidered Confessions at the 2012 Dumbo Arts Festival

I had a blast at this year's Dumbo Arts Festival. Many thanks to Lisa Kim, who spearheads the event with Frank Riley, and to the members of her team, including Lina Petrova, Loam Disher and others, who literally helped set me up in a tent for the weekend, and who made it fun.

So what was I doing all weekend? Collecting confessions, secrets and wishes on post-it notes and Twitter posts, which I have begun embroidering. Here is a sampling of my first embroideries from DAF12. Many thanks to my visitors for your sharing your hopes and dreams with me.

I will continue to post embroideries from this experience for the next few weeks, so stay tuned.

May I Be...

"May I Be." 2012. Embroidery on fabric.
Borrowed text from Erin Endicott,
who happens to be an amazing stitcher.
Thanks @healingsutras!

Please (@artweeklylondon)

"Please." 2012. Embroidery on fabric dyed with purple onion skins.
@artweeklylondon

Dumbo Arts Festival just a day away!

"What I Want." 2012. Embroidery on fabric dyed with purple
onion skin. "Borrowed" text. Thank you to the woman who
sent me this line via Twitter. I LOVE it!

"I'll be as gentle as you need me to be. #alovethatdoesn'tbreak"
2012. Embroidery on fabric dyed with mixed berries.

Hash tags make it a tweet, right?

Boyfriend window shopping on onion skin-dyed fabric