My Muse Every artist  must have a muse.  Since I have no kids, this task falls to my niece.  All through high school, it was so much fun making her beautiful dresses, and of course when she was a deb, we did a beautiful dress for her (below).  Now she's a bride-to-be so this year I will be very active with my muse! Click picture for close up view     First Prom... Proms are great fun in high school, but it's hard to tell who has more fun - my muse or me!   ...to last prom. We were both inspired by this beautiful red satin.   From the back It had a train and was probably a little much for the high school prom, but she is my muse after all! Debutante The first time I was able to show off my embroidery was for my niece.  Her dress was a masterpiece of hand embroidery. The next few pictures show the embroidery in detail.   Shades One of the fun things I was able to do for Kate's dress was the different textures in white - chiffon, organza, satin, taffeta all made for a very interesting effect in the final dress.     Finished on the hoop ...and here it is finished on my large hoop I use to do most of this embroidery. All done! Well that was quick wasn't it!  Actually it's easy on a cute girl!   Prom Painting This was a painting waiting to happen - from the first prom dress.   A younger Kate This is from when she was younger with my puppy - when he was a puppy!