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08/09/2026

Mark your calendars for 2026 presented by Frost on Saturday, October 24 from noon to 10pm. I’ll be participating alongside more than 1,000 artists on Magnolia Avenue in Fort Worth’s Near Southside. Find all the details about this FREE family-friendly event at www.artsgoggle.org

Celebrating 23 years, ArtsGoggle is Saturday, October 24, 2026 from noon to 10pm on Magnolia Avenue and is Fort Worth's largest festival of local art and…

03/09/2026

Fall is Approaching

My work has taken an unexpected turn and everything is taking much longer to complete. This happened via a mistake and has turned into a very pleasant but time consuming process. I have been creating things for the Arts Goggle Festival held in Ft Worth on Saturday, October 24th. I have only taken one picture so far of my new style of work....

07/06/2026

Accessories, Accessories,

As you can see I did get another couple of critters finished , a wiener dog and a frog, you can see them at the bottom of this post. I think I'm going to modify the patterns for both these critters. Does anybody have an opinion about that? Now, I'm working on all the accessories that are going to be on and around the recent critters I have managed to complete....

As you can see I did get another couple of critters finished , a wiener dog and a frog, you can see them at the bottom of this post. I think I’m going to modify the patterns for both these cr…

18/05/2026

Another Finished

The rat is finished now. All he needs are a few accessories. This is my first rat. I think he came out very well. Grey Felt Rat That's all for now. Stay safe.

The rat is finished now. All he needs are a few accessories. This is my first rat. I think he came out very well. Grey Felt Rat That’s all for now. Stay safe.

05/05/2026

04/05/2026

Just a quick update,

I have almost finished the cat. I still need to add whiskers and a collar. You can see the picture below. Hopefully the rest of my year will be this productive. I'm now working on a rat. Until later, stay safe.

I have almost finished the cat. I still need to add whiskers and a collar. You can see the picture below. Hopefully the rest of my year will be this productive. I’m now working on a rat. Unti…

29/04/2026

Renovations got in the way,

It's been a while since I had anything to post. All the renovations around here have really interfered with everything. Now everything is sort of back to normal and I have been able to complete some new patterns and make a mouse shown below. I'm working on a cat right now and will post pics of that next week. I'd appreciate any comments or name suggestions for this little tomouse. Mouse Mouse Until the next post, stay safe.

It’s been a while since I had anything to post. All the renovations around here have really interfered with everything. Now everything is sort of back to normal and I have been able to comple…

18/09/2025

I'm working on a new bat called a flying fox. This is a custom order. You can see the work in progress below. I'm also sanding and painting my worn out cabinets. I'm replacing all the doors and hardware too. Next month I'll be having all my windows installed. I probably won't be posting much because of all the work, but, I will definitely post pictures of the finished bat. Until the next post, please stay safe.

I’m working on a new bat called a flying fox. This is a custom order. You can see the work in progress below. I’m also sanding and painting my worn out cabinets. I’m replacing all…

10/08/2025

Hello all, just a quick notice about that little bird I was working on. It is finished. The pattern needs a few tweaks but it worked out pretty well. Here are some pictures. Let me know what you think. That's it for now. Hope you all have an awesome week.

Hello all, just a quick notice about that little bird I was working on. It is finished. The pattern needs a few tweaks but it worked out pretty well. Here are some pictures. Let me know what you th…

05/08/2025

Hello everyone I hope this post finds you staying cool and enjoying life. I have completed another pattern for a new style of cat. This is a proto type so there are no facial features. Let me know if you like this cat. I have to confess this pattern was tough. I couldn't seem to get it just right so I gave the cat a wire skeleton of sorts and lo and behold it came out looking exactly like what I pictured in my head....

Hello everyone I hope this post finds you staying cool and enjoying life. I have completed another pattern for a new style of cat. This is a proto type so there are no facial features. Let me know…