Textiles by Heather

Baobab trees are probably Heathers favorite trees. I don't think she has ever actually seen one in real life, but she has a big book of nature photography and she loves the Baobab tree pics.

It only grows in Africa, Australia, and Madagascar. The thing I like best about it are the numerous myths and legends about the Baobabs. My favorite is the creation story in which all of the animals were given a tree to plant. The Hyena planted his tree upside down with the roots sticking up and that's what became the Baobab.

In the middle right below is an example of Heather's Dancing trees. Although they are very festive, there's something slightly skeletal about them. Reminds me of Dia De Los Muertos (Day of the Dead)

I don't know how she does it, but Heather has managed to train her little birdies to balance on her bicycles. Their form is impeccable and their concentration unbreakable.
I've been throwing birdseed at my screen all night and neither one of them have become distracted.
Bird on a bike bags zipping away at the market (nearly) every Saturday.

Observe the fleeting mushroom motif. It's been difficult to get a photo of one of these because they tend to get snatched from my hands and purchased on the spot. No one is quite sure what kind of mushrooms they are - Basidomycota Heatherum?

This is one of Heather's new purse styles. The top is zippered close and there is no flap, like on her messenger bags. They still feature the same rugged seat belt strap.

Below are a few examples of Heather's Echinacea or Cone Flower motif.
The top two and middle right are messenger style bags and the middle left and bottom left are pillows. The bottom right image is a close0-up of the stitching.

Everytime I see Heather's Bicycle motif that Queen song starts running through my head - you know the one.On the lower right is one of her new wristlet style bags. I'll be posting more images of those as well over the next week.
Below is a detail of the wristlet bike. I love the crazy wheels.

The set of images below feature some detail shots of the stitching and inside construction.

A few original bag designs from the 2006 winter market. Even though we were inside it was cold - but we had so much fun.