NATURE MONDAY...

a little

nest

of

collected

mushrooms we found today...

not

edible

just

PRETTY!

this

is my

FAVORITE

oak

tree

in the whole

wide world!

it resides in

a shopping center

where we

grocery shop.

I wonder every single time I pull into the parking lot...

WHAT WILL IT LOOK LIKE TODAY...

always

MIGHTY

and

MAGNIFICENT!!!

SUNDAY THOUGHTS...

 

I HOPE YOU HAVE

A WONDERFUL

WEEK

"garden of memories...walk gently"...

 In my journal tonight...

 

 

 

BLUES

 

;)

FRIDAY FOLLIES...

 another

barrel stave

girlie ;)

 

 

 

 

 when no ones looking,

she is...

"lively & imaginative"!

 

 

 

 

all her clothes

are

painted papers.

she loves

her

longgggg

legs ;)

 

HAPPY FRIDAY NIGHT EVERYONE

XOXO

WONDERFUL WEDNESDAY...

 

HEADRESS

are

real

feathers

that I have saved

and

saved...

from what the turkeys

leave around

here!

 

 

 

 I put a swatch of some embroidered fabric

under the dyed cheese cloth.

Trimmed her neck with a separate

piece of cheese cloth

 

 

 

 

 

I put cheese cloth under this see through

leafy fabric

 

 

 



she looks so much better than

ALL

these photos...

maybe i'll try again in daylight.

I

am

really

really

happy with

her ;)

 

she waits for her long copper legs ;)

SUNNY TUESDAY...

Hand dyed cheese cloth with

 

Lumiere's

halo pink gold

&

FW ink

antelope brown

she

patiently

awaits

her custom

garment

and

her

copper legs...

 

stand by ;)



Good Thoughts on a Sunday...

 "INDIAN INKING"

in my journal tonight.

with painted papers

and

words...

xoxox

"EXPRESS YOURSELF"

 my newest

Barrel Stave Painting ;)

 

 

 

 

 she has

foot

long

copper

legs

she is sporting

repurposed painted paper

for her skirt.

fabric and paper for her hat

and

fabric and painted paper

for her blouse ;)

 

HAPPY FRIDAY



SIGNS OF SPRING...

 The weather has been

so SPRING LIKE

until tonight.

We are having a wet and wild storm.

The rain we need here in northern

California ;)

and we've

been finding

these little

eggs

all over the place

with no nests

in sight.

SOON NOW

little

chickadees!

 

xoxo

PILLOWS, in January and February...

 in between

PAINTING,

i

HAVE

to

make items with fiber...

FEELING

TOUCHING

COLORS

piled up around

me.

ALMOST

like

a

"BLANKIE" ;)

 

 

 

 

 I

LOVE

knitting

and

crocheting

 

 

 

 

 i

HAVE

to

make up

patterns

or

i

just might lose my mind.

especially through

the

winter

months ;)

we

need a

new sofa,

desperately!

so

when that day comes,

our pillows are ready!

 

the sofa

will be darkish

GRAY ;)

WAX and PLASTER

 YES

we

do

have

that

choice...

 Tis'

 

 

 

 True

 torn fabric

tissue paper

own repurposed artwork

paper butterfly wing

metal stamp

acrylic paint

hot wax

 

 

 

This shot is an attempt to show you the shine!

 

Thank you

Stephanie Lee & Ivy Newport

GREAT TEACHERS

that know how to

CLARIFY

the

MYSTERIES!

 

XOXO

SUN DAYS...

 24" x 36"

the start of a new

mixed media piece.

does this look like fun?

IT

IS!!!

 this is a tiny portion

where

this started taking off ;)

 

 

 

 

and this was

also

last

evening...

 

Happy Sunday

 

(blogger wouldn't let me enlarge my photos this evening ;(
but you can ;)



THE ENDING OF A FEBRUARY DAY...

 "my sister's favorite colors"

 

 

 

 

 the colors are softer than this, but just couldn't

get it right tonight.

this one's

for

Carolyn...

how  I miss her...

xoxo

 today was like spring

and

summer...

all rolled into one...

 

 

 

and then

 

 

 

THIS

 

 

;)

EARTH MUSIC...

 listening

to

BLIND PILOT

"3 rounds and a sound"...

painting...

looked toward the window...

 

Our upstairs is torn apart and some of it is intruding within my studio...

(things could always be worse, eh?)

I tripped over cording and saws trying to grab my camera...

it was worth it,

YOU SEE

it was,

now

YOU KNOW

YOU SEE

 

happy Friday

xo

OWL...

SUNDOWN

this very night

while

a

HOOT OWL

has been making us

aware

of

his

EXISTENCE!

(for 3 weeks)

 

one of my favorite sounds to go to sleep to, then wake up to...reminding me of

NATURE

at it's

ESSENCE.

 



wednesday...



ALWAYS...

MONDAY PLAY

 DID

YOU

PLAY

YET...

TODAY...

maybe RIGHT NOW!

ALWAYS PLAY

ON

MONDAYS

 

;)

HIDDEN KITTY for a Sunday afternoon...

16" x 36"

 

gallery wrapped canvas

 

Acrylic paint

FW Inks

Painted Fabric

Paper words

 

MEW