DYEING away in a DAZE...

 i realized the other day...

 i have been dyeing numerous materials since my 30's.

 and now

in my late 60's...

 i simply

NEVER get bored with the process...

 Such an unexpected surprise

when they dry,

when you have unwrapped,

unbundled,

untied,

your treasures!

 This is one of those acts of creativity that is such

PURE PROCESS...

the delight,

the surprise,

the

UNEXPECTED!

 And then...

to be able to use them all in my art work...

SUCH REWARDS

cannot be explained!

In between times...

we have been finishing our

addition to our home.

We built our own home over 30 yrs ago,

with the intention of these 3 rooms...

all primed and reinforced for this to happen.

Have we lost our minds?

Why yes we have.

We were too tired when we finished our home back in the day...and now EYE am too tired to finish this...but Richard carries on...ugh.

Such determination this man has.

HAPPY WORKING HOURS TO YOU ALL, whether that be in the paid work force or in retirement days, SERIOUSLY!

It's a Friday in April and the sun is shining...

 This

came

together

today.

This took

MANY

twists and turns.

With my own painted papers,

old papers,

and lots of smooshing of paint

and

charcoal,

it turned out so different

and

so

surprisingly,

WONDERFUL,

not as planned...

PER USUAL!

 We have been watching this pair of house finches for over a month now.

 This is their 4th or 5th final nest.

 They are so haphazard and their funky nests would just blow away, or scatter...

There is one egg so far...to be continued...and I should add that we have been getting laughs from inside, watching their antics!

WHILE ONE LARGE PAINTING WAS drying between stages...

 This little threesome

started out like this.

 Then...

on to this

 Here is where I stopped on one

 And then...

made a stop again

And a third!

I did these while a larger

(completely different) painting

was drying on it's easel.

Not done with that yet,

but will show you when I am.

EASTER THOUGHTS...

When

one writes on herbal stained

papers...

the entire room becomes

AROMATIC.

Walking away,

it remains

on your

fingers and hands...

and can

stir up

beautiful

MEMORIES

and

TIMES.

A RAINY DAY ON EASTER SUNDAY...

HAPPY EASTER!!!

A RAINY DAY ON A SATURDAY in APRIL...

 Layers, upon layers,

until the right "things" show up!

 More layers of paint and papers,

old and new..

Then

POW

there she stops!

 These were all so fun!

Never really

EASY.

But they appear that way to me

when finished.

Oh how I LOVE

ABSTRACT and COLLAGE

all mixed up together...

brewing and bubbling to create a fine

STEW of BEAUTY!

THE FIRST WEDNESDAY AFTER APRIL FOOLS DAY...

 What to do with all that happiness?

Even if you only have a little bit of happiness?

Even if you hardly have any happiness?

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 I thought this would make a cute little card for someone!?

While at the drawing board...

I had to stick in a face, it's been a long while for me

and I always miss them.

And I think...

can I still paint a face?

It's just not always easy,

even when you've done this so many times.

HAPPY APRIL ONE OF 2017...

 Santa Fe-ish!

It started out like this and was a larger piece that I just couldn't make work...

ergo...

I cut it up and made the piece at the top,

THE ONE!