An Escape From the Rain

Don't know why, but I really liked this picture in the paper this week. Taken by Karel Navarro for AP (in Rio Branco, Brazil).

Wow--It's the BIG 25!

Have a Max Fischer, Hamlet, Cyclops, Orwellian kinda day. May all of your travels be inspired, all classes be attentive, all your dreams be great adventures, and may the rainy season be mild. May you find stories that still excite you and trees worth climbing, may your coffee be warm and may every Q find it's U!

Wishing you love, peace, and hopes fulfilled--and may your every wish comes true when the candles blow out! Birthday hugs, kisses, & misses!

UFO update--Purple Pillow

So here's another item off the list: the dragonfly pillow.

I'm still hopeful that it will get warm enough for dragonflies some day...but not this week! The wind had an arctic bite & once again the island had snow & hail...

Here's the back:

UFO Project--Circles R Us!

Remember that fateful list of UFO's that never seems to get shorter? Well I'm working my way through it...slow but sure.

This wall hanging was started at the class I did in LaConner in November (was there on election night!--a night to remember!).

The instructor was Reynola Pakusich and the class was on circles. It was a great class, and definitely gave me the skill set I was looking for to be able to draft/use circles in the future. Reynola is just a great teacher, mentor--don't hesitate to take a class with her, given the chance. It measures about 28 x 32. (can click on the pix to get a closer look...)

2009 Monthly Challenge Project - April

This one brings me back to 'real time'! Small victory...

Assignment for this month:

Color: Neutral

Theme: Nature

Technique: Convergence (ala R. Tims)

Of note: the leaf is real. Jim & I tried a preservation approach last fall with glycerine & it worked pretty well--it's still pretty soft & pliable. Also note the hanger. Remember the African porcupine quills that we found? Seemed like a great place to use one...

2009 Monthly Challenge Project - March

This weekend was my first one 'off' since mid-January--wow! The weekend definitely involved staying in the bunny-slipper mode for much of Saturday, doing laundry, having a great Easter brunch with Jim & Mom (at our favorite Oystercatcher!), & actually getting reacquainted with my retreat space (aka: sewing studio). Starting the catch-up process.

Here's the March contribution to the monthly challenge. The assignment was:Color: spring colors

Theme: architecture

Technique to include: stamping

2009 Monthly Challenge Project - February

Here is the February contribution to the monthly challenge project.
Color: contrasting
Topic: animal or bird
Approach: 3-dimensional
I like it, do you?

Trivia about the piece: the branch is real, just painted a silly orange; the bird sits away from the base about half an inch or so & has a wire tail that can be arranged (the legs are wire too); the orange buttons have been traveling with me for years--they were on a play top I had when I was about 6 and I've kept them all this time for the 'right' use.