Sailing through Blue Skies

Hello all. I've been so busy getting ready for a trip out to Montana that I've been neglecting the blog here. And since we're heading out today I'll be away for another week! However, I think this trip will be just what I need to recharge my batteries and get inspired.

I hope you enjoy the upcoming week. Have a fantastic 4th of July weekend! I'll leave you with some new photos from yesterday... mushrooms!

Gills


Right at Home (Among the Nuts)


Have a great week - see you soon!

Starting...

I had such "exciting" plans today - a meeting with a fellow Arts in RI member, a doctor's appointment, a trip to the UPS store... Unfortunately these plans were not fulfilled, once I discovered my car wouldn't start. At first, I admit, I was pretty irritated. But then I realized I had a free day to work on whatever I wanted to around the house.

So, I listened to a new audiobook I'd downloaded through my local library, and worked on cleaning and organizing my new photo workspace in the basement. I even had time to decorate it, a little. Someday the concrete will be painted and I'll have some real walls, but for now I'm happy with the light coming through my window. (The small print you see by the newly re-potted and dehydrated spider plant is "Bulb" by Michele Maule.)



I decided I needed some more 3-d artwork - perhaps some pieces to display atop my ALEX flat file. I found this toadstool tutorial on LucyKate Crafts, and decided to try my hand at it. Another lovely project to work on while listening to my audiobook!

I had plenty of scrap fabric to use - an old coat of my husband's, a worn out purse... It felt very satisfying, putting these pieces to good use.





I liked how the first came out, and decided to make a second, larger mushroom. This time I took a few minutes to learn the blanket stitch before I began. A definite improvement, though still a little rough around the edges. I especially like how the corduroy imitates mushroom gills.



Visit LucyKate Crafts to learn how to make your own!

Joy, Awe, and Wonder

It was a perfect fall day.

Autumn 2008


Wee Ones


I'll Shelter You


Nature will bear the closest inspection. She invites us to lay our eye level with her smallest leaf, and take an insect view of its plain. -- Thoreau