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Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Bountiful Plums

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Yes, it's that time again...and as usual, canning is the last thing I feel like I have time for!
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Wednesday, September 09, 2009

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Sometimes all one needs is to talk to a friend to clear one's head. I'd flipped over the project from yesterday (I was right that i...
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Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Taking Control/Command/Charge?

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I have not been able to shake off this bad feeling all day. I spent some time writing, identifying the possible causes of the cloud hanging ...
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Monday, September 07, 2009

More Horoscope Wisdom

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Loie Fuller Yesterday I shared a horoscope for my sign that I felt was good advice no matter what day it was. Here's another one from t...
Sunday, September 06, 2009

Horoscope Wisdom

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I look at my horoscope on occasion, just for fun, and usually at the end of the day. In hindsight, they often fit the day's events eer...
Saturday, September 05, 2009

What is it?

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The reason you've been getting "deep thought" posts from me this week are two-fold. First, I've been working away on my s...
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Thursday, September 03, 2009

Solitude

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I was reading an article about Thornton Wilder the other day, about the break from fame he wished to take so he could "refresh the wel...
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Wednesday, September 02, 2009

Perceived Barriers, etc.

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My niece sent me this link to a blog post on 43folders and podcast by Merlin Mann addressing how to get started creating. - i.e. overcomi...
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Friday, August 28, 2009

Passing inspiration...

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Whenever I go into town, I drive by this heavy equipment rental place. Usually there are 2 or 3 of the articulating cherry pickers parked t...
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Thursday, August 27, 2009

Binding tips

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Here is Bishop's Close Meditations complete with real binding now. The colors keep changing on me - this photo was taken in the late ...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

An Afternoon at the other beach...

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When was the last time you laid on your back in the grass and watched clouds drift by? I really can't remember, thought I, as I did just...
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Monday, August 24, 2009

The other side of the challenge

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Here is June's painting based on my textile piece Azalea Mosaic 5: Slippery Slope (see below). She calls it Sheila's Hydrangeas an...
Sunday, August 23, 2009

Bishop's Close Meditations

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I finished the quilting on my response to June's Sunbreaks At Bishop's Close and simply couldn't wait to share it. That's ...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Mulling

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I feel summer slipping away, especially since last week's weather was more like fall. Temps are back up and I've spent time the last...
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Loosening Up

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I started on June's challenge piece today with great eagerness. Been awhile since I've done more than putz around in the studio and...
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Monday, August 17, 2009

G is for Glue Stamps

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I'm still behind on the Surfacing Group's alphabet challenge , so while I'm supposed to be working on something beginning with t...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

In Praise of Plagiarism

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"I'm very influenced by the tradition of painting and not at all self-conscious about identifying my sources. I actually steal thin...
Saturday, August 15, 2009

Faces

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At last weekend's Arts & Crafts Fair I found a vendor selling these elk horn buttons. I don't run across these often, especiall...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

Orientation

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In the course of heat setting the sun prints yesterday, the fabric got turned to a different orientation than the way it was painted. I...
Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Inspiration 1: Bishop's Close

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This is my 1st assignment in the June and Sheila Let's Inspire Each Other Challenge (I should come up with a simpler name for what we ar...