Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Spring. Show all posts
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Busy, Busy
Holes detail. Machine and hand stitched painted timtex with aurifil threads.
I've been so busy with getting things done for an upcoming solo show, at Mary Greeley Hospital in Ames, Iowa, that I will be hanging on April 30th that I have forgotten to post here. Lots of stitching and experimenting going on trying to hurry up and birth this new idea I have forming. Photos and soon!
Monday, January 05, 2015
Birds
Thanks to the 60 Day Bird Journal Challenge I'm back to drawing birds, and right now I'm in an art bird frame of mind! Here is my half duck half water bird I'm working on this afternoon.
Tonight's activities include clearing my drawing and drafting tables so that I can start working on my crow panels once again. It's snowing here today so it seems like the perfect day to focus exclusively on my studio.
I have a solo show coming up this spring and I have yet to decide what I will put in the show, this is code for I haven't started yet and I haven't a clue! It'll be fiber art of some sort, 2D for the most part, and may involve more crows, and corn of course, and maybe some Queen Anne's lace???
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Lichens
Lichen inspiration from 2009, winter is still lingering here and I'm longing to get out into the woods for my Spring foraging activities. Nope not lichens I merely photograph those, I'm talking morels and other edible yummies!
Sunday, March 30, 2014
Spring has Sprung!
Angel and Oliver hanging out in the outdoor dog run last summer.
Remember all of the hard work John did last Spring to build up my raised gardens in the front yard, here is a photo from last year? Well we are going to move them to the north garden because mostly we get more sunlight in the back yard than we do in the front yard.
Soooooo, today began the long process of clearing out the north garden, John removed the fence posts, and the chicken wire fencing while I cleaned up all of the trash that blew into our yard over this past winter. I also organized all of the fence posts, etc., and otherwise acted as his runner for tools and such, while Angel and Oliver hung out in the outdoor kennel.
Hopefully next weekend I'll have new photos to share as we embark on this new journey, but we are both in agreement that we love the raised beds and this is the direction we want to go, that and a quarter or half CSA share which we need to make a decision on in the next week or so. I will say that I was excited to see that my raised beds are completely thawed out, a minor miracle considering this years winter and the fact that we still have ice in the back yard!
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Spring has Sprung
Well sorta, in about three weeks most of the bulb type flowers should start popping up. This from past experiences/observations of when the Robins, Cedar Waxwings, and Grackles return from their winter feeding grounds.
The neighbors crabapple is preferred over ours, once they pick it the birds will start in on our tree.
Some of the Robins are looking a little rough around the edges, this one was healthy looking.
Grackles are pairing up already, not surprised.
Thursday, April 25, 2013
Immersion Dyeing
Spring has finally sprung here in central Iowa! Rumor has it it's going to make it into the 60's today. Starting next week, after I hang my upcoming solo show this coming Sunday, I will be hitting the dye pots and hard. Also on the docet is the natural dye garden, I'm planting native dye plants, and if all goes well madder root in a livestock barrel to prevent it from overtaking the lawn. Stay tuned for photos, video, and more.
Friday, March 15, 2013
Friday, February 08, 2013
Tuesday, May 01, 2012
eBook Sale ends this Sunday!
eBook Spring Sale ends this coming Sunday! It's time to start those natural dye and rust dye bundles with this years botanical wonders!
Saturday, April 07, 2012
Monday, April 02, 2012
Bleeding Hearts
This years Bleeding Hearts are beautiful, the plants filled out nicely and with plenty of blossoms for the pollinators.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Coopers Marsh 032312
Went out to the marsh to listen to the spring peppers today, took some photos and started dinking with them in photoshop.
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Spring into Natural Dyeing early this year!!!
eBook Sale!!!
Monday, March 12, 2012
Thursday, May 05, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Thursday, April 07, 2011
'Cause Cute Matters!
I bought this at Clare's, at the mall, today. It's a new coin purse for me and is rather largish, it has a place to hold my license, etc. so it could in fact be used as a mini purse :-) I liked a LOT of the floral fabric bags, scarves, and headbands they had there but decided that I could make my own and for way less than what they were wanting... which was something like 75% less than what Younkers was asking for almost identical items.
Anyway, I'm off to check my fabric and pattern stashes as I have some skirts and new bags planned for my spring/summer wardrobe!
Anyway, I'm off to check my fabric and pattern stashes as I have some skirts and new bags planned for my spring/summer wardrobe!
Thursday, March 24, 2011
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