Last week at Inspire Me Thursday, the challenge was to celebreate spring and be inspired by nature. Such a perfect time of year to be inspired by the outdoors! When I look into my backyard, I have been seeing so many birds, one of the loveliest things about spring! So I made this little […]
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As I was doing my blog rounds, I was indirectly tagged by Hope. So here goes:
Five minutes to yourself:
I would indulge in a cup of coffee or tea and flip through a magazine.
Five bucks to spend right now: how would you spend it?
I would buy some fresh flowers to put on my dining room table.
Five […]
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Posted in randomness on Apr 15th, 2006 11 Comments »
Our Easter is… coloring eggs and staining our fingers… drawing pictures of flowers and rabbits and birds to hang on the wall… putting out a plate of carrots for that absurdly efficient Easter Bunny to chomp on when he comes to deliver baskets of candy in the wee hours of the night.
The only thing […]
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little sprouts pushing through the earth · the dirt and rock cake my daughter made for me, complete with stick candles · the sudden desire to go on a cleaning rampage
opening the windows to let the fresh air in the house · the neighbors coming out of hibernation to garden, mow the lawn, wash […]
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Posted in fiber art, artfest on Apr 11th, 2006 9 Comments »
And the last of my Artfest saga… On Friday, I was Lost and Found with the talented, delightful and down to earth Lisa Engelbrecht.
In class, we experimented with adding washes of color to canvas and cotton muslin using a variety of inks, including liquid acrylics, gouache and walnut ink. Then we practiced lettering on […]
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