Queen Anne's Lace Panels in Progress

Not feeling the love!  I'm left wondering how much better these panels would turn out if I wasn't so distracted by a million things that need to be done before my solo show is hung this weekend?

As you can see from the previous photo that each layer of paint is leading towards improvement, and yet I'm just not feeling it.  The good news is I found six gesso'd raised panel frames today that I plan to go full tilt on later this evening! 

Baltic Birch raised panel frames, taped and gesso'd another words ready for paint!

Lilacs

The neighbor's daughter brought me a huge bouquet of these lilacs, he's 94 and they came by to do some yard work for him.  The heady smell of lilac now wafts throughout the house.  Not much in the way of studio work today, it's the rush to get the gardens planted before the rain falls.  Check out my other blog Survival Kitchen, linky in the right column, to see what we've planted.

Pretty in Pink - Hat Detail

Solo Show Installed

For some reason I forgot to take a photo of the entire display, will try to remember to do so when I take the show down the end of January 2012.  Over all I'm very happy with the way the pieces look, I have to give credit to Diane Hall for hanging the pieces, I would have hung them in a straigh line and well that's boring!

Flower Parts

Garden Journal

WIP - Garden Journal Spread

Prairie Potholes Harvest No. 23

I don't believe I've posted this one in the past, found it in a pile of work tonight while looking for a piece of indigo dyed rusted fabric, the fabric is still MIA.

Blue Coneflowers ACEO

Blue Coneflowers ATC available in my shop!

Before the Storm

Took this before the storm this evening.

Coneflower No. 2

Coral Coneflower it needs something what??? I'm debating a grain bin or maybe some bison, hmmm how about some bison trapped in a grain bin???? Now that WOULD be the statement that some are dyeing for me to make ;-)

4x6 inches

Compost Dyed Cloth, Natural Dyes, Timtex Core, Machine Stitched, Black Cotton Cloth Backing Fabric.

Cone Flower 1

I'll try to get a better picture tomorrow it's not as dark as it appears in the photo.
4x6 inches
Compost dyed cotton cloth, timtex core, black cotton cloth backing fabric.
Machine Stitched.
Available in My Store

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 9

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 9

2009

5 x 7 inches

Compost Dyed Cotton Cloth, Natural Dyed Silk Organza Fabric, Machine Stitched, Timtex Core, Black Cloth Backing Fabric

Available now in My Shop!

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 8

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 8
5 x 7 inches
Compost dyed cotton cloth cochineal dyed silk organza fabric, machine stitched, timtex core, black commercial cotton cloth backing.

Now Available in My Store

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 7

Prairie Potholes - Harvest No. 7

5 x 7 inches

Compost dyed cotton cloth cochineal dyed silk organza fabric, machine stitched, timtex core, black commercial cotton cloth backing.

Now Available in My Store

Prairie Potholes Harvest No. 7 & 8

In progress I decided I didn't like them as is they were not finished! So here they are before I changed them for the better.

Prairie Potholes Rural View

Prairie Potholes Rural View - In progress they need something I'm just not sure what maybe a good nights sleep and NO interruptions in the morning will help??? John was in my studio while I was working I have to admit I did NOT appreciate being told I had to stop because he couldn't hear the woman on the phone, you don't want to know what I was thinking but I did keep it to myself.

Prairie Pothole No. ???

Prairie Potholes No. 15 What Iffing

PP No. 15 what I'm thinking... I'm t hinking of adding another line drawing and seeing if I like it better ;-) I think it needs more.

NOTE: I added these lines in Photoshop they are not on the actual piece yet AND I was planning to add the flower in red but for some reason I can only get dark green to load ;-(

Vintage Flowers

Tutu ala Bear

This is what happens when you don't have children. You find something that you just h ave to have in this case it's the vintage millenary flowers on the tutu and you end up dressing up your bear in the tutu!!! I'm not sure how old the tutu is the netting is brittle and the fabric is very worn, the flowers have been through the wash who knows how many times but I still like them and they will look wonderful on the valentines I'm creating.