I found this old picture of my daughter when going through some folders today. It shows one of my windows I painted in the background. That was a huge project covering all four of those windows and it took a lot of time. I really loved that window and hated leaving it behind. I remember once my ex was doing some work outside and fell off the ladder and into the window. The window held together because...

Life isn't always a bowl of roses.

I took these pics on the way home from the doctors yesterday. These are for my son. I promised him I would try to get some good shots of this wall. It is an old enclosure for a gas station that is closed down and many grafitti artists have painted along the wall.I'm afraid my doc isn't very happy with my progress. He says I'm on that downward spiral that happens after someone becomes quite ill. He...

Felting Fun

D and I had a nice walk up to the police station yesterday. It was really quite nice. Once there things went quite smoothly, I guess since I am reapplying its not as big of a deal. Just had to turn in a pile of papers. Hopefully I will receive my new carte de sojour within a few months.Last night I had more fun with my new felting goodies. I'm not sure where I am going with this but I'm having a blast...

Mystery Object

I couldn't sleep again last night, so sat up till the wee hours of the morning making this...Can you tell what it is trying to be? I am loving working with the wool. This is the beginning of my second idea. I put my tangle of pink and black mess aside for the moment to work on something a little more soothing and tactile. My WIP's are starting to pile up *grin*I hope to have more to post on it tomorrow....

I'm a little bit melencholy today. I have went and caught D's cold with all it's bells and whistles. Fever? check. Nose stopped with a cement plug thats impenetrable? check. Sandpaper throat? check. Ominous rumblings in the nether regions of my lungs? Check, check, CHECK! I'm not the only one with this malicious germ either. Everyone I have seen this weekend has been in the grip of this beast >.<...

Of dead ends and new horizons

Sorry for my absence. I have not been lazy while I was gone though ^_^We had a friend come up to stay day before yesterday. I had anticipated a quiet evening together sharing a meal. Shortly after he arrived though we heard from another friend who had just returned from Reunion Island. He decided to drive up to Bordeaux to visit. Before I knew it we had six people coming over. I scrambled around and...

Walking among flowers...

I had so much fun finishing the rose fairy pincushion that I went ahead and finished the flower one last night. These are so nice to stitch up that I thought I would make a few to put in my shop when I finally get around to opening one.I have a lot of ideas for different things to make for a shop, but like I have said before I like to keep my work varied. I think the minute I started churning things...

Busy, busy bee!

Although my weekend was busy with snow, keeping the fire going, wandering through quaint little mountain villages and other general fun stuff I did still manage to work on a few things. My symbolism project is irritating me to no end and I had to set it aside for awhile. Sometimes it's good to step back from something and let it breathe. So instead I worked on other things.I finally completed this...

Home again, home again, jiggedy jig!

I am finally home and glad to be back to civilization. I love the mountains, the view is breathtaking. I am not one that loves the cold too much though. The fireplace was my best friend! The trip up was a big scary. Once we hit the mountains the snow was coming down at a fair clip. The storm that came through a few weeks back has done considerable damage to the trees throughout the southwest...

Exploration into new territory

So last night I pulled out my new felting kit. The tactile sensations that go along with this artform are stupendous! I love the feel of merino wool as it slides across my fingers. I think this will be something I return to time and time again. The colors are so bright and vibrant, the feel so enticing. How can one not love making felt?Kokopelli has found his home and is dancing a merry dance in celebration.Tonight...

The Journey begins...

Last night as I fell asleep, images of Kokopelli danced through my head. Rainbow colored notes flew from his flute as he played to the moon. He played under the stars...to me.Kokopelli is an anusazi legend, the storyteller, fertility god, prankster and the spirit of music. He will be the start of this story and so I will make him a home among the rainbows. I have found my beginning....I also pulled...

Hurdles

I am having a slow start this week. The inevitable insomnia has returned with a vengeance. I had no sleep last night. Went to class today and left early to catch a nap before my appointment with the specialist. I go in for my test at the end of March. Seems I have to go off my coumadin for several days so they are going to have me take Heparin. Last time I had to do that I had to give myself shots...

New Beginnings

So I start on a new beginning. This one springs from my love of symbols. I have always been fascinated with the many symbols used down through time by different cultures. Many to stand for the same things. Core values, core beliefs. I have long wanted to do a piece working with some of my favorite symbols and I also recently discovered some symbols that I had never heard of before. Adinkra originates...

Finished!

Finally, It's done! I have to admit there are a few things I'm not crazy about with this one, but all in all it's good. Funny but I ended up liking the back more than the front *hehe*Well, now I can move onto other things. I already spent the evening working up some ideas for my new piece. Looking through fabrics and such.This is a preliminary sketch, but who knows if it will look anything like this....

Good Intentions

As the famous quote of Steinback goes, "The best-laid plans of mice and men/often go awry." I really did plan on finishing this up yesterday but I refuse to rush something that just isn't ready to be done. I did get quite a bit done and I'm quite happy with how it's coming along. If it takes me a few more days, I'm not going to stress it.I do want to finish it soon though and plan out my new idea....