New Textures at Orchid Show

NY Botanical Garden's Orchid Show showed inspiring colors and textures:

Back to the drawing board... literally...

New Oil Pastel Drawing

Hello Pretty

 

Red Peace

red howlite stones, glass chain, gold chain, gold wire

Howlite is said to help calm unreasonable anger, either your own or that directed at you. Carrying a piece around with you, in your pocket, can act as a shield against rage and can encourage reasoned and calm communication.

The Thaw

The amazingly warm spring tease sent us outside to play:

Some of us even went SWIMMING!!

And took rides on mini ice bergs:

Whatever dog can do man can also do:

New Pieces

This piece utilizes two sides of a stretcher bar and a found piece of wood as a base. Handwoven material (from last September's weaving camp!) is stretched and in some areas stuffed between the wood pieces. A braided cord of pine needles, fiber, and wool roving are woven in and out of the piece.

                                  And a close up:

In this piece a handmade piece of abaca paper twists around a corner of a wood frame and a piece of found wood. Fiber and wool roving are wrapped and needle felted into the wood and paper.

And this piece is oil pastel on Arches watercolor paper, found wood, a whole frame, fiber, and wool roving. Its not quite there yet and will undergo more changes:

Hudson River in a Deep Freeze

While I was away I started some new jewelry pieces. These will all become necklaces:

Finally Back From the Holidays!!

I had to take a quick unexpected emergency trip to Puerto Rico! But now I'm back in the studio!