Blog On!!

Well it has been an interesting day.  I have added more pictures to both the Art Gallery and Past Glories, and I have finally managed to get myself on to Facebook.  What a challenge!!!  You have to have certain permissions enabled and I did not.  It took awhile, but my techie son came to the rescue once again.

I'm in the process of giving the Wilson family framer some measurements, so I hope to have a few new pieces posted later on this month.

Here is one of the pieces I added today "Ryujin And His Dragon Hoard".  He is not as clear as I would like, but a 50k picture never will.

 

Otty Lake Road and a couple of more past glories

As I continue to add at least one new piece to the "Art Gallery" each day, as well as making additions to the "Past Glories", I realize how much each piece means to me.

There is not one single piece that does not have a story attached to it.  Some stores are longer and more complex, while some are "I just loved the fabric and had to make something out of it."

My one regret is that at the beginning of all this, I was a very lazy picture-taker, so there is actually no record of many of my past glories.  I take more care these days. "Otty Lake Road" is the newest addition to the gallery, and I have added a couple of past glories as well.

Midnight in the Bayou and Fire and Ice - Cardinals in Winter

I have added two more pictures of my fabric art to the "Art Galley".  I hope you enjoy them.

I have to say that the picture of "Midnight in the Bayou" does not do it justice, but I have tried to bring out the colours as best I could.  This is one of those things that must be seen to appreciate it.

Fire and Ice was the first large piece that I worked with, and it was a challenge.  It took about 25 hours to sew on all of the beads.

Some past favourites

As I work at updating the "Art Gallery", I also want to share some of the "Past Glories" - pieces that I enjoyed creating and have since sold.  I've added three today, and I hope you enjoy them.

Fish and Fowl

While the koi are certainly fish, I'm not sure that you can consider the peacock fowl.  I have just added these two piece to my Art Gallery, and I encourage you to go and read about them.  They will be at the bottom of the Gallery, rather than the top.

Winter Scenes

This piece of art is the one that I used for the header on my blog. Entitled January Morning ll, it is my favourite small piece.   

I added the "ll" to it, because I made it once and them reconstructed it again, to add an eagle. I found this fabric after I had completed the piece.   

To me, this piece represents a picture of a perfect winter's day.

On Display and other things!!

Everything is a learning curve, and I hope that you are enjoying the fruits of my labours.

I have added a new piece to the Art Gallery called "On Display" and I encourage you to visit the Gallery and make comments or observations.

John and I were on vacation last week in Greenville, Maine.  I'm sure that it is beautiful in the summer, but right now they are in, what the locals call "mud season".  I'm very glad the fireplace worked and that we were able to get some lobster.  Life was very good!!

 Now to more important things... would you believe that a small town, in the middle of nowhere (my apologies to the residents of Greenville, but it was), could have quilt shop, with great fabrics.  I found several, so look forward to more great wolf art, and some interesting landscapes and florals.

Best Begun, Soonest Done!!

After four months of reading and planning I have finally managed to create my blog.  I still don't know what the finished product will look like, but one has to begin somewhere.

The plan is to add all of my work, one piece at a time, to the "Art Gallery" and to share my thoughts and ideas during the planning and creation process.

Each new piece will be added to the "Home" page and will remain there, until the next piece is completed.  When I add a new piece to the Home page, I'll also create a new post, just to let everyone know that a new piece of fabric art is available for viewing.

I currently have another wolf piece finished on my design wall, just waiting for a frame, so this one should be posted in the next week or so.  The Wilson family framer is a bit behind this month.  He has a bit of spring fever, so my frames are not his first priority.  I can't understand why??