inspire me to start new things. The cooler air is welcome after much heat lately.
Two weeks ago, I attended Quilting by the Lake and worked with Cynthia Corbin. I started 'knowing' just what I would do -- and we all know where that leads. The piece I thought I would finish is still in progress but needs a lot. I am focusing on a series about the coming together of ocean and beach. working with Cynthia resulted in a couple new piece getting started and a list of about ten ideas to pursue. This was a start:
that needed some images - here a sea gull laughing up into the sky. He needs stitching and maybe some paint for contrast.
I sketched a pelican numerous times for the sky, trying to find just the right size. Still needs work before I pull out fabrics.
I put all that aside and played with strips from my palette.
Combined some with small pieces from exercises during the week.
Then I wanted to create a mosaic type background.
At home, the heron image appeared. It's just paper at this point. The week since I got home from QBL got busy with helping with Four County's exhibit.
I love having ideas to play with.
Are you taking time to play?
Thanks for stopping by. Karen
is the reason for no posts lately. Or maybe busy. Either way, it's time for a bit of catch-up.
The last six weeks have flown by. Doesn't that happen more often than ever?
At the end of May, I went off to QSDS to study with Rosalie Dace in the master class. She is an excellent teacher, coach, inspiring person and delightful as well. I wanted to explore a new series about what happens when water and earth come together. I spent a couple days working on a way to create sand. Here's a bit of progress.
Then, it was time to add the ocean.
I came home with it not quite finished and it has been on the design wall since. More later on that project. In the meantime, I taught two classes of low immersion fabric dyeing. Both days ended with everyone taking home bags of wet fabric.
Tomorrow is my 50th high school reunion on a boat in Baltimore's Inner Harbor. My dear friend, Linda, is here from Oregon and will be my 'date' for the event. It should be an interesting day.
Right now, I want to get some fabric out and make something to use up some of my stash. Sometimes, it helps my creative process to do something unlike anything on the design wall, something more traditional or straightforward. Right now, there are four pieces on the wall just waiting for the next step. So, I'll take a detour with pink batiks and make a Linus blanket.
I hope you are enjoying this second day of summer. It's been perfect weather here for the past couple days - open window days with lovely breezes and sunshine.
Thanks for tuning in. Karen
