Heading out camping for a couple of days. I shared a link on my facebook page. It's titled "The Panama Perspective" but read further. It's an awesome article that has nothing to do with Panama but everything to do with life and how you live it. Please read, here's a direct link to the article.
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![]() Who ever thought building a cake would be so nerve racking! This is my granddaughters cake for her second birthday. My hands were shaking, my knees were knocking, I had to remind myself it was just a cake. anyhow one end was raspberry filled and the other end was strawberry. It was a cute cake when it was done. Now it's time to get back to work. I'm working on a bull rider photo quilt and am not sure I like how it's coming out. I'll have to play with it a little more. Then back to the jewelry for another round while I wait for another silk shipment. There are big surprises coming in about ten days! Well maybe a little longer. The rooster and heron are washed, ironed, stretched and in the frames. These are the open frames, perfect for hanging over a half wall or open stair railing. I'm really happy with how they turned out. They have that lovely glow that you can only get from silk.
![]() I set up my shop on Etsy.If you have an account there please add it to your favorites. The more favorites I get, the easier my shop can be found. THere is a link at the bottom of this post. http://www.etsy.com/shop/Seawhere2?ref=search_shop_redirect ![]() He's still hanging on the stretcher but he's done. The background turned out ok, now he just has to sit for a couple of days before i heat treat him and the heron. I darkened the background on the heron, not sure if that will stay or not but it looks much better. I love these silk pictures, they almost glow on the silk. It's really hard to capture with a camera. I hope to get them in the frames next week. I got some color on the rooster today. He is looking good. I'm not sure about the white feathers, they are really light blue, might have to do some texture on them. I'm playing with some salt for the background pattern but that will have to wait until Thursday. I found my other camera, right where it was suppose to be so I took another picture of the heron. I think he needs a darker background. I haven't tried repainting over the silk paint, I hope it works.
![]() I got some color on the heron today. I can't find my other camera and this is the one that makes the colors all look wonky. This one has an orange cast to it and all the colors are washed out. It looks WAY better in real life color wise. I'll get the rooster tomorrow and try to find my other camera. ![]() I fell in love with this picture the first time I saw it and knew I had to do something with it. Michael John took it with his cell phone. I tried to get it blown up and printed on canvas for a gallery wrap but the resolution was way to low. So I let it sit. It finally dawned on me to do it as a Photo Memory Quilt. Some days I'm a little slow, can't see the obvious. Anyhow I gave it to them last night at the rehearsal so here it is. Wishing Michael and Andrea many, many, many happy years together! Love you guys! ![]() The heron is on the silk and resist has been applied. The darker lines are done in black resist, the lighter lines are in clear which will leave the white of the silk as the lines. Found out today that we are not having company this weekend so I should be able to get started painting these soon. It just depends on how hot it is upstairs. Maybe I can work up there in the mornings. Have a happy Fourth and a great weekend, everyone! ![]() Wow time flies. It's been a really busy week here. I did get this guy draw out, on the silk and the resist applied. I have another heron draw out, I wasn't crazy on how the last one turned out so I thought I'd give it another shot. It's still a pretty steep learning curve with the silk. This guy is kind of skewed in the photo. Not sure when I'll get to paint him, probably after the weekend. Have a great fourth of July Weekend! |
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