Studio time.

 I started my planning for Under Indiana Skies.

These colors are luscious.

The subject of my first art quilt will be

this sunrise photograph taken out my kitchen window.

 The second  quilt will be the sunset  photograph

taken out on the deck looking west.

I started today by choosing my fabrics for the quilts.

I need some good blues yet I will pick those up this week.

Looking forward to creating something beautiful.

Back to the studio in the morning.

Changing ones life.

 The winds and the storms blew the leaves off the trees.

I am not quit ready for winter but I know it will

bring TIME.

Time to explore the wonderful world of fiber art.

As Maya Angelou said

"Success is loving life and daring to live it."

I have decided to focus for once in my life.

THat is itself will be a challenge.

Starting in January I will concentrate my efforts

in a mixed media of fiber art.

I will give to the local High School

all the materials I do not need and

Simplify

Explore,

Create.

With nature as always my love

I will interpret  my love of same into art.

Stay  tuned.

The road home.

                Finally finished the new art quilt.
                Fall in its most glowing colors.
                It is my favorite time of the year.
                Next art quilt will be more abstract.
                4 weeks of stitching in my spare time.
                The hand dyed threads from Artfabrik
                really make the finishing touch.

Back in the studio.

                        Can you see the piles of fall leaves .
                        Last night it occurred to me that the
                        pinking wheel would make cuts like
                        edges of leaves. Love the colors.

                          Spent the afternoon with a tweezers applying
                          leaves and ironing them in place. Now to
                          add  the leaves on the ground under the trees
                       . Than I will be  ready to add the hand stitching
                         with the hand dyed threads  that came in the mail
                          from Artfabrik today. Lovely colors of fall.

Weathered Wood

I just love the look of old wood.

The original homestead is west of our garden.

Lots of great weathered old wood.

Bill picked 15 melons out of his garden today.

I went around the neighborhood to share the bounty.

I think we have harvested at least 50 melons so far.

Cantaloupe will finish this week

Than the watermelons will start.

They should last through mid September.

That will leave the potatoes to dig in October.

Summer is going too too fast.

But our pantry will be full of goodness.

I finally went to the studio and started

a new art quilt of a road bordered with oak trees.

Felt good to touch the fabric again.