A Sunny Monday morning.

I just love the first half hour before and the

first half hour after sunrise.

The colors glow especially with the

help of the foggy mist  from the

cooler night time temperatures.

                                 Fall is my favorite time of year. I am

                                 getting ready to spend 5 days in Brown

                                 County Indiana in a log cabin with 9

                                 other women creating art with pastels.

                                 Wednesday I deliver the centerpieces

                                  to the Bravo Arts Brunch and continue

                                  on to Brown County for 5 days. What a

                                 treat to make new friends and spend time

                                 in the hills of Brown County.

                    Sassafrass trees make the best color in the fall.
                                   Enjoy the days  it will soon be winter.

Finally the results of the pottery project.

            I finally got all 44 pots fired. Now to add tht
            dried grass and flowers to the pots and
            deliver them the 12th to Lafayette.  Glad to
            have this behind me.

Wordless Wednesday

Summer at Cedar Ridge

                               Yesterday I made salsa. Today I made 7 vases.
                                My next 4 weeks are going to be busy.
                                I was asked to make the centerpieces
                                for the Bravo Arts Brunch on October 12.
                                I said yes before I calculated how long it
                                would take to make 35 vases and flower bouquets.
                                I cut some flowers to dry today too.
                                The Goldstrum rudebecia will dry and stay yellow
                                 Annabelle hydrangeas  a nice mellow green.
                                 Add to this  a rusty grass, saliva and lavender for
                                 nice fall dried bouquets. You may not hear from
                                 me every day but I will try. Everyone out east
                                 keep safe and day.

Impulsive Decision

Worked in the yard all day yesterday.

90% done another 2 days should  do it.

Finally opened my E-mail late afternoon .

And there was an invite to a pastel retreat in Brown County.

In October the height of the color leaf season.

Only 10 people.

I was 4th to call.

I am relaxing just think of 5 days with other artist.

Time out for Spring

The smell is luscious.

Hopefully it makes me forget I  have to buy a car today.

A  job I hate worse than anything.

Hopefully this one will last me the rest of my driving life.

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

Leaf Collages

Finally got some studio time.

I need 15 collages for my solo show in May.

Created 5 yesterday.

Trees are my thing.

 I press and dry leaves from my woods.
Than I coat them with acrylic or alcohol ink.
This way the stay bright forever.
I can also have purple and teal leaves.
Fun to try for an unexpected touch to the collage.

 Last week I made papers out of tissue and newspaper.
I learned this technique at
the Midwest Collage Society fall retreat.
Lay a piece of newspaper down put a sheet
of tissue over. Mix half & half of water &gel medium.
Coat the paper with this mixture. Let day for a few hours.
Stain paper  with mix of half water & half liquid acrylics.
Let dry and stamp if desired.

I found some old books at the local library
 book sale for 30 cents each.
they make great collage material too.
Especially to add words.

 I made 64 clay tiles from 2 types of clay.
Friday I will work with the student intern
at the collage to test Cone 6 glazes.
We will work  on coming up with 10 basic glazes to use.
I am glad I took chemistry in High school.
Helps me to understand chemical reaction.
Glad to be  productive again.

Nine inches and counting.

Working on my homework for class on Friday.

Made a double batch of brownies.

What  is the best remedy for stress.

Chocolate. Howling winds and snow call for chocolate.

 

 We have to make a bowl,
 a tall form and a tile with the sprigs on it.
Sprigs are forms to fill with clay
to adorn a pottery piece.
Just have to make a vase yet.
Raw clay looks so drab.

 

  Just had to throw some color in.
June in the garden.
Tiger Lilies and Hydrangeas.

 This hydrangea bush is 5 foot across.
Covered with blooms every June.
We sit outside and this is our view in the summer.
Soon it will be spring.

The storm should be over by Wednesday supper.
Just have to get through the lake effect Wednesday afternoon.
My sister lives 1 miles from Lake Michigan.
She will get twice the snow we get.