Wordless Wednesday

A busy day at Cedar Ridge

Back in April I cut out 3 overgrown arborvitae

on the south side of the sun room.

Instead of more shrubs that need trimming each year

I arranged a bench and all of my containers there.

Need to add some annuals for color and its done.

 Than I need to plant some planters around the small pond.
I like color and plants where I look out each day.
I will set up a drip irrigation for the pots.
I know I will not want to hand water in late July and August.

 The dogwood tree my son planted when he was in high school is full of blooms.
He is now 41 years old. We moved one with us 11 years ago.
A nice contrast  amongst the Canadian Hemlocks.

 

Spring Greens

The greens of spring are delightful.

Especially the light lime green.

These photos will be the subjects for a new series of quilts.

The meadow  to the west  is always interesting.
The seasons change and so does the mood.
Light and lively now in green.

 The tiny apple tree shine a nice shade of lime.
 The dark pines give it contrast.
The budding oaks join in the symphony.

What a gorgeous view with the sun highlighting the scene.

Always the windmill spins away in the breeze.
I can only imagine in the past when this was
 a small farm the animals getting a drink
at the water trough and grazing on the grasses.
  All photographs tell a story.

Back after a busy week.

What has been keeping me busy for the past 3 months.

Last nights opening.

happily lots of red dots.

To fund another few months in art experimentation.

A view of the gallery as you enter the show. 

 One of my art quilts , the Kankakee River Marsh painting
and a few sunsets taken at Cedar Ridge .

 More small art quilts.

This grouping of fall features paintings

small art quilts and a art quilt of a painting. 

The pond as depicted in a art quilt painting.

The Kankakee River Marsh on a Jasper red gesso background.

Note the glow of red through the water.

Check out Caroline Jasper on line.

A great artist. 

Jasper red gesso is named after her.

A small grouping of winter.

Art quilt, watercolor, acrylic painting and small quilted dreamscapes 

My sculptures of Adam and Eve.

I rolled a slab then went outside for a Canadian Hemlock branch.

I love how the branch wraps around Eve at the waist.

No one would ever know I love the woods, trees, water and birds.

Wordless Wednesday

Busy day at Cedar Ridge

A bejeweled planter.

My final project for Ceramics II.

A blue green & navy planter adorned with copper wire

and beads set into an iron stand and

a sea green porcelain vase.

                         Our favorite spot to end the day.
                         The small deck with the fish pond.

 Speaking of fish I also did a series of fish to hang on the wall.
Must share these with my Minnesota friends.

Than to finish the day Tuesday I spent 4 hours

working in the yard.

The last 2 hours my husband and son helped with the heavy work.

We moved 35 pots of flowers to the barn area.

Planted another 30 or so pots of perennials.

We will continue Friday with the spring yard work.

Their reward was steak, baked potatoes

 and home grown corn from the freezer.

Topped off with chocolate cherry cup cake.

I also made enough for class Wednesday.

Fell asleep in my recliner by 7 pm.

A good Day

My Favorite Flowers.

Just had to share this photograph.

Last summer this clump of Lilies was spectacular.

So glad I took time to photograph.

Spent the last 3 days glazing and firing pottery

 for my finals on Wednesday.

Dropped the last 12  paintings, art quilts and collages

  off at the framer to get their hangers and backing.

He does such a great job. I always get asked who does my framing.

Today we will put some more plants back in the ground.

In the fall of 2009 we decided to move .

Being flower crazy I decided to take 100 of my favorites with me.

Well 100 turned into 130.

My grandson helped me pot them up.

Well with the bad market our house did not sell.

We have decided to stay  in this paradise.

Now I have to put them back in the ground.

Except for 30 of them I will sell at my garage  and attic sale.

May 25th and the 26th.

Another busy day at Cedar Ridge.

Its 4 am  and I am going to load the kiln for another firing.