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.

Wednesday

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.

The finished Art Quilts

I added the final touches Saturday night.

Artfabriks lovely hand dyed threads were the frosting on the top.

I will feature the 2 larger ones along side the paintings that inspired them.

Now I need to price them.

I am new to this and would appreciate some suggestions.

Dreamscape

Yellow Barns.

Fall in the country.

Now I need to take a day and take stock.

I have several shows this summer.

Walk through the Woods

Jasper County Rivers & Woods

Chesterton Women's Show

The Art Barns Show.

Jasper County Art Leagues "Trees"

Now to decide which works go where.

Than this summer I need to try again to create

something worthy of the Muenster Show.

Maybe the forth try will work.

My goal is to get in this year.

Pottery

Some of the latest pottery.

This beauty will have a pine needle coil added to the top.

Love the leaf pattern and the colors.

 Wet newspaper resist made the pattern on the next 2 bowls.
I really like the earth tone colors.

 The next 2 forms were throw by Doris Myers
and glazed by me. She came over to show me how to throw.
What perfection for an 89 year young potter.

 
This little bowl has wax resist pattern
Love the touch of red.

 
The green pair Adam & Eve are slab
construction with a leaf & branch texture.
The bottom 2 photos show great texture.
Leather knots will accent this pot.

Almost Done.

I worked on the last of the series of three today.

Just a few more fence posts.

A stone wall to build.

I need to add the hand sewn thread embellishment.

Than I will be done.

 I will be glad to finish these.
My attention span is not usually this long.
If you know what I mean.

Friday if the rain finishes by noon we will Raku fire.
Friday is a long day in class usually from 9 am to 3 pm.
I pack a sandwich and a bottle of water for lunch.
With the price of gas one trip to school a week is enough.
Saturday we are going to work on the yard until noon.
The yard usually takes 2 weeks to get in shape.
It takes me all summer to get in shape.

A little quilt or two.

Needed a break to make something little yesterday.

Love the colors and the glitz.

 Almost looks like spring with the lime green.
One of my favorite colors.

Back to the two larger thread stitched quilts today.
I started the kiln on a bisque fire at 6 this morning.
Hopefully the rain holds off on Friday to do some Raku.
Can't wait to show you the results.