Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts
Showing posts with label spring. Show all posts

Thursday, May 15, 2014

Leaves!


I came home today to find fall leaves
blown onto our front yard.
It's not fall. It's spring. But there they were.

Sweet and beautiful and so, so perfect.





I've painted leaves on everything.
Done them on paper as botanical drawings.
Done them on paper as abstract art.
Digitally as vector illustrations.
On pots, on walls, even on clothes with sequins added :)

But I can't seem to leave the leaves behind!!!

And now I want to do a personal project all about leaves.

All the various shapes and colors they come in.
And why they are that way for that particular tree.

I can't wait to see how that turns out.

Meanwhile, this is how it's REALLY like right now:





Yay, spring!

Saturday, April 21, 2012

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Boho-chic, meet Biker Babe - More Fabric Jewelry

A sakura motif, with the colors turned all upside-down, makes a cute piece of fabric jewelry! 


The brown is a beautiful soft mushroom with blue undertones, so I used pale teal with it.  Looks really delicious, but very subdued.  The round 'findings' are humble little aluminum washers from DaddyBoy's toolbox.  Love how they match perfectly with this piece.


I think I'm gonna take a break after this piece.  It involved an insane amount of handstitching to put all the layers together for the flower, and to make the grungy, rough base instead of a smooth one, and then to finish up everything at the back.  (The back is six overlapping layers, one for each petal, and then a central round one, and it's all smooth - forgot to take a picture!)


So there you have it - another slip-on fabric necklace with a braided cord. 
Sits just a few inches under the collarbone. 
Welcome Spring with a cherry blossom!



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Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Meanwhile, I was...

I've been away for a few days, and you can blame it on the good weather! I also suddenly had my hands full with this and that, the way it sometimes happens...but I have much to talk about, which I hope I can do soon.

I did make another post for CraftingInColor, if you're interested in more pics from India!

I also got my next book to illustrate and have been trying to work out the 'look'. It's about a boy and a cat - nice!

And a friend sent me these pictures. What can I say? Such beauty exists, and is around us. Can we be thankful enough?