Days of Sunshine

Hi everyone....pardon my unexcused absence, but I'm about to give you an excuse anyway! I started a very part-time job at a nearby library toward the end of January and have been working more hours due to the absence of another staff member....my schedule and time is in a bit of flux these days. But I surely haven't forgotten you all....just behind the power curve.  So, here is an update post with what's been going on in the studio lately....the dailies, of course...a couple new items for the MissouriBendStudio shop and I've been trying to work on a new series that is slowly unfolding. These pieces are beginning to invoke the notion of writing and are using a lot of indigo ink....a color I dearly love. When they reach a stage that I can show you, I surely will share them. Today's daily drawing is here, but know that there are a growing number available for viewing and purchasing, if you are so inclined, at MissouriBendMusings.

March 12, 2012

This little hanging drawing below is now listed over at MissouriBendStudio. When I first showed these, I wasn't sure how to describe them, except as badges, which didn't feel right at all. I asked for some responses from readers and another Etsy artist, Anca Gray, also a follower of this blog, used the most delightful phrase to describe these pieces..."pocket mirrors for the soul".....now I can't think of them any other way!  Thanks so much for that bit of poetry, Anca!

Tiny Yellow Teapot

This little piece below has been in the works for quite some time, in an on-again-off-again pattern. The drawing and I struck up the conversation again a couple of weeks ago and became friends again....finished it up today with the stitching at the top and the tiny text pieces falling into the bowl.  I'm quite fascinated with text and all that it implies....so much to explore!  

Warm Yellow Spring 

(don't hold me to this title....this piece will be listed tomorrow at MissouriBendStudio)

Hope you all are having a good start to the week. Here in the southeast corner of South Dakota temperatures are due to be in the mid-70s this week....we are pinching ourselves and hoping that this weather is here for good!  Happy Spring....and for my dear friends in the southern hemisphere....Happy Fall!!