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The Long Nap

Tuesday, June 9th, 2020

You can stop here if you don’t wish to read anything sad today. It’s already bad enough with COVID and protests, I know.

Inkwash: Chickadee

Tuesday, May 19th, 2020

I’ve tried watercolor before with frustration (I’m still too impatient) but I hadn’t tried using an ink wash so that’s what I set out to do this week! This bird wasn’t featured in the ABC newsletter (mentioned last time) but I had already...

Lady Pole’s Tapestry

Monday, May 18th, 2020

I’ve been watching Jonathon Strange and Mr. Norrell and just have to point out that in episode 3, there is a lovely stumpwork tapestry piece. It isn’t often that embroidery makes its way into a storyline more than a background activity! I paused the...

Sketch: Barn Owl

Monday, May 11th, 2020

I haven’t been very diligent about exercising my pen and ink skills, but that doesn’t mean that I’ve given up. I recently signed up for the newsletter from the American Bird Conservancy (ABC) and got my second issue today. I began what will hopefully...

Everything is better … 2

Wednesday, April 29th, 2020

Shortly after making my first “Everything is better with” sign, I put this one in the queue. I gifted it to my sister-in-law, who contributed “sunshine” to my list. I wanted this to be light and “sunny”, so taking inspiration from...

Woolly worm on a leaf

Tuesday, April 28th, 2020

At one of my guild meetings, I picked up a small dimensional embroidery kit by A Candle In The Cellar, aptly named “woolly worm on a leaf”. I put it away for a time because at a glance, it looked like it used bullion knots to make the worm and I wanted...