As Promised........

I have been working on things to take to Land of Lakes show on Saturday. I promised pictures. I have to leave today because I have a show tomorrow in Lac du Flambeau. I feel like I really put the hours in this week and I pray that it pays off. Here are some pictures and a little tutorial of sorts.....

I got so excited about these that I didn't take pictures in the barnboard before putting the glass in, but I will try to take more when I hang them on Saturday.

Since doing the wedding invitations, I have broken out my trusty dip pen, but it is a lot more finicky and hard on my hands, so I only use it occasionally now.

I wanted this title to stand out more so I used this stitch and did the little tree.

Here, I decided to try to embroider the lake shape. We will see how well it is recieved. I have never done that before.

This is my little tutorial on calligraphy tags. I wash the paper with a diluted ink water and then tear the edges to the size I want. I then add another layer of wash around the edges covering the tears if possible, it gives it the age look. Then I sew the corners or make stitching randomly around the piece to another contrasting piece. Then I draw lines and add the verse.

This time I chose to do a little illustration because I knew I would have room to spare. Drawing it with waterproof sakura pen. Then lightly watercoloring it after I write out the verse. Many times I have lost the piece at this point, misspelling a word, or leaving out a word, or the wrong word, argh........

It was a lot of words, so I didn't use the dip pen, as it takes way more space.

Here I have added it to the piece, it is coming together nicely.

Now you get the idea of what I have been doing this week. Well, I am off for another four day trek. I will see you Monday or Tuesday. Please let me know you stopped by, it really revs me up so I can keep working. Thanks friends!

Comments

[Tina W]

Oh this post is feeding my need to be out in nature.. I love the verses and would love seeing these in life.. Your work is amazing.

[Emily]

Nice to see your process. They all look great. Good luck with your show!! :)

[Meladie]

I love the canoe piece! I love canoeing, though I have only done it once. The quote is so true!

The others look great too! I hope for a great show this weekend :-)

[pam]

these pieces are so rich, and not just eye candy but satisfying to meditate one as well. very nice job lady!

[Claudia]

You´re such an artist!!! Your pieces of work are almost magic, you know?! It looks like something that belongs to a dream... to the past... to the nature... to an invented and beautiful and sweet place, that reminds me all the good things we have in life...
A shame I don´t know so many adjectives in English to describe it to you in a proper way...

[eydie]

thanks for all the wonderful comments! I appreciate each and everyone! :)