Turning

The majority of the house reno is over, but there is still a lot to finish as well as unpack. The view from my deck in early morning hints at a change in weather, and soon I'll be back in the studio where I long to be for more of the day than I can spend during this transition. That is the change I'm longing for. 
 

Using the Past

Tiles that were purchased for the other house thirteen years ago became the back of the powder room vanity. I've always loved these tiles and it would be a shame to never use them. The walls match the tiles, this photo has poor color representation. I love that they are finally being put to good use.
 

Kitchen Taking Shape

 Doors and drawers appeared in the kitchen today. We're still a way to go, but it's nice to see how things will look. I've a ton of painting to do, and massive cleaning up, but at least we can see that this is worth the trouble. 

While Tornados Hit

After working on this townhouse all day, mainly painting, I took myself out to hear some live music. I did see the tornado warnings, and yes, they were in the counties I was crossing, but all seemed ok. When they touched down, I was safe in a concrete building, satisfied with the choice I made to hear some tunes. 
 

Details

I wanted to show as much variation in surface design techniques in my detail. Some of the printing I can figure out, some I can't. Although I aim to have a definitive strike, I often have elements that 'appear' through happenstance of dye left on a tool or picked up from another print. No need to know it all.

 

QN and the Way They Do

Each year, starting sometime, the Dairy Barn and host of Quilt National, make a personal poster for each of the entries they allow. Cleaning my flat files had this surface. This entry was 26 years since my first acceptance in 1983. I was a mere babe then, and could have gotten the young artist prize (under 30), sigh. 
 

Recon Mission to Ikea

The studio is needing these legs from Ikea. They telescope from table height to counter height. Perfect. Saw them on my visit to Syracuse to pick up more items to build the kitchen. It will end soon, let's hope.
 

Music on the Porch Day

The International Music on the Porch day was today, and here I'm waiting to go on after my friend Phil. I sang my little set, then came home to finish some house reno stuff. This afternoon I gave a talk in Naples about their historic quilt collection. I forgot to take photos, so we're going with music. It's been a full day.
 

Details Details

Quilt National 2027 has the submissions open for entries. I dug around to see if any of my works qualify, mainly, if they had been exhibited elsewhere. I found three, and this is a detail of one. I try to make the detail a horizontal shot with an interesting composition. Now I've ticked QN 2027 off my to-do list.
 

Eclipse of the Moon

Tonight's full moon promises an eclipse, but I'm not staying awake for that. I'll tease you with this perfect cantalope and a shot off the bow (from the deck) of my moon playing among the clouds for comparison.

 

My Favorite White Plastic

Having a complete long roll of white plastic, the kind we use in my printing workshop,  makes for a decent slip and slide for the East Coast hot summer.