Boneset Harvest

1 September 2010

Last night was cool enough to warrant two quilts, a delicious weight over my body in the morning.  This afternoon was hot enough to warrant a dip in the river, though by the time we got there it was already late afternoon, and shadows stretched long over the bright water.  The water was vigorously cold, [...]

Studio Update: Trout Lily Brings Spring and Organization

9 August 2010

I finished another piece Friday night—this time it’s of a trout lily.   For your viewing pleasure:

Trout Lily Brings SpringTrout Lily Brings Spring
5 x 7″
pastel on board

Now if you don’t know trout lilies, let me introduce them to you.  They are tiny little things, and they bloom very early—one of the

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Spring Wildflowers by the River

14 April 2010

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Renee found this trout lily for me, and surrounded it with sticks and precious rocks she found in the river so that I could take this picture.
And finding the first Bluets of Spring always thrills me!  Such small and delightful flowers, always blooming in happy bunches.

Ramping up the Joy

9 April 2010

When I started homeschooling McKinley and Renee, my idea was that we would spend a lot of time following our bliss.  I also knew enough from my experience with homeschooling my three older kids that the vision and the reality would not often meet.
But that is changing.   There are a lot of reasons for this, [...]

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work in progress, progress in work

25 November 2009

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Two weeks ago I was scheduled to attend an art market, but my plans were thwarted by a minor emergency.  It’s quite true that, emergency or not,  my creative endeavors are often thwarted–by sick children or a busy husband or my own lack of energy–and that this has been a source of ongoing conflict in [...]

The River, with Snakes and Damselflies and assorted surprises

16 July 2009

In the afternoon light we crowded down to the river. The turk’s cap lilies are blooming now, and damselflies dressed in velvet black and iridescent blue flit among the tall drooping orange flowers. McKinley remarks how much he loves that damselfly blue every time he sees one. We walked on to The Point, [...]

my camera woes are over!

18 May 2009

Bluets, down by the river 

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