TUESDAY TEXTURE

On quiet winter mornings snow flowers bloom.

WINTERSCAPE

"There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you...In spring, summer, and fall people sort of have an open season on each other; only in winter, in the country, can you have longer, quiet stretches when you can savor belonging to yourself"--Ruth Stout

Listed in my etsy shop:  http://pdlugos.etsy.com/

TISSUE PAPER TEXTURE

Yesterday I spent the day making covers for the journals I hope to use this year. I used covers from old books that were falling apart instead of going to buy new book board. I used tissue paper that I painted with acrylic paints a few years ago. The blending of colors and the crinkle of the tissue  creates great TEXTURE. On to filling them with paper and adding the binding.

WHY I DO WHAT I DO

I found this video on another blog. It states exquisitely why I do what I do. She seems to be a spinner/weaver/knitter, but I think it applies to all the fiber arts and to anyone who works with their hands. Enjoy.

Tuesday Texture

When I took the Cloth to Cloth workshop with Jude Hill (http://spiritcloth.typepad.com/), I got turned onto Glennis Dolce's beautiful fabrics. She uses a variety of wovens that are rich in TEXTURE by themselves, but the addition of the indigo dye seems to bring that texture to life even more. Love, Love, Love these fabrics. See more at http://www.shiborigirlstudios.com/.

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Here's my favorite Christmas quote of all time:  "If, as Herod, we fill our lives with things, and again with things; if we consider ourselves so unimportant that we must fill every moment of our lives with action, when will we have the time to make the long, slow journey across the desert as did the Magi? Or sit and watch the stars as did the shepherds? Or brood over the coming of the child as did Mary? For each one of us, there is a desert to travel. A star to discover. And a being within ourselves to bring to life.--author unknown

WINTER SOLSTICE FULL MOON

                                           photo taken in the foothills of Pikes Peak

I can't believe it has been well over a month since my last post. Life has been very FULL lately. During this past month I have traveled with my son and husband to the Seattle region to look at colleges. Came home to celebrate Thanksgiving and then head out again to New Orleans to help care for my mom. Came home from that and was thrust into Christmas planning and the return of my daughter from Italy and her study abroad adventure. Luckily she got home hours before the horrible weather broke loose in Europe. So thankful to have her home and to have a FULL nest again. Needless to say I have done very little art and it is making me restless and anxious and with little direction on where I want to go with my art next. So I'm taking advantage of these dark days to ponder my path. And I am hoping for some light to illuminate the way.