Needlefelting class that I held at the Burlap and Roses shop in NewVirginia.

 Photo's from a Needlefelting class that I held at the Burlap and Roses shop in NewVirginia. The gals in the class were so fun, we had a great time. The final pic is of the cup cozy (my design) that you could choose to make.

Felted Wool and Watercolor

This piece is done using felted wool 

and watercolor crayons. The background 

fabric is a medium weight muslin.

Two more Baby Cards

 

Here are two more cards,

for a new baby, using  one of

my carvings printed on muslin.

Print on Muslin of one of my own carved images

Here is a print that I did on Muslin,

with one of my carved images.

Printed with permanent ink, and then colored with watercolor crayons. Used a Copic waterproof black

marker for the  le fluer and merci script writing. 

I love those pens, they say permanent and 

that is what they are.

Baby Cards

Two little baby cards!

Used linen fabric as the base to 

stamp on and then water colored.

Butterfly Art, Ink and Watercolor Crayons

Had some fun working on Muslin

with both of these pieces.

Pencil and Watercolor Portrait

This Gal was a true farm women

in every sense of the word. I didn't 

know her personally, but I grew to know  her

through her loving granddaughter's

tales of her. She grew most of her food 

and canned it all herself, including jams and jellies.

She dealt with the farm animals. As an elderly 

lady she was knocked down by a Bull Cow and

got back up and shoved it aside. She chopped

her own wood. Not too many years before her

death she was out chopping wood when she

accidentally smashed her thumb, and 

in her characteristic 

way she left her work gloves on thinking

that it would be better later on in the 

day...only to find out it was getting worse! 

She ended up having to have it amputated.

She was one tough cookie, but tender enough to raise

a granddaughter like her own. I would have been

proud to have been able to call her my grandmother! 

Final piece of art in the 30 day challenge! :) Thanks for looking!

Colored Pencil

This is the final piece of 

art in the 30 day challenge that 

I set for myself.

I have enjoyed this so very much.

Made me realize how much more I can 

achieve with my art on a day to day

basis. Now I will be working on 

larger pieces of art. I have a few 

commissioned pieces that I 

am looking forward to working on.

Crab Apples, Pencil

Pencil

Crab Apples

To make up for the day I missed! 

:)

Summer, preview

Colored Pencil

Preview of work

# 29 unfinished,

'til tomorrow!

Pencil and Ink

Number 28

Water Color

Art

Number 27

A work in progress!

Will show the rest tomorrow.

Number 26

 

Abstract Acrylic

 

Didn't think I would ever say that 

I enjoy doing abstract paintings.

But I love the freedom of

just starting and seeing where it

takes you!

This is number 25 in the series.

Water Color Collage and Ink

                                   Spring is here....Well, at least on paper! 

# 24 in the series

Brown Pelican

Carving of a Brown Pelican

Number 23 in the series

Multi- Block Carving of a Baby 

Used carving to make a card.

Number 22 in the series.

Pencil

Pencil

Just having fun! 
This was a very tiny drawing.

Number 20 in the series.

# 20 in the series

Pencil with Ink

 

Crewel Work Cards

Three more cards using the 

reclaimed Crewel Work.

I like to think that the artist

that created the original work 

would be happy to see it have a 

second life. It was so badly 

damaged by the acid in the backing

(wood paneling) that it wasn't 

pretty any more.

Crewel Work Card

Crewel Work

Card made from some 

damaged, recycled embroidery.

couldn't bear the thought of throwing

some ones hard work away, so 

I gave it a new life!

Leather Pyrography

Leather Pyrography

Using suede , I burned an

image  of a little kitty.

This medium is so 

soft and delicate to work on,

and the results are nice.

Might make a little pillow 

out of it.

Number 18 in the series.

Simple, Fun, Carving

 

Carving.

Received a grouping of 

new, different  carving materials

from a dear friend. This is a very simple 

carving done on one of those new

pieces. Like my old faithful

better, so far. 

This is number 17 in the series. 

Calligraphy. Pencil and Ink

 

Calligraphy 

Used colored pencil and 

some ink here.

 This is number 16 in the series

Watercolor and Ink.

Thought I would paint the 

four seasons. This, of course,

is Autumn, with the Canada Geese flying south. 

Spring and Summer will be along soon!

 

This is number 15 in the series.

        Gift tag Collage

          # 14 in the series

Collage with Calligraphy

I love the feeling that the thought

of Winter gives me. Chilly, blustery,

an air of anticipation greets me with just the

mere thought of winter.

This is number 13 in the series.

A Carving

Made a  small carving of an airplane and banner,

 used it to make a fun thank you card.

Drew some clouds in for the background.

Showed it to my hubby-who happens to be a pilot- and he 

quickly pointed out that the tail is missing it's stabilizer bar! Ooops, well we can

just imagine that it's there, because I can't put in what has been carved away!

 

This is number 12 in the series.

Watercolor of Daisy center

1. 

Watercolor
 Decided to do another close-up
this time the center
of a Daisy.
Number 11 in the series

Watercolor.

Detail of the inner parts

of a Stella Daylily.

Love to look at things

closely, the most amazing

shapes jump out at you!

Number 10 in the series.

Pencil Portrait of my Grandmother Casber, born

in 1893.

She was such a neat person, and a very good artist.

I loved going to her house. It smelled of

oil paints, and turpentine and other 'artsy' things.

Besides the fact that she always had

green grapes just for me! 

I wonder what she would have to 

say about this portrait of her....

Over the years I have drawn and painted her

at least three times.

All of them from just a  small photograph that I

have of her, probably taken when she was

about 18 or 19 years of age.

On the back it says - written lovingly by my grandfather-

My Sweetheart, My Dear Wife, An Angel of Mercy.
#9 in the series

Multi-block carving.

Used the drawing

from earlier in this challenge for

this carving. 

This is number 8 in the series.

 

A watercolor, done mostly with pure 

liquid pigment. Quite abstract for me, I think!

 Number 7 in the challenge.

This is a Collage, using some art I made by 

dripping and blowing water color paint.

Then filling in detail with pen and ink.

I then cut different parts of the painting apart and 

layered the design.

 

This is number 6 in the series.

Kiwi Study

Here is a pencil study of some Kiwi's

that Nina thought I should draw.

Used colored pencil here, and just a touch of 

ink for the seeds. Colored pencil is interesting

to use , building the colors one 

on top of the other to get the final look.

This is number 5 in the series.

First attempt at Oil Painting!

This is my first ever attempt at 

oil painting. I think I have always 

been a tiny bit afraid to try it- I am 

not sure why. My grandmother 

loved it and I believe it was

her medium of choice. But it has 

always seemed like it was not a good 

fit for me, even with out ever trying it!

Now that I have, I can't say 

that I love it, but I will try it 

again ....someday.

Anyway, this is number 4 in 

the challenge. :)

Purple Flower

Flower from my garden drawn in

colored pencil. 
Number 3 in the challenge. 

This is our dog, Schatzie.

She was snoozing on her favorite

wool blanket and she was such a perfect little oval

with all her paws tucked in, I couldn't not draw her.

 

This is number two in a month long challenge I am doing

with my daughter, Nina. However she is 

writing a  poem every day, and I think Seth

decided to create a new Lego design every day!

Cosmo

 Drawing of my baby, Cosmo.Used

colored pencil on watercolor paper.

She is such a sweet little kitty.

When the kids and I went to get

a kitty, we came home with two. I

simply could not resist her 

cute self!

This is the first drawing in a month long challenge

to do some type of art every day.

I am excited to see what happens, and 

share it with you.

Joy Shared Painting

Watercolor and ink.