Finally I have a couple more finished little art quilts to show! The cold is now just hanging on in it's final stages, and I spent some couch time with my beads.
This little piece was probably thinking that it was never going to be a finished work (if a quilt can have thoughts). I began this before Christmas last year and began the beading just after the first of the new year. Finally now in May "Violet on the Rocks #1" is complete, and 4.5"x6.5" in size. I seem to be adding more and more beads on each rocky piece I do. The center of the Violet flower seemed to call for a few beads, so I added some little soft yellow and green beads to it.
Here is a close-up shot, showing the beads in the flower center better.
Here is the other finished piece…. "Spring Flowers" was started at my quilt guild retreat as a "guinea pig" for a larger piece I worked on, and shown in earlier posts. It is just shy of 8"x10" in size. I decided to add a few butterflies along the edges with a few more beads for their trails.
The Dogwoods are blooming already this year… much earlier than normal, so I hope to find a few days to try to get more photos of their beautiful blooms. The Snow glories have already faded, but I can enjoy them any time through my photos.
I also finally did some more beading for pins. These are both ready for their backs. Playing with my beads again has been a great way to feel like I am accomplishing something even though I have no energy for much more than plopping on the couch. The quilts can be found for sale at my Etsy Art Shop, and the pins will soon be listed in my other Etsy Shop.
No new photos from the gardens…. It's been a bit gloomy and wet to be doing much outdoors.
I am a former textile artist and new pattern designer with a degree in horticulture, wishing to share my love of nature, flowers and gardens with everyone through my photos, sunprinted fabrics, and now pattern designs. Chronic Lyme Disease has caused major changes to the direction my life. I have to limit the amount of time spent digging in my gardens, and quilting has become more difficult. I discovered pattern design as a way to get art back into my life. I now use my gardens and photos to inspire designs that can be used on fabrics and print on demand items.
Beautiful work! Wish I could be more creative. Looks like so much fun.