show in Brighton

I am trying to contain my excitement, but I have been asked to participate in a show at a gallery in Brighton!

I only know 3 others in the show, but one of them, Cas Holmes,

is someone who I have admired from afar for awhile now.

and now I, me........will be in a show with her!

the other artist is amazing too, Anne Kelly

(trying not to feel like an imposter...will wake from my dream any time now)

the third artist is Kate Wickham; a ceramicist

these artists are seriously GOOD!!

(ok, Anne..breathe)

so, tomorrow, I am taking my 4 pieces down to have them put up for the show.

rook

auntie jean

rose

and for the fourth one; I finished the red-winged blackbird and am having it framed as we speak;

just in time!

red-winged blackbird

however, this does leave some holes in my Artwave show

hhhmmm

so......have finished the goldfinch for Artwave

not sure what else I will finish in time for the Saturday opening

goldfinch

have been amusing myself today by listening to old radio detective stories

is it bad to say I am really looking forward to all this being over so I can spend some time (alone) with S?

we have a ferry trip to Dieppe booked later on in September

while we were in the States, we had our kitchen redone (looks good!) but haven't had time to get it back together - we still only have 3 forks in there........and don't get me started on how dirty the house is!!

but then again; being asked to be in a show by someone that just happened

to see my work and liked it has been such an amazing thing!!

that's two this year

so really, I am very, very grateful

and grateful to everyone who has come by my blog -

and especially those who have written nice comments

:>D

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oh! and I think it is a full moon tonight..

- would like to take a walk in the dark......

we'll see if I stay awake long enough!

yup, it really is me

hellllllooooo........I know, it has been quite a while since my last post

I guess family stuff has just taken precedence over stitching

not to mention I am thousands of miles from my home...and “stuff”

I did finally post the ATC to Lynn and am waiting to get back home to see what she has sent me! this is the first time I have done one of these swaps and hope to do more of them!

I have been loving seeing the cardinals in my parents' backyard, but the big news here is that they had 3 Baltimore Orioles! I tried over and over to get some photos of them to show.......but they always flew off by the time I got my camera

they are amazingly bright orange! they give the intense brightness of a male cardinal a run for its money! so anyway, I got a photo from a book to show you instead.......but will keep trying for the real thing

in between rain and thunderstorms - oh......by the way, here’s a helpful hint; if you are in the midwest and planning on going walking......might think twice if it is thundering and lightning with gusting winds.....chances are, you will eventually GET SOAKED!! yup, that's what happened to me this morning....duh

guess I have been gone for a bit too long - have lost my midwest weather smarts!

thanks for everyone for hanging in there with my non-posting

not sure when I can get back to it.......or have anything to talk about other than trips to the pharmacy, trips to the hospital.etc

but am gathering some materials and magazines to hopefully keep sparking my brain!

whew! it has taken me a while to get back to this, what with actual paying jobs to do plus a visit to the in-laws. tomorrow is going to be taken up with design and printing too...which is probably a good thing as I am not sure where I go next with this. I think I am going to have to retire this particular bird image, he always (always......this is the second time I have used him) looks a bit muddy......not quite defined enough

anyway - I finished stitching him and added a bead for his eye - then I tore off the excess apaper from his image - so now the only paper left from the bird picture is underneath the stitches. I also added some red exes to tie in with the red lines on the deed in the background........now what??

oh - second sunny day in a row! woo hoo!

Exciting news; all three of the valentine pictures I had in the cafe next door, the Buttercup, have sold!

thank you so much for that

I am new to selling my work and this has been quite a boost. My only slight sadness is that noone seemed interested in my stuffed hearts.

Oh well......

I have added more photos to my slideshow, so please take a minute to check them out and am now planning on a few more bird pictures in the near future, I think

Perhaps this will encourage Spring to hurry up and arrive!

At the beginning of May, S and I have signed up for a Dawn Chorus walk. It will be at Sheffield Park Garden in Sussex. We arrive at 5am and walk through the gardens with a guide until 7am, listening to all the birds singing through the dawn. I have always wanted to do this and am very excited about it.

A special thank you to the people who have signed up to “follow” my blog - I cannot figure out how to reach a couple of you to thank you in person, so hopefully you will see this;

Thank You!

oh, and one more thing - I am, again in the near future, planning to set up an etsy site and make my work more accessible for anyone to buy - so will keep you posted on that too