Hello,
It has been a quiet week for me. Sometimes we need fallow times to catch up with ones self. I did spring clean out of the closets and that sort of thing with a big run to the Rescue Mission and I am feeling being a little lighter. The weather is improving too. On my walk today I heard lots of different bird songs and noted four different flocks of Canadian Geese in migration flights north. These things plus lengthening days of sun light mean spring is coming.
Progress Report: Shore Line This work is 16” w X 32” l. I did a lot of hand work on this piece and it is my solution to Cris’s challenge. The white is like the egg sack that we picked up on the beach that was the basis of the challenge.
Then I added a little challenge for my self. Angela gave me a box of items and I tried to use a lot of the trims and items from that box on this piece . The white bead like items came from her box as well as the ribbons and shells.
The starfish too.
Starfish II This work is 12” X 12” and my entry for the QSDA auction for next year. 
I just seem to get going on theme and keep at it.
I used the big starfish that was too big for the fist work and added two smaller ones on this piece.
6 X 6 These three works are my entry for the 6X6 fund raiser for the Rochester Arts Center. I had fun playing with these small works and experimenting.
3 X 3 C-1 
This blocks location is the upper right hand corner of the piece. 
I am enjoying to process and it is going smoothly.
3 X 3 B-1 This is the next block in the series. It is the for the center of the top row. I am enjoying this daily practice project.
Here is a shot of all of the blocks so far. There are two blocks that have not even been started. They are the top and middle block of the far left row.( white here)
Wave This is the new background for the wave word. The contrast is much better. Here is a shot of the old background. 
Icarus
Because I cannot waste a single thing- the old background for wave will become the background for my Icarus quilt. I am taking the Aloft challenge from QSDA and this is what I want to play with. I am working on a drawing for the figure at this time.
Collection VI Mom I was pawing through my tins when I was looking for stuff for the 6X6 cards and came across items that my Mon had made and given me. The little dog and sail boat were the bib parts on some rompers that I wore as a toddler. So I am honoring her with this collection piece.
Puck 
I also came across this piece and due to some more recent purchases of roving I had the colors I needed to finish up the felting step of this piece. I intend to add some stitches to it to add detail.
Cards The Brain 
I have been thinking
about the brain and how it functions of late. Sometimes my thoughts seem as confused as this image and other times it is like one picture laid over another with no real connection. It is really a complex item!
This card is the representation of the scattered working of ones mind.
I will be away for the next two weeks so the next post will be April 4.
Keep creating,
Carol