Hello,
We are feeling the warmth of the spring and days of longer sun shine. My little brother died this week and that event has brought home how important it is to care for ones health. I sometimes want to avoid my exercises in the morning and not take a walk, but I know those actives and eating healthy are an essential part of being able to continue my creative life. For me that is my joyous goal in life. With that in mind and the spring weather, I feel I can push forward.
Progress Report: Ocean Organisms This work is 24″ X 18 ” and stretched on canvas. It is highly textured and has lots of found objects. I am preparing for a solo show in Aug and the space is not conducive to quilts.
It also has lots of texture on the surface. I crouched the urchins for another project, but decided that did not work there, so they became the jumping off point for this work.
Shore Line Tree Block I finished off this block this week. The tree crown is all created with turkey work stitches one on top of another in various greens.
Cherry Blossoms Tree Block I started this work yesterday . I pinned down a pink woven organza and I an building flowers on top .
Block On Block This is my experimental project. This became my new 100 day project. I was trying to find a new way to use scarps, so I places several on top of one anther and stitch through them with an X or cross stich with the machine. Then I stitched them together with the raw edges up. It is all in the washing mashing fraying out now. Or I hope that is what is happening. It may be a disaster, or a wonderful success, you will have to check next week.
Pins All the pages of fabric layered papers are cut into the dresses of my pins. I have started building the hair and head units.
Lap 10 /26 I pulled these fabric for the next lap quilt. I wanted to do something a bit more masculine this time.
Close Calls 
This work is one using the crystal block that I invented. Ready to layer and start quilting.
Make wise choices this week and keep Creating.
Carol