fall scenes

its been awhile since I had a chance to just get in the car and wonder

 taking all the back roads and finding the best photo opportunities

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a few weeks ago I planned a weekend trip to

prince edward county

I have only every been once and that was a long time ago

it has grown significantly in the past decade

featuring over 20 wineries

b&b's, antiques, arts and crafts

and wonderful sceneries

perfect timing, coming back from a tasting

just as the sun was setting

I would love to find out who hung this door!!

lots of barns

we only managed to visit 2 wineries

only because we had such a wonderful time

wondering the properties and taking photos

and of course enjoying a glass of wine

encaustic class

getting back into a routine is a great feeling

i've always felt that creating art is my form of therapy

and since my surgery i've wanted to do something that

represented my spine

so last week i got the idea for using railroad tracks

luckily there is a hobby store close to my home

once i chose my color palette the rest just fell into place

i just started creating texture

layers of wax and then scraping, back and forth

until i achieved the desired effect

once in a while i used my iron

im happy with the results

 

 

 

a few details from the above painting

knit or crochet, what's the difference?

when my friend carmi posted this on facebook

I had to laugh

some people just don't know the difference

and I guess I can understand when talking to certain friends

but my crafty girls should know, shouldn't they??

 

to me , not naming any names, one is fast, free and fun!!

the other takes way more patience than I have

 

since fall is in the air

my mind has turned to crocheting

on a trip to niagara region with my friend ludgera

i purchased some great yarn on sale for half price

one ball of yarn makes the perfect tube scarf

 

                                                                                 

harvest

is there anything more soothing then the smell of lavender

it was such a wonderful first fall weekend

 what a perfect day to harvest

 

I spent time cleaning my garage

 making space for all my garden ornaments and furniture

wondering through the garden, taking photos and planning next years design

 

it will be sad to see the garden go

but I will have this bundle to remind me

that spring will come again

and I will be ready to get my finger in the dirt

and nurture it back to its glory once again

 

 

 

 

encaustic class

it's been a long 9 months since my last class

I've been dreaming about painting

 since leaving the hospital over 3 months ago

I have so many ideas in my head

it was a bit hard to focus at first

i had a vision of something that just didn't want to work

so instead of getting frustrated i put it aside

and started the piece above

working with several shades of blue

i just started covering the canvas

something soothing about blue

(like looking at clouds)

it made me forget about the first piece

and thinking about clouds why not add some white

and while i was at it i thought i would through in a silver lining



it was great to be back in heather's class

all knotted up

after 5 months in hospital and rehab it was nice to get back in the swing of things

I received this package in the mail from my friend carmi

with a challenge to see what I could come up with



I got to digging through my supplies to see what could work

some pearls, crystals, metal embossed beads and wooded carved beads



this one was easy, three double coin knots in a row and a tassel

a few close ups

since the first one was so easy  I had time to work one another

 

on the good days

last month, well at least i think it was last month,

(time is so confusing right now)

my friend leslie jane moran

sent me this enormous gift box

filled with at least 20 balls of  the most unique yarns and all different

OMG!!! i was so overwhelmed with this wonderful and extravagant gift

and of course i knew what i was going to do

last christmas before i got sick i was having such a wonderful time

creating these wonderful free form crochet purses

that i knew it would be easy for me to do while in rehab

you just can't make a mistake

(no matter how many meds your on!!)

not sure if i will make another purse

leslie put the bug in my ear by saying

"can you make a jacket"

hummm......................

(i'll keep you posted)

thanks again leslie for lifting my spirits and keeping me from going crazy!!