Starting a blog

At the urging of my friend, Natalya, I've decided to start a blog. I'm hopeful that the need to keep a blog current will be enough incentive to get me to the studio. It seems I can always find other things to do.

I expect that my blog will primarily be my creative journal, with ocassional tidbits about my life. I'm trying to figure out what I like to do and what I can do with my art.

Here's a photo of a small piece I completed last month, entitled Flowers on Pink I. I think it might be the beginning of a series. I painted the fabric in the borders with Setacolor paints and Neocolor watersoluble pastel crayons to create the blotch. I really loved using sashiko threads for the french knots in the borders. I think Jane Davila and Ann Fahl provided me with some inspiration.

This is the first art piece I've ever created - just for the pleasure of it - without a deadline or an objective. Everything else I've done has been made as a result of a challenge, a class, or the Journal Quilt Project. These have all been fabulous experiences, but it's fun to try to branch out. I hope to do so more often.