I was BUSY all day yesterday. Checking things off of the to-do list, adding to it, and checking those things off, too. There was preparation for a shop update today- photos, listings, retaking photos (because the light is SO bright these days), etc. Things got DONE.
Laundry, birthday card into the mail, a dinner made out of the hardly anything that was left in the fridge, and I finished this little piece (about 2 1/2 inches square). "A Piece of Peace" made from lovely scraps that Tracy sent- the leftover bits from her beautiful robes. (Do go see them and her wonderful thoughtful place over here.). I'm looking forward to seeing her robes, and her again, if and when this pandemic is over.
The last thing on my list was to make a new book using these tutorials again. Isn't the cover paper gorgeous? It was eco-printed by Catherine Alice- the moon came from an avocado slice and hollyhocks made the blues. She was one of the curators and exhibitors of the "All Stitched Up" show that I was in last fall. (Was that only a year ago?) and has since become a good friend (with a little matchmaking by Velma, I think, and possibly a bit of stalking by me.)
The book is a mix of good papers, scraps, old watercolors, magazines pages... anything that called out from the collage box. The very first book that I made with the tutorial was similar to this and became one of my favorite things over the last months. (I'll share it in another post.)
The last stitch in the binding was made at the stroke of midnight. It seemed important to have a fresh new place for this new season. I Love Fall. It's going to be a strange one. At this moment Moon is upstairs rearranging his bedroom so that we can make space for a desk for his virtual schooling. In spite of this, in spite of everything, I'm so very glad that this time of year is still working its magic.
