Black Bear Watercolor & Seals

Wanted to share my latest watercolor - Black Bear. This is the 2nd attempt with this picture - the first time I used colored pencils. This one has turned out much better! Mixing pigments to make the darks can deliver wonderful surprises! I used burnt umber and prussian blue to make the darks in this black bear - and now his fur ranges from reddish browns, thru some dark grey/greens to dark blues - fascinating!!!

Japanese Dolls made by Mom

Just had to share!!

Recent Watercolor

Haven't done much sewing lately - enjoying practicing my art of watercolor - here is my latest.

Two Quick Gifts - Angel & Tea Cozy

Sunday before Christmas, making a few quick gifts. One is a painted angel wallhanging (small) for our neighbor. I used a pattern from an old issue of Decorative Painting - it worked great. The other is a tea cozy for my dad - made from crossword puzzle material. I assembled the cozy using the ragquilt technique of leaving seam allowances on the outside, clipping and fuzzing them.

Experiment with paper

Using scraps of 140lb watercolor paper, I curled and crunched and painted the pieces while wet then sewed them onto this small piece. The heavy paper, when dry, keeps its curled and crunched shape. But because it is paper - please don't get any water near this piece.

Rather than going thru the mess of 'coating' the paper to make it waterproof - I think I will experiment with plastic - maybe cut-up (& recycle) plastic bottle that already have the curved shape - but thin enough to sew thru....hmmmmm......

This is another in my Word series also - didn't meet my challenge of one each week - this is about #30. 1 John 4:12
'No man has seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwells in us and His love is perfected in us.'

A Cat in a Quilt

Quilts from Shirts

A wallhanging (with 9 pockets) and a small quilted throw from my uncle's workshirts.