My Stumpwork spring picture is now finished mounted and framed--------Whew!!!!!!!!My shoulders and neck have really suffered with this piece, bending over a lit magnifying glass for hours does not do them much good, but one suffers for ones art ( big grin!). I am really pleased with it and I hope the judges at the Federation Show next month are as happy!
I now have to refine my calligraphy skills for one of the other classes. I have been practising and really am enjoying picking up the pen again. I suppose it is a bit like riding a bicycle as the feel for the pen and lettering should not totally leave the deep recesses of the brain--------at least I hope not!
I will now have time to start working on a piece from the Spiral Quilts book I got for Christmas. I have promised myself just to work with fabrics from my stash-------Hm-m-m-m!
Had a wander round the garden this afternoon now that the snow and frost have gone for the time being and lots of green shoots are appearing and it was mild enough today for me to want to get out the trowel and gardening gloves and get going with it but I will hold off for a wee while in case the cold comes back as I have read it might do at the beginning of March-----we shall see!
2 comments:
I know what you mean about getting back into the garden again. The last of our snow melted overnight and I too can see all the shoots for the spring flowers.
Hello, I found you through the Feather on a Wire blog. The stumpwork is utterly beautiful, something I have often meant to try but never made the time, always doing something else. Thank you for reminding me, something else to add to the never ending list.
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