Sunprints in March!

Who would think I would be out on my patio on the first day of spring making sunprints?  Well since the temperature here in Ontario was 27 degrees celcius (in the 80s), it was just the thing to do.    Now I am frantically cutting and placing fabric flowers to see if it will work for my garden.   I will post a photo of my efforts next time.   I have some sketched flowers for the Sketchbook Challenge to post before the end of the month and a couple of announcements of shows coming soon.   Also soon to be announced - the launch of my new and improved website designed by my son!   It's been a busy month!    Here are some more photos of my sunprints -   I just painted with setacolour then placed items and stencils on the surface, left it in the sun for under an hour and here are the results.  It was my first attempt so I had no expectations but I think it might work well as a background to my flowers.

Sketching - Close Up

I sure love the sketchbook challenge themes.  I have been doing much more sketching and I find it such a break from sewing (which is a break from housework, shopping, shovelling snow, exercising, cooking.....).  But I have been doing so much hand sewing - finishing things up in preparation for my summer show,  our latest challenge, and for a fibre arts group exhibition in the  spring that I decided I need to take regular breaks and get 'close up' - to the center of an iris, a begonia, a swallowtail butterfly and lichens on a log.

And here are more close ups - with a camera.  Some of these have yet to be sketched.  But do you recognize the iris?

And a close up of some of my close ups.....

Too Much Politics and I Turn to Doodling - The Sketchbook Challenge

 

I don't know about everyone else but I have heard enough from politicians lately (from any country)    about the economy and their solutions to it and I find myself practicing deep breathing, meditation, tai chi, doing sudokus, sewing, and now doodling to help me remain calm - reminding myself - 'do not panic'.   When the Sketchbook challenge announced their theme is doodling this month, I had to join in.   So here is my first sketchbook challenge.  I hope to be able to take part every month because I do love sketching and drawing.     If you want to check out 'The Sketchbook Challenge' see the badge here on my blog.    And don't forget to breathe!