Tag: Technique: Painting

HAVE FUN

~ Liz A ~ 18 Comments

Griffin and Parker had a half day at school on Friday, so we invited them to spend the afternoon with us. While they were here, I asked G to change the word on our marquee using 5 or 6 Scrabble tiles so they would all fit. Here’s what he came up with …

Clever kid! Unfortunately, I didn’t make time to take any other pictures as we were far too busy playing cribbage and Uno and eating ice cream at the Buda Drug Store.

That said, we did have Ellis over on Thursday and I managed to take a picture or two. I think it’s safe to say she likes having rainbow plates for dinner, just like her older sister …

On a different note, here for the record is Don’s latest painting, an 8×10 acrylic that has already left the house …

And that does it, as yesterday was spent doing routine house cleaning. Hopefully I’ll have some new stitching to show next time.

Community

~ Liz A ~ 14 Comments

Wandering around the Kindred Spirit blogs is always inspirational, as recent doings attest.

I’ve especially enjoyed the return of Deb’s Artisun blog, on which she recently posted a delightful little pillow called a biscornu. Since I was relatively uninspired by the James Madison University pillow that I made for granddaughter Logan, I took it apart and restitched it biscornu-style …

and was pleasantly surprised at how it was transformed into a pouf almost 8” high …

Much better!

I’ve also been following the back-and-forth between Nancy and Grace relating to bands of color during which Nancy posted a pin on Pinterest that reminded me of the walking sticks Don painted using leftover paint some time back …

Serendipitously, the picture of our front porch, where the walking sticks live, also shows a NO TO WAR poster from Barry Smith at Rustnstuff.

I finished another Glennis moon patch, edged with two strands of Deb Lacativa’s magically variegated floss …

and I’ve been finding all sorts of ideas from Karen’s daily stitch journal, which has inspired many others to judge by her Instagram and Facebook followers.

Which is all by way of saying “thanks!” to all the bloggers who put so much time into contributing to their respective communities. I am grateful each and every day by what I see and read.

Jealous? Maybe a bit …

~ Liz A ~ 22 Comments

I’m finally back to the bed cover, My Heart’s Compass …

onto which I’m currently glue-stitching some of Glennis Dolce’s moons, going for the first layer of starry night vibes a la Handstories (all the while humming I get by with a little help from my friends) …

Since I wanted/needed another crescent moon, I cobbled one together … and even though it looks more like an eclipse than a moon phase, I’m very happy with it …

As I think back, I realize I’ve been working on this large cloth for nigh on three years … and actually a bit more than that as the compass heart patch was stitched over Thanksgiving 2019.

So yes, I’m envious of Don’s painting, where he starts and finishes pieces with weeks, sometimes days, or even just hours. Here’s his latest, 8”x 10” acrylic on canvas board … a fisherman’s dream …

for which I suggested the title “There are no bad days” …

because that’s what I’ve heard.