Monday, November 25, 2024

And here we are, back to quilting


Me as a gardener with my flowers, cups and saucers and houses!
This original watercolor has been printed on Spoonflower fabric

Stacking teacups 


So far, so good. I haven’t pieced a quilt in two decades. My watercolors on Spoonflower fabric. Also using some of my fabrics from hopscotch too made by RJR

We shall see

Tuesday, October 22, 2024

Artist for Kamala 24


B is for Blue. VOTE BLUE on your ballots!
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Passion, hope, freedom. Kamala Harris


I want to live in this neighborhood where everyone is not afraid to have their lawn signs up


Freedom to choose! 

We need to protect our rights in this election


Women United for our healthcare


Pulled this out of my archives, but so important as to where we are


Peace over chaos. Love over Hate. A moral compass over zero values


I voted and got my confirmation from the Secretary of State! Go VOTE


Light over darkness. That’s what we are fighting for. 
Living by our Constitution vs. a guy who wants to dismantle our government 


Kamala Harris is protecting our freedom, is all about truth,
Love for America and We the People, Peace and Joy
I’m with her! Get out there and VOTE!

Wednesday, October 02, 2024

Drawing and Painting for Fun


The paper towel paint blotter made into fabric on Spoonflower is pretty cool.
I am enjoying the whole process of creating my own fabric line and
I am looking forward to sewing it altogether to make a usable quilt! 


Watercolor painting of a pink house surrounded by leaves that have been 
made by using my own stencil designs from Stencil Girl Products. 
I used watercolor paint to give the leaves designs and texture. 
I love how it turned out. 

Look at this gem! Mirror image on fabric using Spoonflower. 
This will be a fun hand sewing project!


A self portrait of me in my element. Houses, garden, cups and saucers, 
overalls, happy! It is rather fun to challenge myself to draw in a 
larger format and then paint it! I am enjoying the process!


And made into a fabric panel on Spoonflower! 
I am super happy how it turned out! Bright, colorful and fun!


Next up - tale of the two houses with quilting patterns.
My painted dining table underneath. It makes a nice frame! 

Another great fabric panel made on Spoonflower of my
watercolor painting. Not sure if I need to lighten the blue
polka dot stripe. Still mulling it over.

My iconic houses and some with objects on the roofs. My logo is
a house with a cup and saucer on the roof. Love the dog one and
the house with the iron on top. 



And the fabric. The colors are a good match to the original!
What a great border these will make in a quilt! 

This is the first one that I made and on Spoonflower the background
came out gray on the first try. Then I painted the background a light 
shade of blue to make it more printable. I love stacks of cups! 


Me, houses and cups. In hindsight, I should have cropped this first.
Oh well. You can see the cups and the houses together on
Spoonflower. I am learning as I go. Just me. 





Friday, August 16, 2024

Harris Walz 2024


Happiness is a Rainbow of Joy! I focused my attention on the Presidential race for Freedom vs Fascism

Me and what I am fighting for in this country

I choose freedom. I choose Kamala Harris.

Let’s go forth and conquer! 

There seems to be a total war on women coming from the other camp. Equality is imperative!

Decoy Ducks re-do


Bought these vintage duck decoys at my favorite antique store ‘It’s About Time Antiques.”

The first two are being prepped by painting them with white Gesso. Then adding some purple acrylic paint

Next layer on the smaller duck

She’s looking good

Using a Sharpie Creative marker, I added some fun details

I really like how she turned out!

Details up close

Second duck is all about flowers

This one is definitely in my signature style

She has been glazed with Liquitex Gloss after adding the black outlines


Could she be contemplating a swim? 

Thursday, June 27, 2024

My Life on a Cup


I have enjoyed this series so much and it keeps me focused on drawing and painting. Wearing my Duluth overalls for gardening

My favorite Sweet Pea variety this year. I probably bought the seeds on Etsy

A great find at It’s About Time Antiques in Orange, CA. Perfect for Sweet Peas

Seeding takes place over a variety of days, picking and choosing the right seeds/plants for certain parts of the garden

I also picked up these funny ducks at the antique store too. They will get repainted and put in the garden

These Cosmos are over 6 feet tall now. They are a marvel!

Cut my finger gardening, so it’s back to wearing gloves for me

Love this color of pink! This Hollyhock is over 12 feet tall

Brought my own coffee to breakfast at Norm’s and it made everything better!

Hydrangeas 


Got a much needed haircut! 

The painting desk