Looking forward to another Creative New Year

A Happy New Year to All

The Rivercity Figurative Artists' Guild

will hold their annual show and sale

on November 12 , 2011 10am-5pm

and on November 13, 2011 noon-4pm

The location will be The Kennedy Art Center

6546 Montgomery Road

Cincinnati OH 45213

http://www.kennedyarts.org/

The Guild Challenge this year is to create a Fairy House.

The photos included here are of my yet unnamed

Fairy House which includes 5 faries.

Hope to see you at the show!

Fairy Doll sitting by the house

Fairy Doll looking in the pond

Standing Fairy Doll

Fairy Doll Swinging

New Studio Cat

HAPPY HALLOWEEN
and greeting from Beadworks Studio.
I would like to introduce you to my new studio cat Sterling. (and that is a yawn in the photo not a scream) Sterling is my second rescue cat and I'm sure he is going to love being a "Studio Cat"

When studio Cat #1 (outside the flower pot) first met studio cat #2 (inside the flower pot)

What a playful kitty he is.

The Original and first studio cat, Daisy May,

has accepted Sterling
and even shares HER sleeping space with HIM.

More photos of their adventures in a beader's studio to follow
- this could be very exciting.

Inspiration - Nature and Summer Travels

A recent summer trip to the coast of Maine

is going to provide inspiration for years to come.

The Wild Lupine were perfect,

especially on Deer Isle. Acadia National Park

Stands of Wile Lupine

A favorite view from Jordon Pond House

Working with vines and "freemotion quilted leaves"

this figure grew right out of

designs in nature.
Gotta love that red hair!

Water Water Everywhere

"Water, Water Everywhere"

19th Annual Art Quilt Exhibit

Aullwood Audubon Center

Dayton, Ohio

June 25 - August 21, 2011

"The sea does not reward those who are

too anxious, too greedy or too impatient"

Anne Marrow Lindberg

Gift From the Sea

Shore Excursion is the title of a quilt designed for the Aullwood Show. It was created as a celebration of quiet walks at the waters edge and the joy of finding even very tiny treasures washed up from the sea.

The waves washing across the rocks were created with a layering of netting and organza fabrics with shells and sea glass embellishments.

a quilt detail of water washing over the rocks on the shore

the full quilt with a touch of Bagello

created by cutting the top of the quilt into thin strips

NQA Challenge Quilt

Each year the National Quilters Association sponsors

a member challenge.

The show theme this year was Log Cabin.

My 20"x 20" Challenge response was titled

The Patterns that History Weaves

The center of the Quilt was a weaving in metal and fabric

which I began over a year ago in a class

taught by Mary Hettmansperger.

The rather non traditional log cabin quilt

was the perfect setting for the metal weaving.

NQA 42nd Annual Challenge

Sponsored by Sew Batik

Take a walk with me through my Spring Garden

Take a walk with me around my yard this morning.

We have had a very rainy, chilly, and kinda gray Spring this year but the garden has loved the weather.

LUSH is the best word for how the world looks this morning.

We can enter the garden

by walking on a gravel path

into the Meditation Garden

The rain has made this garden really lush.

. . . and abundant with Solomon Seals

St. Frances of the Herb Garden

One of the best additions to the garden has been

a front and back porch Pergola

The new front porch Pergola provides a great space

for hanging plants, windchimes

and bird feeders

The back deck Pergola is

by the Kitchen Garden

The back deck Pergola overlooks the quiet backyard.

A perfect place for a glass of tea and a good book.
We actually did have a few days when I could create

the Freshly Painted Garden Shed

Tucked behind the shed is a

little Fairy Garden

And finally the most recent addition to the yard is a Bottle Tree

The metal frame for this tree was purchased from the Secret Garden in Waynesville, Ohio The colorful bottles are from North Carolina,

Virginia and Ohio

The flowers in the following post

were taken on some of the few days

we actually has SUN this Spring.

Have a great day,

Robbie