Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Snow days are good days for sketching.

Graphite on paper.

5 more inches last night!

 

Monday, February 27, 2023

These jasper stones have a lovely purple hue.

Earrings: jasper and shell.

Winter afternoons.

Sunday, February 26, 2023

It snowed a few inches today, which was a nice warm break from the recent negative temperatures. Also used up some of the left over paint from yesterday just playing.

Acrylic on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas.

Acrylic on canvas.

Snow, snow, SNOW!


 

Saturday, February 25, 2023

Some paintings develop a life of their own. This one was no exception. It’s finished “for now”. As in, if I have time in the next few weeks I’ll come back to add actual flowers in the foreground. 

Acrylic on canvas.

The flag tree.

 

Friday, February 24, 2023

An orange pair of evil eye earrings.

Earrings: jasper, she’ll and glass beads

Snow bunnies are about.

 

Thursday, February 23, 2023

A yellow pair of evil eye earrings.

Earrings: jasper, shell and glass.

Lake of the woods.

 

Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Some evil eye earrings.

Earrings: jasper, shell and glass.

Snow drifts.


Tuesday, February 21, 2023

Would you believe it’s snowing again? I love that the snow is natures insulation blanket protecting the ground and plants from the extreme cold temperatures. How fascinating our world is! 

Acrylic on rock.

Winter weather is back.

 

Monday, February 20, 2023

Guess what got labels created and applied today?! Yep. You got it… The 2022 peach and plum wines! True story… I created the colorful labels, but wasn’t fond of the final version. So I created the black and white version, which I like much better. Then I made all the labels. Only at the end did I put them on the bottles. And you know what? The colored version looks fantastic on the bottles. Live and learn, right? LOL! Also, things are sprouting! 

Wine labels, vinyl & ink.

Wine labels, vinyl and ink.

It’s about thyme! 

Tomatoes sprouting!

Stormy, windy weather.


Sunday, February 19, 2023

Today I put up a ceramic tile backsplash around the Dog Wash (aka the laundry sink). Now I don’t have to worry about wet walls during doggie bath time.

Backsplash, ceramic tiles.

Backsplash, ceramic tiles.

Feels like spring, but more winter is coming.
 

Saturday, February 18, 2023

It was a super Star day for skiing up in the mountains.

Acrylic on rock.

Winter views on the way home.

 

Friday, February 17, 2023

Thursday, February 16, 2023

Alright, alright, alright! It’s been many months in the making, however today was bottling day for our 2022 wines. On the left is “Just Peachy” made with local peaches. On the right is “Plummy: A Sweet Farewell” named in honor of my mom’s plum trees that provided us fruit for so many years. (By the way, this year’s Plummy was made with the yellow plum varieties.) I also finished the February seeding. Delphiniums, lavender and gloriosa daisies were added to the seedling racks. Also, the dahlia bulbs were brought out of storage to start walking them up.

Left: Peach Wine. Right: Plum Wine.

The plant racks.

Sunrise.

 

Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Made some cute heart earrings today.

Earrings, jade, jasper and shell.

It’s still winter.

Tuesday, February 14, 2023

It’s official! I started planting seeds today! Four types of tomatoes, thyme, two types of petunias, and snapdragons are on the racks. 

Acrylic on rock.

Seed starting.

Raised beds starting to show through the snow.

 

Monday, February 13, 2023

Todays rock was inspired by the sun poking through the trees.

Acrylic on rock.

Sunny trees.

 

Sunday, February 12, 2023

Okay, honestly I have no idea how I’m going to use these blocks yet but they are s great way to use up the scraps from my current quilt. 

Quilt squares, cotton.

Sunset in the mountains.

 

Saturday, February 11, 2023

Friday, February 10, 2023

A quick painting while sitting in Starbucks after a walk. 

Watercolor on paper.

Smoke tree

 

Thursday, February 9, 2023

Wednesday, February 8, 2023