This little drawing makes me happy! Just as it is.
Just As It Is
This little drawing makes me happy! Just as it is.
This little drawing makes me happy! Just as it is.
The willowy myrtle that graces the front of our house, drops "hips" every year as the flowers fade and fall. This is the first year I actually took notice of them, and fell in love with their delicate and fanciful shape. The tiny hair-like fronds that curl around the central bulb are so full of … Continue reading Crepe Myrtle “Hips”
Capturing gestures while kids are gymnasticizing...
Arriving too early, I sketched while waiting to go in with Maddie to Flip Force.
This two week trip actually began two years ago, perhaps more. A dear friend of mine had suggested that Randy would really enjoy taking a seminar here at Calvin College. He wanted to apply for it last summer, but Maddie had recently been diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes and it just felt a bit too … Continue reading Why We’re Here
Addendum: In times when I'm unable to come into the light, the Light finds me.
I've been carrying around this tote I bought a couple of summer's ago from Harris Teeter. It's the straw kind, with a fabric lining...great for toting my knitting & crochet projects wherever I go. It's a perfect size and gives ample room for my sketchbook and pens too! I thought the cross-hatch approach would be … Continue reading A Summer Tote
Random color + purposeful lines = my kitchen windowsill.
I knitted and felted these slippers two years ago and have worn them every coolish day since. I had quite a time getting them to felt down to the size I needed...I actually had to boil them in a big pot on the stove!! But in the end, this made for very thick soled slippers … Continue reading End-of-Day Shoes
Yes! These are the broccoli bushes, er...cupcake bushes, er...collaged mushrooms? Well, here's a Bic pen version to add to all the others... I think there's five all total now. Puffball bushes was another one:)