creating...

some recent pieces added to the shop for spring/summer... 

this weather is lending abundant inspiration, moving my hands to try to keep pace with incoming ideas...  as i sit amidst several new projects in various stages of completion! 

white peony.  hand stitched and hand painted textile hanging flower. cotton:

maison haute et étroite.  hand stitched textile / mixed media house. recycled wool, cotton, and burlap; linen; paper:

succulent of the sea. hand stitched textile succulent. japanese linen and seashell:

lilium. hand stitched textile lily wall art.  recycled cashmere and canvas:

medicinal rose.  hand stitched textile rose stem. wool; recycled cotton; antique medicinal bottle:

happy monday

orchids, poinsettias, and turkeys...

a muslin and cashmere orchid, just posted in the shop... hand stitched using mostly recycled materials, including pure felted wool, cotton, and burlap... in vintage stoneware pottery

i should have a poinsettia garland finished and ready to add to the shop in a few days as well... 

**p.s. if you're looking for a few, fun, family-friendly holiday projects this week, check out etsy's round-up of ten thanksgiving inspired tutorials (you may just see the needlefelted turkey tutorial that cary and i did back in 2008!)

happy tuesday

shop update...

just listed some of the new textile rose stems in both the winsomehollow and prairieseed shops...

hand stitched and hand painted, using recycled cottons and felted wool

happy sunday

roses...

the depth feels what it is to

move. quiver upon quiver. as the rising warmth plays

'round the morning chill, 

mingling to unconsciously bend the spine.  

petal upon petal falls away

and flower and dew wade through this dance of new touch.

how the sweet beads of clear moisture curl, one into the next,

until the beginning and end cease to exist 

to the senses. in a rose hued

reflection upon itself.

this sugar coating of 

droplets sustains the moment in endless grasp, 

as the once protected heart of bloom 

learns what it is to taste.

to taste 'til time catches up to pull the center, to carry away,

into the tangled pile of aroma, tenderly schooling

the air in perfect scent.

petal upon petal of earth to grow

~  ' opening'

words i wrote a while ago... words which seemed to fit with the images of the textile roses i've been working on the last few days

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happy sunday

summer flowers...

my house is slowly beginning to fill up with flowers, as i work on summer custom orders... enjoying them before they head off to new homes

happy monday