studio sneak peek august 10th

fridays are for peeking into the studio...

a big hurdle for me this week was actually putting some of my work on my own walls...i have never been brave enough to do this before.  i make it and give it away.  always.

it took me a couple of days to put it up and it still surprises me when i walk by.  perhaps there will soon be other pieces to join these.

this is my favorite background piece to date...

a little gesso, a lot of mod podge, a little bag onions came in, and a lot of paint.  i have a feeling this will grow up to be a piece reflecting water somehow.

this is a background i have had for a while.  i was given a bag of fabric scraps and it became a piece about blooming...

this is a long standing wip i keep playing with...

i started by putting lace on a panel, then a whole lot of mod podge and india inks.  last night i added ribbon.  not quite sure the point of it, but something inside comes untangled when i work on it.

what are you working on this week?  would love to see...remember to visit jennifer at studio jru and link to other artists.

august 9th...

28 years ago God gave me one of the best gifts imaginable.

this little person came into my life and changed everything.

she taught me about love, life, and laughter.

things were not always easy and many mistakes were made.

she is now a mama herself and it brings delight to watch her with her precious little one.

i pray she remember how much she is loved this day and every day.

blinded

multitudes on monday - august 6th

mondays are for remembering

the gifts i already have

those that come from the gift giver

and the lover of my soul.

660 my beautiful, smart, funny, loving daughter whose birthday this week reminds me that while she will always be my baby she is mostly grown up

661 Olympics - Sunday School style with good sports and fantastic teachers who give of themselves

662 the softening of the sky in August light

663 knowing i can sleep in on a day off and still going to water aerobics

664 floating my cares away

665 the smell of rosemary in the rain

666 remembering the end of the story - God wins

667 finding my way in the kitchen again

668 reading Proverbs with sisters i may never meet this side of heaven

669 seeing little ones i love grow up

670 re-remembering that truth doesn't always feel true even when it is

671 time with wee ones in the water

672 hearing da baby giggle

673 two friends listening and finding their way into a pew to hear me preach

674 surprising a bunny on the porch

675 winding roads home from a meeting

677 welcoming brothers and sisters into community

678 biscuits made with love and topped with homemade fig preserves and goat cheese

679 my bear being there when he would rather be in his cave

what gifts are you grateful for today?

remember to visit ann & friends to see theirs.