where life takes us...

I may have been about 4+ here.  

This was our passport picture.  

We were off to France 

with my Dad and the Air Force.

Mom had never flown! 

Let alone across the ocean with a

precocious child and a baby!!

Found this while digging for photos last night and

it afforded me a blog title ... so many adventures.

What a journey this Magic Carpet has afforded me.
Early beginnings.

Finished and looking fairly organized.
Not so much these days!

This blog has taken me on a few adventures.
The above photo is courtesy of a special client.
What an honor to paint this
on the wall of this beautiful home.
 

... and now, it's available
on either 18ct or 13ct painted canvas!!
If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram,
you've seen my stitching progress
on the 13ct version.  It's to be a bench
cushion in my studio.
A place for my precocious
granddaugther to perch ...
or our newest addition,
a grandson to come this summer!
OR ... it can be yours!!

Next up ... want to learn how to make Kumihimo Braid???
I make these for all my purse designs, for me, they're perfect.
This is my Mod Ornament Purse.

Pictured above and below with my 

Mid Century Modern Purse©

 

 I'll be teaching this for 

The Black Sheep Shop

as a POP UP class!

We're teaming up to run 

Studio Time

at the shop on the 

last Wednesday of each month.

[click on the shop name for more details]

Awe ... he's the sweetest,

always has my back.

always evolving...

I mentioned on an Instagram post how 

a design sometimes evolves 

past my original thoughts and the notes 

I keep while stitching. 

Below is a prime example of how 

a design finished and set aside for 

several years after publishing, 

can do just that!

"Sunburst"©
This is a charted piece I released in 2003.

Which I bounced off of for my
Magic Carpet© floor painting....

Which I then decided to turn into a Magic Carpet© cushion!

another adventure!

Preliminary tracings of magic ...

All that magic in one tube ...
winging our way North to the New England states. 

First stop,
my cousin and his partners beautiful home.
The property is landscaped to the nines!

My gracious cousin Jeff & Moi
touring a few wineries on
a gorgeous Fall day. 

Mineral Hills Winery

Godard's Red Hen Farm

Through the wonder of the internet I met

'one of my tribe'

A woman with the same passion for color that I have.

She saw my Magic Carpet I painted in my studio 

and asked if I'd paint it for her in her beautiful home.

I'm honored that a piece of my art is now a part of her collection.

Big finish for me!

Actually, huge, four by seven feet!

There was a time when no wall went untouched in my home.

A mural such as this, I'd never attempted before.

I LOVE the Fall color in this Ornamental Cabbage,
A feast for the eyes during a paint break.

Next stop in my adventure ...
time with my two favorite girls!
My wonderful son in law is now teaching
for the next two to three years at West Point.
Recently promoted to Major too!
We're all very proud.

Of course, I have to have a basketweave travel piece going.

More on this later.

Finished!

This almost felt like the forever project. 
Looking forward to sitting in the 
purple stitching chair newest project in hand.

I need to add here that the paint I used is 
Chalk Paint by Annie Sloan. 
The supplier is Black Swan Bazaar.
I had a lot of guidance from Richard and Yvonne,
two fabulous people that had a lot of patience with 
all my questions...I about went nuts 
trying to achieve that wonderful shade of raspberry!