And, the Pandemic continues.....

  I do not remember when I last wrote, but we have been 

having periods of winter. Beautiful as it is, staying in and

 just watching the snow fall is restful, glad to be staying in.

And, watching these 3 year old amaryllis coming up,

 two months after they were planted is a sort of a miracle.

Due to family and home care I have had very little time for studio work....

so it was a pleasure to see this piece pop up on SAQA’s Red Gallery.

This was created for good friend, Ann Dunn, 

50 to 60 years ago when we still lived in California.

It is created with layers of both embroidery and fabrics.

SAQA (Studio Art Quilt Ass) is having an auction 

with all pieces 6 by 8 inches, later matted so they will show 

only 4.5 by 6.5 inches.

 This small piece was part of the planning for my

Imagine Compromise, 1 by 4 foot piece in 2020.

When I have a few minutes I make cards for

upcoming birthdays and other events.

These continue the series I probably displayed  before 

of collage still-lifes, cutting images from magazines.

I believe that these will be the end of this series.

Too much finding and cutting even though they were fun to do.

And Valentines Day is upon us tomorrow.

 The NY Times had a craft suggestion in last Sunday’s

 At Home section. Use the newspaper to make Valentine cards.

So I did and made two

This with empty hearts heavy outlined in black marker

And, this one with the centers of nine hearts.

I m trying to think nines,

More on that later

Finally another heart Valentine for The New Image Artists

who have been overwhelmed with Rock, Paper, Scissors....

now showing at the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

Here’s hoping everyone eventually gets the vaccine and 

our pandemic year(s) end.

I will always be thankful for the many interesting

 Zoom meetings and lectures. 

There is so much to see, read about, and learn about

 besides all the exercise classes.

I do hope these Zooms will not end.