Coronavirus Found time?

When everything was closed and all appointments and meetings were canceled

I thought that I had found some time and how could I put it to use.

Of course, I was going to draw and exercise every day, 

clean out cupboards and shelves, organize my studio and read more.

How have I done these past two weeks? 

My plan did not work as I had expected

This is as far as my drawing has gone, just a start.

I wanted to draw some colorful zinnias

 I did finish one piece for the New Image Artists' upcoming exhibit.

This is a detail of an artwork I titled IMPERFECT INTENTION.

Last month I had started to unravel a sweater and 

used some of the yarn to cover part of another large scissor(s).

Having more birthdays approaching there was a need for more cards.

I am always looking for ways to use bits and pieces of unfinished or experimental work.

Years ago I had tucked striped fabrics just to see what would happen when it was ironed.

These two cards with their embroidered butterflies illustrate one result.

 I remembered spending a lot of time working with cardboard slide frames.

AWAKENING THE OBSOLETE is complete with ten 12 by 12-inch panels.

 Painting some of the frames with stripes and filling other with striped fabric, 

 and, filling frames with tiny drawings or paintings 

were more ways I used the obsolete slide frames.

 I had wanted to develop a new format for notecards. 

Starting with some 8 by 11-inch stationery I added slide frames. 

When folded this card just fit in a standard business envelope.

So a new format for notecards that include tiny bits of art in each frame

In between long bouts on the computer, 

I have been walking in our neighborhood. 

 MacArthur Blvd. with lots of white blossoms

 A small white tree at the corner.

And one yard had many colors along their retaining wall.

Now, the big question, will I get back to drawing?

Will I come up with some more use for 

unfinished and experimental work?

Will I clean a closet?

I do not want to waste this 'found' time.

Slide Frames with Decisions

Last July I started working out ideas for using all the 

cardboard slide frames I should just throw away, 

but could not bring myself to do it.

Here are some of the samples I've made, 

putting small groups into pairs.

Blue and green painted frames with blue or green striped 

fabric added for contrast.

Deciding to try some of the film I had removed from the 

frames I machine sewed it, leaving the hanging threads.

I soon discovered the film cut and tore too easily

when a needle was inserted. 

  Multi colored frames needed black and white contrast 

so I added black embroidery on white fabric.

These green and blue frames have abstract designs added.

The fabric in the frames has been drawn and painted 

with markers and colored pencils. 

Striping the frames was fun, using many markers. 

Striped fabric has been inserted into the frames.

Perhaps this is too confusing unless you like pattern on pattern.` 

 Inserted in these colorful frames is material I had

experimented with in the past.

 And these last black and white frames have more of my 

experimental fabric.

Now I am in a quandary. Do I continue trying various ways

 to use up the slides or their frames or 

do they go into the circular file?

At this point I cannot see spending more time experimenting.

Any ideas?