Beautiful!

Alena is easy to love!

Sister Superheroes!

"Daddy" Michael's face that Luanna helped nephew Jack make to distract him from abandonment.  Those green Good & Plentys are his toes, and nose.

I look at us, exactly where we stood 25 years +2 months ago, noticing the hair changes, added weight...but thankful he is holding my hand tenderly.  Marriage is good!

Family Faces, Trip West

Button necklaces!

Frozen Dole pineapple floats, Emma-style!

Beautiful Emma graduated!

Deborah visually graduated for me! (hard copies coming in snail mail)

 

 

Me & Lu at beginning of trip West, 1st overnight stop

Brother Steven saying "Don't take my picture!"

James & Emma, Timpanogos LDS temple

Me, Becca, Deborah: sisters

Mom-Jane and Aunt Betty: sisters

Nephew Simon & his mom

Dad & Mom on Cecret Lake hike

Stewart, Suzanna, Emmalyn

My favorite picture I took of my parents

Where do I get my inspiration for quilts/art?

Busy weekend!

Copy cat tendency much? It's a complimenet, right, to see something and repeat it in your own home!

I see things that make me think of other things, ways to apply it, details I would change, what I want to share, what I wish I could take home with me...

Today at my sister's. My favorite art work she had displayed on her mantel:


I love the blue background, the white mats, the idea behind the 5 of her children's hands (Seb starts on the far left, #1...) And the CIRCLE above the photos, the great graphic quality, square, circle, soft hand, hard edges. Nice combination. Sweet without being overly sentimental. Nice way to show your family, through their hands! Must copy this idea soon!


This is Gabe's hand, #2 in birth order...


And Luanna carrying baby Pete (see Grandma Carlson's crocheted blanket?!) with Bob right behind her. Cute couple!


And Pete! He smelled so good. Soft skin. Sweet eyes. A beautiful nephew!


Luanna's bathroom artwork, painted damask on stretched canvas:


Spent Saturday in Hershey, PA for quilt show.

My favorite quilts from the show on Saturday included this by Sieglinde Shoen-Smith:


WHOLE CLOTH QUILT--really. It looks like complicated applique. This is a close up:

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I love the painted colors, bright, wonderful...very inspiring and encouraging. This is a collaboration I would love to do, someone else quilt, and I could paint in the fabrics! From further back:




And the quilt that I wish I had made but encouraged me to think of things I would do differently when I quilt people into quilts next, (another collaboration quilt):

Labors of Love

Luanna is in a PA hospital, epidural-ed, waiting for a birthday!

Happy Birthday to brother Artist David in Missouri! You inspire me.

Today I started by basecoating "Child's Play" Sherwin Williams 6845 (light blue-pink) in SATIN finish. I talked client into letting me do ceiling!!!! Love how it expands the room visually. Added dinner plate sized polka dots in semi-gloss, same color. Could have used polyurethane, but that can be runny/messy. Chalked circles 13 inches diameter, 19 inches apart side to side and 26 inches apart vertically from high dot to one straight down. If you get the vertical lines just right the polka dot pattern looks really cool. Freehand painted circles, erased chalk guidelines.

Snail is taken from the baby.gap bedding collection "Sleeping Snail."

Stitch lines, eye, antenae=white

Snail shell= "Dancing Green" SW 6716

Snail body= "Hibiscus" SW 6851

30% off SW paints today through....?

Go paint!

Our kitchen. Notice how I am ignoring the color cues from the outdated green tiles and chose a happy cheddar cheesy color and hot pink. Added this phrase again, dropped the "here." I like how the quote means many things, many levels. We could be longing for God's comfort, or our longing for your comfort as you come and visit our shelter....It is a John Landbeck quote. My man of many words!