I can feel it. The sun is changing the color of my skin and I'm as dusty as everyone else around here. I am part of the desert. This desert has been good to my quilting and painting. I've been looking at other artists work and it has been a very inspirational ride. There are some fabulous quilt artists doing very innovative work. I feel lots of freedom looking at their work. They are not afraid...(well, maybe they are but it doesn't show)...they are creating. Creating with desire and passion and vision. Well, I'm signing up for that ride. I've done a couple of things this past week that have made me feel like I could go for it. Frankly it's why I am here at this new place in this dusty beautiful desert. From the first time I saw the paint dripping in the sky at sunset I knew I wanted to pursue my art here.

I did an applique rose block for a hug quilt. I built it up from petal shaped fabric, and added some fabric marker color to it. It was great to see the possibility of adding color to a peice.












I also got oodles of work done on Freebird (Cloaked). I'm glad to be getting this one moving along because it is a transition peice. I started it on my journey here while I was waiting for the new engine...and then transmission to get put in my truck after only having gone a short way from home. I need that transition to be done.
There is still a bit of work to be done on the top. I need to paint on the bird cloak and make that bottom wing not seem like it is falling off the scene. I also want to play with coordinating some of the white spots, they make an impact and need to be better organized. I wish I had some white vinyl, that would be perfect.






The really big news on the land here is that I now have a well...Woohoo! water! You can't imagine what it has been like trying to paint fabric and using as little water as possible. Got muscles from carrying it though!

p.s. it was really difficult to get photos to load on blogger