Water coloring doodles

 

 On Monday evening we had the fall kick-off meeting of the Jacksonville Artists Guild. It was fun, different from usual. They had a presentation from watercolor artist Janet King, but then also a gentleman from Reddi-Arts, and we all got little "goody bags" with various samples from Reddi-Arts, but basically all watercolor based.

We then got plates with little dibs and dabs of blue, yellow and red in various water-bases paints, cups of water, some brushes to use (but not to keep) and told to have fun playing with the paints! It was sort of like being a kid, though I'n not much of a watercolor fan - but I had fun mixing and smushing the paints around on my paper - I used the Bristol board from the sampler pack we got. So this is my "doodle"  - the only art I accomplished this week! :-)

Pottery again

Well once again I had my lovely summer vacation up in New Brunswick, Canada. I was away for about 7 weeks and had a nice escape from the worst of the Florida heat right in the middle of the summer. When I got home in mid-August it was still hot, but I knew I was on the "home stretch" towards the loveliest 7-8 months of the year, which we are now entering.

But up in Canada I once again enjoyed taking classes at the Tidnish Bridge Art Gallery in Tidnish Bridge, Nova Scotia, just over the border from New Brunswick. As before our instructor was Melanie Landau. The pieces are all hand-built, not thrown on a wheel. Can't you tell from their lumpiness? LOL. But I managed to successfully create an actual usable coffee mug, as well as two small bowls.

Quilting again

Yay, I finished it in time! This is a baby quilt I made for my nephew Chad and his wife Shannon. This past weekend I drove up to Wilmington, NC for a baby shower for Shannon. I'd only started it two weeks previously, even though I had bought the fabric months ago, LOL. So lots of stitching there when it came to the hand quilting.

And if you look, you can see it's really the exact same pattern as this quilt I made for my granddaughter Finlay for Christmas:

I think Finlay's quilt came out well also. I find quilt very nice and cozy to wrap around oneself on chilly evenings. And since I made a quilt for Finlay I decided I needed to make one for John as well! 

John's was a different pattern - the design sort of organized around how much I had of certain fabrics. But I wanted the stars since John is interested in start and planets right now, and the backing fabric I used was covered in stars and planets.

Anyway baby Ava Lynn is due early in May. I hope things go well with the new mother and father to be and that they get to enjoy the use of the quilt.