still travellin'

....and one more shibori silk,

Cheers,

Susan

bon voyage

this scarf is posted in honor of Michelle, who is flying off this morning to her new life in Thailand.

Bon voyage, honey.

Love,

mom

Shibori silk

I'm taking a break from Skimmers today; here is the first of my shibori silk dyed pieces.

Cheers,

Susan

Skimmer chick II

Here's another little Skimmer chick, exploring it's world...

cheers,

Susan

skimmer family II

At last! The whole family portrait. Here they are, at water's edge, on a 12" x 12" Apersand board.

cheers,

Susan

crackle landscape

Yesterday I took a class in Shibori; Japanese technique of dyeing fabric using folding, tying, stitching, and clamping to create patterns. I'll take some photos and post some of the results.

Meanwhile, here is a new landscape on crackled surface.

Cheers,

Susan

Skimmer chick in the sand

here's a little chick in it's sandy nest; they dig a little hole by pushing their bodies in the sand and digging backwards with their legs. The mouth is open for ventilation (sort of like a dog panting).

cheers,

Susan

skimmer family

Here they are, at water's edge. ( I really liked the wet sand and it's reflections. ) One of the chicks was a bit older, and so was trying out just one wing.

This is just a little 5" x 7", so I didn't have room to fit the other parent, not being a miniature painter by any means. Using a small brush, in fact, runs against my nature. But I do have some larger canvases ready, so stay tuned. I'll get the whole family portrait eventually.

Cheers, Susan

Skimmer chick

Here is the first Skimmer chick; this was painted over "glass bead gel", which I think gives a nice grainy, sand effect.

I was captivated watching the Skimmer family raise their chicks on the open beach on a recent trip to visit my folks in Florida...fascinating!

Cheers,

Susan

angel bingo

this is what happens when I have to clean my studio. I found all these little torn pieces of wisdom about angels....a slide holder... marbled fabric...(and, of course; Gracie).....now, how could I throw all that away? It sort of reminds me of a bingo board.

So, welcome home to a (sort of) clean room, Michelle!

Cheers,

Susan

Skimmer dad

OK, folks. Here is Skimmer painting #1.

I discovered: A. I don't own black paint. B. First attempt with micaceous oxide (sort of black) looked like a blob C. Persevere!

But, I sort of like this guy. His quirkiness is captured, I think.

Stay tuned

Cheers,

Susan

landscape IV

Cheers,

Susan

garden angel

Here is a garden angel, on wood.

I did work on ocean backgrounds for the birds this weekend! No birds yet though.....soon.

Cheers,

Susan

small bird

Here's a little bird....

precursor to a bird series, coming up.

Cheers,

susan

87

Here is another photo transfer of dad, on his real birthday.....in the words of my mother, from her 17th year diary, "Gee, that Britt is so cute".

Cheers,

Susan

Hoppy and Topper

Hoppy and Topper stopped by to wish young Mike a happy birthday!

Happy, Hoppy birthday, cowboy!

Cheers

Susan

swimming beauty

Here's little beauty, swimming in her glimmering pond.... the last in series of 3...

cheers,

Susan

Birthday boy

Stanley Hart Brittingham, born 8/7/21.......isn't he adorable!

Happy Birthday, dad! (a few days early, but we're celebrating tonight)

Love you

suz

bliss

happy dog!

cheers,

Susan