fabulous color

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If you love color, or knitting, or quilting, or needlepoint, I bet you will enjoy this supremely colorful video about one artist's work


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May 2

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"Strong people don't put others down.  They lift them up."  -- Michael P. Watson



On May 2 I visited my buddy K.  She has a beautiful yard.  Viburnum.

I love viburnum.....

Crab apple.

Plum.

Crow, with black gloves.

It looked like it might clear up.  But it didn't.

Back in Ann Arbor.  Walking.  Green tree remnant, with fungus.  And maple flowers.

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December 6

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This lovely thing was gifted me by my long-time quilting buddy K.  (Let me know if you want full and public credit; I'll be glad to give it?)

Detail.

I am so glad to have one of your gorgeous works on my wall, where I can enjoy it every day.  Thank you.  I love it.  :-)

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July 26

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Old dog in the morning sunshine.

Lilies.

Daylily and coneflowers in someone's lawn-extension garden.

Violas, impatiens (?), and something viney with teeny flowers.  On a rock wall.

Daylilies.

Beans.  Aren't they gorgeous?  I bought beans on the 26th, but not these.  I am not partial to wax beans, and since the purple ones turn green when cooked, I stick to green beans from people who grow beans for taste rather than cool appearance.

FLOWERS!

I think the lavender one is lisianthus.  With sunflower, snapdragon buds, and statice and Queen Anne's lace below.

Snapdragons, front and center.

Many greens, with yellow.

More snapdragons, with echinops.

That white/green stuff is dramatic, and makes an interesting addition to a bouquet.

Straw flowers.  These dry nicely and hold their shape and color.

Cockscomb, pinks, and, good grief, are those chrysanthemums?  Isn't it WAY too early for them?  Yikes.

Two quarts of beans, a quart of little cucumbers, and two quarts of blueberries are heavy............

Ginger lime concoction.  I do not like fizzy stuff.  I don't like how it feels in my mouth.  I was surprised when I discovered that this had some fizz.  But not too much, and in this particular drink, I thought fizz boosted the ginger-ness of the drink.  This was tasty.  (I've had a taste of another mix of this drink, which was way fizzier.  Too much so for me.  It's mixed on demand, I could ask for half fizz and half water, I'm sure........)

The Greater Ann Arbor Quilt Guild puts on a quilt show every other summer.  This was the year, and July 26/27 were the days.

I love the quilting on this quilt.  Quilting can add so much.  In this case, I think it adds a whole nother dimension.  Still geometric, but curvy.  Very nice.

I actually ran in to Sue Holdaway-Heys at the farmers' market earlier on the 26th.  She remarked that neither of us was at the quilt show, and said she might be going there later.  I told her I was going....

This bug is Sue's work.  Love the way she has the bug coming in from the corner.......  This piece was about 2.5' square.

There were a series of bug quilts in the show.  Here's another.  Carol Harris made this excellent moth.

I especially love the textures. 

My friend Mary Bacjz quilts with a free spirit that I just love.

I wish this pic were sharper!  Rick-rack, and love the use of that yarn(?) with the bulges of bright color.....

She also makes bags.  Don't you love this?  With the 70s dresses?  All the excellent color/fabric choices?

She and another friend, Cindy Geist, had a booth at the show.  Cindy made this bag.  You should see this bag when the spangles are shaking.....  What fun. 

Love these ready-to-go bundles Cindy put together.

Another quilt in the show.  Love this.

Later.  An old dog, expressing his degree of interest in going for a walk.  He'd really rather skip the walk, and go straight to eating dinner, which happens some time after his walk......

Tragically, I insist that he walk around the block.  We go slowly.  As slowly as he wants.  I think the exercise has to be good for him.  He doesn't seem to think walking is painful.  I really think it's just that he'd rather stay home and eat.



Unicycle on someone's front porch.  I've never seen anyone use this (this house is on the other side of my block).  I wonder how often it gets used.

Four o'clocks.  These smell lovely.

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May 17

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On the 17th, art-quilter Sue Holdaway-Heys gave a talk and slide show about her work.  I've been a big fan for years, so this was very fun and interesting.

I think these dandelions were my favorite of all...

Love the colors, love the abstraction in the background, love the way she's shown the seeds, and the places where the seeds have come off the plants..................


Here's a closeup.  You can see the stitching........

I love the texture the writing adds to this one.  Can you see the words sewn over the trees and shadows?

Another lovely morning.

With another cloudy afternoon.

Crab apple.

Another crab apple.

This is what's left of the downed tree at the south end of my block.  With dog, for scale.

Look at all the sawdust...........

Hey!  I caught sight of a flash of red!  With black wings!  We have a lot of cardinals in our neighborhood, so a flash of red isn't that unusual.  But the black wings!  Male cardinals are red all over.  The black wings belong to a scarlet tanager.  I believe this is the only one I've ever seen.  Welcome, welcome to the neighborhood!

Here's that white lilac again.  Thank goodness for the gardeners who plant and nurture plants that everyone can enjoy!

Love the chartreuse touches in this closeup........

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