flowers and butterfly wings

alright, i am over due for some photos. let me try to make that up to you. first we have a photo taken of my current project: flowers and butterfly wings. it is pfd fabric, to which i have applied using gel medium - clip art butterflies printed onto bond paper. this is then painted with textile paint with layers, and i've drawn the flowers and then painted with more textile paint. i still have more painting to do. here is a shot of my basement studio. a section of it, anyway. it is a mess! if it looks in a disarray - you can thank my cat, beanie. she loves to rearrange things.

well, that is what i've been up to lately. working on this project. i am following directions from the latest cloth paper scissors (actually last two issues, its a two parter!) from the artist, judy coates perez. she makes little houses, bird houses and the like. i haven't decided if i'm going to make houses or what with my painted cloth, but i am having a blast. with the extra long weekend i hope to get further along. i'll keep you posted.

heres a photo of the little garden that marc and i planted this last weekend. you can see our "barn" in the backyard. inside it we have a farmall cub tractor. marc will be taking it out soon, i'll be sure to post photos. i know, i changed the template format again. sorry (unless you like it) i like to change things up every so often. if you're one who is not fond of the black background, don't worry, lighter color will come back soon. i just feel like black right now.