I finally carved out some time to make some things and thought I'd show you the work in progress. The paper portrait on the left (Speak the Truth) is actually finished, as is the next one, but I am trying to do a set of 5, so the set is in progress. I am trying to get together a few things to put in the Etsy shop this week...of course, I'll let you know when I really accomplish it. Tracy gets first pick of the paper portraits, then everything is up for grabs. I love this little girl...doesn't she just look like a straight shooter?
This next one is called Starlight Love Song. The children in these photos often seem so grown up to me, so adult in presentation...do you think they were allowed to be silly? These two look playful to me, like a brother and sister that are really friends.
This is a shadow box in progress...never know where this is going to go, but I'll show you when it's done. 
This is the beginnings of my self portrait page in Nina Bagley's book. I LOVE her book...I won't go into detail about her book, because it's not my work to share, but it is a dream, just like everything she does. So real, and deep, and humble, and beautiful, and unique...so Nina. I am so happy that she wanted us to focus on our hands...I am really struggling with the "self-portrait" concept, as I've told you before, so this is such a fresh and clever take on the topic. Why am I always so literal? I would have never thought of anything as brilliant as her idea. Anyway, this is in progress, as I said, and I need some help. I am mulling over one idea that requires a good quote. Does anyone know of any good quotes with a hands/handiwork/handcrafted etc. type theme? I'd be ever so grateful.
So I went looking around my studio for what struck me as beautiful for "beautiful Sunday"...maybe I'm not always literal after all (you'll see what I mean after seeing what I saw as beautiful)...
Here's a wire trashcan full of paper scraps...I always tell my students that "no scrap is too small" ...you can see, I really mean it. 
and here's a photo of my wallpaper rolls in the old laundry basket thingy that holds them, gussied up with a bunch of flowers.
and here's some millinery flowers as found, on the floor, in the middle of a big huge mess.
and for the traditionalists...some roses out front.
Hope you have a beautiful Sunday!
