Shower Flowers

Once I figured these out, they were fun to make. They took some time, but it was really satisfying to see them come together. I've been accumulating different papers for years, and my stash came in handy for this project. The green was leftover from my Mrs.Swift and Dreamer paper quilt projects from grad school, and the white is Japanese rice paper that I sometimes use for ink or printmaking. The only new paper is the rose colored one. It has the Hand of Fatima embossed in gold on the surface. Very pretty, and now I have a sheet of that left over for my collection :)

 

The Hold Up

Well, it's lovely to be done with school, even though I'll probably be puttering about there now and then all summer. It was a challenging year. The image I have of it is driving a car really fast, with my hair straight out behind me for nine months straight. It'll be really good to slow down.

    I'm looking forward to getting back to my own artwork. I walked by the plant painting yesterday, and I see some things to fix. And I see what should come next. I have a few other things I'm thinking about, too. Plus the traditional cleaning of the studio. And there is a mold making project at Ferris I've agreed to help with. But, I hope, all at a slow pace. Slow enough so my hair can be vertical again.

    First up, though, are these paper flowers for my niece's wedding shower. Twenty of them, coming up.