While camping at Patrick's Point State Park, we hiked down to Agate Beach and created another mini Andy Goldsworthy. 
My mom made this quilt. She never finished putting in all the quilting stitches she intended. In fact she never finished hemming around the edges, so when my sisters and I were visiting, (she lives in the alzheimers wing in a care facility), we snatched the quilt to finish the hem. I love this quilt--I only wish I had taken a picture of it on her bed. It looks the best that way, in her room with all her things she had taken from her house to make her room feel like the home she'd lived in for so many years.
My daughter's wedding was just beautiful--They were married on Wedding Rock in Patrick's Point State Park up in northern CA. We camped, helped out and had fun! That's my granddaughter as the flower girl.
I'm back, but will be finishing a few commissions before I post new paintings. So School begins, but it's a short day, I 'll probably take a few days on a painting---we'll see what happens. I did make this sweater! The very first sweater I've ever made. The sleeves are too long and kind of bulky, but she likes it! It's already time to go pick up the little one!! Good lord....
I've been away--I'm back, but not for long. My sister, granddaughter, and I collected red, yellow, green, gray, black and white rocks...
My granddaughter's design.
Now to go to my daughter's wedding!! Painting is just going to have to wait!
Now for some fun!
I threw them up....
and they landed like so...
I kid you not!---------------------Happy fourth of July!!
They're coming along---slow, but sure---I used my sister's round fleece skirt idea from her Allie's Cats---I sewed the skirt on the doll---the boy dolls are wearing shorts, but they're so baggy they look like skirts. For awhile I was able to set up my sewing and leave it there---leave my machine out and all my supplies, but look what happened...
A glimpse into my cluttered world--I had the rare chance to leave my sewing out for a few days, but oh...my granddaughter's play, mixed with my sewing! Took awhile to clear it! Everything from here on, is hand sewing.
My granddaughter is embroidering an apron--she's really doing such a great job. We're not done yet...
When it's hot inland, this is what covers the coast. It rolls in and stays put for most of the summer--you can easily drive out of it--this is what it looks like driving back into it--it can be a welcome sight--or not.
We took a break from sewing and went on an adventure into town by foot and by our local Dial-A-Ride. I was hoping the trolley was running--nope--that's on the weekends. While waiting for our ride at a near by Inn, this night heron flew in to drink from the fountain! I guess these birds are fairly common, but I hardly ever see one land right in front of me so close! We were sitting right next to a heron rookery, but still it was exciting to see this one!
I used old T-shirts to make these dolls. My daughter will be giving these to all the children who'll attend her wedding in August. She's keeping her wedding very small. I've started to sew the body--(with face attached) In between my sewing, I worked outside trying to get ride of a whole yard of foxtails! Check out the upper right hand corner--They get into everything--even the cat--I've clipped her fur and keep brushing her when she comes in. I wore my hat, it worked!
We had a little assembly line going--my granddaughter put in a small vile of rice for a little weight, and I stuffed the rest.
I hope the gargoyle approves!
The only way I could sit and sew was to teach my granddaughter how to stitch--this slows me down quite a bit, but she did a great job--her very first stitches!!
I'm sewing dolls! Fashioned after Daisy (the doll you can partially see in the top photo). These are for an upcoming event. I'm taking a break from painting--I'll be back at it in late August or early September when school starts for my granddaughter. Back to sewing!
I bought this used hat (orange) for my granddaughter and thought about crocheting one for me out of some raffia I had on hand. I know I have all sorts of other projects to finish, but this, I could sit on the floor with the little one while she played with my crochet hooks and raffia. I really didn't even think I'd finish this, but half way through, I thought I could at least use it for a scarecrow hat for Halloween. One thing always leads to another...
From raffia to plastic bags--only because I ran out of the stuff and I wanted to finish this without having to buy anything for it. I saved all the ribbons from the gifts given to us from my daughter--I wove them in to fill some holes...
These series of pictures were taken by my granddaughter. She loved clicking away--I deleted so many, but saved these.
The hat fits us both--it looks so much better on her--it's probably hers now.
As I'm working on a few natal wheels ( a commission), I'm posting through dailypainters.com some of my old paintings. I'm going back to the very first ones when I started painting daily. Today I posted: Ceramic Bird, Cloth Pouch and Feathers.
We have a huge chess board here in Morro Bay--I couldn't resist playing around with the light and color.
