Here are some more pictures of small unfurling and expanding things from April 16th in our garden.









Here are some more pictures of small unfurling and expanding things from April 16th in our garden.
David has 36 tomato plants ready to get in the ground – all about 16 inches high and waiting for the weather to cooperate. I don’t know where he plans on putting these things! There isn’t room for all of them under the plastic tunnel…..
One afternoon a few days ago I went out and took a bunch of pictures of spring in our garden. As if I had never seen it before! I think the fact that I was not totally tax-dazed at mid-April, together with our COOL and slow spring, combined to get me out there in time to see things I don’t usually see.
The weather people say we are heading for our coldest April on record. Check Cliff Mass’s blog.
Right-angle weave is my favorite off-loom beadweaving stitch. But not the regular four-sided form. I love, free-form right-angle weave (RAW). I love the soft texture, the “hand” you can get. In this piece, I used beads of all the same size (11), but I also love to mix the sizes for maximun texture.
This is a two-sided heart pendant. Each side is formed independently and stitched to a length of rat-tail cording. It’s stuffed with a clear/a.b. shredded material (kind of like easter-basket grass), so it’s tranluscent when held up to the light. The stuffing adds a little fuzz when it pokes out. The heart hangs from an embellished ndebele (herringbone weave) cord.
This piece is just fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously. Are you a free form right-angle weave fan like me? How do you use it?
It was fun to pull together some earrings for a group shot. These will go up on Etsy over the next few days. Click on the images to enlarge.