Bee Cause

This is a commissioned piece.  Almost finished.  Still have a few things to work out on it.  The Flower is painted on cloth and appliqued onto the background.  The body of the bee is machine embroidered using free motion zigzag.  I don't have an embroidery machine.  The wings are made from iridescent lame fabric.   The subject of the painting is from a photo I took at one of our pleine air painting sites.

latest projects in the works. Both are original designs. The quilt is 90" x90". The Parrot is 24" x 36".

I have been really lax on posting any thing lately, not because I have been lazy but because I have been extremely busy trying to get projects done and having art shows.  This has been a very busy year for shows.  I have even had to say no to some.  I will be participating in the Southwest Iowa Artists' tour again this year.  I will be at the Harvester Bldg in Council Bluffs.  I hope to post some pictures of my latest projects soon.

Migrating Pelican

This my current project.  The pelicans were migrating and at Lake Manawa in Council Bluffs, Iowa this spring.  I  took a lot of pictures and captured this guy getting ready to make a landing.  Background is painted on cotton fabric.  The Pelican will be appliqued on top.  It measures approxiamately 24" by 36" at the moment.  Bird is ready to be sewn on followed by thread work on the background, then quilting.

Fabric Art Butterfly

It's been quite awhile since I posted anything, but I have been very busy with projects that I just forgot.


Newest fabric art piece.  Red Admiral Butterfly on Cherry Blossoms.  The stamens of the flowers are satin rat tail ribbon.  The pollen is beads.  The piece measures approx.  24" by 36. 

The Buttes at Chadron, Nebraska were nice subjects to paint. One I call Pine Tree Butte because of the lone tree on the top. The other doesn't have a name. These were done on site. I think I am going to add a little more color to the sky and base of Pine tree butte.