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.

I call this one the Cyclone truck, because it is red and yellow. This is a watercolor on paper. It is a truck at Wisecup's Farm Museum. He has a red and black truck that I painted last year which he refers to as his Nebraska Husker truck. That is why I call this one the Iowa State Cyclone truck.

Latest Project in process. Red admiral butterfly on my cherry tree this spring. Just finished sewing everything down. Now I have to figure out how I am going to put the stamens in the flowers. I am thinking about using satin cord for the stem part and yellow beads for the pollen. I am also going to use black yarn for the antenae and the tongue. I need to decide if I should quilt it first, then add the rest of vice versa. I will have to think on it somemore.

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Water color painting Just finished. Commisioned piece measures 21"x28" From a series of pictures sent to me by the person for whom it was painted.