Sunday, June 01, 2008

a frenzy of productivity

I've had an epiphany of sorts recently having much to do with the little profile description to the left. No quite one of those "what I want to be when I grow up" moments but truly a meditation on what is important to me, why and what to do about it. More as things ripen. I was rooting around in the stash for inspiration and came across two large pieces that somehow escaped my attention in the middle of Mobscene series. No matter where I set up shop the union inspector finds me and has something to say about my process. The piece Jinx is 'inspecting" is the fifth in the latest series, environmental apocolypse. My deck garden is getting lush. The second pot from the left is a gardenia bush that's all covered in buds about to bloom. Off camera to the left are two larger pots with pepper and tomato plants all in bloom. Store bought dirt in all the pots, of course. I have basil, catnip and lavender - all of life's essentials. This was another piece made back to mid '06. I'm sure I put it away because I had no idea where to find a 44"x80" piece of fabric to back it up. Imagine my amazement when a piece literally fell off the shelf this morning. All three pieces are backed, batted, pinned to death and waiting for stitching.

4 comments:

mzjohansen said...

Jinx just knows a winner when he sees one !

Natalya Khorover Aikens said...

that turquoise piece looks absolutely stunning!

Denise Aumick said...

That top piece has really caught my eye. Can't wait to see it completed.

susan said...

do i ever miss gardenias...but there are about 6 huge lilac bushes (trees) across the street and the apple trees are blooming and the raspberries are getting ready to...so different here but i love it!