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they have seen snow and rain....gray skies and blue, they have flown strong in the face of fierce winds and baked in the bright Colorado sun....
but like a child....that grows older under your watchful eye, subtle changes happening....slowly, unnoticed until one stops to really examine.....flowers hand sewn at some point ripped away,
now empty pockets.....bright colors fading to soft and muted....edges tearing away,
Look here as more disintegration project's are exposed.
The face on this Robin just looks like 'enough already!' Rain is good.....but....we're ready for the sun now.
Does she not look a bit gruff and ready for full on spring?
if spring won't give me flowers....I'll have to make them
AND....we are patiently waiting for the arrival of Olive....this 3 day old pug will be coming home with us. Tess and Brian and Melly met her and feel she'll fit right in at casa Rodrigvitz.
Watch for the 'reveal' of the Disintegration project on Friday....you've seen the before....come see the after
it's clouding up....overcast and rainy....but....
the sun is always shining....
inside the Mango Studio, see more here...
recently....while the sun was still bright...robins and daughters could be seen basking and bathing outside the studio windows...
hope your week is looking bright
she has been diving into the woodland violet....and filling little beds and pages with this special scent of spring
our variety...a bit different....yet I have listened to the muse and collected a few
diving into blue of the violet patterns and textures and hand carved stamps
Things are heating up over here in the Mango Studio...getting ready for the upcoming EBCA studio tour. Mr R is cleaning up the yard, fountain is turned on, bringing birds to drink in front of my window.
A chance for you to see the new studio...new mixed media work...lots of bright new oilcloth creations...blurb books, as well as the book binding of Jeff Becker and garden creations by Charlotte Zink.....
please come on down!
I'll be giving all of you that are too far away to make it to the tour sneak peeks over the next week...
a bit of the Scarab beetle and lotus shrine
Earth Day brings a perfect spring day...blue skies...sunlit tulips
early morning lake and heavy snow still blanketing the mountains
earth day brings white pelicans, which are I learned, are currently all males...the male birds have these big humps on their bills...
and stately blue heron
blue jays against the blue skies
skeletal forms of flowers spent against a backdrop of new spring green
and my studio mate....out catching some sun.
Click here to participate and here to see the Earth Mosaic project (it appears to be slow so be patient)
What's your view from the planet today?
More photos from the snow angel day
Earth Day, April 22nd.....help celebrate by participating in the Earth Mosaic project...
it's already Earth Day in Sydney Australia, so there is no time to lose....head out, snap some photos of your little spot on this earth and upload by the 22nd.
even as spring was bursting forth we took to the hills to enjoy this Colorado spring...
to trust....fully...knowing that the soft snow would cushion and support
and bask
in the magic of this perfect day
All around us major highways closed, snow measured in feet...we got buckets of rain...which is just fine with me for as I worked in the studio this afternoon the gray day suddenly lifted, sun splashed where only moments before water was rushing...
and the new season could be seen pushing....hard....against the old
The Old Firehouse Art Center is hosting artist demos every Saturday in March and April in conjunction with the upcoming EBCA Studio Tour
....mine was this weekend. Unfortunately our Colorado spring served up piles of snow and lakes of rain so the audience was thin, to say the least....thank you Ginny (and my dear family) for braving the weather
I did some collaging...some tin and aluminum carving...some rubber stamping and beading
You can still catch one more Blue Moon Saturday next week when Susan Opfer will demonstrate woodblock printing.... let's cross our fingers that the weather cooperate for the tour weekend because I'd love to see you all come out and see how this piece turns out!
