Paper & Cotton

coral & forsythia

ginger flower sketches • sumi ink & watercolor

time with you is like air avy • sunshine and mud and wind on our skin • these memories with you are the brightest spots

flower stories • moments of light & seeds for next year

end of a season • flower studies • nasturtium, zinnia, morning glory, geraniums, dahlia

40 & I can’t stop smiling ♥️ thank you • thank you • thank you!!! I’m so grateful for everyone who made my birthday so special and full of love

nasturtiums in the sun

weightless • I found a marigold floating in rainwater • a gift from my little container garden

I dreamed of decorating a cake with flowers I planted in spring • Dwarf Empress of India nasturtium • from my little container garden

dried petals • gentle roses • watercolor paint + rooibos tea and coffee

dried petals • different than before • the wind blew through my window and rearranged the composition perfectly

In the comfort of the sun 🧡

painted marigolds in the morning light

dried petals • tulips & their promises of spring

dried tulips • appreciating these delicate spring flowers and how they’ve stayed so vibrant long after they bloomed

painted tulips today, with the windows open

my first try at quilting • took time with the process, made many changes along the way, piecing it together, ripping seams, reinforcing, learning • bringing me closer to myself

light in the dark • a wreath my daughter and I made together • an invitation extended to us by our sweet neighbor - the pinecones and other tree gifts were collected by people we will never meet and donated for this event • we brought food pantry items to participate • sitting next to strangers, we made something together sharing tools and supplies • it will forever symbolize connection, change, support, and community - I have noticed this energy more and more in my life, and I’m so grateful • always & constant - the fulfillment in sharing time and creating with a beautiful soul that I love dearly and learn about and from everyday

Pattern #15 around a rock that came home with us from a warm and breezy summer day at the lake • my nightstand studio • stories in the making

woke up to snow on the earth, and aster gestures on my nightstand

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petals, paint, ashes • on muslin • learning as I try

Making fabric paint • steeping dried petals • these saved flowers - thoughtfulness, communication, love, gifts, goodbyes, reminders, memories

This weeks evening meditation • crocheting around a rock I picked up in a forest that smelled like wet leaves and pine needles • heart shapes in the pattern by chance, for a slightly heart shaped rock

Stepping into my mother’s home • familiar objects from Chelsea apartment memories 23 years ago • feeling a place I’ve only known through a screen

Pattern # 413 around a rock I brought home from an ocean walk

One thread • interlocked

Dried hydrangea from a friends garden • yesterdays storm brought a deep and delicate light into my workspace

workspace