In the Studio, art has been “in progress” and the top is complete for“Field at Toledo” (Spain)!
The next step is to lay the top flat on the cutting table and spot glue any places needed to secure all the pieces. Then I will layer with a thin, cotton batting, plus a backing fabric, before any stitching and quilting is begun…
Top Finished for “Field of Toledo” (Spain)
I like to choose a fabric for the back of the piece, which compliments the overall design. After all of the stitching is complete, many times the back results in an unexpected, spontaneous design of its own! Always fun to see what develops…
Close-up of “Field at Toledo” (Spain)Close-up Detail of “Field at Toledo” (Spain)
The warm sunny, Spring days feel wonderful! This week the activity ~ blooming of flowers and budding of the trees in the forest~~ are encouragements inside the studio, as well as outside!
Purple flowers are being “painted” on the stems in, “Flowers in Field at Toledo”….
Flower “Paints”“Painting” Purple Blossoms!
And the other new piece I am working on is the next piece in the series, “Sea Images”. I’ve been gathering fabrics and selecting the new color palette! Always fun to begin…
Sea Images #3 Color Palette….
This large work will feature a whole school of Fractured Fish!! Stay tuned to see as the background develops!
Trying out Fabrics….
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I find summer is a wonderful time to just Be, reminiscent of the long, hot summer days of my childhood. With slower days comes less expectations of how much I have to accomplish! But even though the pace slows, it doesn’t mean nothing is actually happening…
Sky Clouds
I have time to explore simple daily things, to swing in a hammock and watch the white clouds float by, to work in the dirt in the garden’s flower bed, listen to the birds’ songs and watch the flowers grow, and to think and dream about ideas. It is a time in the creative process called Idea Gathering.
Inspirations, impressions, and ideas are all around us everyday!
Pot of Zinnas
Sometimes you even find art in the most ordinary of places…
Garden Tools
This kind of idea gathering informs my life…and my art. It helps me in life to more creatively problem-solve, renew my body and spirit, and encourage new ways of seeing things! As an artist, this is a process where I explore, experience, and renew my motivation to design and create new visual expressions…
There are new things happening in the studio that I will continue to share in the slow summer days ahead! 🙂 For a First Glimpse at my new art in process, more Creativity Ideas to try, and studio Happenings, I invite you to Sign-UpHere for theStudio NewsNotes and join other Art Lovers, Art Collectors, and Creatives in Life!
Joni Beach 