Working on the basics

This weekend I had the urge to create something – BUT our studio looked scrambled by a whirlwind. Too many projects, too many unfinished projects, too little clean up. I spent time gathering up the remnants of projects, enjoying the colors and designs and fabric collections and pondering what I had learned from each one. Then I organized my fabric so that I can jump into the new quilt series in my head that is clamoring to be started.

Life is sometimes like my studio. I don’t get things done because I let other things get in the way, sometimes the fear of finishing something and not being satisfied with it. I want to find the courage to finish more things.

More water

The original theme was water, but it needed a focal point I thought.  Decided to do a rock (which looks more like an open tomb) as had just finished our Wisdom installation at church, and had images of doorways to wisdom anchored in rocks in my head. How can wisdom be solid and yet grow? I started with oil pastels – next time I will use watercolor pastels on top of water color! Still unfinished.