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Blue Milkweed

September 21, 2024

Blue Milkweed Blue Milkweed is the first scarf I’ve made that refuses to be photographed in the house. Her colors just don’t come through well so here she is-featured in the midst of autumn greens. She’s in stock now. It’s that wild and crazy time of year, when all outside must be put to rest before winter. I’m still waiting for some bulbs to ship in but house plants are almost inside now. It’s this time of year when I’m trying to remember what I did and didn’t order last winter…thank goodness I can search back into emails. A Mixed
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Spring is here!

March 20, 2024

Spring is here! I’ve been at hard at work creating new artwork for my fabric designs. Here’s a black and white look (with fake lilac blooms) at some wrapping fabric that should be interesting. I’ve always got some scarves to sew. I just signed up for a collection of fairs in nearby locations and am searching for options nearing the holidays. I like to try new places every couple years. Sharon’s annual juried craft fair offers the magic combination of beauty, shade, great food and SALES that exceed much more impressively billed locations. Visit me at fair this year if you’re
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Valentine’s Day 2024

February 8, 2024

Valentine’s Day 2024 Valentine’s Day has always been a high holy day for me. For some reason, I’ve looked forward to it since I was a child, buying all kinds of cards and annually baking all kinds of red desserts for my kids. So, of course, I chose red roses for my new crepe de chine shawl-26” x72”. Carmen is a sultry wrap for an evening out. I have one in stock. Red happens to be my favorite color. What’s yours? People say your chosen color paints a certain picture of the person behind the color. I agree with SOME of
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Holidays Are Here!

December 10, 2023

Holidays Are Here! December has ushered in a quiet garden and a new holiday season. I love this time of year as thoughts turn to gifts and scheming over festive cooking recipes for family. And, of course, creating new artwork. As an artist, my interest in every season stays focussed on color – a driving force behind the need to create. I’m not sure if flowers will always be at the center of my artwork. Flowers are a means to my end of celebrating color. The image at top, is a shirt I made many years ago. Not floral. I
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Autumn Begins

September 25, 2023

Autumn Begins. Once again, it’s taken me too long to reach out and stay in touch. This could become a seasonal blog, which means only posting maybe 4x annually. There’s a thought. Like all of us, I will try to do better- until life once again gets in the way. Yes! Fall is here, and with it, torrential rains in Connecticut. We’re busy sewing and cleaning up per usual-with one caveat. My left foot remains encased in a walking boot for another two weeks to round out EIGHT WEEKS- due a stupid foot fracture. It’s really a quite simple practice to remember-
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Mother Nature: Litchfield Summer 2023

July 27, 2023

Mother Nature: Litchfield Summer 2023 Mother Nature has always been the inspiration for my creative work. It makes sense that summertime is incredibly labor-intensive- caring for all those growing things that inspire creativity. Since flowers are the high point of plant life in my garden, one puts lots of time in to get the flowers. Of course, as we learned especially well this year, Mother Nature may have entirely different plans- regardless of what you do or don’t do. An early frost here in Connecticut killed the entire hill of azalea flowers, save one bush, a Maine native that blooms late.
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Spring Into Summer

May 19, 2023

Spring Into Summer …ouch, I’m pretty sure that’s been said before. Spring is motoring ahead into summer- which officially starts June 21. Featured today is a new scarf I call Savannah-homage to a recent visit to that beautiful Georgian city. I was inspired by the city sidewalk grates. Beautiful and functional too. Beauty is something that’s too often lacking in our everyday lives. Mulch is in. Three yards of mulch arrived this week. These last many days I’ve been doing azalea bloom prep work like pruning and checking for winter damage. That includes placing Hollytone, cultivating winter-hardened soil and watering
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Let The Show Begin!

March 14, 2023

Let the Show Begin! Happy St. Patrick’s Day! Did you know the shamrock was considered a sacred plant in ancient Ireland? It symbolized the rebirth of spring. This week was my first sales event for 2023. It was a single person trunk show at a very well appointed life care facility in Bloomfield, Connecticut- Duncaster. Lovely people, enjoyable time. I enjoyed sitting with my friend Janet, a recurring partner, who makes for a very pleasant few hours. Equally pleasant, sales were hotter than my Christmas event. We shall do it again! The Guardians of Early Spring- Skunk Cabbage Call it a
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Happy Valentine’s Day

February 12, 2023

Happy Valentine’s Day! This is your first look at my new scarf, Star Sapphire, which features red parrot tulips. Even though I faithfully photograph tulips each Spring, I’ve struggled with a lack of interest in using them in scarf designs. Parrot tulips, however, are my #1 favorite for their wild and wooly ways. Thanks to Pantone’s announcement of Viva Magenta as its color of the year, I’ve taken the plunge. Red tulips en masse. In this design, I’ve also incorporated some of the work I’ve been doing this winter-creating repeating designs I can marry to oversized florals. Honestly,creating repeating designs somewhat offends
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Let it Snow

December 16, 2022

Let it Snow. Bring on hibernation then- even though Fall was waaay too short. Let’s slow time down, just a bit please. Toward the end of September, Larry snagged an opportunity to switch houses for a month in Seattle, Washington, starting just before Halloween. Happily, we changed houses with my brother and sister-in-law, so not so scary, just labor-intensive. Fortunately, we didn’t realize that prepping the house for such a gambit, in addition to fall garden and lawn processing was INSANE. Did I mention I was also committed to labeling and packaging scarf and pillow products for a fair, happening just
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