The changing light brings hope of cooler days. Its been such a hot dry summer, filled with thunder and lightening storms and the threat of fire has been on all of our minds during this usually green season.
Still its been a good summer. Mornings of kayaking in the river and mountain lakes near our home. Preparing for workshops and traveling to Colorado. You can see photos of Decorated Pages, my workshop at MomoLolo Coffee House here, what a special group of artists, and Sarah and Colin, thank you for hosting! Spending time with new friends and old. Lovely times with my family.
Mostly though, I have been working on my book and my studio has been where I dwell for most of each day.
I met my very first deadline and the first three chapters are finished, this is a momentous achievement for me!! My editor, Tonia, was so kind to lay out the first chapter for me with my photos so I could visualize the book and I am thrilled with it.
And I've loved making all new art and taking brand new photographs just for this book... sadly none of it can be shared on my blog, (or anywhere except for with my editor!). I've also been awestruck, seeing what my contributors have done, and think that you will love this book... one day far in the future... April 2016!
The writing part as well has been an amazing task for me. I keep several notebooks and write my ideas as they come and somehow everything all comes together on my computer.
These photograpahs were taken of a book that Lorri Scott and her sister Jan Brown so beautifully made me after our garden gathering last month, (thank you both so much!). This book was made for me to keep my threads and needles, my nature collections, my stitching projects, notes, found objects, and everything when I travel. This book is one of my favorite gifts ever and it is extrememly fun to photograph. Lorri and Jan even used my stencil designs called Nature's Gatherings.
The autumn will bring more workshops. Next week I'm teaching one for a group of women who have their own craft group and invited me to give them their own special workshop in Shady Cove along the Rogue River a few hours north of here.
And then I have my workshop at Art Is You that I have been waiting and planning for all year! I just found out that there are a couple of openings! You can read about it here, and email Art-Is-You if you are interested here: [email protected]
If you signed up I know you will create up a storm with me!
And then I will have my the workshop that I am teaching with Leslie Marsh at the beautiful home of Hasty Pearl, (Laura Roberts) where we will be creating books outside above a red oak forest. Registration is open, and it would be wonderful to have you join us for Red Oak Book Arts.
Here are sample pages that I'm working on, all projects that I will be demonstrating and sharing. I love working in this little book and the way Leslie designed it is perfect for creating collages.
One last photograph, my online workshop The Thread That Weaves is still up and running. Maybe this would be the perfect creative outlet for you this fall?
Have you noticed the changing light in your house or in your garden?
What changes will this autumn bring for you?
