My Goddess Painting and Vacation!

 

Ciao dear ones!!

I have been working on my Goddess Painting.. Demeter..

she keeps morphing on me..

changing from my original plans...

 I love the butterflies.. they are a tiara of transformation

she is pining for her daughter..

Symbolist art has always fascinated me and I am comfortable taking my tine

with her...

I shot a tiny video so you could get a sense of her size and how she looks

I know she will change before she is finished

but this gives you a good idea of where she is headed...

We are headed to Europe and spending a few days in Roma.. I plan on going to

the Porta Pese Flea Market..

and then we will take a Mediterranean cruise...

we will go to several countries and one place I have wanted to visit is Malta

and at the end of the cruise we will go to

Porto

and stay with family for a couple of days..

...

So I will be closing my galleries

for sales until November 1, 2025

until my return..

and I will be posting only to 

Social.. so follow me there..

Thank you for stopping by and viewing, reading, and supporting my work!

I am very grateful to you!!

xox

Art Work Failure

 

Ciao gentle readers

This has been a very tough month for me..

Don and I have been planning our trip to 

Europe in October..

it is a month long trip and there is much to consider.. beyond the

flights, trains and travel detail..

so we had our covid boosters.. and responded as I usually do

with a reaction... 

but later I had an intense reaction.

if you are thinking of having the Moderna vaccine,

google moderna Covid 19 vaccine side effects 

just an FYI

I have had at least 5 other boosters and none affected me

as this one..

left over bits from my Textile piece..

But the other difficult part of this month is that

I had a failure that I wanted to share.. I don't usually have failures

but this one was spectacular..

I was working on the textile piece and as I was attaching it to

the board to secure it, the papers crumpled as

I pulled it back to edge it..

so above you see the two pieces that I salvaged..

and my intention is to make another work 

using those elements.

its devastating to loose all that time and energy..

but

I know now what 

WON'T WORK!!

C4N!!

Black Iris

Ciao my gentle viewers...

I made a tiny video of my 

New painting...

Black Iris..

its always nice to see at least part of 

an artists studio ..

isn't it?

and here is the photo of the 

arrangement

below..

Black Iris 12 x 16 on canvas

 

It is the only floral painting that I have done that 

has a white background...

the Iris are from my garden of courser..

and the arrangement was in my Kitchen..

it's a nice contrast thought...

I think that flower is so abstract in form..

not easy to paint...

but I am pleased with the way it turned out..

My Floral gallerie is 

in 

Representational Art

thank you so much dear readers!!

xox

The Garden in Autumn

Ciao, gentle readers..

It was chilly when we started our walk this morning 

and it was a perfect morning

to do some weeding

so I murdered some grass 

and cut a few things back...

Most of my gardens are doing well..

but I have had trouble with

Mildew

this year..

my peonies were completely covered and I cut them

down to the ground..

now my Zucchini 

are slowly dying of it and I will have to yank it out

before it contaminates anything else...

the garden with the troubles is West facing and 

is in shade most of the morning..

so it is susceptible to mildew with all the rain we have had..

we shut off the sprinklers..

even in 80 degree heat...

things are molding... ugh.

but seriously.. I can't complain when I still have these 

Hydrangeas blooming so gorgeously...

below...

I am off to the studio..

I want to finish my Iris painting...

concentrating of that today...

Black Iris 

is the title, I have decided!!

thank you for stopping by the 

Lily Cottage.. 

we so appreciate your readership...

you viewers, readers, fans and lurkers..

Ciao! Ciao!!

 

Autumn Walk

Salve!!

dear readers.. I hope you are having a glorious 

Autumn...

today it is overcast and a bit drizzly 

on and off..

But we did manage a lovely creekside walk...

and even without the sun, it was a colorful day...

 

everyone needs to get out of the studio 

and on some days... it is Very Important to 

go out...

one of the loveliest places on this walk is the 

Old Willow Tree..

it's a favorite spot.. and most people know about it...

its one of the charming places on the trail.. 

they aren't sold here any longer.. 

because they suck up so much water

but this one is so very charming...

I will have a few photos of my stitched piece that I have been working on

to share with you soon ...

and I am actually getting on with my new 

Goddess painting..

and almost finished with my Iris painting..

debating on the title..

Black Iris... or Merlot Iris.. 

can't decide!!

Thanks for taking a walk with me..

I will write again soon!

Ciao! Ciao!

Celebrating Autumn

Ciao gentle readers..

many years ago Don bought me a week long class in 

Floral Design..

It was a lot of work.. one whole morning was spent stripping thorns from 

Roses.. 

we peeled old petals off roses and learned how to design

every kind of arrangement that you can think of 

from Bridal bouquets to funeral wreaths..

One thing I learned was the art of Lei making..

It isn't difficult to do but it does take some patience..

I am always in love with the the 

Marigold 

strands that they have in 

New Mexico..

and so since I had copious amounts of 

Marigold

flowers 

this year.. I decided to make a long strand 

for my 

Sacred Hearts

goddess in my studio...

The scent was amazing and even now as it is drying..

I do love it..

If you want to make one..

you need: an embroidery needle, waxed dental floss, two buttons and a lot of blooms..

you can use any kind of blooms you have in plenty...

I leave a large amount of dental floss.. about as long as you think you want your strand to be

to hang loose.. and then I thread my needle and tie two knots..

this holds it in place as you thread the flowers.

the flowers should have the stem cut off and you will be able to easily

insert your needle into the flower head.

to finish off, thread the buttons and tie them off..

Its a simple flower crown for children but as a devotional gift, I find it

outstandingly beautiful...

Love is all there is!

xox 

Studio Works in Progress

Ciao, dear ones...

Just a little video that I shot to 

give you an idea of the work that

I have in Progress right now...

I think I forgot to shoot the stitch table.. so I will capture that 

next time...

I hope your Autumn is a gorgeous as ours is..

We have had cooler weather and it has been a bit wet..

not drenching wet though... which is good...

Hope your week is lovely...

C4N!!