Vintage Spools

I couldn't turn down these vintage wooden spools Margy offered me from her mother's stash....and I enjoyed doing a little arrangement on my table today. 

Thanks for thinking of me Margy!

I've been reading through Philippa Stanton's book Conscious Creativity again recently....looking for nuggets of inspiration for my own creative practice....and quotes to add to my art journal while practicing my hand lettering.  

This passage caught my attention today....and rings quite true for me.

I used the same technique as last time....watercolored stripes with fused fabric in between....this time in black and white.

I think the two Philippa quotes make for a pretty consciously creative spread....tied together with the eucalyptus cutouts.  

I completed the page first...then stitched it into the book.

And speaking of Philippa....here are her vintage spools in her "Colorful Cotton Reels" puzzle that was on my table back in 2021. Philippa is the one who taught me strategies to make a better arrangement.  She is one of my influential teachers....and at some point I may be revisiting some of the lessons learned during the "Consciously Creative" class I took from her back in 2017.  It was life changing.

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