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"I do believe in an everyday sort of magic...the inexplicable connectedness we sometimes experience with places, people, works of art and the like; the eerie appropriateness of moments of synchronicity; the whispered voice, the hidden presence, when we think we're alone." Charles de Lint

Saturday, June 22, 2024

Begin

I have been savoring the end of this color spectrum puzzle. Even though it's all solid colors....it's surprisingly doable. I've worked from top to bottom and have just two rows left.  

I'll take my time to finish this one before I head out of town. Then when I get back I'll get to begin another one! 

As I look at this photo I'm kind of chuckling because I still haven't put something in the fabulous frame Clarke gave me. 

I started this card yesterday...but didn't finish. I wasn't sure I liked it....I thought I might abandon it and start over. It started with a green gelli print background...where I added circles cut from one of Melodee's napkins. I added more paint and marks that just didn't seem to be working yesterday....and I didn't even take a photo.

But this morning I decided to just go with it and make it work. I scribbled around the napkin circles....whitewashed some of the negative space and added a butterfly focal point.  Now it's ICAD #21.



And today....I took another one of the chunks from my fern prints...and made a simple quilty collage with some unexpected accent colors.

Just begin. Then finish it up and move on. 

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  1. dotty seiter: now playingJune 22, 2024 at 7:05 PM

    Whoa! You MORE than made ICAD 21 'work'—you made it SHINE! BRAVA!

    ICAD 22: the softnesses of the fern print chunk and that BEGIN message are calling out to me. I have a work in progress that needs something, haven't yet figured out what, but your spirit of just begin is a welcome invitation.

    Thanks, MaryAnn : )

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeJune 23, 2024 at 7:52 AM

      Well that makes me feel better. They're not bad...but I feel like I'm struggling to find my say. An upcoming trip/break may be just what I need....and I may BEGIN something new when I get back.

      I know you'll find just what your project needs.....and I hope to see it on your blog.

      As always....thanks for chiming in.

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  2. dotty seiter: now playingJune 23, 2024 at 7:56 PM

    • Is your upcoming trip the one to be with your sisters?
    • Maybe my project needs three simple x's stitched into it, following your ICAD 23 lead : )

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