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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

Thursday, May 15, 2025

Officially Done

I'm so excited that the lilac is starting to bloom. 

My focus has been outside getting the gardens whipped into shape...but I'm finding nooks and crannies to my work on the art journals I'm doing for friends. Mostly in the evening. I flip from one to another....and I'm doing a pretty good job keeping all the papers straight.


This patchwork quilt journal for Lynn is officially done. I actually want to keep working in it...but that's what Lynn gets to do now. There's a lot going on with it...but it is really a blank slate! 

Originally this doodle circle watercolor was going to be the first page...but I liked it better as an overlay on the cover. It's not attached...so turns just like a page.


And the back is just as fun. I inadvertently cut Lynn's watercolor down with straight cuts...and I instantly regretted it. But I found another circle doodle in Lynn's pile of papers so I extended the overlay watercolor on the front and the back. It worked well and just adds more interest.

The inside of this fabulous textured cover was white...so I decided to patchwork that too. I'll share how I did that tomorrow. You can see come of the papers folded around the cover. 
I'm pretty excited that the pool cover is off!
It's hard to believe that I'll be swimming in a week or two!

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  1. dotty seiter: now playingMay 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM

    Lynn's patchwork quilt journal is scrumptious! Makes me reminisce about days when I was still put down to 'nap' after lunch but was old enough that I didn't actually sleep; I have vivid memories of feasting on the patterns of the pieced hand-stitched-by-a-great-grandmother quilts that were often my naptime covers. I never got tired of those visual playgrounds. Similarly, Lynn's journal has my eyes exploring and exploring … wanting to hold it in my hand to turn pages and feel its textures. What a magnificent gift you've created, MaryAnn!

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    1. MaryAnn ShupeMay 16, 2025 at 7:55 AM

      There is nothing better than those vintage quilts. I have similar memories. And thanks for the thumbs up on the journal. It actually IS fun to hold in my hands and I have turned the pages over and over. I'm excited to send it along to Lynn.

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