AEDM Day 9 - Dancing Cats

I've signed up for a quilting collage class beginning this coming Wednesday with Amy Ropple at Create Artisan Studio here in Wakefield, MA. I've been familiar with Amy's wonderful work for years, and I know she uses lots of beads in her work. Our assignment for the first class is to bring a design we would like to transform into a piece of artwork. My first thought was to make a picture of my cats Rosie and Angus dancing like Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. Who knows where that came from, but I figured there will be lots of opportunity to glam Rosie up and make a festive background.
Let me add that that was my first  thought! I may change my mind! What do you think?

Hope you're having a wonderful Weekend!!

Drawing in a Collage

I'll confess - I did this earlier, 

but I love the idea of a drawing within a collage!

I may do more of these!

Hope you're having a great day!

Nature - Filled

Some days are so beautiful they really get inside of me. On a perfect day, while walking or driving through sun and shadow, catching glimpses of sunlight through leafy trees, I can honestly say, my spirits soar and I carry that feeling through the day.

We have had such a week or two here in New England and, except for cooler temperatures, there is barely a hint of Autumn. Today it is raining hard, but making this picture reminds me of the blissful feeling I have had on a many a beautiful day.

I am entering this picture, which is done in cut paper and colored pencils, in a challenge on a new blog called Embrace the Face. This month's theme is "Tree", and I'm anxious to see what others have come up with!! 

Happy Spring!

                                          "Every Spring is the only Spring, 

                                    a perpetual astonishment."

                                                                   Ellis Peters