Bread Dough Hearts

I just took pictures of the bread dough hearts I made last week. The domed ones are cooked over a dome of foil to get the bump in the middle. Please note that they have no finish on them so far. I will probably paint them with a watercolor wash or with acrylics dabbed on.

Shapes and Colors

Now that being sick is behind me (I hope), I spent today outside painting as much as I could. I didn't quite finish the painting but here is what it looks like so far.  Hopefully I can finish it tomorrow if my hands aren't too sore. I hope I can use this design on fabric.

Stopping to smell the roses. The crazy new apartment owner wants to rip out this rosebush I planted, so believe me, I appreciate every bloom.

I love color. Can you tell?

Do you like it so far?

I got pretty far in one day. I just have the background to finish.

Wallop wanted to come out and help. He forgets he's an indoor cat.

Wood Block Printing

I just remembered I need to make my younger daughter a birthday card.
I started a design for a woodblock print, and now I can't find my tools. I just used them a few days ago.  Now where did they get off to?
I just bought some basswood at the Tall Mouse sale and I'm using it to test out my wood block carving skills.  The assortment came with a lot of 1/2" square pieces about 7" long, so I'm going to do a heart border. It's just a practice piece. I don't really know what I'm doing yet. Nor do I know if I have the right inks/paint for this. So let the experimenting begin.

Queen of Hearts

I never could figure out what to make out of this plastic foam stuff and then this idea popped into my head when I got tired of taking the same old self-portrait. Sometimes you have to be your own cheerleader, or at least do something to make yourself smile.