We're looking forward to the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival, which runs the month of April just 30 miles south of us. It's fun to visit the tulip fields for "photo shoots" and also visit the various art venues that abound at the Festival.
2013 Tulip festival - after the rain
New in my Etsy shop is this ACEO painting of three purple tulips.
Red Tulip! An original ACEO textured painting celebrating spring.
My tulips are not blooming yet, however their leaves are beginning to appear and I'm dreaming of warmer weather. Come on Spring, kick into gear! :)
And if you're in Western Washington, the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival goes through the month April. We usually make a days excursion of driving by the fields to view the tulips and daffodils, and also the art shows that are held during the festival. One of these years I'll have art on display at one of them. :)
Sharing with Paint Party Friday, hosted by Eva and Kristin.
Scavanged bits and pieces from the recent wind storm drying in front of the furnace vent. You'll note the hose from the vacuum at the top left. Many leftover droppings even though most are on newspaper.
The cones and the light green mossy branches at the right were just brought home from my hubby's first foray for morel mushrooms today. (He found a few... they are almost ready!)
Hubby cut the door for the fairy house.
We used a wood bird house from Joann's, which will be the base. More on this project to follow...
Out on the planting table, just outside the studio walls is this adorable little planter. Oops, this shot is in the greenhouse waiting for the dirt. Rest assured it does have it's dirt and is happily awaiting further growth.
My great niece painted this pot herself, for my birthday (Saturday). Part of my happy day included hanging out with M and her brother in the morning while Mom worked for a couple of hours. Yay for me! In other news, I've had a busy week in the Etsy shops. They are keeping me hopping for sure (and in spending money) and also keeping me well on track to triple my sales this year. I may have to bump that goal up. Another yay! :D
No new art this week... too much else going on so I'm sharing this piece because it makes me happy...like a room without a roof!
Do you have something you created that just makes you happy? I'd love to see it. :)
We spent the morning at the hospital... and the news is that the positive stress test was false. They found NOTHING! As we suspected. Yay! We now have the baseline, and the tiny cloud has dispersed. So yes, I feel happy...
Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth! :D
Sharing today with Paint Party Friday hosted by the lovely Eva and Kristin.
So many things going on this week! One of my priorities has been making more of these vintage bottles with replica labels for my Etsy Shop. Folks seem to like them, so I like to make sure I have a few of each design in stock. You can see some Artist Trading Cards scattered about. Partially getting ready for our local ATC trade this coming Saturday and partially just playing. The things on the ledge are just there on their way to some yet-to-be-determined final storage spot. The terra cotta pot is from the office, and the pens are also awaiting their final storage spot. It will happen one of these days. I'm unlikely to make my re-organization deadline for myself of my upcoming birthday, but that's okay. Messy is just the way it flows most days in my studio. :) And just to celebrate the Spring Equinox this week... a view of crocus in the yard. Yay for Spring!
