FENCE

I am very close now.....to the end....Just the foreground to do yet. 

Things have been a bit of a muddle.  My Mother is home but it means care and watching over her.
This week I will take 3 days to be there, other brothers and sisters will take the others.  Then there are still some final outdoor landscaping projects to finish before winter so I steal time for the studio here and there because I have learned that even if you can only work for an hour it pays off.

Hope you are enjoying this journey with me.

TREES

 I have been doing my best to work as much as I can on this piece.  It is difficult right now because my Mother has come home on Sat. and before my sister can move in we are all taking turns staying with her.   However, progress is being made and I should have the partially finished pine done tomorrow.

I am very fortunate that my house is nestled in the Kettle Moraine State Forest so when I need to stretch a bit I can now take a walk into the woods and clear my thoughts as well as stretch my legs.  This little entry is right off our side yard.

 There are no mosquitos now...we had a frost the other night.  So walking in the leaves and with yellowing leaves overhead is like heaven.

I love the sharp contrast of the black dark bark and the lime green leaves, the verticals and the horizontals,  the sounds....and sometimes the absence of sound.   It is better then meditation, better then going to a spa, better then most everything.

PLACEMENT

Still working on the placement of the next few objects in this scene.   You will have to wait to see where these are moved to  but they will be in this general location.    I can also see some of the colors need to be changed as well when testing the layout like this.

QUILTING TREES

 I have been spending the last few days quilting these trees along with a third one not shown here.
This takes a long time but is worth the work.

NOTE:   I was asked about the size of this piece so thought I would add that to my post.  It will be approzimately 38" X 24" when finished.

In between I take breaks and walk the dogs outside and work on my rock terrace garden that runs down our front yard.

The soil is pretty lousy and there are a lot of rocks and stones in it.  There are two levels but the second one further down is just mulched for now and I will plant it next spring.  For now the first row is all sedum and russian sage.   Great for attracting bees and butterflies and also survivors in this type of situation.

QUILTED BACKGROUND

 Finished all that I need to do int he background, the furthest back in the scene.  

All the quilting is finished.  Looks odd I know but it will all come together as you will see when I start the first thing is the middle ground which is an old pine tree.  One of my favorite trees to quilt.

Had my grandson's Max and Clay come for a visit and a sleepover in the new house.
We had fun gathering acorns for fall decorations and riding on Grandps's "tractor" and having a campfire.  Those boys fill my heart with JOY!

New Start

Beginning a new piece with a completely different color palette as the previous one.  The background is all quilted.   Trees are fused on and will quilt them next.    And then….the magic will start.