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Dec 6th, 2016

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Dec 5th, 2016

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Day 317 Dec 5th, 2016

Hand dyed scarf

Here is one of the many pics I took today of items my daughter will be selling on etsy. Learning how best to set up to shot effective...

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Oct 2nd, 2016

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Oct 2nd, 2016

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Day 253 Oct 2nd, 2016

Saskatoon in fall

Leaves of a saskatoon bush - Amelanchier alnifolia. This is a popular berry bush in the Canadian prairies. #october #fall #afternoon...

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Sep 29th, 2016

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Sep 29th, 2016

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Day 250 Sep 29th, 2016

Blooming Martha

Our Martha Washington geraniums are still covered in blossoms. #thursday #afternoon #red #flower #pink #geranium #september #martha-wa...

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Sep 28th, 2016

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Sep 28th, 2016

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Day 249 Sep 28th, 2016

Painting under way

Well, another busy day in basement reconstruction and so not a very inspired picture. I'm doing this in watercolour and there are m...

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Sep 23rd, 2016

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Sep 23rd, 2016

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Day 244 Sep 23rd, 2016

Signs of Fall

Bergenia - otherwise known as elephant ears - leaves turning - the partly turn red for the fall and winter and then green up again in th...

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Sep 21st, 2016

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Sep 21st, 2016

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Day 242 Sep 21st, 2016

Drawing

This is a reductive drawing. You lay the charcoal down and then draw with an eraser. A good value exercise. #afternoon #wednesday #black #char...

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Sep 19th, 2016

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Sep 19th, 2016

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Day 240 Sep 19th, 2016

Intensity study

A study I did in varying the intensity of a colour. Here it is the colour green. As it got darker (red added to green), it came out a...

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Sep 5th, 2016

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Sep 5th, 2016

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Day 226 Sep 5th, 2016

Owl

A recent painting of mine. It is mixed media - acrylic and dry media. #afternoon #monday #art #owl #painting #pastel #charcoal #september #acrylic

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Sep 3rd, 2016

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Sep 3rd, 2016

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Day 224 Sep 3rd, 2016

Ornamental corn

We grew colourful ornamental corn for the first time this year. Here is one of the cobs. #afternoon #saturday #september #corn-cob #co...

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Aug 30th, 2016

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Aug 30th, 2016

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Day 220 Aug 30th, 2016

Fuzzy bunny

My first semi successful needle felted animal. #afternoon #green #tuesday #brown #wool #bunny #cloth #august #needle-felting #fiber-art

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Aug 27th, 2016

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Aug 26th, 2016

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Day 216 Aug 26th, 2016

Bee on Echinacea

Echinacea with bee in a friend's garden. #friday #evening #garden #pink #bee #august #echinacea

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Aug 5th, 2016

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Day 195 Aug 5th, 2016

Marigolds

One of the small marigolds we are growing this season. #friday #afternoon #orange #flower #august #marigolds

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Aug 4th, 2016

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Aug 4th, 2016

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Day 194 Aug 4th, 2016

Turkestan burning bush

Euonymus nana 'Turkestanica' flower. This is a small evergreen shrub and the foliage turns a dark red in the fall. The flowers...

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Jul 30th, 2016

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Day 189 Jul 30th, 2016

Blanket Flower

Gallardia in our garden. It is a native plant in our region. #afternoon #saturday #green #red #garden #yellow #flower #july #blanket-fl...

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May 3rd, 2016

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May 3rd, 2016

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Day 101 May 3rd, 2016

Red purse

This is a bag I made for the Bag of the Month club - it is the April pattern #afternoon #tuesday #red #bag #purse #may

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Apr 26th, 2016

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Apr 26th, 2016

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Day 94 Apr 26th, 2016

Thread bowl

This is a bowl I made for a friend. I hand-dyed cording a bluish colour and then covered it with various silk, rayon and polyester threads...

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Apr 17th, 2016

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Apr 17th, 2016

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Day 85 Apr 17th, 2016

Quilt under way.

Machine quilting. This is my first project with hand dyed fabric. #afternoon #sunday #april #theme-handcraft #quilting #dyeing

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Apr 15th, 2016

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Apr 15th, 2016

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Day 83 Apr 15th, 2016

Tea Ceremony

Embroidered picture of a tea ceremony. Many hours of work. #friday #afternoon #april #embroidery #theme-handcraft

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Apr 14th, 2016

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Apr 14th, 2016

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Day 82 Apr 14th, 2016

Intent gaze

A painting I did of my cat. I usually struggle with any sort of abstract painting but this one turned out well. #morning #thursday #cat #p...

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Apr 13th, 2016

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Jan 27th, 2016

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Day 4 Jan 27th, 2016

Star book intro

This is the intro to the star book my group made for the global art project for peace - see Apr 12 post. #evening #wednesday #art #jan...

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Apr 13th, 2016

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Jan 26th, 2016

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Day 3 Jan 26th, 2016

Star Book

A side view of the star book my group made for the Global art project for peace. See Apr 12 post. #evening #tuesday #art #january #theme-han...

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Apr 13th, 2016

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Jan 25th, 2016

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Day 2 Jan 25th, 2016

Star Book

Inserts in the star book my group made for the Global Art Project for peace - see post April 12. #evening #monday #art #january #theme-handc...

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Apr 13th, 2016

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Apr 12th, 2016

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Day 80 Apr 12th, 2016

Star Book

This is a book created by my art group Sojourners. We are participating in the Global Art Project for Peace this year. In this project you c...

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Apr 11th, 2016

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Apr 11th, 2016

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Day 79 Apr 11th, 2016

American Goldfinch

This is a free hand machine embroidery of an american goldfinch. The bird is on painted silk organza and surrounded by a small quil...

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