The Cards!

I also carved a new stamp of a Tufted Titmouse which I printed and enhanced, but I wasn't happy with how it played against the background.  Yesterday, I made a new background and a few cards.  I'm still not completely satisfied with the results, so I'll probably experiment with some other color compinations and see what happens. 



Birds!!!

I am a Michigan birder (fiber artist) who winters in Arizona and am visiting my daughter in Rhode Island.  We received nearly a foot of snow the day after Christmas, and the birds began flocking to her feeders.  We discovered a bird who should not be here this time of year (according to David Sibley's book):  a Swainson's Thrush, buffy eye-ring and all.  I can't get a good picture of him/her because of skittishness ( a technical birding word), but he/she is making good use of the suet feeder.   

While I am out here, my daughter asked (insisted) that I use my new set of traveling water colors, to make her a set of bird sketches.  Since I had just taken a water-color sketch/journal class from Jane La Fazio in San Diego, I decided to try.  My technique is a bit fuzzy, but it was fun!!!  The above sketch is the afore-mentioned thrush.  I haven't put in any background yet.

Chickadee and peanut-butter pinecone.