High Hopes

My plan was to show you my completed 

final two pieces for my show

on today's blog post.

However, I became so involved in the

finishing touches of the second piece

that it still is not done!

The good news is

that I have time.

I hope to finish a bit more of it tomorrow,

but after that I will be waiting on a few

last minute 'brainstorm' pieces to arrive in the mail.

While I walked the boys this morning,

I thought long and hard about how I wanted this piece

to appear when finished -

the message I was hoping to convey.

(I do my best thinking while exercising!)

So it all came together out there on the golf course,

and I got busy as soon as I had eaten breakfast.

I carved this stamp

and then I stamped it on some of the remaining

cloth/paper.

Then I cut out the stamped pieces so that they looked

light and feathery

that took a while,

but you know, 

when you have a plan,

it is worth taking the time to execute it properly.

As I was cutting the feathers,

I thought about how I would apply them,

and it seemed that a crocheted chain 

was the answer

I hadn't crocheted in about 40 years,

but it came back immediately.

I lucked out and just happened to have

some silver embroidery floss

in my stash.

Now it is dark outside,

but the piece is nearly finished.....

more tomorrow, I hope!

thanks for stopping by!

Peace to you and yours!