Spending my birthday in the garden

marigolds

tansy

milkweed pods

poke

sunchokes or jerusalem artichokes in a few weeks they'll be loaded with lovely yellow flowers

poke

milk thistle. i picked one un-bloomed flower head and it is now actually
blooming now in a glass soda bottle

queen anne's lace
      

Ruda seed heads

Potatoes!

echinacea purpurea

willow and ivy

Another Year, another gorgeous evening sky

Ciderella --New Assembled Dolly

I forgot to say that Ciderella is now for sale here:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/104491383/ciderella-crocheted-doll-recycled-apple

My work is on display at The Coffee Cave in Newark, NJ

Sadly I have been informed by the curator of this shop that she is removing all the artwork from the place because it had come to her attention that pieces were being mishandled. I hope nothing has been damaged or stolen, Luisa did a wonderful job in setting this up, and its a shame she had to end it early. I am also a bit unhappy that I have to now drive up to Newark on Tuesday (maybe--but i wasnt planning on having to pick up my work until October.) It is as hot as hell out, and Newark is typically hotter than hell. But I suppose that it will be okay because I can use the items to display at the Butterfly Festival on Saturday...

Halloween in July 2012 @ Etsy

I have not had much time to spend on this blog, but I *intend* to get some new posts up on here. I truly do. I want to tell you about the saga of my cat Houdini who went missing for three weeks and how I found him. And some new things that I have been working on like these new collages: