Illustration Friday: Double

Double ruffles, all around ...

Illustration Friday: Diary

What enigmatic tales this little book must hold...

Wonderland

"She took down a jar from one of the shelves as she passed; it was labelled `ORANGE MARMALADE', but to her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for fear of killing somebody, so managed to put it into one of the cupboards as she fell past it. "

Alice's Adventures in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll

For the ADO Wonderland Challenge, I was struck by this little detail of of the marmalade that Alice takes off the shelf as she's drifting down the rabbit hole. She is so curious, always hungry it seems, and sweetly thoughtful (being careful to find a spot to stash the empty jar, rather that let it drop and perhaps mortally injure someone below).

paperclay, watercolor, cotton and silk fabric, soy fiber, 7.5 inches

Fish on their way...

paperclay, soy fiber, hand stitched cotton, watercolor
9 inches tall

Illustration Friday: Cocoon

Having just emerged from a woolen cocoon, the clouds seem familiar and enveloping.

Illustration Friday: Ahead

Staying just ahead...

Illustration Friday: Detective

Detective on the trail....

Illustration Friday: Linked

with arms linked...

Illustration Friday: Dip

If only we could curl around tender seedlings and protect them from sudden dips in temperature.

Illustration Friday: Rescue

Waving, not drowning in a sea of yarn.

Illustration Friday: Expired

This sweet milk carton has sprouted legs and wisps of hair and is set to run off to new adventures now that its milk days have expired.

Illustration Friday: Subterranean

Yarn in Camellia and Quince

Here's some of my recent hand-dyed yarn


It is reminincent of flowers in bloom right now,

(Camellia)

(Quince)

These are not pale pastel flowers, but are bright and rich pinks and reds. Slowly the color is filling back in after the gray of winter.

Illustration Friday: Brave

Illustration Friday: Perspective

Floating amongst the stars allowed for quite the unique perspective.