Hello,
The weather here continues to be cold and filled with snow flurries. I dream of spring and hope next week will find us warmer. Done a bit more drawing this week too. I have been watching a video , “Interpertations ” by Jan Beaney and Jean Littlejohn, that Angela lent me and hope by following some of their suggestions I will build some better compositions and avoid the struggle I am still feeling with my Frozen piece. 
I have been reworking the ice lines.
I went south with Liz to visit Regina yesterday to do some printing. Regina always has beautiful treasures that this shot shows. I like the patterns of these two beaded add onus. 
Regina is also doing finishing hand work on this big print she made of the Tree of Life.
These are the prints that I made.
Progress Report: Fiddlehead Ferns This stretched work is 24” X 18”. I built up the forest floor with bits and pieces of fabric and yarn before adding the ferns on top.
I used silk paper, fused backed hand dyed cotton for the leaves and frapped chenille cleaners for the steams of the fiddleheads. 
Layers This is my entry for the SAQA auction. It is 12” X 12” and is a work built to show how one just keeps adding more and more experiences layers on top of one another as we age.
Parts
I have been building little units to work together for the last few weeks. Now I am beginning to add them together as a whole. Another example of how I feel we are many small things added together.
Asters I am building the flowers on the surface of this piece now. The petals are raw edge applique and the centers are hand stitched on top. 
Felting
This is just the start of the background for one of the Black Capped Chickadees that I did in tread painting at the spring retreat two weeks ago.
Daily Practice This work just keeps steadily building up with stitches.
Cards: Relax Time just keeps rushing forward in this day and age. I find I often feel a bit overwhelmed so I need to remind myself to slow down and breath.
Discover One is forever changing, but unlike butterflies that graduate from a caterpillar to a butterfly our changes are often much less dramatic and slower.
Keep Creating
Carol