A Mixed Media Page & This and That

   I have not been doing anything with mixed media, painting since early fall when I got into quilting.

   Last week I dug out my watercolor pencils, water, and watercolor journal and did a painting of flowers in bottles. It wasn't too bad. I don't have the photos any more-so wasn't super great-but got me back into a little painting. 

   This morning I dug out one of my mixed media journals and decided to create a page. Had nothing in mind for sure-but did want to express we need more love, tolerance, respect for each other instead of all the hatred, and being attacked when one's opinion is different.

  So I am pleased what I created. I glued down for the background one of those wet wipes I had used when I was playing with acrylic paints.  I remembered to save those. The photos are saved items from cards and magazines.

  I did begin using my very vintage desk to write to my pen pals and to send off Birthday cards. At the lake house it finally is in the perfect spot. In the bedroom, on carpet, and facing the lake when I open up the blinds.  The rug is a hooked rug that my Mom had made back in the '50's. She learned the east coast style of hooking back then at a class at the ymca. This rug is on burlap, she dyed all of her reclaimed wools and cut into very very thin strips. Now they are doing 1/4" strips back then they used very small 1/32" up to 5/32" . One can achieve more detail using this size.

This is the only rug I have left of Mom's The few I had I passed on to a cousin who has children that he can then pass down to  I picked up the good color sense from my Mom.

  Haven't made any gluten free brownies in some time. I still had a couple boxes of the mix I had picked up at Aldi's several years ago. (no longer an Aldi near me)  It is an excellent mix but it is high in sugar and carbs so just using up what I have for a treat.

  I will not be joining T for awhile-I really need a major break from social media sites. If you missed it my last post was welcoming pen pals and or exchanging cards during the year-can send me a note in the contact form on my page if you like to stay connected that way, or even sharing photos etc through emails

.Closing with a photo of the eagles I took over the weekend.  First there was just one, then the second one flew in, and then later on they sat together.

Happy new week to all of you