Autumn colors

photo by me © 2014 (iPhone)  all rights reserved

pertinent to the letter P

 picnic table near Pagosa Springs, Colorado

piggy noses

Chihuly in pink and chartreuse  (Desert Botanical Garden, Phoenix, Arizona)

Purple People Bridge between Cincinnati, Ohio and Northern Kentucky

play:   one of Oliver's most favorite things--feathers!

 Asters are beginning to bloom, a sure sign of Fall.

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "P." Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun! 



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purple

Raindrops like crystals, shine inside the purple cabbage.

flowers of basil 

gorgeous Chihuly glass at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, Arizona in 2009

 

lovely, sweet scented hyacinths, a recent gift from my son

Alphabe-Thursday, hosted by Ms Jenny, is so much fun!  This week our letter is "P."  Come visit others' submissions HERE and join in the fun!
 


photos by me © 2009, 2012, and 2013  all rights reserved

Scavenger Hunt Sunday

food 

guide:  Swiss chard (leaves in back.  These come with white, red, and yellow stems.), eggplant (creamy, yellow rimmed veggie in the middle), 3 beets (on either side of the eggplant), radish (on left), 2 carrots (on right).  The colors and patterns are so beautiful!

purple 

detail of Indigo Angel by Janice Campion

On Sunday, I attended the reception of Chrysalis, a life retrospective of fiber artist Janice Campion's work.  The show was held at Grailville, a retreat and education center, with a Fall Harvest Supper following.  Most of the food was grown at Grailville and it was delicious!

in disguise 

This landscape is disguised by water from the carwash rivuleting over the windshield.

shapes 

detail of The Guardian by Janice Campion  

The full quilt follows.  Janice hand dyes, batiks, and paints much of her fabric.  Most quilting is done by hand.  Some decorative sewing is done on machine.  When seen in person and up close, the detail of her work is truly stunning.

The Guardian by Janice Campion, 1993

"The challenge of my work is to combine both decorative and figurative elements."  This work was inspired by Gustav Klimt, and was part of an international show in Paris inspired by the works of Klimt.

(cotton, applique, reverse applique,  hand and machine pieced, hand and machine quilted, textile pigments, hand embroidered)

photographer's choice 

 detail from the hem of a doll's dress by Janice Campion

This dress is made entirely of woven strips of fabric about a quarter inch wide.  Each strip has stitched details along its entire length.

I had to show you the entire doll even though this is a bad photo.  I wish I had taken more photos of the details.

Janice's quilts have been in Juried and Invitational Shows throughout the United States and in Europe. They have appeared in Quilt magazines, on the PBS show, Sew Creative, HGTV's The Carol Duvall Show, and on the cover of a textbook.

LINK:
Grailville  --a center for retreats, spirituality, women's empowerment, the environment, the arts, and good old peace and quiet.

I'm having so much fun participating in this challenging, inspiring, and fun meme.  Come on over to  Scavenger Hunt Sunday on Ashley Sisk's blog and see some wonderful, creative entries.  Link up, too!

photos by me © 2011

artwork © Janice Campion

The softness and the sweetness of it!

a beautiful treasury of purples and greens...Patti and Terry of Terry Mills Photos included my hand dyed silk scarf Watery. (third row down on left)

 

See the treasury HERE. 

Photos © by the individuals who created the items.

The Color Purple--The Brenda Photo Challenge

The The Color Purple is the theme for this photo challenge
I discovered this challenge on Squirrel Queen's blog!
You, too can join in! Upload anything purple that you've photographed and post the photo(s) on your blog. Then simply click on the "photo challenge" link above, and follow the directions to leave a comment about your post. Look at the comments to see others' posts.
Have fun!
photo by me © 2009