SPECIAL EFFECTS

 

I am not a photographer and don't pretend to be but lately I have been playing with some simple software in an effort to determine how to transfer some special effects into art quilts.  The black and whites were done to look at dark and light without being distracted by color.  

The more I play the more I like the effects.  This is a new way of looking at fiber art for me and I am enjoying it.  Others have perfected this art but I am learning that the journey of exploration is where the fun is.  I am getting good ideas from all of this and hope to turn the above photo into an art quilt.  

PROMISES, PROMISES

I try so hard not to break promises and I cringe to myself every time I do.  Good intentions abound when a promise is given but sometimes things happen that makes keeping a promise impossible or at the very least, unlikely.  Take this blog for instance.  I promised myself that I would keep my readers updated where the studio redo was concerned.  Instead, I have been busy doing other things like helping my husband with the bedroom renovation.  (I promised him I would help).  It seems like breaking a promise to help someone else is how it always starts.

I also promised to keep up with my blog every day but that hasn't happened either.  Mostly because I do so many things in a day that the computer always takes a back seat. Perhaps trying to blog every day is not a goal I can keep for right now.  Perhaps what I really need to do is blog on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday of each week and I have a chance to write more often I will.

In the meantime....I promise to work on keeping my promises!