Abigail Abigail

Interconnectivity


Here's an end-of-day Dirk Gently sketch because, well, why not.

And happy Spring! It looks impossibly wintry still out of doors, but at least the calendar is at odds with the weather. We'll just politely ignore the fact that I'm wearing snow-boots and had to push some hideously slushy precipitation off my windshield this morning.

Speaking of green things, remember the fig tree? Well, it's rallied marvelously (see specimen below) -- take that, physopella fici.


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Hasten, Spring

 

One last sketch before I head off to the weekend.

I'm planning to watch this.
Read that.
And fingers crossed, cook this.

And you?
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Poppies, Patterns and Pillows


I'm ignoring the snow, choosing to paint poppies instead. I tried growing Icelandic poppies last year and it was a spectacular failure, but I'm going to give it another go this year.

 

So in the meantime, I'm making prints (and pillows) while I wait for the real thing.
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The Last Gentleman

 
"It was not the prospect of the Last Day which depressed him but rather the prospect of living through an ordinary Wednesday morning." -- Walker Percy, The Last Gentleman

(Gouache, pencil, thread. A photo of my maternal grandfather served as reference and the tie is woven onto the card.)
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Stitch, Stitch, Sew

 
Right now: I'm currently bouncing between projects and deadlines, taking this class and shoveling a completely inappropriate amount of snow. And you?

Also locals: you should go to Lil's, then walk through the connecting door to RiverRun. You can thank me later.
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