One of the good things about having guests is that it forces you to clean up in advance.

I am not a fan of cleaning. Actually, there is almost no activity I dislike as much as vacuuming. (Just when you think you are done with a room, you pull a little more and yank the dumb plug out of the wall. Ugh! And the incessant whine of the vacuum noise. Also ugh.)

But… this week I will be cleaning and preparing my studio for the studio tour this coming weekend.

I’m looking forward to it. (Both the cleaning and the tour.) As I was doing some sewing this afternoon I looked around my sewing desk and realized that these spools of thread have gotten out of control.

And I have a few baskets of scraps I intended to do things with that have taken on a mind of their own.

It’s time for some good sorting – discarding – wiping away dust – rearranging – and (yes) vacuuming. I suspect I may even discover some stencils I had forgotten I had.

Meanwhile, I am putting together parts on a new quilt that explores patterns of trees and their reflections in water. I have done the photo transfers and created a lot of fabrics that I want to use as elements to give voice to the patterns I see. Here they are laid out on my work table.

I had to photograph them in place - to remember what I had done - because my next step was to take them all apart so I could begin stitching and quilting in sections. (Having only small machines to work with, I quilts as I go, then combine sections.)

I also just finished a new body of collaged paper works, many featuring trees and arch-shaped portals. I enjoyed exploring these elements in a number of different palettes.

If you would enjoy looking at these new paper works, you can find them on my website here COLLAGED ARTWORK

 Finally, one more time, please accept this invitation to the DeLand-Area Off the Beaten Path Artist Studio Tour March 5-6.  I will have done the cleaning and vacuuming… now I just need visitors!

For all the artmakers: Happy creating
For all the art lovers: Happy appreciating

Thank you for reading. I always enjoy questions and comments.
--Bobbi
bobbi@bobbibaughstudio.com

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