As promised we received our inspiration word for February late yesterday. The word is “love”. What else for the month of February? I have some ideas spinning around in my head already. They aren’t of the lacy heart variety. Stay tuned.
Category: Poetry and Photography
Hardy Rosebuds Thrive – January Haiku Art
My goal was to illustrate nature’s propensity to new beginnings in the face of adversity.
A secondary goal was to try some new creative techniques or materials.
Lutradur – burned edges, stamped and painted with pearl-ex
Angelina fibers – stamped
Rosebud photos printed on cotton, appliqued and thread painted.
Purchased leafy vine appliqued
Haiku printed on Extravorganza – edges fringed and painted
Scattered beads
Sheer tulle layered over the piece
Layered and quilted
Edges finished with zigzag stitch
Haiku Art – Prompt Word for January is Beginnings
The Challenge – Take the prompt word: Beginnings – Where do you go in your mind? Write a Haiku that is prompted by these thoughts. Create a piece of Art that represents the haiku. You can use whatever technique or medium that you like.
treacherous frost lurks
tender shoots defy the chill
hardy rosebuds thrive
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| Photo Art by Guila Greer |
Come take a look at all the beautiful art work on our blog: http://haikuart.blogspot.com
Eye of the Quilter Entries
>I’ve been doing this blogging thing all wrong – waiting until I have enough time to catch up. Yikes – at the rate it’s going that’ll be a long wait.
So – here we go – SHORT POSTS!!
I’m itching to get into the other room and sew but first…………here are the 2 photos that were accepted into the Eye of the Quilter exhibit in Houston.
| Title: | Putting It All Into Perspective | ||
| Statement: | Travelling east in late Summer 2009, I found myself not only enthralled by the scenery but somehow comforted. No matter what else fate may have in store, there will be sights to delight and inspire. |
| Title: | Still Glenwood, Still October |
| Statement: | I love Autumn and its glorious color but there is also a tinge of sadness at the edge of all the beauty. |
And here are the Haiku that will be in the Eye of the Quilter exhibit:
My 92 year old mother-in-law who has severe dementia was recently moved into a board and care from her beloved home of 40 years.
Betty’s Empty House
Her house sits empty
A fog of forgetfulness
Pushes out despair
I wrote this Haiku while I was recovering from foot surgery a couple of months ago. I had very strict instructions to keep the surgical area dry in order to avoid a horrible infection. Taped on plastic bags were useless so that meant SPONGE BATHS!
Post Op Lament
Sloppy sponge baths suck
I long for streams of water
Splashing on my head
Guila's Art & Other Assorted Joys 