!["Her lawn looks like a meadow,
And if she mows the place
She leaves the clover standing
And the Queen Anne's Lace."
- Edna St. Vincent Millay
Today's featured artwork features one of the two plants mentioned in the quote: "Daucus Carota: Queen Anne's Lace," is a 48x28" Acrylic on Canvas from July 2025. A snippet of this artwork was featured two weeks ago when we shared how we were trying to do some batik artwork on a larger scale wall-hanging format. At that time we shared that we were awaiting the results of the jurying session for this piece; now, the results are in and this piece will be included in the exhibition! Closer to time, we'll be sharing more information on the "Unraveled" Fibers Exhibition to be held at CALC later in 2025!
Artist's Statement / Backstory: There's just something about Queen Anne's Lace that's held my fascination for years! I remember when I was younger, probably Middle School aged, I would sit with my sketchbook and work to capture each little floral bloom on the face of the flower as a late summer breeze moved the bloom I was so intently focused on. About ten years ago, I made a 12x12" acrylic painting, when I noticed their blooms amidst the wildflowers late in the day. [Images of that painting are available as cards and prints; which people always seem to respond positively when viewing.] Now I've created my largest piece featuring Queen Anne's Lace using layers of wax and color to achieve three large beautiful blooms! I hope you enjoy this piece [and Queen Anne's Lace] as much as I do!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreidr4ptrx7xxcp6gtgau33qlrhneomvmc3ercrfd62r7daula6xuqi)
"Her lawn looks like a meadow, And if she mows the place She leaves the clover standing And the Queen Anne's Lace." - Edna St. Vincent Millay Today's featured artwork features one of the two plants mentioned in the quote: "Daucus Carota: Queen Anne's Lace," is a 48x28" Acrylic on Canvas from July 2025. A snippet of this artwork was featured two weeks ago when we shared how we were trying to do some batik artwork on a larger scale wall-hanging format. At that time we shared that we were awaiting the results of the jurying session for this piece; now, the results are in and this piece will be included in the exhibition! Closer to time, we'll be sharing more information on the "Unraveled" Fibers Exhibition to be held at CALC later in 2025! Artist's Statement / Backstory: There's just something about Queen Anne's Lace that's held my fascination for years! I remember when I was younger, probably Middle School aged, I would sit with my sketchbook and work to capture each little floral bloom on the face of the flower as a late summer breeze moved the bloom I was so intently focused on. About ten years ago, I made a 12x12" acrylic painting, when I noticed their blooms amidst the wildflowers late in the day. [Images of that painting are available as cards and prints; which people always seem to respond positively when viewing.] Now I've created my largest piece featuring Queen Anne's Lace using layers of wax and color to achieve three large beautiful blooms! I hope you enjoy this piece [and Queen Anne's Lace] as much as I do!
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![We've not had a lot of time to be working in the studio recently; but, we are still at work creating new things, revisiting techniques, and expanding what we create and are able to share and offer to all of you! We've recently completed an artwork on canvas using the batik technique, much like we have done with many of our silk scarves; but, this piece is significantly larger and wall-hanging!
* For those of you not familiar with batik, it is the process of applying hot wax [normally beeswax] directly to fabric to resist color(s) applied. Once the colors have been layered from light to dark, the wax can be cracked and the darkest color would then be added to amplify the cracking, before ironing all the wax back out of the textile. Specifically for our artwork we did layer wax with color several times; but, we omitted cracking and darkening the piece.
Today we're only sharing a little snippet - a morsel - of what we created! We made this artwork and entered it into a show specifically for Fiber Arts. The announcement as to whether or not we'll be included in that exhibition doesn't come until later this month. We'll wait as patiently as we can until then!! Final Thought: When we started the business, creating art to be part of a Fiber Arts Show wasn't a thought in our minds and now it just may be part of our reality!
Keep dreaming and doing Friends & Followers!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:v5m64ly2e37c6uhrukospoqd/bafkreid5oit5rhi6povh24hktzd3dc7xwkvpm4bcl2sp72acam364micku)
