I'm part of a chain gang!

all wrapped up

Along with three of my SDA Washington pals I'm working on a fiber proposal to celebrate the Space Needle's first 50 years. Today, at my studio, we spent a few hours creating a mixed-media chain as part of our project. Several other local SDA artists added to our chain link stash – which we then connected and photographed. Fortunately the sun was shining, so we took the chain outdoors for its "photo shoot."

Barb, Sophie and Mary (future girl rock-group members) and

my partners in chain construction

sitting next to the Burke Gilman trail, my studio

sees lots of bike action

Barb contributed these hand-dyed silk-wrapped links

luckily trains rarely frequent this section of track

Keep your fingers crossed that our offering makes it through the first round judging. We had a blast working together and want to involve lots of people in the Seattle fiber community, schools and neighborhood groups in our project.

Flowers . . . summer is for day dreaming

this clematis in our garden had never bloomed before . . .

the flowers were the size of dinner plates

Summer changes my rhythms. The long slow days, the smells and sounds through open windows, the absence of the school year regime totally gets me off track. Work is farthest from my mind, even when many projects await me. Flowers beckon and my mind goes wandering. It's a truly delightful time . . .

peonies in our garden - they never last long enough

a bouquet from Trader Joe's, such a deal for $6

beautiful, fragrant roses from our friend's garden

we couldn't bear to throw them out until . . .

. . . gentle breezes scatted the petals throughout the living room