WIP - Crow Tree


Now in the auditioning stage.  Digitally printed silk organza fabric layered on top of painted timtex.

 
The digital print laying on top of some rosin paper, that I have covering my sewing table.


Digital silk print layered on top of a cotton digital print.  I'm experimenting with the ethereal values of the prints at this point to see which direction I want this piece to go.

Finishing some UFO's


Crow detail.


Temporary bead storage, an old pickle jar lid.


On my sewing table.

I've come to an impass in my studio where I either need to finish up some WIP's, pitch them, or pack them away for long term storage.  I'm starting with this crow piece that has been haunting me and for some time now, I started by additing more green and pink tsukineko inks to the background/timtex.


The before image; now to finish the beading.

Livestock Tank as Raised Vegetable Bed


Got these lovely livestock tanks this afternoon from an old friend of John's.  They are delightful in their shape, patina, and the fact that they will keep my madder root contained!


In addition to the livestock tanks, John also got a yard of composted horse manure for our gardens.


He's beat from all of the shoveling and moving of topsoil and manure, but I'm thrilled to have everything in place for the growing season!  This weeks forecast is rain, rain, and more rain.


All three beds are now dressed with composted horse manure.

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Round two of off loading the amended topsoil.

 
Almost ready for the compost!


This raised bed holds a full two yards of soil. 


"I bettter get some pesto this year..."  I'm betting dollars to doughnuts that's what's going through his mind when I took this photo!


My babies!!!  All grown locally in a local greenhouse, and here I said I wasn't going to have a large garden this year... well this time we're gardening smarter by laying down cardboard and then mulching those areas heavily.


Filled and already sporting some plants.


So far two plantings of chives, one dill plant, two peppermint (with the dark purplish black stems) three jalepeno's and three purple cabagges in this bed.  The soil temperature is around 60 degrees.

All three beds need new bird netting, to be added this week, and will be painted a lovely color called Copper Pot, looks just like terra cotta. 

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Perinneal Leek and Garlic bed getting more topsoil, next up is a layer of compost and worm castings.


Topsoil layer is finished.  The top round of wood is the cover for the bed, this week John will reinstall the pvc pipe hoops and I'll help with the bird netting. 


John loading the middle raised bed, otherwise known as my salad bed, with topsoil.


Just a couple wheelbarrows more and this bed will be ready for compost as well.


We saved money by purchasing the amended topsoil locally and by picking it up from KCI Landscaping, we save even more by not having it delivered.  So far we've purchased two yards of the amended topsoil. 


My herb and kale garden, still needs topsoil and then a final layer of compost.  I'll probably tuck some beets, parsnips, and carrots in between the rows of kale in this garden.  I'm dreaming of a fresh sun kissed salad!