Newest stone in progress

I began this yesterday- spent just over an hour carving on it last night. This stone is carving nicely, and I can't wait to get more done.

I'm still here!...

Kejimkujik Lake, at Peter Point Beach. 21 April 2007.

Boy, have I been slack with posting. And with art, as well. I've worked on a few things these past two weeks, including a few stones. I tried carving a chunk of raw amethyst I found on the North shore a few years ago, but found out that it's too hard to carve. I burnt out three diamond bits right away, and barely made a scratch on the stone.

I have been outdoors since last Friday enjoying the beautiful spring weather we've finally been treated to. The photo above is from a ladies-only hike into Keji I took with four friends on Saturday. It was such a great day - no kids, no men, just good friends and a couple bottles of wine. My kind of hike :) . The temperature rose to 20*C, and I hiked in a t-shirt. It was really the nicest day of the year so far. And it was a lovely day to begin life - another friend delivered, with the help of a midwife at her home, a beautiful baby girl early Saturday morning. Welcome, Synia!

So, please forgive my slackness, dear readers, for spring has finally arrived, and spring fever has struck full force. I hope to be back soon with something more to post.

daily sketch... 04 April

Keji morning... new ATC

Keji morning, 2.5" x 3.5", watercolour on watercolour board.

I'm not too thrilled with this one, but they can't all be fabulous, can they? The eagle in the sky wasn't s'posed to be there, but morphed out of a drip of dark grey paint that happened at the very last moment. I had fun doing the wet-in-wet washes for sky and water.