New work

"Taken refuge"  24x30"  fiber/mixed media/hand dyed fabrics

Adding fiber and paint

Mixing the media..

aspects of the 'lazarus' series

June Library Show

Next up is my show at the Headquarters Library in Fredericksburg. .. Lots of new work going up! Here's a sample..

Acrylic on canvas 36x24"

Mixed media on board 18x18" Paint, fiber, thread, fabric.

..and of course some poetry!

When I kiss your face to make you smile, my darling,

I surely understand what pleasure streams from the sky in morning light,

and what delight that is that is which the summer breeze brings to my body

---when I kiss you to make you smile.

Rabindranath Tagore

Fredericksburg Art Festival

If you are looking for something to do this weekend, come out to Hurkamp Park and visit the Festival. I will be there with new fiber work, and knitted items, tent #6. Sat. 10-5, Sun. 11-4.

Sketch book for May

Doing pretty well keeping up. Lots of painting in it this week. Here's a peak. All of these are water color.

I don't always get to it each day, but I'm pretty consistant, week by week. No rules, just marks.

To the paint studio

Also sewing some as well.

With all the news and world events, I retreat somedays to block out the constant chatter. The wonderful transitional season of Spring is here and with it, the blooms and green that can't help to inspire.

Nice way to start a Friday!

That was fun to watch... Good luck!

New work

The studio has been buzzing! I've worked on two new series of paintings. One is abstract and organic, one is figurative and moody. I love painting and I'm never giving it up. I have my sights set on a few shows to enter, so if I can get these done, photographed blah blah, I'm going for it. Painting is so personal for me, for some reason. Maybe just because I love it so. Here's a few studio shots. All of it is work in progress.

And of course, always something going on the sewing table. Lots of color.

Monday poem

 Love

My river runs to thee:
Blue sea, wilt welcome me?

My river waits reply.
Oh sea, look graciously!

I ’ll fetch thee brooks

From spotted nooks,—

Say, sea,

Take me!


Emily Dickinson (1830–1886)

                                               From Jane Campion's movie "Bright Star"

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef

The Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef exhibit in D.C. is coming to a close next week, still time to see this beauty! It's at the National History Museum.

An amazing display of nature and art coming together..

Words cannot describe the work done here. Hours and hours of crochet. With every type of fiber or non fiber you could imagine. Cassette tape, twist ties, every sort of yarn possible.

Color color color

These 'towers' were treasures. Fiber sculpture. Unbelievably beautiful.

All iridescent beads on this one

And a 'toxic' reef all made of plastic stuff, bottle tops, beer cans, netting, all types of trash.

Ends April 24th..

Poetry April

WHEN I HEARD THE LEARN'D ASTRONOMER
by: Walt Whitman (1819-1892)

HEN I heard the learn'd astronomer,

When the proofs, the figures, were ranged in columns before me,

When I was shown the charts and diagrams, to add, divide, and measure them,

When I sitting heard the astronomer where he lectured with much applause in the lecture-room,

How soon unaccountable I became tired and sick,

Till rising and gliding out I wander'd off by myself,

In the mystical moist night-air, and from time to time,

Look'd up in perfect silence at the stars.

Epiphanies

Epiphanies , a photo by Lorie McCown on Flickr.

40x42" art quilt, made with hand dyed fabrics and fibers.

A visit to my LibertyTown studio

Even though it's small, it's workable. This is my studio (#7) at LibertyTown Arts in downtown Fredericksburg. All the studios there are open, so people can stroll by and watch and talk to potters, painters, jewelers etc..

The whole building is a converted garage.

Obiviously, a working studio! No pretense here. This is the work in progress area..

Almost every single thing in here is for sale (well, not the sewing machine) And I try to put new things in every single month.

DC museum visit

museum visit, a photo by Lorie McCown on Flickr.

I was very tired at this point! Hit The National Art gallery and the Textile Museum..

Just for today

Because today has been an exceptionally trial-filled day, I want to reverse this. So for the first 5 people to comment on this post will receive something hand made from me. A freebie. Because I believe the universe works this way.
Please email your address to me, LHmccown@verizon.net , and I will get it to you. The bad ju ju ends now.

The wave of goodness is going to wash over us!

a quiet time for now

Still working daily, although my photo taking has slacked off. I'm trying to limit the online time, and photo editing really does eat up a lot of time. Good to keep track of the work, though, since my brain tends to forget these days.

 Watching the blooms start to do their thing. And taking in the season of change and growth. New work postings soon. A small sample of work going on . Mostly textile and paint.

..and some new growth here too.