A finished Frida Kahlo

I finished Frida Kahlo. I miss working on her. Tea lights are just not that inspiring to me. Of course, the ispiration to do tea lights could come and catch me again.

Tuesday and Frida is ready to grout.

I finished cutting and attaching the pineneedles to Frida's background yesterday. Today I will grout either her face and neck in a terra cotta color or else her dress in white. I am so excited to see her grouted!

Monday with Frida

I am so close to being done with this Frida! It has been so fun to work on her and I spend my time thinking about my friend Maggie who recently died. Frida meant so much to her. Seems like a great memorial to Maggie.

I will use at least three colors to grout. A white for Frida's dress, terra cotta for her face and neck, and dark grey for her hair and the pines.

A beautiful Sunday with Frida

Yesterday I was able to focus on the right side of Frida's background. As usual, I noticed things once I see the photo that I wasn't able to see before. My plan is to be able to grout this week, perhaps as soon as Thur or Friday. I am planning to use at least three colors of grout. Probably a terra cotta color for Frida's face and neck, perhaps white for her dress and then black for the back ground.

Tuesday

The vase grouted. Just needs to be clean and "polished" and it will be ready to give to Dana as a memorial to her father. I wanted her to remember her father as the Sun shining on Lake Superior.

Monday

Today I will be able to work on Frida again.

The whole weekend was involved with starting and completing a vase to give to a woman, Dana, who works with Heather, as her father died last week. I decided to make this vase resemble the lake at sunrise, (or sunset). So I chose hot colors for the sun and the sky. This was a fun project and the whole time I thought of Dana and her dad. He lived a good long life and Dana loved him so much.

I have been trying to photograph and place on my Etsy site the rest of the pendants. These are such fun accessories! I have given three away to my two favorite Aunts and to a kind nieghbor. All loved them.

And this funky butterfly will go into the mail today - purchased from my Etsy site.

Sunday

American Gothic in the Garden, a Tribute to my Father has sold! To a good friend who lives in Minneapolis near Lake Harriet. She grew up in Iowa close to the house in the background of the painting (and the mosaic).

Happy Happy Dance for me!