Shelter in Place brings out the Pioneer in me

Sheltering in place brings out my family's genetic pioneer background: cooking, sewing and managing to survive (so far) independently while enjoying the finer things in life (good food and art).

Latest placements make food taste even better!

Top:  New 3 original "Six Squares" placemats + a photo of the backing.  Squares fabric left over from a quilt in process.  These are 20 x 13 with cotton batting and insulation

Bottom:  Smaller, older placemats (front and back) done on commission. 

Bio Blanket

Since I'm now working on a new quilt, I thought I'd post the last one I finished this past January, after it got delayed a year due to illness.  Above Bio Blanket finished in 2020, based on Frank Miller comic art and biography photos taken by my father, E.A. Autrey, as featured in the Growing Up Autrey book, published with Blurb.  This only goes up to high school.  A great deal happened after that!

More Monoprints - One Original and Two Doctored

Guess which is the original and which two have had Photoshop elements added.

Blue Flower Monoprint Transformed

I printed an original and a ghost of a blue flower on the last day of my 4 class KALA workshop.  Neither of them came out well.  So, I modified them digitally.  They are better than they were!

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At The Shore

Bird

I was having a bummer of a monoprint class at KALA last night and three away 3 prints and one failed chine colle.  Finally, I reverted to my favorite theme - birds!  This print came out OK.  11x14 charbonnel oil ink on a plastic plate.  Messy process but can be fun.