back to the drawing board

Dear Audy,

I swear the weeks are on some sort of whooshy speedy uppy hyper pills right now! I seem to have had lots of things to do that kept me from the sewing machine...you know, those boring paperwork things that all catch up on you sometimes.

On Thursday I was all geared up for my next bag creation, Miss Bonnie. It's inspired by a dear little fluffy dog that I'll introduce you to another time. I had drawn up the design and chosen my fabrics when I remembered that I had letters to post. I thought I'd be proactive and get it done...rather than getting lost in sewing world, a fate that might not see me found until well after postman-picks-up-o'clock. So, I bundled up against the cold (It is SO cold!), grabbed my crutches and hobbled on down to the corner, pleased to be getting my daily exercise.

It did not go well.

Typically, I hurt myself. More (For those who came in late.....I have a nerve condition called RSD in my right foot & ankle). I crutched wrong, Audy! Crutched wrong! I did something to my shoulder that spent the next couple of hours scaring me silly as it presented with sharp pains around my rib cage so that I couldn't breathe properly. My partner came home and put me in the bath before giving my shoulder a rub. A weird little pop later and the sharp pains were gone! Woo! The soreness and stiffness is clearing up now....

One shoulder down, I decided sewing would not be wise, thus I have headed back to the drawing board to get my creative jiggles off...

Audy, I'd like to you meet Ada. Ada inspires my friend Melissa. Ada used to look like this:

She was the 2^nd imaginaiad to ever exist. Imaginaiads are nymphs of the imagination, they inspire their artists with colours, guiding them to create beautiful things. It began with my imaginaiad, Rella, but everybody has one and as my skills improve the world will get to see more of them.

I've learnt a lot about guiding watercolour pencils in the past 6 months since Ada's conception. Here's a sneak preview at Ada Redux:

She's hanging out on the easel right now...getting her colours and praying that Caf doesn't mess her up!!

Love & Shading

Caf