Geckos and labyrinths

Finally, I'm back in the swim of things. I'm told that my torn retina is healing nicely, but that it could tear again. ( Oh swell!!). Anyway I had friends over to try out some "sun printing". We had a ball and everyone went home with several pieces to play with. I had wanted to do one with the outline of a gecko, and had cut several gecko's ( at least I thought they were geckos) from craft foam to use as a mask for the paint. They look okay but not quite right. So today I went to the library and found all sorts of pictures of geckos and hundreds of other lizards and reptiles. Boy, was I off base with that gecko's foot! The idea worked so well with the sunprinting that I want to make a much better planned one and work it into an embroidered picture. I also wanted to get the gecko's colour right. No problem there--any colour under the sun is okay!! I bought a book on making embroidered bags and purses on Saturday, and I have a hunch the gecko will appear on one of them soon.

Then this morning I heard from a juried show I had entered. They want one of my pieces, not for the show, but for the catalogue cover and the show flyers. What a thrill!! There is even a chance that I could sell the original picture in a gift shop that will be associated with the show. So now, of course, I want to make hundreds of pictures to sell. What a laugh! I know what it costs to make them, not only in terms of paying for supplies and framing, but also in terms of the wear and tear on my hands. Maybe not such a good idea. So I've spent the rest of the day sitting and puttering and dreaming, and accomplished almost nothing. What a neat way to spend a day!