Studio Time

After tidying the basement-more or less- I was able to spend some time in the studio. I have finished "Mother Earth"--except for hand stitching the binding. I've decided to re-name it "Mother Earth-In the Beginning...". The simpler name just never felt right, and the new name gives reason to the lack of defined shape. But the seams and the organized quilting give hints at a "Plan". So now I'm trying to put something together that will use the beads that I bought for " Mother Earth-In the Beginning..." and never used. I had a small piece all planned out in my head, but after having worked on it for only two hours, several main parts of the plan have been changed. Instead of brown with gold-y accents, I'm looking at a yellow ochre background with green and brown highlights. And rather than having the beads as the focal point, I'm doing some goldwork-based applique. Who knows--maybe I'll fool myself and end up not using the beads--again!