Cat Mummy

I paint faces in all colours. I'm learning to stay away from pink and purple tones because they don't feel right to me. I did this one in pink and had to search my stash for some fabric that would compliment the face. There wasn't much choice, however, I found this cotton blend which has a very interesting pink print so I paired the two up.

The result is an Egyptian inspired cat mummy decorated with pearl buttons and sequins which unfortunately cannot be appreciated in the photo. The kitty glitters and sparkles. This worked out OK but no more pink faces for me.

Creature II

This is my second creature. Alright, I guess it does resemble a cat. I'm working on a series of animals with human faces that I will refer to as creatures.

I liked the grey basket weave pattern of the fabric so much that I didn't find it necessary to embellish the fabric any further. I prefer "less" over "more".

Thank You

Thank you to everyone for their expressions of sympathy, both in comments on my last post and in Emails.

Above is nice picture of my late sister Ene, taken in Estonia last June at my father's funeral. That is me in the background.

I never knew Ene until I was 29 years old. She was my father's daughter from his first marriage. As happened with so many during WWII, my father was separated from his family with little hope of seeing his wife and daughter again. Their only contact was by mail and a very occasional phone call.

My father met my mother and started a new life in Canada in the early 1950s and they had me and my sister Milvi. In 1982, after more than 20 years, dad was finally able to be reunited with the daughter he hadn't seen since she was a baby. He brought her to Canada for a visit. And that's when we first met our "new" sister.

We were fortunate enough to visit with Ene a number of times throughout the years and had a great affection for her. It's hard to explain the feelings that can be evoked when one meets a sibling in adulthood. We found a real treasure in Ene and we will cherish her memory for the rest of our lives.

Sisters

R.I.P. Dear Sister.
Ene Laur
October 11, 1943 - March 1, 2009

Puhka rahulikult, kallis õde.
Mälestavad
Inga ja Milvi

Accidental Sun

There's a reason for this being the way it is. I was trying to make a sun but my original idea didn't pan out. I wanted to use the orange-yellow print fabric for the sun's rays. Unfortunately I wasted too much of it on my first unsuccessful attempt. I just had a little piece of this fabric left and I wanted to make sure I used as much of the yellow print part as possible. And this why the new rays are a very odd shape.

Butterfly...Flutter By

I had to chuckle when I looked at the photograph of my new butterfly. There is actually no red on her other than the lips. I sewed some silver sequins on the body and they are acting as tiny mirrors. The red you see is the reflection of my bright red fluffy housecoat while I was leaning over and snapping the picture.

Another Floral Ornament

A friend sent me a lovely Valentine card. I didn't make any cards for anyone this year, but I wanted to thank my friend for her thoughtfulness. I am sending her a letter and enclosing the floral ornament you see above as a thank you.

Notice how the petals of the flower look like a little bonnet?