Now that I've mostly recovered, and the studio is mostly back in working order, I am giving myself a holiday from shows and major deadlines for the next couple of months. There's so much felting, weaving, and sewing that I'd like to do, and I need to let serendipity be my guide for a while. I want to be a kid in my fiber "candy store".
In the garden my freesias have started to bloom, while the weather bounces from winter to spring to summer and back again. It is full-on nesting season for the local hummingbirds. My husband keeps their feeders filled, I keep the flowers coming, and in return we get endless hours of entertainment watching them. The rate at which they're going through the "juice" makes it clear that there are a lot of babies being raised, though we have yet to see a nest. Sadly, nobody built one in our wind chimes this year. But all this activity, and some old yarn that caught my eye as I was felting, inspired this latest take on my miniature vessels. And yes, there are tiny felt eggs inside. Happy spring, a few weeks early!