Another Remembrance of Wonderful Weather

Up in the Blue Ridge there has been two nights of -4 degree frozeness.   Since some cheering up was needed, back again to the archive portfolio.

The dunes were painted at the Island of Palms, a beach sporting a huge dog walker crowd as the sun rises, and proximity to all that Charleston has to offer.

Time to Go

Pastel  6" x 8"

Looking Forward to Spring

There is ice on the Blue Ridge Mountains tonight.  Organizing the studio in the wake of the 30 in 30,  this pastel surfaced which reminded me that in a few months rather than wintry weather the Catawba rhododendrons will be blooming in the high mountains, definitely something to await with pleasure.

 Near the Appalachian Trail
Pastel 10" x 10"

Now for Something Entirely Different

Blog mavens have told me to stick to one media per blog, but this isn't going to happen today.   Once a year I go to the Penland School of Crafts in the Blue Ridge Mountains to make glass beads.  This takes place in the flameworking studio where rods of various colored glass are melted and manipulated.  

Later I'll work these into earrings and necklaces with sterling silver findings.

Sets of beads destined for jewelry

Laurel at her station