Watercolor made with foraged earth pigments from Oregon. Paintmaking kit from Whitesnake Arts on etsy. Finished abstract landscape. #watercolor #handmadewatercolorpaint #earthpigments #abstractlandscape #sketch

Handmade watercolors from foraged earth from Oregon. I got the paintmaking kit from Whitesnake Arts on etsy. The earthy tones and rustic feel of the paint kind of helped me get abstract, which I struggle with. I like how this one turned out. #watercolor #abstractlandscape #handmadewatercolorpaint

Another of my little oil pastel sketches from my beach vacation. I love painting the ocean, but I don't live near the ocean, so I have squeeze in alot of plein air sketches on my rare beach trips. #pleinair #oilpastel #sketch #sketchbook

Oil pastel. My favorite medium for quick beach sketches. #pleinair #sketch #sketchbook #oilpastel #beach #landscape

I'm forcing myself to learn watercolor cause it's so hard for me. It's so hard for me to leave white on the page. I did 3 sketches today and this was the only one I liked, where I finally felt like I was slightly getting it. At least I improving! Dauphin Island, AL. #watercolor #sketch #pleinair

I'm finally getting the hang of longdraw on my support spindle. This yarn turned out so soft and airy! I'm used to worsted style so this woolen style yarn really surprised me. Next spin I will try to work on consistency. #spinningandfiberprep #handspun #fiberarts

I finished this embroidery project and it's blocked and ready to hang on my wall. I'm ready to try more stumpwork and thread painting techniques.

I never took pictures or posted my finished quilt that took me almost 2 years to make. All hand quilted and I dyed the pink linen background fabric. #quilt #handquilting

Continuing my fiber journey with flax! The most difficult fiber I've spun so far. I was so surprised I got usable yarn because it looked like straw when I was spinning it. Scouring makes such a difference! #spinningandfiberprep #fiberarts #craftsky #flaxspinning #linenyarn

Spinning my own hand dyed braid. I really like how these colors are turning out. Looks like a landscape with a blue sky. #handspinningandfiberprep #handspunyarn #handdyedfiber

I got some super pretty cotton carders from celestial farms (cfmercantile) on etsy. I've been making punis cause that's the only way I can spin cotton, it's so hard! But I'm getting the hang of it. #tahklispindle #handspinningandfiberprep #fiberarts

Here is the tahkli spindle I've been practicing spinning cotton with and the little bit of fine yarn I made. Natural brown plyed with white. Now I'm waiting for my carders to arrive because it was so easier to spin from the punis that came in the kit I got. #handspinningandfiberprep #fiberarts

I've gotta put my phone away. I'm so sad right now. I don't usually post like this. Nothing has changed since the black lives matter protests. I was saying all along, if they can kill one person and get away with it, they can kill any one of us. #fuckice #fucktrump #reneegood

My first practice weaving project is done! Two little washcloths. I did use some handspun. I've been practicing using this tahkli spindle for cotton so I used some of that for the edges and the hemstitching. Now time to warp for some towels! #weaving #rigidheddleweaving #handspunningandfiberprep

First woven thing! Washcloth I guess? Now I've got to look up how leave some space so I can have a fringe and weave another one on this same warp. #weaving #rigidheddleweaving #fiberarts

And we're weaving! I measured this yarn at 25 wpi. So I'm using the 12.5 heddle, but its kind of like an open weave, so I don't know what that's about. I haven't quite figured out sett yet, but we'll just go with it. #weaving #rigidheddleweaving #fiberarts #craftsky

We have warp! Wow, that was hard but I got it done! I just warped it with cheap cotton warp twist yarn I had to practice before I use any of my handspun. I definitely learn by doing, because those instructions are hard to understand, but I kind of get it now. #rigidheddleweaving #fiberarts #weaving

All set up and ready to go! I got an ashford rigid heddle loom! Ready for my next fiber arts skill. I did some weaving on a floor loom in college and I loved it, so I can't wait to get back into it! #weaving #rigidheddleweaving #fiberarts

#artadventcalender day 6. I finished up this drawing yesterday and forgot to post it so I'm behind a day again. I might do a little gouache painting from this sketch later. #artsky #pencilsketch #charcoalsketch #sketchbook #drawing #kingfisher #birddrawing

#artadventcalender day 5. Another plein air beach scene from my sketchbook. Oil pastel. #drawing #oilpastel #pleinair #sketchbook #artsky #beach

#artadventcalender day 4. 2 today cause I'm catching up. Another plein air oil pastel sketch from Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge in Ft. Morgan, AL. #pleinair #sketch #artsky #Beach #seascape #oilpastel #sketchbook

#artadventcalender day 3. I totally forgot about this so I just found this oil pastel landscape from like 2022 to post today. I kind of like this one though. Oil pastels on paper. Plein air sketch in Bon Secour Wildlife Refuge in Ft. Morgan, AL. #drawing #artsky #pleinair #oilpastel #sketchbook

#artadventcalender day 2. Tiny embroidery seascape. #embroidery #artsky #fiberarts

#artadventcalender day one. "Mountain landscape on a cloudy day" tapestry woven by me from hanspun yarns made by me. #fiberarts #textilearts #handspinningandfiberprep #weaving #landscapetapestry #landscapeart #craftsky #artsky

Spun and plyed on my support spindle. I still need alot of practice with support spindle, for sone reason I just can't get it down like other spinning methods, but I'm determined to get it! #supportspindle #handspun #handspinningandfiberprep

The final day of my 7 day sketchbook challenge, some color this time! I love how the leaves are turning such #bright colors! #blueskyartshow #drawing #art #asketchaday #adrawingaday #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #coloredpencil #fall #fallleaves

A drawing a day: day 6. I scribbled this 2 nights ago when I couldn't sleep. I like how it turned out. #blueskyartshow #evening #adrawingaday #asketchaday #pendrawing #artsky #sketchbook #sketch

Catching up on my sketchbook challenge. A drawing a day : day 5. My son and my nephew playing in the sandbox #adrawingaday #asketchaday #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice #pendrawing #artsky #sketch #drawing

A drawing a day: day 4. A fern #sketchdaily #asketchaday #drawingpractice #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice

Halloween was a little busy with trick or treating and all so I didn't have time to sketch, so we will pick up with day 3 which is this quick scribble of my son and my nephew playing at the water table. #asketchaday #artsky #drawing #pendrawing #sketchbook #sketchbookpractice

Yesterday's drawing. I don't know why this image was in my head so I just drew it. And my sons contribution to the sketchbook. #asketchaday #drawing #artsky

Challenged myself to do a quick sketch everyday for at least a week. This was from yesterday. #adrawingaday #drawing #art #artsky

Made a linocut print for the first time in 20 years. I gotta get some better knives cause I just have the speedball one and it is not sharp. #linocut #print #printmaker

I'm also working on spinning this red eri silk embroidery thread. The natural color of this silk is so beautiful! It's just shining in the sun! It's hard to get it as fine as I would like so we'll see how it turns out. It will be 2 ply. #handspun #spinsky #fiberarts #embroidery #craftsky

Finally finished this embroidery piece and blocked it. Now I need to get a frame. I used dmc and wonderfil 8 weight pearl cotton. #embroiderysky #craftsky #fiberarts #artsky

So much handspun embroidery thread! I did 2 ounces this time and it made alot more then I thought it would! This is now washed and hanging to dry, then it will be divided up and dyed. #handspunembrioderythread #crewelwool #spinningandfiberprep #tourdefleece2025 #embroiderythread #fiberarts

I was planning to sew some pants today, but I just handstitched this octopus to this fabric instead. #handstitched #handsewing

I've been trying to learn support spindle for tour de fleece, but I just can't get it down. I went on a trip last week so I didn't have any time for spinning, but hopefully I'll get some time this week. #tourdefleece2025 #supportspindle #historicalreenactment #historicalcraft #ironagecraft #handspun

Spinning more embroidery thread, this time on the wheel. I'm trying for the thinnest most consistent singles I can get. This is my only goal for tour de fleece, since I don't have time to spin every day. Just trying to get this 2 ounces rambouillet spun and plyed. #spinsky #embroiderysky

Another picture of my gulf coast handspun. #gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed #spinningandfiberprep #spinsky #handdyedyarn #aciddyes #gulfcoast #handspun

Dye experiment from a while ago I never posted. It's gulf coast native wool so I tried to dye it to look like the ocean on the gulf coast. Turned out pretty good I think #spinningandfiberprep #handdyedyarn #handspunyarn #handspinner #aciddye #gulfcoastnative #raresheepbreed

Handspun handdyed embroidery thread. From left to right : cochineal, cochineal overdyed with osage, cochineal overdyed with osage second bath, osage, osage modified with copper, osage modified with iron. I love how you can get so many colors with just a few natural dyes #handspinningandfiberprep

Finished skein. Such bright colors! #spinsky #knitsky #yarn #handspun #spinster #fractalspunyarn #handspinningandfiberprep #fiberarts

The finished yarn from my bobbins I posted yesterday. Turned out so pretty. #spinsky #knitsky #fractalspin #handspunyarn #yarn #handspun #spinningwheel #lojanwheel

My bobbins for my fractal spin are finished and resting for plying! #spinningandfiberprep #fractalyarn #fractalspin #handspun #spinsky #wheelspun #spinningwheel #handspunyarn #indiedyedyarn #bluefacedleicester #craftsky

#dyedwoolbraid #handdyedwool #spinningandfiberprep #fiberarts #handyeing #aciddyes #jacquardaciddyes

I've also been trying some acid dyes and I managed not to felt this rambouillet. I steam set it this time so it stayed fluffy. I've still got some white spots but I think it will look nice when spun. #handdyedwool #spinningfiber #handspun #spinningandfiberprep #aciddyes #jacquardaciddyes #spinning

More pictures of the yarn I dyed yesterday. Cochineal overdyed with osage on silk (right) and wool (left). #fiberarts #woolyarn #silkyarn #naturaldyedyarn #naturaldyes #handdyedyarn #handspunyarn #cochineal #osageorange #craftsky #spinning #handspinning

This color! I'm obsessed! This is handspun silk dyed with cochineal and overdyed with osage and I love how it turned out! Natural dyes give such good colors! #naturaldyes #cochineal #osageorange #handspun #handspinningandfiberprep #fiberarts #weaving #yarn

Dyeing results from yesterday! I really like how the yarn turned out, the silk is a really pretty rose gold pink and the wool is a red- fuschia. I'm going to overdye half of it with osage to see what I get. #fiberarts #spinningandfiberprep #handspunyarn #handspunhanddyed #silkyarn