Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Full moon, postcards and fabrics



Gift arrives...

gorgeous silks and wool...

and this lovely postcard which is: Portrait De Jeune Fille by Van Dongen Kees

and this postcard which is: Woman sewing by lamplight, 1870-72
Jean-Francois Miller (1814-1875) The Frick Collection, New York.
These were sent by my dear friend Isabelle:

CC License View


This afternoon/evening I have worked on a few things that I can not share because they are gifts, but this one I can share because i wanted to participate in creating full moon art:
http://womanwithwingsblog.blogspot.com/
This piece is called "she moon"

CC License View


the front of "she moon"
The fabric under the moon is a piece of wool from Isabelle...thank you again Isabelle : )

Lastly, this is another wonderful postcard I received from Marrakech this week from: 
http://collageoflife-henrqs.blogspot.com/
Thank you so much Jeanne <3
CC License View


I feel like I have traveled to far away lands when I receive these lovely cards and it makes me feel deep gratitude for each of you.
I treasure each postcard.
A heartfelt thanks!
<3
Posted by at
Labels: , , , , , ,

14 comments:

  1. Rustown MomFebruary 7, 2012 at 6:42 PM

    Love the she moon - sounds more lovely than man in the moon, for sure!

    ReplyDelete
  2. NancyFebruary 7, 2012 at 9:39 PM

    Sweet moon, she be :)

    ReplyDelete
  3. MarieFebruary 8, 2012 at 1:56 AM

    Hi Gina,

    Ha ha! Yep...I agree. : )

    ReplyDelete
  4. MarieFebruary 8, 2012 at 1:58 AM

    Hi Nancy,

    It was fun adding the beads and extra stitches. I knew right away she
    would be a woman/girl moon lol!

    ReplyDelete
  5. handstoriesFebruary 8, 2012 at 8:15 PM

    "she" is lovely! especially like the stars (?) twinkling in the corners.

    ReplyDelete
  6. MarieFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:47 AM

    Hi Handstories,

    Thank you for noticing the stars : )
    I have been wanting to use those beads for the longest and
    I decided I could make little stars out of them.
    so much fun.
    <3

    ReplyDelete
  7. NanetteFebruary 9, 2012 at 2:38 PM

    Lovely she-moon. I like your little touch of sparkle with the beads, too. What fabric is your moon made from?

    How special that your friends take the time to find and send postcards that reflect your love of stitching.

    ReplyDelete
  8. MarieFebruary 9, 2012 at 3:22 PM

    Hi Nanette,

    The moon is a 100% cotton fabric and underneath that the fabric is wool, then the bottom fabric is 100% cotton again.
    Thank you. : )

    I am grateful for the friends in bloggy-land! <3
    Thank you for commenting.
    ; )

    ReplyDelete
  9. PeggyFebruary 9, 2012 at 4:37 PM

    "she-moon" is so wonderful I can hardly stand it! .... plus the name is perfect, Marie! What a wonderful bundle you received, now the pleasure of handling each piece of cloth and thinking about it...like a meditation almost. I love the woman stitching by candlelight. xo

    ReplyDelete
  10. MarieFebruary 10, 2012 at 7:10 PM

    Hi Peggy,

    Thank you :)
    Is'nt that the sweetest picture of the woman stitching? Could you see that
    little baby in the background?...kind of hard to see.
    New fabric is like little treasures :)
    <2

    ReplyDelete
  11. Deb GFebruary 11, 2012 at 5:24 AM

    Oh how fun this all is!

    ReplyDelete
  12. Jeanne HenriquesFebruary 12, 2012 at 3:09 AM

    You know, I just love your work Marie...and so happy to see that my postcard made it's way to you....it was sincerely..a pleasure!
    Best wishes
    Jeanne xx

    ReplyDelete
  13. MarieFebruary 13, 2012 at 3:06 AM

    Hi Deb,

    I would love to do a "moon" picture each month with Peggy...it helped to focus
    me lol!
    : )
    p.s. yes, very much fun : )

    ReplyDelete
  14. MarieFebruary 13, 2012 at 3:08 AM

    Hi Jeanne,

    Thank you sooo much. I have my postcard above my desk. It is a treasure
    to me and every time I look at it I think of you visiting lovely Marrakech.
    : ) <3

    ReplyDelete

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)