Kate Themel's Fabulous Fiber Art

Wowed by the fiber art creations of Kate Themel, I just had to share them!
Kate, who lives in Connecticut, asks, "Who needs paint?"
She prefers fabric as her artistic medium, and then adds 
machine stitching to achieve texture, depth, and detail.
Honey Bee, above, with a close up below, shows off her level of expertise.
Enjoy these fine examples of Kate's true talent and creativity!

Artifact: Telephone

Monarch and Milkweed

Honu World

Grandmother

Here's Kate's website!


Images used with direct permission from Kate Themel.

Bees? ... Please!

Mary Kate McDevitt

I've long been attracted to bees. (Just hoping they're not too attracted to me.)
The magnificent architecture of the honeycomb and hive.
The hierarchy of their lives from the royal queen down to those ever-busy workers.
Not to mention the delicious honey, which I adore in my tea!

Here's a great quote:
Draw honey out of the comb of Scripture and live on its sweetness. 
~Charles Spurgeon 

I had a wonderful opportunity to visit a beekeeper & see his honey bees.
You can see my photos and read the post: My Honeybee Adventure!

I also like bee art: patterns, prints and the bee motif on anything and everything.
I have a board on Pinterest called "Bumblebees, Honeybees" that you can check out.

Enjoy this gathering of bees!

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Croworks

Walter Inglis Anderson

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A ceramic tile from the Moravian Tile Works in Bucks County, PA.
See my blog post on this wonderful place -here.

Hester Margetson

Bridget Henry

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Live Art Gallery Fabrics

Andreas Preis

And finally, sage advice from a honey bee~

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Natalie Wargin’s Gorgeous, Bold Watercolors

Natalie Wargin finds inspiration for her watercolors

as she explores the beautiful Hudson River Valley of her New York home.

She's a multi-faceted artist, expressing her creative talents through

embroidery, paper mache, sewing, and quilting, in addition to painting.

I'm really drawn to her bold colors and to the way she fills her frames with life!

She adds sweet surprises like the grasshopper above,

and the honey bees or frogs below.

Enjoy the watercolor world of Natalie Wargin!

A cascade of berry blue.

A tiny country church on the hillside watches over this hen house.

Wonderful jack-in-the-pulpit!

(Thinking of you, Pat!)

Husband, ever watchful and protective of his wife in camouflage.

See more of Natalie's art here:

Website

Etsy

Images used with direct permission from Natalie Wargin.

The Lovely Watercolors of Buttermoths

These watercolors of blossoms, birds, berries, bees and butterflies 

are so very charming, I couldn't help but share them with you!

They're done by Colleen, the talented artist behind Buttermoths.

Soft - that's the word I think of when I see these.

And that brings a sense of calm.

Enjoy these lovely pieces of art and see if you feel it too!

Here's the Buttermoths shop on Etsy.

Images used with direct permission from Colleen.

Modern Pottery by Julia Smith Ceramics

Julia Smith, of Scotland, is an artist of many talents.

She creates unique hand-thrown pottery in her studio by the sea.

She uses red or black lava-like clay, adds rich glazes, and then 

completes each piece with a decal that she draws and screen-prints by hand.

The results are just wonderful!

A richly gold-rimmed espresso cup. Rustic elegance.

 You can find Julia Smith Ceramics here:

Website
 Etsy
Facebook

Images used with direct permission from Julia Smith.