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An Afternoon on My Porch

Posted on May 25, 2009 by Lisa

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Joyspotting enthusiast. Blogging at LemonadeandSeashells.com

Morning thread work has been a favorite way to sta

Morning thread work has been a favorite way to start a day since I was a kid. My first sewing lesson was at age 4 or 5, when my Aunt Mary let me help hand stitch a flannel bed jacket for my new baby sister. My impatient grandmother tried to teach me how to knit when I was 5. The instructions didn’t stick but I figured it out on my own after falling in love with mini skeins of angora at the 5 & 10 store (remember those?!), and immediately went into headband production! One after another, all in garter stitch. For me, stitching in quiet solitude is a form of meditation. A perfect setup for the day. #embroidery #mornings

I am determined to finish this story panel sooner

I am determined to finish this story panel sooner rather than later. Started during #frenchgeneralatwarmbrookbarn in class led by @suzettesmarttextiles , I am having fun riffing on the idea of home. Today it meant a front garden of beach roses. #embroidery #dailyart #dailycreating

Thanks to @jonehallmark and @twohandspaperie I’ve

Thanks to @jonehallmark and @twohandspaperie I’ve been introduced to paper cutting. Playing with combining pretty paper cuts with watercolor backgrounds. #2&3&5are Jone’s designs, my snips. #1&4 are my first attempts at branching out on my own. #dailyart #weekendlearning #papercuts

Sunday painting session with @innerpeaceartstudio

Sunday painting session with @innerpeaceartstudio . The prompt was painted blobs. Despite cat #1 looking like a jazzed up potato, I could not stop! At some point in the flow I got the idea to paint some of the cats of my childhood. In the winter we burned paper trash in the fireplace to supplement what served as central heat in our very old house on Nantucket. Our (many!) cats and kittens would join us, huddled on the bricks to warm themselves, too. This funny little painting feels like the beginning of that writing project a couple of friends have been nudging me to start. Here’s looking at you @dianelesbecquets and @bettinacaserta ! What a fun — and surprising — day of painting. #artforwellness #watercolor #cats_of_instagram #memoir

Stitching under a half moon in Vermont. It’s the f

Stitching under a half moon in Vermont. It’s the final night of #frenchgeneralatwarmbrookbarn ‘26 when it’s tradition to stitch into the wee hours. #collage #embroidery #crafting #vermont

Happy chaos. Storytelling with fabric. #frenchgene

Happy chaos. Storytelling with fabric. #frenchgeneralatwarmbrookbarn #vermontlife #sewing #embroidery

Morning sky watch. #porchlife #vermontlife #french

Morning sky watch. #porchlife #vermontlife #frenchgeneralatwarmbrookbarn

“Gardening in no-man’s land”. Morning painting pro

“Gardening in no-man’s land”. Morning painting prompt: article in Boston Globe about Maine’s prison system. #dailyart #hortitherapy #garden #prisonreform #watercolor

Finding flow with happy colors and unrestrained br

Finding flow with happy colors and unrestrained brushstrokes. Best relaxation ever. Love the dense hues of @kuretakejapan paints. In search of a better paper that will tolerate multiple layers of water and paint. #healingart #artasmedicine #yourbrainonart #ilovecolor #dailyart

Leaf study / after-dinner painting. #dailyart #wat

Leaf study / after-dinner painting. #dailyart #watercolor #naturestudy #learning #recoveringperfectionist

Sunday collage. #paperpaintpen #collage #weekendvi

Sunday collage. #paperpaintpen #collage #weekendvibes #circles #dailyart

“A Mother’s Story” told in four walls with needle,

“A Mother’s Story” told in four walls with needle, thread and memory bits and found objects. These four walls are an interpretation of my mother’s life experience. The cloth houses were a craft workshop project, intended as decorative objects. Hand stitching is like a silent moving meditation for me. The motion of the hand stitching was the spark that launched this piece. So caught up was I with the storytelling bug that I stayed up stitching until I had completed two of these ‘memoir houses’.

Morning harvest. Unbelievably delicious. Feeling l

Morning harvest. Unbelievably delicious. Feeling lucky. #homegrown #homegrownfood #peaches #grapes #fresh

A homegrown peach is a wonderous treat. #august #p

A homegrown peach is a wonderous treat. #august #peach #freshfruit #homegrown #eatingclean

Dressing up the office. Freshly cut from my garden

Dressing up the office. Freshly cut from my garden this morning. A summertime joy. #gardenerofinstagram #zinnia #cutflowergarden #officedecor #pink

The family that vacations together, crafts togethe

The family that vacations together, crafts together. #tiedye #retrocraft #makingmemories❤️ #ilovemyfamily #vacation

Hot days are better with a garden filled with zinn

Hot days are better with a garden filled with zinnias. And I love how easy they are to grow from seed. #inmygardentoday #gardensofinstagram #pink #zinnia #joyspotting

Susan’s patio garden. Drawing and visiting, visiti

Susan’s patio garden. Drawing and visiting, visiting and drawing, celebrating her new book, “Nearly Native A Nantucket Story of Adoption, Love and Luck.” Not to mention our friendship that dates back to 4th grade, when my family made the island our home. We made stamps with pliable erasers and found impressionable surfaces on her patio to ink. The green ‘dots’ in first pic were made by pressing the putty eraser onto a decorative metal shelf.

Learning how to watercolor adds new possibilities

Learning how to watercolor adds new possibilities to my favorite season. Here, today’s attempt at iris, thanks to instruction by @crystaltanart , all the way from Australia.

#august #sunflowers #garden #lovemygarden #summer

#august #sunflowers #garden #lovemygarden #summer

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