I haven’t been anywhere . . . I was here all the time, sometimes working and sometimes just lolling around, however a lot has happened.
I’ve made lots of seed pods . . . a metaphor for a promise. There are many promises made, some kept, some not. Some promises are made unconditionally, others have strings attached or their fullfilment withheld for various reasons.
Apart from making some the seed pods, I have had some minor surgery on my nose and acquired a puppy and she’s unbearably cute. Here’s the puppy, but I’ll spare you the nose.

Meet Uschi. She would rather sleep in the crook of my arm but that isn’t always possible so in front of the fire with a soft toy will just have to do. Right now she’s curled up on my lap, exhausted from her second walk on the beach where she discovered just how interesting rabbit droppings are.
That’s it for now . . . I’ll try to post more often now that things are returning to normal but you know me, it may or may not happen so it’s best to subscribe for updates.
Amazing Wendy. Absolutely stunning. Hope the nose is feeling better and love the new puppy.
Thanks Sue. The nose will be absolutley fine . . . the skin graft has healed well and the scar will be hard to see. The lovable Ushi was exhausted by her visit to the beach but a nap soo saw to that.
busy busy beeeeee
how did you do those frayed bits ? are they wax paper ?
A wee bit busy . . . especially with Uschi. The seed pods are made with a wire armature, covered in plaster and then coasted in encaustic medium. The fringinged are frayed harakeke/flax.
Fabulous seed heads. Love the puppy.
Thanks Cathy . . . and Uschi is definitely nothing short of gorgeous.
The seed pods are amazing, a wonderful idea.
I picked up a seed pod on a walk one day and kept it . . .
magic pods
. . . with magic seeds.
the pods…love so much the concept of pods, how they hold and carry with such
brilliance….and these names you are giving them…o, just O…….
Thank you Grace . . . I often think of, or in, metaphors and seed pods, well, they hold the promise of life itself.
I love the seed pods AND the metaphor for ‘promises’, and that puppy is too cute for words!!! 😀
Thank you Angie . . . and Uschi seems to get cuter every day.