Monday, January 15, 2018

Sketching In

Yay, I am beginning to get the outline of the bottom half of the dragon!

Darker Green

I am still getting a lot of background done, but this time I also added some darker green and some red.

Last Of The Bags

This one was full of a lot of things too, and its message seemed to be Brazilian embroidery.  Maybe I will try it.




In The Courtyard

The building at the bottom is the chapel that holds all the frescos.  Outside of the roof, it is original fourteenth century construction.  You can tell it was autumn because of all the red leaves on the mountains.  The top building is one of the outer, sheltering buildings of the monastery.  It is next to the entrance gate and portcullis.  The only way to get to this monastery is to go through the UN checkpoint at the front.




Sunday, January 14, 2018

New Year Start

I am not doing Crazy January this year, but did start one thing on New Year's Day.  It's this mandala from Chatelaine.  I have been meaning to start it on this day for quite a while.

Another Giant Grab Bag

 The first photo gives you an idea of how big the bags were.  All the photos following are of items in the bag.  I am going to give away the candlewicking thread, of which there was a lot, because it's something I'm not remotely interested in.





To The Ceilings

The ceilings have a lot of decoration, too.  I was disappointed, though, that the embroidery was obviously machine...