Language of flowers

I have always been inspired by flowers.  
I have a collection of photos of flowers that I have taken over the years.
Now that I am working on my clay stamp vocabulary......this collection means more and more to me every day.  Not only do I have a beautiful catalog of photos, but I have a connection to almost every flower.  

Looking at a picture will jog my memory to the flower......where it was growing, what the weather was like, who I was with.  I feel so blessed to be able to conjure up these memories so easily.

And then I read The Language of Flowers by Vanessa Diffenbaugh and was hugely fascinated by the Victorian meaning of flowers.

Creating a vocabulary

I purchased Amy Sanders DVD abut creating custom textures from Ceramics Daily and viola........I have learned a language that was buried deep within me.  Like Amy, I grew up with fabric....actually all kinds of fiber (but I will save that for another post).  I learned to sew at a very young age with the patient help from my Mom and Grandmother.  I spent many a day in the fabric store....all kinds of fabric stores.  My kids have grown up feeling very comfortable (perhaps not enjoying it as much as I have) in fabric stores.  The designs and textures have been simmering away all these years.

and now....I create my own vocabulary with designs carved into and out of clay stamps.  I then use these stamps to texture clay.

It is very addicting.  To sketch, to carve, to stamp.

Thank You AMY!

A place to start

This blog has been a long time coming.
Putting myself out there
has been a journey.
A mix of excitement and self doubt.
But I am HERE.

Not only am I here.  But
Soon
I will be live on etsy.