Florence - looking deeper

Stamp designing

I signed up for an online  stamp designing class with Julie Balzer.  My spring became crazy and I quickly found myself behind...  Fortunately vacation gives one time to play.  While my son watches his baseball games, I work on classes each evening.  Here's one page of play:

Imagine what I can get done on my flight home!  Or maybe I will sleep for 8 hours...

Butterfly collection

Sow stitch

I brought along a few stitching supplies on my journey.  My son is not an early riser and I like to keep my hands busy.  I am teaching a mixed media mandala class at the end of summer and have used my morning stitch time to create my first sample.  I see so much yellow in italy, so this journal cover is perfect for my written ramblings and drawings of this trip.

Lucca, Italy

Today we took a road trip to Lucca, Italy.  Enjoy some pics that many wouldn't see:

Keep your eyes open... walking in Milan

I am a star...

I adore Cannes... today I am a movie star...

I hope to never quit using my imagination!  As I sat on the red carpet I thought about all the stars that had walked this way.  I am very content with my quiet Midwestern life, but for a few minutes it was fun to pretend...