Monday, March 2, 2009

Blue February



I love hearts and have made them with PMC, wire, seed beads, crystals and glass, like in my February journal piece. February is a big transition month...at the beginning of the month I'm still feeling the winter blues, thus a blue heart, not a red one! The heart is made with Effetre white and periwinkle, a really lovely glass color to work with. Not too drippy, not too stiff. I wanted to keep this piece simple and just echo the glass heart in blues and whites.


By the end of February there are sign of spring. We have a large pond with cattails that is a prime red wing blackbird haven and we always see them return the first week of March. Right on schedule we saw the first one yesterday. They haven't begun their territorial vocalizing yet, but that will be next. I also start imagining the gathering energy in the roots of my perennials, just waiting for the soil to warm up a little. Can you tell I like spring?

7 comments:

Brenda said...

I like the blue heart!
Plus as far as I am concerned you are right on time.
Great work.

Robin said...

Periwinkle blue glass is my all-time fave! Your heart is so lovely and the way you circled it and enhanced it with the bead embroidery is wonderful! Looking at all six together (BJP blog picture) is a great example of how we develop a unique voice for our BJP pages. Bravo! Robin A.

Marty S said...

What a treat to see all your pages together! I love the blue heart and how you accented it.
Marty S
Crackpot Beader

The bad Liz said...

I was in your neck of the woods on Sunday! Spring - my daffs are beginning to poke their little green heads out of the ground and the willow trees are getting that green-brown colour that means it's getting closer!! Hold tight! It's coming.

Jacquie said...

Your right about the February blues..I like this piece and the little xxx's around your pretty center heart "kisses"? Isn't it fun now to see all these pieces together? We're half way there!!!

heidibeads said...

We had spring for an hour or so on Sunday,not really - we got a 12 inch dump of snow that day. I have seen a Cardinal, but a red wing blackbird would be really nice. I love the blue of your heart and the page, it's soft but captures the essense of the season. I'm still praying for spring.

pam T said...

Oh Lovely! I love all your pages...... :)