Archive for December, 2006

my first try

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006

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To illustrate a simple poem, I went to a textile shop in the old garment center of Manhattan and bought the dull yellow linen for the background and patches of colorful silk. Troels was doubtful when I showed him the mix of colors and announced that they would turn it into a wall hanging (40 x55). Now, a few years later, he still likes the outcome.

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Geranium

Sunday, December 24th, 2006

Liselotte’s geraniums from last summer in Empire.

The kitchen window on a dark winter morning, Dec 24th at 7:30 am in East Lansing, Michigan.