Somehow, this is late -

 and goodness knows how that happened.  What with guests from out of town this week, the paving of the condo (and all the noise and kerfuffle that entails), training new lawncare staff and etcetera, I'm obviously a little out of it all.  

Nonetheless, having some time in the studio meant that some collage starts made it into the inspiration book...

and some black and white pieces were chopped in preparation for the last signature.  

Then the work really begins!  I do hope that your week was calm, relaxing and creatively fulfilling!  See you next week.  

A wild and wacky...

 ...week means there was little progress in the studio.  Still working on the collages for the signatures, I was amused to find that this week I've been working in the same two colours on each of the tables.

The purple and magenta theme is carried from signatures through to a unicorn.

Bit by bit, I suspect there will be a host of colours

show up in these,

 

given how well they play with so many hues.

I'm hoping there will be more progress next week, as I hope that you've had a much more productive studio week than what happened here.  In the meantime, wishing you extraordinary creative joy!!

It's 6/10...

 ...signatures with the initial layer done, and I'm liking the process more and more.

I know there is a great deal more to do on each page,

but I'm loving these little collages.

As always when working on a long project,

concepts change,

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and the muse takes over.

It's going to be really interesting

to see where this all goes.

I hope you're enjoying your week as much as I've been doing.  I'll pop over and say 'hi' once this hits the interweb.  😜

It's so green. . .

. . . in the valley right now it's little wonder my tables were covered in it this past week.

Working in the inspiration book in these tones was great fun especially as it's not a range I use that often.

Even John got into the act as he chopped chives until even his brain felt green.

And how could I resist pouring the next colour, turquoise, from its scrap bag?  I'm itching to get started on this!

And no, I'm not skipping ahead in the book on this colour combination.  I've actually started on the birthday painting for granddaughter Chloe, who turns four in June.  

I'll leave you guessing what this painting will entail.  😁

In the meantime, happy, wildly, giddy creative week to you.  Do catch me up in your comments as I head over to check things out!!   

And the beat goes on...

as I juggle half a dozen  dozens of projects at once.  I used to think that was SO wrong, but over the years I've learned it (sort of) works for me.

I've added the orange signatures to the inspiration project,

as well as the yellow ones.

All of them will need some more embellishment, but I just couldn't wait to get started on the greens.

The concern, of course, is that this small book (5 1/2" x 4 1/4") is already looking very full, 

and I'm wondering how in heaven's name that belly band will corral it all.  I'm banking on several miracles before I'm finished with this project!  

And what have you been up to this week?  I'm excited to see what's going on in your creative world.