Knitting Dragonflies

I bought a package of white Onesies and decided to tiedye them for a baby present. A fun summer gift for any little one! Drying on the line. Materials: -package of Onesis (I found mine at Joann’s, all ready to dye) -acid based dyes, or if you are a first timer, there are tie dyeing kits that are cheap, see WalMart -plastic bins, and metal spoon -rubber bands or string to tie, I used rubber bands 1- I looked here to see some different folding techniques for dyeing for my Onesies. The ones I chose were; (From left to right 1-The Bunching, green, bunched up and I used about 5 rubber bands to secure it all. 2- I used a combo of a small spiral in the middle and pleats on the top and bottom from side to side, turquoise, one rubber band in the middle and one one the pleated top, one on the pleated bottom 3- The Spiral, used on the middle blue one, about 5 or 6 rubber bands to secure it all, placed in all different directions. 4- Pleats, the turquoise is pleats folded from bottom

Watching the Preakness and sketching a bit. Inspired by the moving horses. Interesting Horse related facts: In the state of Arizona, it is illegal for cowboys to walk through a hotel lobby wearing their spurs Horses younger than 4 years can concentrate for a maximum of 10-15 minutes A horse typically sleeps two and half to three hours a day A zedonk is the offspring of a zebra and a donkey Horses generally dislike the smell of pigs I’m planning on getting back to my knitting soon! Seriously!! LOL

Playing around a bit with watercolor, just using black in different layers. Sumi-e style. When we moved down here one of the nicest things was seeing horses. I grew up in the city and never saw a live horse until I went to the fair. I couldn’t believe how big they were up close. Maybe nothing defines the culture of Kentucky better than the state’s obsession with horses. One visit to Kentucky’s Horse Country, and the thoroughbred affection is apparent in everything from the fields of grazing horses and racetracks to horse farms & tours. Above is charcoal, well I’ll keep trying..LOL So in the spirit of Kentucky and their beautiful horses I’m trying to paint them. It is hard to capture them, the movement, angles and shadows. But enjoyable.