Wool & Whimsy

I love to paint, and I particularly love doing artwork in

the folk art style. I have long loved the work of American 

folk artists like Ellen Stouffer, Blakely Wilson and

Charles Wysocki. I think what I love the most

is the combination of simple, heartwaming themes

with seasonal and whimsical touches.

Nothing makes me happier than sitting down

with my paper, pens and watercolours to create a

new little picture. And the next best thing is taking it

up a level and converting my image into a

cross stitch chart, and seeing how my work comes

to life in a whole new way

'Wool & Whimsy' - my first design featured here

on this blog has most of my favourite things -

a cute little store, two fat and woolly sheep and lots

of little country touches, like flowers,

baskets and birdhouses.

The quote too, is meaningful to me, because I strongly

believe that when we work with hands and heart

we become truly inspired and uplifted.

And at the moment we are all going through such

difficult and troubling times in the world, so we

need to find both peace and grace, which I believe we 

can do in simple creativity.

I hope to be able to share the stitched version

of this picture with you all very soon, at which

time the chart will be available as a pdf download.

To end, one of my favourite quotes,

attributed to the Buddha.

'Your work is to discover your work,

and then, with all your heart,

give yourself to it.'

Blessings, light and enchantment

Gail xxx