A piece completed

After 8 months on and off my Iris and it's lovely background is finally finished. You can see it here:

(copy and paste) http://www.trcreations.com

I've entered it into the Romancing the Arts show. We'll see if it gets in. I decided on a lattice fence in the background and added a me-designed butterfly to give it a bit more to look at. That one petal on the right draped over so much that it left a big whole what would only be filled with fence - a butterfly was a logical choice :). It feels good to finally have it finished! Now my monochromatic blues piece is calling to me to be completed lol. I'll have to see what I work on next though.

I think for the holidays though my sewing machine will be the one hard at work as I hand make the gifts for all the kids in my family. I love making them home made "I love you" gifts - and they all really seem to appreciate them!

I meet with the publisher on Thursday to show her my portfolio - we'll see what happens. I am pretty excited though - being an illustrator of childrens books is something I've always wanted to do! Wish me luck!

Tina

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