Thread Drawings

sewing machine (7” x 5”) “Sketching is almost everything. It is the painter’s identity, his style, his conviction, and then color is just a gift to the drawing.” – Fernando Botero bike happy (7” x 5”)

Cacti (6” x 6”) “A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended effort on them.” – Liberty Hyde Bailey Flowers (6” x 6”)

geek : : fireweed : : nerd bloom : : llama : : sweet (each 3.5” x 5”)

the mountains are calling (10” x 7”) “Is there any nation on earth that has more natural attractions, from the scenic coastal towns of Maine to the volcanic islands of Hawaii and the natural beauty of our majestic national parks?” – Stephen Moore Sunset beauty (16” x 6”)

believe (9” x 9”) “Try to be a rainbow in someone’s cloud.” – Maya Angelou Rainbow Unicorn (6” x 6”)

moments of gratitude (each 3.5” x 5”) “Gratitude unlocks the fullness of life. It turns what we have into enough, and more. It turns denial into acceptance, chaos to order, confusion to clarity. It can turn a meal into a feast, a house into a home, a stranger into a friend.” – Melody Beattie scenic […]

Whale, hello there (6” x 6”) “A No. 2 pencil and a dream can take you anywhere.” – Joyce Meyer Dream Unicorn (6” x 6”)

Treehouse (6” x 6”) “The most creative people have this childlike facility to play.” – John Cleese Caticorn (6” x 6”)

“There’s no glory in climbing a mountain if all you want to do is to get to the top. It’s experiencing the climb itself – in all its moments of revelation, heartbreak, and fatigue – that has to be the goal.” – Karyn Kusama Ascend (19” x 8”)

Happy (9” x 9”) “We all have a hungry heart, and one of the things we hunger for is happiness. So as much as I possibly could, I stayed where I was happy.” – Mary Oliver Loving Heart (9” x 9”)