A Harem of Zebras

Today I'm joining my dear friend Yvonne of Meggy's Way who is hosting Art Journal Journey this month.  She has chosen Colo(u)r in my World as her theme.  I'm having a bit of trouble writing the word "colour," because my spell check goes crazy when I do.  I'll also be joining Try it on Tuesday with their fortnightly theme of Stitch It (real or faux).

I now give you

Evie was smart.  She was brave.  She didn't like the position she had been placed in, and was trying to get away.  In order to do this,

she hid among this harem of zebras.

Do you see Evie? 

She is quite well camouflaged against the black, white, and orange harem. 

She is so well camouflaged, right down to her hands, it will be hard for anyone who might be looking for her to find her.

For this piece, I started with a used file folder I spent a lot of time coloring with a paint pen.  Then I added the image which I found in a magazine (it was an ad for a printer) and sewed the saying to the piece using variegated thread.  Obviously today's colors are black, white, and orange.

On a different note, several of my blogging friends have shared their garden updates lately.  On Sunday, I was so tired of the overgrown mess in my front garden, I got out my string trimmer and trimmed it all back before mowing my lawn. 

It starts looking bad about this time every year, so this year I decided to do something about it before it was time to completely mow it back right before the first frost.

I left the still flowering hostas, but cut back most everything else.    In the background you see items on my front porch that need to go to the local charity shop.

I don't remember these hostas blooming so well in years past.  BTW, I brought one of these hosta plants on an airplane from New Jersey one year.   I'm fairly certain they should be divided and transplanted next spring.

On the herb front, I spent a lot of time cutting back the blackberry bush.

I completely filled my trash container with both growing and dead vines.   Yesterday morning I cut back and weeded many of my plants, but I was simply too tired to do so on Sunday.  I also was too tired to mow the back yard.  At least the yard looks good decent from the front, and that is what is important for curb appeal.

and a photo that has nothing to do with my garden or art, but I thought you might enjoy.  Yes, this is the head of the face of our blog.

Thanks for joining me today for my garden update as well as my art I'm sharing at

 

Art Journal Journey

and

Try it on Tuesday.