Resurrecting the Garden

It was Easter Sunday so I thought "what better time to see what comes back and what doesn't come back to life out in my garden this year"

I'd been indoors since last fall and was very happy to be outside again with the wheelchair. This daffodil was the very first thing
to bloom this season.

As you can see, we've got a LOT of work ahead of us before this space will be a garden again.

These will be our "before" pictures. You may see some of them again as the season progresses and we want to showcase the changes.

Colored pencil designs for Easter

Now that I've finished making all the decorations for the Senior Center I'm back at home and drawing on some cards for my family. I'll post pictures as I get them done.

I'm a bit discouraged because my designs are looking good compared to the sorts of things I'm seeing in the stores this year. It's nice to know that there's nothing wrong with my designs but it leaves me  wondering what it is that puts those in the stores and leaves mine unsold.

In the meantime I just keep drawing and making the things I want to for the people I care about.

The Second Easter Dala Horse Design

The beauty of this design is that it's basically lines and dots so almost anyone would be able to do it
.

Before and After

Sometimes I just don't know when to stop. Believe it or not I'm STILL adding things to this.