Last night tornadoes and severe storms swept through our area, which is fairly uncommon around here. We were all safe, with minimal damage, but right now we’re dealing with a very large, very old fallen tree at my in-laws’, as well as a pretty serious injury sustained by my FIL during cleanup. I can only begin to imagine what it’s like in the Midwest in comparison!
There’s a good chance we’ll have a second round of storms tonight, so we may be hunkering down by candlelight for dinner. In the meantime, my second “surprise” illustration:
It’s called “Under the Stars.” I was inspired by a blog post by my loyal supporter, customer, and bloggie friend Glenda, in which she wrote about wanting to sit outside and look at the stars more often.
Months earlier, Glenda and I had agreed to do a personal swap, one that started at the beginning of the year and had a deadline of December 31, so the timing of the arrival of the swap goodies would be a surprise to the recipient, what fun! When I read about Glenda and the stars, and the illo idea popped into my head, I knew it would be the perfect foundation for my part of the swap. (I sent along some other fun things, as well, including a windchime, which relates to another of her “47 by 47″ list items.)
Thanks, Glenda, for the inspiration and for your faithful encouragement and friendship over the years!
“Under the Stars” is in the shop for all you stargazers out there!
And yet another beautiful drawing! I love your things because each has such meaning behind it! And the tree incident…. wow…
written on May 27th, 2011, at 9:59 pmGlad everyone is safe. So scary. Beautiful print… Have a lovely, safe weekend together.
written on May 28th, 2011, at 2:11 amLovely image – hope you all keep safe during the storms! Hunkering down sounds like a good idea :D
written on May 28th, 2011, at 9:20 amthat’s so scary! I’m glad that everyone is okay though!
I love your new illustration, it’s beautiful :)
written on May 28th, 2011, at 9:23 amWhat a lovely illo, great job! And hope the scary storm stuff passes quickly…it is indeed scary!
written on May 28th, 2011, at 12:20 pmHope you are all ok there and your FIL recovers. Beautiful illustration,really lovely.
written on May 29th, 2011, at 5:20 amAli
x
Wow! What a gorgeous illustration Gretchen! Love it!
written on May 29th, 2011, at 7:09 am(… how’s this for synchronicity, today we took our eldest chicken to the Melbourne Planetarium for an early Birthday treat…) : )
x Alisa
p.s. Hope your FIL heals quickly x
written on May 29th, 2011, at 7:11 amMy favorite illustration thus far (I wonder why?!!). It’s so very beautiful, and I can’t wait to frame it and hang it up =). A very wonderful swap package, to be sure!
Yikes, that’s a huge piece of fallen tree. I’m glad it didn’t land on your in-laws’ house. Hope there wasn’t further damage from the storms you expected the night of this post, and wishing for a speedy recovery for your FIL’s injury.
(Cute kidlets in the edge of the photo!).
written on May 29th, 2011, at 3:31 pmCute illustration! Hope your FIL recovers quickly from his injury.
written on May 29th, 2011, at 6:50 pmthat is a really fantastic way to watch the night ..such pretty sky! Sorry about the storm damage and FIL too…hope all is well today!
written on May 29th, 2011, at 9:16 pm