Quilt artistry

I am very fortunate to be acquainted with Romany McNamara, who is an extraordinary quilt artist. Her choice of fabrics and colors is just outstanding. Below are pictures of a quilt top she's currently working on. Take a long look at the unicorn: her mastery of creating shapes and subtle shading to capture the texture and feel of the face is just WOW. It's a pleasure to be able to share her work.

I can hardly wait to see the final product. And here's hoping Romany is willing to continue sharing her artistic vision.

Fungi are truly beautiful

Before you go ewwww,  check out the beauty of the tree fungus. Though I believe these two different trees on two different streets have the same fungus, the color variation, while subtle, is really amazing. The shapes are just incredible. And yes, I probably need to get a hobby.

And the variation: