buds – Carol F. Creech, Artist & Maker

Fabric variations! Trees and Feathers.

Isn’t it fun to play on the computer? I’ve been working on creating some variations for my fabric designs in Spoonflower. I have created several different backgrounds for my Maple Tree Buds. I love how the buds line up in the repeat and think it would make a terrific home decor fabric for pillows, placematsContinue reading “Fabric variations! Trees and Feathers.”

Maple tree buds – continued

I’ve continued drawing the maple tree buds out in front of our house. A few weeks ago, I posted them as they were just popping out, all red and berry-like. In this update, the red covering has fallen off and the bundled, silvery-green leaves are emerging. There are some beautiful red highlights both in theContinue reading “Maple tree buds – continued”

Maple tree buds

Our maple tree out front has been budding up recently, and the buds look like bright red berries. Very pretty! I did some loose pen and ink sketching of a branch, and then a close-up sketch of one bud. I then added color to the bud. I’ve included images of both the pen and inkContinue reading “Maple tree buds”