hearts and flowers

                                                     happy valentine's day,

once again

a day of hearts and flowers (and dreams of chocolate treats, too).

the little painted hearts above show my love of flowers and color and fabric and hearts. they  are  sewn into shape and quilted by hand or machine.
 they are about 5 inches by 5 inches more or less.

if you could turn them over a small pocket is revealed .
 something special can be tucked in and the loop of ribbon allows it to hang.

 if only a drop of your favorite scent on a cotton ball is tucked into  the pocket ,

it is sweeter still.

may your hearts be full each  day with the things and folks  you  love and enjoy.

aloha, sonja

My painting ladies at Quilt Hawaii 2008

Why do these  ladies  look  so happy?

well for starters, they are in shady patio on the big Island of Hawaii .

 and  they are painting fabrics

and as some of our fabric are almost  dry ,

 some of us have started to dance  because that is  what the light hearted feeling of making art does this  to some of us...myself included!

(or i might break into song , usually a rock and roll line that strikes a cord.. )

here are some of my "painters of the pacific"  in action.

 (a few went out for ice coffee or something so i didn't get  your mug shot)

Meg!

 in a  balmy , comfortable atmosphere with encouragement, paint, and new and renewed friends , a day like no other is created  that is full of  laughter and color.  these faces are in the art journal of my heart as i love to paint and i love to share my paintbrushes with folks like these. i bring the paints  too and serve  them up with a spoon to your palette.what is you favorite color....today?

we are getting  our next class together on  Friday July 2 , 2010

#303 ,  Heliconia flowers  and fabric painting

at the Waikoloa Beach Marriot Resort  and Spa

on the the big Island Hawaii.

i hope you can join us ! Aloha, Sonja

 for information   and registration  go look at :

 http://www.quiltventures.com/  update:
Sorry to say they QV do not come to Hawaii any longer.
This  venue lasted until 2013 making 20 years of quilt show history.
I showed and taught with QH from 1999 to 2010.
What a fun decade!
Aloha and Mahalo Faye and Ellen for your venture in the Pacific!

We  ALL had a great time,
 a great decade for me to paint and share !!
Aloha nui loa, Sonja