Linda's Magic Workshop - Linda Britt Design

Stitch Boutique I had a great time looking and taking pictures of everything that caught my interest one overcast afternoon while walking in Boston.   Now that I’m home and looking through those pictures, I’m realizing that repetition is a common element in my photos.   The repetition might be boring unless there is a twist – like the dolls with different personality and the wood bookend that fans.   I thought you might enjoy looking at the photos also.   I’d love to know what catches your interest too. Great Museum of Sewing Machines in Clothing Store Merimekko -repetition of color, line, fashion pinky otto store - repetition of bears Society of Arts and Crafts - wood bookends Felted scarves in rose repetition Society of Arts and Crafts Anthropologie - repetition of shape, pattern and color

Inspiration comes from many places.   I spent lots of time looking at buildings on my recent trip to Boston.   I keep a photo file of architectural details that inspire my jewelry designs.   This file is titled ‘Borders and Repetition'       And this one is titled ‘Shapes’.  

Italian Harpsichord This past week Peter and I flew to Boston for the Early Music Festival.   Attending the festival has been on Peter’s bucket list for many years and, of course, I was not going to miss it either. As usual we took lots of photos as we enjoyed the Back Bay area of Boston.      The weather was mostly rainy, overcast with only occasional sun.   I wore my ‘fitbit’ and at the end of 3 days realized I walked an average of 22,200 steps each day!   And yes, most of it was in rain! The Public Garden founded in 1837 was one of our first stops.   There is a lovely ‘lake’ with swan boats that were picturesque and not working that day.   Squirrels chased each other across grass and up trees.   Mother Mallard had her ducklings in tow as they swam.   The Globe Alliums looked like dancers in formation and the roses were in bloom.   But the Dogwoods took center stage with all the trees just filled with blooms.   Even the locals said it was a spectacular year

Noun  TEXTURE texture ( plural   textures ) The feel or shape of a surface or substance ; the smoothness , roughness , softness , etc. of something. The beans had a grainy, gritty texture in her mouth. ( art ) The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts. The piece of music had a mainly smooth texture . ( computer graphics ) An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface, Verb texture ( third-person singular simple present textures , present participle texturing , simple past and past participle textured ) to create or apply a texture Drag the trowel through the plaster to texture the wall. Texture gives us so much information.   It gives variety to shapes and it helps us distinguish between items.   It helps identify plants and animals and we can tell what kind of bird lost its feather by the size, color and texture.   It tells us about health.   Is the skin dry and flaky?   Is it soft and supple? W