I miss the presence of the sun. I miss the warmth of the sun. I miss the light of the sun.
Today is 1st March. It’s St David’s Day. According to the meteorological calendar it is the first day of Spring. I look out of the window as I write this and see a mass of buds on the branches of the flowering cherry tree. In stark contrast we have just had a shower of sleet or hail.
Like other creatives I make cards. My challenge today is to make the sun shine. It was good therapy to seek out all the yellow, orange and red fabrics. I work on hand-made paper and stitch my pieces onto the paper using the sewing machine. A fine needle is required of course.
Bright colours lift the mood. These cards will give a lift to my card stand. Especially now that Spring is hopefully around the corner.
And they have inspired me to take this idea into another creative process. I have some more sunshine to make in the coming days, even if the actual sun doesn’t come out for us – so watch this space.