A Sticky Situation with My Muse

Inspired by the beautiful pine trees here at Art Quilt Tahoe, I decided to create a quilt based upon the huge pine cones found beneath the trees. These pine cones are the size of a football and harken back to the age of dinosaurs and tar pits. (Not that I remember those days, but you get the idea.)

Here is my muse, carefully posed on my fusing table. Like a still life painter, the shapes are analyzed and the cutting of fabric begins. It will be a blue pine cone!

Happily cutting out blue fabric and fusing it to a red background, I notice movement on the pine cone. Soon little flying things emerge into the warmth of the room in search of a dinosaur or tar pit.

Hastily snapping up the pine cone, I race outside and return it to nature. It's then I discover sap on the cutting table, my tools, and hands.

So, let this be a lesson to you. Next time you want to follow your muse, make sure it's not a sappy one.