A Little Check-In

So many of you have sent well wishes that I felt like I need to check in.  My first cataract surgery went very well.  The doctor told my driver that it went "better than expected."  Of course, now I wonder what he expected.......   For now my eye is red - as expected. But I can see at a distance  with no correction. When I wake up in the morning and remove the shield that I place over it each night, I can see the clock across the room. I can see details in the wallpaper border.  It is amazing. 

Another amazing thing is that color are so much more vivid.  The doctor said that we remove the worst one first. But, I can see, by alternating which eye I look out of,  that there is a remarkable difference in the shade of things. It is most obvious looking at something white. The repaired eye sees "white" while the eye that still has a cataract sees a tan-toned off white.  It is a stark difference. 

So what have I been doing?  Much less than usual. Ha ha.  I realized (too late) that  I can't weave because the loom weighs 32 lbs and I am not supposed to lift over 15 lbs.  My loom folds and is stored folded.  I would have to lift it to move it to a location where I can weave.  (Oh well!)  A friend stayed with me for the first day, but at that point I was just resting.  Now I am alone and doing well but with limits.  Bending over is also a no-no as it puts pressure on the eye.  Fortunately these are temporary restrictions.  Once the eye is full healed I can go back to life as usual - hmmm,  semi-usual I suppose since we are still in a pandemic.

I decided to paint a few backgrounds to doodle on. Here those are for you to see. 

I think this was recycling a piece from another painting- I just added paint.

The last one is a page to doodle on although it isn't a background. 

I watched a video where the artist used these types of "blobs" to 

create birds and fish.  I think I need to go back into these and add

more/different colors to make them interesting.

However, it is all just fun creative play. 

I also won a pre-printed "hand" fabric from Laura Wasilowski at ArtFabrik.  Since it doesn't require

heavy lifting, I decided to try embroidering on it - even with my wonky vision.  After adding a layer of a thin woven interfacing to the back of the fabric, I started the outline of the hand. 

I am not so sure about my thread color choice, but it has a good contrast.  While listening to an audiobook from my local public library, I completed the outline. 

Next up for this is to fill in the hand with embroidered design stitches. You can see an example on Laura's blog here.     While I will look back at hers for ideas,  I hope I can manage to make this one my own creation. 

Meanwhile,  I am putting drops in my eyes four times a day.  I can't get too busy doing anything else. Ha ha.  I am taking some  naps  time during the days to rest my eyes also.   

 

Until Next Time,  

Stay Creative 

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