Many people are familiar with the paintings of John James Audubon (1785-1851) the French-American ornithologist, naturalist, and artist. In his Elephant Folio (1827-38) he published large hand-colored engravings of the birds that he studied on his treks through the United States wilderness. His work is extremely detailed and was revolutionary at the time due to [...]
http://www.carriewild.com/blog/2013/02/audubons-phoebe/
My mother and I just returned from a visit to Paducah, Kentucky, where we attended the 28th Annual American Quilter’s Society Show & Contest. This is one of the largest quilt shows in the nation, and as Paducah is officially known as “Quilt City USA” there was a multitude of other quilt-related exhibits and activities [...]
http://www.carriewild.com/blog/2012/04/a-stitch-in-time/
Within the past few months I’ve been creating “mini” paintings; very small pieces that picture a single insect or animal. They’re fun to do because they take much less time (relatively speaking) than my larger works, and I always enjoy depicting a beautiful butterfly or a little animal. I recently finished a mini of a [...]
http://www.carriewild.com/blog/2012/02/little-tails/
