Winged and wonderful

This weekend's weather was lovely enough for an outdoor fleamarket visit at the Raleigh State Fairgrounds. I found this little box to house my new medieval tapestry Owl Relic from Parrish Relics.

 

In addition, added some vintage buttons to my collection.

Illuminated world

For the past 3 weeks, I've been in a sort of limbo with a cat health crisis. My adorable Frick had a little bump on his chin and had surgery on Monday. The biopsy came back yesterday and to my total relief, he got a clean bill of health - a harmless nodule.

So, I feel energized and more focused...
have been doing research for a tattoo that I want to get sometime within the next year. This will be my first, so I want a design that is just right for me.  My initial thoughts are something medieval in nature, an illumination of sorts. Love the line drawings in this book, so like one of my favorite illustrator's, Evelyn Paul (whom I've posted about in the past).

Smith of Wootton Major & Famer Giles of Ham. J.R.R. Tolkien, published by Ballantine Books.

Illustration by Pauline Baynes for Smith of Wootton Major & Famer Giles of Ham

Illustration by Evelyn Paul for Claire de Lune

Illustration by Evelyn Paul for Claire de Lune

Illustration by Evelyn Paul for Claire de Lune