Yes, Martha. Where DOES the time go?

Autumn Years

Right this minute, I wish that I lived somewhere where the date was September 8th instead of the 9th. I was scheduled to post on our brand new, exciting Viewpoints9-2 rotation YESTERDAY!

Excitement!  So exciting that when Martha emailed me today I was totally flummoxed.  Where HAD the time gone?

My only defense for this faux pas in not posting yesterday was that this weekend was filled with 3 family birthdays and a house guest.  No excuse, really, if you think about it.

Certainly not if I think about it.

I have been working on this challenge for the past 13 years, the last 3 with more urgency.

Autumn Years is the first in a long series and foretold much about the themed work that followed.  Metaphors that are not very deep:  bare trees that I have carved from printing blocks, moons of various times and hand-dyed fabric mixed with commercial.

I was SO enthusiastic about Martha's challenge that I jumped right into work on it...it's done, completed, photographed, the whole 9 yards (reference intended).

Ironic, no? that the post is a full day late?

This challenge is very personal to me.  Thank you, Martha.