Mandala CCL

(Above:  Mandala CCL.  Custom framed:  21" x 21".  Found objects hand-stitched to a patchwork of scraps from a vintage quilt.  Objects include:  A metal bakery mold; hand-carved, wooden mules; five, green coffee K-pods; green and red plastic lids; and assorted buttons. Click on either image to enlarge.)

I am running out of the little, hand-carved wooden mules.  Once, I had an entire box full. I adore them, even these ... most of which aren't quite completely carved.  It doesn't matter; they are all so cute.  It seemed appropriate to stitch them to a patchwork of quilt scraps.  Larger sections were used for other mandalas.  Thus, I stitched together the scraps for this background.  There's no telling what I might do with the dozens and dozens of scraps that I just can't throw away.  Surely, a new idea will come to me!

(Above:  Detail of Mandala CCL.)