Welcome to Mountaintop Quilting Studio

This is where you find me exploring a variety of creative adventures mostly about but not limited to quilting. I'm a firm believer that one increases their creativity by being open to and playing with a variety of cretative endeavors ... at least that my excuse for today. Enjoy your sourjourn through my studio playroom. May you find encouragement and inspiration, and on occassion, a little pin-prick that may be thought-provoking or spark your imagination. Thank you for stopping by.

Murmuration from Sophie Windsor Clive on Vimeo .

... a thing to add to the bucket list ... to be able to see this in real life ... sigh

Only once in a blue moon will you see a blue moose ???

Love the complementary colors (blue moose against those orange pumpkins)

Hmmmm ... there must be a story in here somewhere.

 (found in the parking lot of a furniture store along Rte. 9)

Now isn't this a handsome fellow found along the sidewalk in Bennington VT outside a jewelry and bead shop. I love the patchwork tiles under his feet too.

Last week I showed you the innocent Frog Rock painting. What's even curiouser is the day I stumbled upon this character while exploring the back roads of Berkshire County. I understand he has quite a history and has been painted for many years. Legend has it that he started ...

I'm always in awe of the giant rock outcroppings that are a part of the landscape here in the Berkshires, but imagine my surprise when I first saw this fellow peeking out from the trees on my way into town.

I just don't get it ...

• giant butterflies tacked on the side of a house
• geese lawn statuary appropriately dressed for the season
• gardening grannies standing on their heads in flowerbeds bloomers flying like flags of many colors

It's a curious thing that even Luci Butterfly Girl can't ...

Hmmmm ... what is this?

Hmmmm ... what could the material be?

Hmmmm ... where would I be most likely to see something like this?

Hmmmm ... very inspiring ... how could I use this in my quilting art?

Hmmmm ... I want to reach out touch this texture.

Hmmmm ... who knew there could be so ...

Surprise sighting ... there were three of these tiny tree frog snuggled into the lawn chairs on Jan's porch during all our comings and goings during our Statler Retreat 2011 2010 in Sisters, Oregon.