I am so pleased to let you know that these 5×7” hand colored wildflower prints are now available for sale on the ShellyCarlson.com website! They were inspired by peaceful walks in the pasture, connections to nature and to those I love.
My daughter, Laura, and her young friends or cousins often put on their calico dresses, aprons and sunbonnets to run outside and play “Little House on the Prairie”. [Read more…]
Our son, Ben, and his family are in transition and while they move they have been here for chunks of time over the past three weeks or so. His sister, Bethanie, and her two children joined us for a weekend for some “cousin heaven” as we like to call it. So we’ve had grandchildren in and out of our home and noticed something fun as a result. [Read more…]
One of my favorite things about where I live are the wildflowers that spring up across the pasture that surrounds our home. Starting in early spring when I walk out to hang up laundry on the line or to help my husband with something in the shop, I am always surprised at the spots of color that have appeared among the prairie grasses. The colors and flower types change over the course of the summer and are a constant delight to my soul.
The blossoms almost always inspire me to go running in to get my camera and spend the next half hour or so walking around in search of what is blooming and snapping endless pictures. [Read more…]