Oyas of Callas, Poppies that I made:)

We had really hard winter contions here this year. It was a great opportunity to sit and try new things...I started to make new models of oyas with another technique. These oyas are different than those I sell at my Etsy. These are simple models with more natural appearence that I would like to create small wallhangers. This photo shows a big leaf that I did last week...I also completed half of the its flower but it seems that it should take long time to complete it because it is a big size flower.

This photo shows my little callas...There are lots of work to complete them, however, I just wanted to share the photos of two of them before completing...I'll use them on a wallhanger as well.

I love poppies, I did lots of SRE poppies in the past...This year spring came lately, I tested my patience, making poppies with a different way, with our traditional needle lace, oyas. As you can see, it is really hard work to make petals, stamens, leafs...I hope I'll be able to share outcome soon.
In the past, I was keep telling that I didn't have enough patience to create oya flowers...This long winter was enough to test my patience, I started to make oyas myself...To be decisive is a good beginning, the next thing should be to learn "goldwork"...

Happy Easter to you all...

Its spring:))

My followers know that I love lilacs...I shared lilac paintings that I made...This year I would like to share some beautiful photos of naturel lilac. Yesterday, we went to our friend's lovely farm again. I got so excited, it was lilac time and their back yard was full of lilacs. I know they are always lovely on their own bunches but their wonderful smell covers our home right now. We had a small lilac tree at the back yard of our home at my childhood. It was a two storey home and we were living at the second floor, however, it was big enough to reach our balcony....Istanbul were covered lilac trees in my childhood, there were special smells of each month...lilac, magnolia, mimmosa....roses, honey suckles....Now, everywhere covred with huge buildings, we have all comfort , hand made peysage views but there is nothing related with special smells of nature!!!

This close-up photo shows their beauty.

To sit this here and feel wonderful smell of lilacs was great.

This lovely&lonely poppy was looking great among all those green things.

Another close-up photo, itsn't so nice???

It was great to see poppies when arriving our friends farm. We totally forgot the important symbols of each season while living in big cities...I always say, I would love to live in county without hesitation...