tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11198634512469860062024-02-19T16:30:50.051+01:00Free-spirit-artistsWilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823053345406239036noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-48758107976951804642014-12-03T17:31:00.000+01:002014-12-03T17:31:11.355+01:00New Directions in 2014Hello "strangers"! Where did the year go? My new hip (named"Lexus") is healed up, I turned 65 (yikes) and have entered the world of Medicare and Medicare supplements. In November we also celebrated our 45th anniversary with a trip to Kauai, Hawaii. Back to Minnesota cold.<br />
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This year I've taken some new directions, with art quilting on the back burner. Two years ago I took a weekend collage workshop from Laura Lein-Svencner and followed it this past May with a weeklong collage class at Dillman's near Lac du Flambeau, WI (the wild north of the state). <br />
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It's a fascinating new direction for me. The process begins with altering many types of paper such as National Geographic pages, dictionary pages, etc. with gesso, Citrasolv, NevrDull (yes that's how you spell it), stencils and acrylic paint. These papers are coated on both sides with acrylic medium, dried, then layered and fused with a heat tool. Paint is brushed on, wiped off, more layers are added and the composition grows.<br />
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Here are some samples of my pieces from 2014. The first two pieces (birds) and last two are 8" x 8" and the others are 6" x 6". All are mounted on wood panels about 1" deep.<br />
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Wishing you all well in the upcoming New Year. Francie Ginocchio<br />
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<br />Francie Ginocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517831437067118266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-40010682674843233262014-11-09T00:12:00.001+01:002014-11-09T00:20:46.045+01:00Irene MacWilliam - NatureI was asked to be a member of "Crossing Oceans" an invited group of international artists from around the world, each offering their own unique perspective on the chosen theme of NATURE.<b> Textile artist Jane Rollason is the curator of this group.</b> Members of this exhibiting group are: Jane Rollason (UK), Hilary Beattie (UK), Charlotte Yde (Denmark), Irene MacWilliam (Northern Ireland), Bergen Rose (US), Dijanne Cevaal (Australia), Lin Hsin-Chen (Taiwan), Ineke Berlyn (UK), Frieda Anderson (US), Christiane Kuhr (Germany), Elaine Quehl (Canada), Pat Archibald (Scotland) and Kay Haerland (Australia)<br />
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I was asked to produce 6 pieces for the above group. It was suggested we make pieces 24 x 12 inches either portrait or landscape. I made my pieces as 3 sets of 2 using black and white striped fabric.<br />
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Bird and Flowers 1<br />
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<br />irene macwilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-50048123805345295702014-03-07T12:56:00.000+01:002014-03-07T12:56:19.482+01:00Lines or circlesLines or circles, that is the question. Originally my idea was to continue working with my theme of 2013 - lines - as I still have a couple ideas. But for one of my online groups <a href="http://stitched-art-textles.blogspot.nl/">Stitched</a> I picked the theme circles. For this group we have to make 4 quilts per year. It is now early March and I have completed 7 and am working on number 8. Overachieving? Maybe <gr>. Or I could choose circles for this group as well? Or I could work with both lines as well as circles? At the moment I just don't know.<br />
Any way here are pictures of the circle quilts I have created. There is one more which I cannot show you yet, as I will be helping Kelly on the <a href="http://andthenwesetitonfire.blogspot.nl/">Fire</a> blog in August.<br />
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<br />Wilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823053345406239036noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-74649811659116074942014-02-07T19:26:00.003+01:002014-02-07T19:26:50.114+01:00Moving On!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have to admit....coming up with a theme or concept that truly inspired me for the coming year seemed a bit elusive. Not sure why. Perhaps because I just finished up two major projects and needed some "brewing" time. But....a few days off made the difference it seems.<br />
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My pieces for 2014 are going to be from some of my favorite photos of old (and rather crumbly) barns. I'm so excited to get started on this series. I don't think it will be as close to realistic as some of my recent work. At least in my head there is something I want to try out. I'll keep you guys posted along the way!!<br />
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Here are just a couple of my photos that are begging to be translated!! I even have their titles already!!<br />
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The hard part now is to pick out the remaining three. There are so many that I truly like!! I'm thinking I will do the six for this group for this year but I don't think it will be the end of the series. At least if they turn out like I see them in my head!!! And we all know how that sometimes goes!!</div>
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Just stopped by the studio to finish up putting things together to take this evening for my art show opening. SOOOOOOOOO nervous....and excited. Thanks to all of you who have gone on this journey with me toward my 2014 goal of a solo show. I'm finding it quite nerve-wracking. I've been in shows before but only with a few pieces and a whole lot of other artists. This is the first time it's just me. Good news AND scary news. The success or not...all on me...<br />
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OK...gotta think about something else now. Like what the heck to wear!!! Still haven't decided. Perhaps coveralls with paint all over them???? Sheesh....no idea. Can you tell I'm nervous????<br />
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I'm planning on taking the whole weekend OFF!! No schedule....no plans....just winging it. Probably catching up on some much missed sleep?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-47970385618265116102014-01-05T02:05:00.002+01:002014-01-05T02:07:36.031+01:00Final piece started<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
So...now I'm on the fifth and final piece for the show. I wanted to follow the "life" of the pecan from sapling to final purpose. And the final purpose of pecans is TO BE EATEN! -- preferably in a pecan pie or pecan waffles!<br />
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I'm working on the Pecan Pie first. I printed a copy of my mom's pecan pie recipe (which she got from her mom) on an 8" X 10" piece of silk organza. Now I'm working on the slice of pie. Screen printing is done on one of the dyed fabrics I did for this series and I'm just filling in with a lighter brown color wash to give it some depth. I took this photo so you could see the un"washed" pecans and the "washed" ones. When I'm finished with this wedge, I'll be using this for one of the textile additions. I have some hand dyed and spun wool from my niece (keeping it in the family ya know) which I have braided and will be using it for the fluted outer "crust"<br />
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I was struggling with this one earlier today. I took a break for an episode of Frasier and a cup of Earl Gray tea.<br />
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Came back to the studio and things started falling into place a bit better. It might change a bit before it is done but at least now I have the complete piece in my head.<br />
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The working title for this one is Final Purpose. Not totally what I want but I'm currently brain dead.....<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-52603650793915412362014-01-04T21:21:00.002+01:002014-01-04T21:21:35.772+01:00Winter Harvest completed!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
At last! It is completed and ready for the photographer on Tuesday!<br />
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I used some of the crushed pecan shells on the tree bark. And I filed down some half shells to add to the ground cover and one falling from the tree!<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-42347522725623790142014-01-02T22:33:00.000+01:002014-01-02T22:33:10.459+01:00#4 Winter Harvest - plan to be completed tomorrow!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Well, I'm having a blast!!! Was working on this piece today and had a brainstorm. I have bark cloth (thanks Wil!!) and my tree has bark........so........I took bits of the bark cloth, adhered them to the "tree" and then painted them in. So far I have done the trunk (well....in this photo TWO of them are painted in. I left the other two naked so you could see the difference) In actuality they are all painted in now. I'll be adding some to the larger limbs, then some crushed pecan shells (like in Emergence). The pecans on the ground - that is how we harvested them....shook the limb and they fell down among a good bit of twig debri and then we picked them up off the ground - I have screen printed in the black "shadow" of the pecans. Then I will screen print over that with the brown. I also have several half shells of my real pecans which I'm thinking about adhering among the screen print ones. There will also be several tufts of grass sticking up.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-28774021997619640112013-12-31T12:51:00.003+01:002013-12-31T12:51:59.148+01:00updateThe separate artist pages are updated.Wilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823053345406239036noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-12191446970048635822013-12-30T19:34:00.001+01:002013-12-30T19:39:29.287+01:00Piece 3 - Complete!!!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just put on the finishing touches!! Whew! Looking forward to your feedback!<br />
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Here is a close-up of the main branch. The branch over the textile part is made from bark cloth Wil gave me from Africa. I'm afraid I matched the color for the painted part of the branch so well you can't actually see it in the photo. The other bit you might be able to distinguish in the photo is that I used crushed up shells from the actual pecans off the tree on my mom and dad's farm in Texas. The current resident was kind enough to send me a bag of them!! How cool is that????</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-70986109501374456382013-12-30T19:01:00.001+01:002013-12-30T19:01:24.075+01:00One more poppy<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One more poppy piece before the year ends. I did an experiment with thickened dye spread on a plastic mat and pressed fabric over the surface. The dye bubbles and moves so it's very upredictable (but fun). I used some cardboard poppy shapes as a resist. The left side is a piece of shibori with the same dyes; I used clothespins as my resist. Poppies are free motion stitched and I heavily machine quilted the background It's small, only 12" x 12". Happy New Year Everyone! Hope I can remember my password..... Wil, can you help???</td></tr>
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Francie Ginocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517831437067118266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-44800331357937589112013-12-30T18:56:00.003+01:002013-12-30T18:56:59.664+01:00All Together Now<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
I have just been looking at the pieces each artist has done so far and I have to say that I am liking the way the pieces look together!! Not one to have worked much in a series or anything before, I can see how this concept is beneficial. Great work everyone!!!</div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-23574473814118520002013-12-29T19:00:00.001+01:002013-12-29T19:06:09.928+01:00Weeds can give us drugs - Irene MacWilliam<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am using the same technique and fabrics as in my other pieces that I have already posted. I used steam a seam light for the various bits of the foxglove; as it is repositionable this made it fairly easy to get an arrangement that pleased me. Al the fabrics are painted, dyed, stamped etc. I am still not sure what I think of this series, some days I quite like them and other days I feel dissatisfied, I think because they are not in the usual strong colours I tend to work with. I am aiming to do 6 pieces to these dimensions although I will be switching to a new theme for 2014.irene macwilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.com2Europe55.178867663282006 -7.382812538.860547163282007 -48.6914065 71.497188163282 33.9257815tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-40085153401982188612013-12-28T12:44:00.002+01:002013-12-28T12:44:30.437+01:002014I hope you all had a happy Christmas and are looking forward to a new creative year. But it is also time for some thinking :-). Do you want to work with a new theme in the coming year or expand on your present one? Just let me know and I will add it to the blog.Wilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823053345406239036noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-83408605813264118102013-12-20T21:26:00.000+01:002013-12-20T21:26:31.229+01:00Third Pecan piece on its way<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Yes.....before you gasp....I DO know what day it is and how soon Jan. 9th is. But am I panicked???? Ummmm....yes.....just a bit!<br />
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Anyway, the third piece is currently called "Emergence". This is just the background (a blue wet acrylic color wash. Dabbed out the "cloud" effect with a paper towel when the paint was still quite wet. Next I stitched in the textile piece. Added bits of brown (a pounded fabric from years ago) since the branches would be prominent in this piece. Then did the grass and began the infrastructure of the tree branch itself. The "star" of this piece is a screen print of the pecans when the covering opens up and the pecan (as we are used to seeing them) is revealed. That will be for tomorrow along with some leaves. OH and a stretched piece of bark cloth (like the trunk of The Sapling, will be the continuance of the branch on the textile part. It is sopping wet and stretched out to dry at the moment. And one more thing, I have shelled a bunch of pecans from the HUGE ancient tree in from of my parents former homeplace in Texas. They were sent to me by the wonderfully kind current resident. I will be pulverizing the shells to adhere to the larger parts of the limbs for texture. I did a test piece and really like the results.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-61670347199306265392013-12-14T19:30:00.002+01:002013-12-14T19:30:34.459+01:00Poppy AssemblageHello All,<br />
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I am puzzled about what to do next with this piece; it's a complicated one created with DSP (same batch of dye as Birch & Moons). Using cardboard cutout poppies, I printed on two pieces of white silk which then were fused to the hand-dyed background piece. Then --- an experiment! <br />
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I've been laser printing onto gampi (rice paper) for collage and decided to try adhering a small piece with matte acrylic medium on a sample of fabric. It worked, so I printed the cluster of poppies (lower left), ripped off the excess paper, and adhered it with the matte medium over one printed silk section. Gampi becomes more transparent when it dries. This has been pinned on my bulletin board for a couple months because I'm not sure where to go next with it and haven't been back in my studio since mid-Nov. Might put it away for a while and when I re-discover it maybe the light bulb will go on.<br />
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Francie Ginocchiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06517831437067118266noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-34820242496106985662013-12-10T17:00:00.000+01:002013-12-29T19:06:54.418+01:00Weeds - Children Make Daisy Chains<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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but a tiny bit pale so I added a bit more grey and printed the children using
my own handcut stencil on my actual piece. Horrors they looked far too dark.
Left the piece for a few days and then decided to overprint the children with a
paler shade of grey. I did this by carefully placing the stencil over each
image and then placing the screen to add the additional fabric paint. They were
apppaling like plasticy extrusions!! They looked worse each day, then a friend
suggested covering the piece with organza. In my unusual fabric bag I found a sheer organza with flowers and leaves so
applied that to the children but it was such an improvement. Not sure if it was
the answer but I added the daisy plant, looks more like the button daisies than
the wild ones but I have had positive feedback about them so will leave it as
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band and binding were sun printed. This will make my third piece posted – I only
started half way but I am working on another piece and hope to have six in this
collection so if it is Ok with members I will post them as I complete them.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<br />irene macwilliamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11758839710333575379noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-75421030190019655962013-12-05T17:54:00.000+01:002013-12-05T17:54:28.839+01:00Finally Completed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Just completed the finishing touches on the second piece in the Pecans Series - Summer Grove. I am very pleased with how it turned out. Hope you like it. Now on to the third piece!! Time is getting rather short. Glad I have them all pictured in my head!! (note - the strip across the top is actually straight...just an anomaly with the actual photo. Can hardly wait to get them professionally photographed!!)<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-11035100108905854912013-11-27T17:24:00.003+01:002013-11-27T17:24:31.416+01:00EclipseCentral portion of a 12" x 20" DSP piece titled "Eclipse". Background was created with two pieces from the same print batch and moon eclipse(es) are fused applique from <span style="text-align: center;">leftover fabric. Randomly machine quilted, not finished. Am home on Day #9 recovery from right hip replacement and may not make the six for this year! </span><br />
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Working on my second piece for the Pecans series. This one will be titled "The Grove"<br />
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Here is the beginning. I have just stitched the textile part onto the canvas. Now to do some painting!<br />
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Here is a closeup of the textile portion so far.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-26951129569585721422013-11-22T17:49:00.001+01:002013-12-29T19:07:50.649+01:00Irene MacWilliam - Nettles Support 40 Species- theme- WeedsI thought I had this piece finished a few weeks ago but I was not very happy with it. Every day I looked at it and I knew that the nettle looked rather uninteresting and wrong. Here is a detail of it. I had bound the edges and got the sleeve on it.<br />
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I realised I needed to add more interest to the nettles so I free machine stitched to try to remove the flat look. I was not worrying about being realistic as if there were a light source. As the stitching was added after the piece was finished it looks strange just having this stitching showing on the back but I do not care, it would not satisfy any quilt judge. </div>
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and here is the complete piece. It is 24 x 12 inches or 60 x 30 cms. I am a lot happier with it. It is unusual for me to be working with pale fabrics. All the fabrics in this piece have been dyed or overdyed and then painted, printed by various means with home made stamps and sun printed except for the leaves of the nettles, they are polycottons in 2 shades. the home produced fabrics were then cut and reassembled and cut and reassembled. The lower part is quilted with buttercup leaf shapes to keep to the theme of Weeds.<br />
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My 6th quilt for this year's theme is completed. It is called Broken Lines and here are the pictures of it:</div>
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I stitched the quilted parts onto a painted canvas. All fabrics used are my hand dyed ones. The size of the canvas is 16"x20".<br />
I have been thinking if I want to continue with this theme in 2014 or if I should choose a new one. Have not yet made up my mind. What are you doing? Continue or pick a new theme?Wilhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12823053345406239036noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-78650627147113137272013-11-06T23:12:00.001+01:002013-11-06T23:12:36.836+01:00One Down...seemingly a gazillion to go!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
It's DONE!! The first piece in the Pecan series!!!<br />
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And now for the unveiling......<br />
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Pecan Series</div>
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The Sapling</div>
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There are 5 more in the Pecan Series to be completed. I think the first one is the most difficult. All the concepts and supplies for the others are here...just need to put them on canvas.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17010332780140003901noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1119863451246986006.post-67864140473058897962013-11-04T17:57:00.000+01:002013-11-04T17:57:03.338+01:00The Sapling continues<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is step two of The Sapling. Finished the "ground". Now on to the tree itself.<br />
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