Behind the Beautiful Garden is Messy

Mary Jo Eckhart

Italian hand-dyed silks, beads accentuate hand-stitched on open-weave linen. I no longer garden due to several severe allergic reactions to poison ivy. This little garden grew easily as I played with the beautiful silks and then added beads. The back reminds me of all the behind-the-scenes labors needed to create a beautiful garden.