Blue Rose, Humble But Especially Lovely Old Watercolor hand-painted needlebook which feels to me one

which feels to me one part NYC and one part American Southwest

with a bit of smearing to the green leaves at right

beading it in excellent shape

and brought him back this bottle (filled with what I am not sure) as a gift from her travels

and especially that kind of messy trail of black smoke

Blue Rose, Humble But Especially Lovely Old Watercolor hand-painted needlebook which feels to me oneJust a single bloom, but this is among my favorite watercolors of late, just a small perfect thing. A blue rose I believe, labeled what looks like "japonica," which is indeed a type of rose the Kerria japonica, but that as far as I can tell is yellow Blue roses are in fact often used to symbolize mystery or the unattainable, since they do not exist in nature because of genetic limitations, so perhaps here the unattainable manifested! 7" x 5", very