"SPINNING IN PARADISE"

By Johannus Boots

I am a spinner and a collector of Johannus Boots art. We thought a painting with luxury fibre animals surrounding a spinner in a beautiful outdoor setting would be an idea to give him to see what he would come up with. This is what he painted:

He took pictures of me spinning, my dog, a Great Pyrenese at 6 months old, and my spinning basket. I also gave him books to give him examples of animals to use. Since I do like to spin with exotic fibres, those were the critters he used. I did not see any of the process until it was finished. My husband asked him to add the knitting fairy (located on the the branch at the top right). When I saw it I just fell in love with what he did.

If you want to see more of his work, click on the link below and it will take you to his site.