I never intended to collect frogs. I don't even much like the idea of having "collections" of things cluttering up my house, but somehow I have accumulated a lot of frog things, some purchased, some received as gifts. Why frogs? Good question. I don't have an answer.
Silkscreen print by Earl Newman
Even out in the garden
Out there we have real frogs as well, often heard and seldom seen. The little guys show up among the hydrangeas occasionally.
My collection of owls is much the same. My DH gave me the first one and it somehow grew from there, esp as I discovered in how many different materials and styles they have been depicted and have made my collection as varied as possible -- though I still have to make my owl quilt in spite of having collected owl fabrics for years ...
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