my january inspiration table… lots of new things i found in dusty thrift shops and arranged together. oh, and i bought the most marvelous winter ceramic necklace! the necklace:
Monthly Archives: December 2006
more sketches
Thinking about the new year and some new directions that I would love to explore. I love my sketchbook to death! Wrote down some new ideas, rolled them up and tied them with a string. Over this break I hope to develop all the little pictures that that have been brewing in my head, some …
tea and sympathy
sleepy, slightly ill. sipping lots of tea. more twosie goodness. i simply love the boxes that my ink came in. shadow box thrift shop find. i am actually ripping out the mushroom embroidery on this because it has something else it wants to be. don’t worry, the mushrooms will be recycled into something else, maybe …
the most splendid things have been coming in pairs…
My journal page from last week, honoring pairs of things that I love… and a pretty pair of vintage vases that I bought last Thursday to hold my new paint brushes. Mushrooms I made from clay. Things i love, times two. Ring-a-ling, I’m tucking the “april” bell away til spring. Studio window. I finally bought …
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pretty blue planter and art project in progress…
I found the most beautiful baby blue deer planter last week. It was love at first glance, my heart nearly thumped out of my chest while my eyes were quickly scanning a shabby assortment of junk. It was in the most dreadful condition too….all brown and dirty… someone tried to paint it with acrylics! I …
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pages one and two, three and four…
One sunny afternoon in July I took a walk to the library and to my disappointment it was closed. The place is built in a wooded part of town with a stream and woods behind it.. .I live in the heart of suburbia surrounded by pretty wooded parks, fields and trails. To my surprise, as …
tidbits of sketches and other weekend finery
And so… Yes, I need to start recording all my little scenes for future paintings. Otherwise they will be lost in my head and I will not remember them all. I started to carry my sketchbook with me EVERYWHERE and so far I have 4 pages complete! Getting a head start on one of my …
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What should i keep inside my little porcelain trinket box?
Just one for now… I simply love this little box I bought! Its quite old and fragile which makes it even more wonderful but what I really adore is the art on the front.
vintage lace and my favorite fiber art
I’ve been sorting through my antique fiber stash and it’s quite inspiring. I thought I didn’t want to work in the fiber medium anymore but its quite funny how I can look at old textile pieces and see pictures and little scenes within. Its good to take a breather and step back. Isn’t sepia is …
pixie boot planters and november alter
I found this magnificent pixie boot planter awhile ago that I absolutely adore. Coincidentally since then I’ve been collecting little planters, and the other day I found two of the the most fabulous ones ever! The first one is a baby blue deer and the second is a beautiful big bluebird perched on an apple …