My Latest Creativity...

Hello again,
Well here it is only 15 days out from when the Big,Fat, Jolly man wearing the red suit visits and I hope you're all managing to cope!
Whether that be with the weather(some of you have snow),Financial stresses,Family stresses,Health Issues or just what to buy that special person.Please know you're in my thoughts.I do hope you manage to find joy and beauty somewhere in your day.



As promised in my last post, I said I'd share my 'new creativity'... Its been fun and I  have now added Resin to my list of supplies.

Back in October I took a course with Donna O'Donaghue from 'Altered Images'  and here is (above and below) what I'm doing now...

 

Im also producing Pencil cases... or containers to hold 'trinkets' or sewing 'Bits and Bobs'...
These feature my own Original artwork.

I also managed to make this bracelet...(SOLD)




   My Christmas tree is up and today the sun is shining... so for now I wish you all  'Compliments of the season' and hope your 'Creativity'  shines as well.


As always Thanks for stopping by.

PS: and in the True spirit of Christmas... keep an eye out... I'll be Giving away a heart or cross (more items to choose from than those pictured)...or maybe you'd prefer a pencil case?I will post to
Anywhere in the world... Merry Christmas!

New Beginnings...

Hello again...
A winter has passed since my last entry(gasp) and with us being well into Spring- signs of new beginning's are all around.
The neighbours lambs are almost teenagers, my Duck has hatched ducklings,my hens have hatched chicks and the baby swallows which nested at my back door 'Took the Leap' yesterday and left the nest...It has been so wonderful watching them being Brave and perfecting their flying skills by day and returning to their nest at dusk.
The Magnolia Trees have flowered,the Cherry Trees blossomed and now we are looking forward to summer... and with that said I too have branched into some new 'creativity'...
For many of my overseas friends I realise you are enjoying the colours of Fall...
But for now here are a few pictures of 'My Spring'...

Beautiful Magnolia

Cherry Tree

Just one of the Ducklings

Next Time I'll share my new creativity ...

Works In Progress...

This past week I have been sick ...so intead of my camera,I picked up my brushes...

 

Its so good to be playing again... Enjoy

I added to this...





After finishing this...

 Then I added to this

and then played with this...


And then for fun, experimenting with texture did these...

  and there you have my week in pictures!

My Monarchs... Another of Natures Miracles

With Summer having been and gone...did it ever really arrive?
The mornings are noticably darker,the temperatures cooler and our first 'weather bomb' hitting yesterday,reminding us that winter is imminent...
I have had the priviledge of watching my own 'lifecyle' documentary unfold on my balcony.

From the very hungry caterpillars...nom nom nom

"How does one become a butterfly?"she asked.

"You must want to fly so much that you are willing to give up being a caterpillar"



Crysalis





And about to emerge into...





The Regal creatures that they are...

I once read somewhere
We delight in the beauty of the butterfly,but rarely do we acknowledge the changes it goes through to achieve that beauty...

Fly Free my Pretty...stay safe

The Joy of Receiving from Another Artist...

Hello Peeps,
I'm so sorry I haven't posted in nearly 5 months(gulp)...
I have no excuses.I have taken lots and I mean LOTS of photos,but some how have been feeling blocked,fractured,absent...call it what you like.

Anyway I'm home sick today so I took a stroll down to my letterbox(I live rurally)...Bare with me!
Now I'm feeling a little bit down on it as well -as many of you lovely peeps will know I dearly wanted to make it to Artfest at Fort Worden in March... but sadly its not meant to be.Made even sadder by the fact that this is to be the LAST one.Three days of Fabulous Art Tuition by Fabulous artists,and sharing a house already nick named 'The Nunnery' with Fabulous online friends that I've come to know.Fort Worden watch out!
One of the classes I wanted to take was with the VERY Talented Sunny Carvalho.I've been an admirer of hers for some time now.
So the other day when Sunny posted photos of her latest creations ....I just had to do the next best thing and buy one of her pendants!!!
Well back to the letterbox... What do you think I found?.... Ta Da!!!

It is Absolutely beautiful and Im not sure whether I'll wear it or hang it on my wall as a savoured piece of art!
The pendant is on a chain with  the connector (below the girl) along with  other beads...JUST PERFECT!!!
Below are some of Sunny's photos as I haven't been able to upload the ones I took... (not my day)
Head on over to Sunny's blog  while you're at it! You'll find her at
http://sunnycarvalho.blogspot.com/
She paints,makes gorgeous ceramic dolls and beautiful ceramic characters...
I hope you enjoy... x

My necklace ...

Sunny's Dolls

Sunny's Ceramics

Sunny Carvalho  - Artist