3/30/11

Wise women

I love this book 
WISE WOMEN
A celebration of Their Insights, Courage and Beauty
by
Joyce Tenneson.

This is Lola Santos

"Make use of all your faculties
while you are going toward your golden years,
because you want to be of service.
To give of yourself to love___
this is why we are on earth."
Lola Santos




A little more inspiration?


Found on this very cool site.


Angelia Richie's Ace Camps.
Traveling and learning with
amazing instructors in fun
places...

3/23/11

Style Baby

I have always had my own sense of Style
I cut up and stitch and embellish my clothing.
Comfort is my middle name.
...I had jeans like these in High School...
1973
Boys Levi's
and
mine were all embroidery.

image found here

3/21/11

A spring in my step

Whew!

It has arrived,
finally...

Spring

...Oh Happy day...

Light

longer days

tulips

busy birds

a spring in my step

image found here

Linchpin- Meet Abbey Ryan

This is inspiring.

more art

More art

need I say more?




3/19/11

The Farm Chicks Antiques Show



I am going to be here.
Are you?
June 4-5
Spokane WA

So Smart

And look
what Sam can do
at only 10 months old.
Mom put a load of laundry
in the dryer...2 minutes maybe
and he unrolled the TP
and learning to flush the pot!
That's my grandson.

He cannot forsee the drama of 
having to use the darn think
 in a few months

working it

I have been drawing
painting
scanning
Here is latest work



3/18/11

Sometimes no means yes

...No...

means

+++ maybe +++



Are you a

  rule follower,


 or do you

make your own rules?

Verdict is still out for me.

How about you?


3/16/11

hangin in there


Still on Vacation.
Time to sit
and think...
what is important.

Relationships are important.

I am happy
being with
my guy.
cooking together
sleeping together
playing cards
 talking,
not talking
Nice
very
Nice.

It's not to say
I don't miss work...
 hangin with the girls,
painting,
creating,
seein my Sam,
family.
But sometimes
The person you choose
to spend the rest of your life with,
they need to know
You are there for them.
You think about them.
They are important.
"WE"
are important.
Mahalo


Picture courtesy of this great site.


3/15/11

funny

This is so funny
Photographer Irina Werning
re-creating childhood images
with the kids-now adults.



Found here originally.







3/14/11

Japan

Our hearts and 
prayers go out 
to the People 
and Nation of 
Japan.

This amazing poster can be purchased to
help...Japan
I think it is beautiful in it's simplicity,
 symbolic....




Originally found here.

3/10/11

sunnin ma-self

Still 
workin
on the
tan

found here

Jessica's "Daily Affirmation" - FIXED

Yeah...
Go 
Out 
and 
Feel 
The 
Love 
Today.


.

Photo shoot

Have you ever tried to 
photograph a 
9 month old?

Sam
is done
with 
this 
nonsense.

3/9/11

What goes around+++ comes around

The beauty of blog-land,
is that there are so many
wonderful
 and
 generous
 people
behind those words and pictures
that we share
 about our lives,
interest
 and loves 
of our lives.
A
 big 
Mahalo Nui Loa
to Deborah of

for showing pictures of my beach house for sale.
Pop on over to her wonderful blog to read
about her life as a English gal now living in 
France with her lovely family.

3/7/11

truth in type

Here is more from my studio.
I like
old
worn
...papers...
...chip-ee white paint...
...buttons...
...pencils...
...aqua...
Little things that have been held by loving hands
and cherished
put away 
forgotten
then
found.






If you had a blank piece of paper in front of you...
what would you say?
who would you say it to?
Here is a quote I found the other day.

great
minds discuss ideas.
average
minds discuss events.
small
minds discuss people."

Eleanor Roosevelt

3/6/11

fun studio finds

Things
in
my 
studio.




3/4/11

little treasures

These are a couple of inspiration boards
that sit above my studio desk.  
Messy
sorry.

I am still in awe of the blogging world.
I find so many great images and ideas.
It is like a big treasure hunt.
Tastes are so diversified and individual.
I am amazed at what people come up with.
I just wish there was more time in the day...
It is easy to get caught up in the
 hunt...
and for those of us who 
PROCRASTINATE
yikes...

stressful

...oh well...

it's
still
fun.

GuessI just won't fret over it.



New work

I have new work at
Jen is doing the Winter roadshow in Florida.
I think both of these are
10 x 10
mounted on painted canvas
All are original watercolors. 
There are about 
twenty originals in all.

 I also printed these on cotton and 
hand embroidered them
and those can be found here...
I did not have time to take pictures
of them all.  But there is shown
on a previous blog post...keep scrolling down
******



3/3/11

Baby trashes bar in Las Palmas



This is too funny. 
Especially if you know a baby
who is learning to walk and teething 
right now.
found it here...