Just so comfy

Hemp and Organic Cotton Brook Top - consciousclothing

This lovely top by consciousclothing on Etsy is gorgeous! I love the free flowing nature of it, and just how comfortable it look - perfect for just throwing on on a cool or chilly day, or using to cuddle up by a fire. The ivory colour works perfectly with the design too, creating a wonderful, earth-friendly, piece of clothing. Consciousclothing also has great looking pants to match this top for those days when you want to be all over comfy.

Little lights

I saw these cute little tea light holders by StudioElan on the front page yesterday afternoon / evening. They were adorable and I just knew I had to share them with everyone!

3 Rustic T-light holders

The looks like little carved pieces of birch wood, even though I know they're made of pottery. So pretty :)

Art Fire Grand Opening Sale!

Well, I have now added all my products to Art Fire, in addition to my store on Etsy (sale is only on Artfire, sorry gals and guys). And so, I thought I would start with a Grand Opening Sale to jump start everything - and come on, who doesn't like a sale? Come visit my store, here!

So everything is 25% off, and the prices have already been adjusted in shop - so taking advantage of this sale is easy peasy :)

Spring in a soap

I am starting to get tired of winter; it's time for spring. I was browsing Art Fire, and came across this one bar of soap, It sounds like spring in a bar of soap!

Still Waters Handmade Cold Process Soap - SagegoldSoaps

The soap is so pretty too, such lovely colours...Please come soon spring.

Forever and Always

Forever and Always - Original watercolor painting

Once a tree is planted beside another, they are there together forever and for always. It's like people, once they choose who they really want: they stick beside them forever and for always, regardless of the weather however harsh and beautiful it may be.

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Print Available on Etsy

Little Chickadee's

Oreo tends to sleep on my desk a lot while I'm working, and it's right by a window. When little friends come to visit the tree out there, he'll make random and odd noises. Visitors don't come often - hopefully there will be more when it's warm, but this morning two little chickadee's came to visit:


They're known as black-capped chickadee's. This isn't my picture of the little birds - I found it when I was Googled what they looked like, to find out what they exactly were. I'm hoping that maybe there were checking out a new home in that tree and that they might nest there. Not only I would love to see them all summer, but I'm sure Oreo would too!

Custom Family Forests

I am now offering custom family forests in both my Artfire and Etsy shops! They are a great alternative representation of your family. They are 100% customizable too; make a painting that completely reflects your family!

Here are two examples:

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Sketch 3

Still not at a sketch a day...but at least I'm at a sketch a once in a while...I saw a blog post tonight by another blogger, Mary - and sketching is so important. Especially for me, because I want to practice gaining some skills in realism - or something close to that. Personal development as an artist, I believe, is very important. Especially when you are teaching yourself.

I came across a beautiful, juicy raspberry picture. I decided that I would draw that. I didn't finish it - I know you can see that. I wanted to focus more on the leaves. And I'm posting it, unfinished, because I know that I will probably never go back to it and finish it. That's the joy about sketches - they don't' have to be finished or complete. Sketches are happy sometimes just sitting in limbo.

Tibit of Inspiration

I'm not going to say where I got this little piece of inspiration. It's a little embarrassing what I take to heart sometimes.


But I thought that I would share it with you. It was almost a little therapeutic making it up all pretty like that. It now lives on my wall :)

Celestial

I managed to take new pictures of the Celestial collage, noted in my post yesterday, way sooner than I thought! Yippie!

Celestial - Mixed Media Acrylic Painting on Canvas Board

It's a bit more real representation of the colours of the piece now. Here's some detail shots:

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