April 29, 2009

sculpting & sewing & sketching

a butterfly finally finisheda watercolour painting of a buckeye butterfly by ruthie
collecting shells from the shorea watercolour of a pelicans foot sea shell by ruthie
carving wee heads in clay (very 1st try!!)1st try at making a clay head
recycling a mr o shirt into my studio apron
recycled mans shirt into an apronlearning to let go & doodle
sketch book doodles - journal saying big thank you's to julie
for a mention on her blog!!

April 23, 2009

magical glentrool forest

we were wandering through peaceful, shady forest
woodland walk at glentrool forest
whispering, lest we disturb creatures there
faerie doors in the forestwee faerie creatures hidden in secret places
a beady eyed robinbeady eyed creatures keeping watch
peacock butterflysumptuous creatures basking colours in warm sunshine
till the sun began to sink behind velvet hills
time to leave this magical place .....until next time
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April 17, 2009

where the wild things are . . .

this book i love
& now . . . look what is in store . . . a film of the tale
. . . . i cannot wait to seeu can peek at a little of it here

April 14, 2009

thank you. . .

a wonderful easter weekendchristmas rose in the garden at craigiebrae inspired by natures colours
mushroom in detailher shapesdetail of branch
her detailssunset at mutehill, kirkcudbright, scotland her magnificent sunsets
painting butterflies in my studioi have been happily painting butterflies


i had such wonderful comments left on my angel blogpost & some very precious things shared, thank you all from the bottom of my heart. i was so very unsure about blogging when i started, yet through the process, i have learnt so much & met so very many wonderful folk. for me personally it has been quite a journey of self discovery, something i really never expected when i set out. i so wish you could all be winners of my angel, but there is only one. . .
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a very lovely lady i met not so very long ago called Julie,
she has a fascinating blog the celtic lady full of so much interesting information.

April 10, 2009

Bruno Torfs, heartbreak & hope

these are some of the wonderful sculptures by artist bruno torfs


more of his amazing work here


"Hidden amongst the lush rain forests North East of Melbourne, Victoria, is the rare jewel that is Bruno's art and sculpture garden..........
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........ until that is, the bushfire that swept through the township on 7th Feb 09,
Bruno & his family survived. sadly many of his friends & neighbours were lost.
Bruno's home & his art gallery were completely destroyed by the fires.
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such a heartbreaking tale, yet with amazing courage & hope
he and his family begin to rebuild what they lost
here you can read & follow their story.