:: around here ::

 We are steadily packing away, getting ready for our move. 

 Items are coming down from the attic, this one brought tears to my eyes...

ONE OF THE HAPPIEST DAYS OF MY LIFE! 

finding Easter Eggs, well after the hunt is over... 

spending precious moments with my grand baby... 

story-time is so special. 

Late night painting and  "squeezing" in all that I can... every moment counts. 

"play - date"

:: journal spread ::

Good actions give strength to ourselves and inspire good actions in others.
PLATO

inspired by artist: Christy Sobolewski

http://artgeeks.ning.com

Don't you just love how excitement & inspiration can build ?

tiny makings...

:: altered matchboxes ::

Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.

VINCENT VAN GOGH 

Over a delightful afternoon. An altered matchbox project.  

As I assembled each one... I put thought into, what I perceived to find important,

 to fill my "happy" little homes.

materials used for this project:

mini matchbox - acrylic paint - scrap papers

tacky glue - embellishments 

It is very interesting to see what we value within our life, our home. 

enjoy.

Friday's Lovely Links

:: delightful to visit ::

enjoy

• artist - hossam hassan dirar
• DIY - "pop" of color glassware project - www.brit.co
• 38 Anthropologie hacks - www.buzzfeed.com
• TUTORIAL - turn your sketches & doodles into vector art - dabblesandbabbles.com 
• artist / illustrator - isabelle arsenaul

Have a great weekend ahead!

A place to call home...

:: matchbox ::

 a tiny little house. 

Love begins at home, and it is not how much we do... 

but how much love we put in that action. 

MOTHER TERESA

Home 

color theory...

:: color wheel :: 

back to the basics

Playing in my journal, using the elements of art... feels like visiting an old friend. 

:: june art challenge ::

  ELEMENTS OF ART 

During this monthly challenge, we are focusing on 

incorporating one or more of these elements into our daily art. 

:: join us ::

The Studio - a thriving artist community

Why are the elements of art important?

The elements of art are very important, a person can't create art without utilizing at least a few of them. 
No elements, no art, end of story!

• color
• value
• line
• shape
• form
• space
• texture

A little elbow room

:: onward :: 

out growing our space... 

It is in the loneliness that the deepest activities begin. 

It is here in the silence that you discover act without motion. 

Beyond all desire, a choice to grow... 

a fulfillment to extending outside our space.  

 Isn't it wonderful to have a little elbow room?