For "her" eyes only

It's so calming observing birds and animals. But do you know they observe to?! I have seen cats being so intent on an object of their interest that we can really learn so much from them about focus.This blue-green eyed charmer is in my E-bay store.

Summer Accessories

In just one day summer swung in in its full force, and immediately one thinks of vacation beach sunglasses and all those summer accessories that makes summer "summer". But what about our darlings that brighten our days when Sun don't shine? Find a pet friendly resort and take them with us, of course. Lucky is traveling to in this fabulous pink carrier.

Forever a Child

It rains and it rains here and it really is not a time for a kite. But what a great feeling it is when it rises and soars up and high. It wakes child inside you instantly. This is from the series Cool Hat Luke: Fly Your Kite currently in my E-Bay shop.

Sun has Arrived

Even though the title of this journal entry is "China Rain" there is a sunshine in the background. And the Sun has finally arrived in its full force here in Atl. Birds are ecstatic chirping all day long.

Take a Plunge

It might be still cool outside, unseasonably so for American Southeast, but this sounds like a real invitation. Weather  its referring to a real cool blue plunge or just a leap of faith. I might add a new line of these birds to my e-bay shop soon. Stay i touch. I hope this is also liquid enough for my friends at Illustration Friday!

Cool Hat Luke - Take me to the Moon

Future was at the reach of our hands when imagination was young. It is still so. All we need to do is just remember  This is my character Cool Hat Luke and this image is a tiny ACEO listed in my E-Bay shop. I contribute it to Illustration Fridays challenge "Future".

Out in the Sun

Finally some sun to warm our souls dump from incessant April rain. Birds and bugs are out busy and cheerfuller. If you add to it that kids have just one more week of school it'll make my heart sing to. This tiny lady bug is an ACEO in my E-Bay store a new addition to the family of red creatures.

Time to knit a new story

Even though it's April weather is still cool here. I'm still knitting. These little feathered friends keep on appearing in my mind. And also in my backyard. Days now start with a chirp and a song. 

Immagination

I fell in love with The Little Prince long time ago. And then my own little prince was born. So fragile and so full of imagination that actually he was the inspiration for this illustration. I wish I can pry open his dreams and see what they are made of. 
This is my contribution for Illustration Friday this week

Hope is a Song

It's been a while since I have visited my favorite place. Last year presented many changes and challenges for me and my family. It was exciting , life changing and necessary. So after many new books several new friends, new jobs and schools here we are now in what's left of 2012 still young in heart and ready to create some more.  Hope is a song that bird sings right before dawn- I've heard somewhere. And here is a tiny couple that can melt our hearts and bring the new dawn of hope and love for days to come. They are not related to those thorn birds that Colleen Mc Collough used for the title of her fabulous novel. These are cheerful hearts companions we should welcome in our lives. 

Because I need... Love

And so it is. This is a new year in which all is possible. These wonderful rhymes come from a poem by Tin Ujevic titled "The Daily Lament" . I love this part in which a word can change everything in ones life.
So let's start with love because it carries a thunder power an alchemy and spell that can convert death to life. That's the word to start a year with.

Cherry Red and Sooo Summery

Oh the wishing and the dreaming...It's even better than shopping! Isn't this the perfect shoe for bare feet? Are you ready for summer yet? Weather is already hot here in ATL , kids are out of school and vacation is just around the corner but I ... I want to dream... of this piece of perfection and some olden days when going to the farmers market to buy wooden sole clogs and slides meant for sure that summer is moving in and we can forget about socks, and play outdoors all day long with just a slice of fruit jellied bread and glass of milk to keep us going until dusk.

I'm filling up some journal pages fast lately. Experimenting with colors and color combinations allowing myself to be inspired by just about anything in a world: nature, cultures, moods and weather even calendar days. It's liberating and fun as summer is suppose to be to.

Who is Who ( For the Love of G...ray)

You certainly know you've gotten ahead in your life if your name ends up on one of those "Who's Who..." lists. But for some of us it will remain the shade of gray no matter the effort. I love gray it blends well with all other colors and has so many shades it excites me to just think of possibilities.This is my humble contributionto Illustration Friday and Altered Bits Zine "Letters and Signs".

A Cupcake a Day

I hope you all had a great Easter yesterday. Now that all that bunny chasing and egg hunting is over here is something refreshing for, all of a sudden, summer day in Atlanta. The recipe is a fresh spin of a classic one changed slightly so that the final product is also eye pleasing with this wonderful combination of rich chocolate brown (without really using a chocolate) and pale lime green. Yummy at the same time.

Dipping Deeper in a Jar of Life

Or "Happy birthday to Me"

Life is this perfect , incomprehensibly , sweet and simple thing that we manage to turn( daily) into something more complicated and harder to digest. The final product is always a mystery that never fails to inspire and outrage us at the same time. Why can't we just leave it as it was meant to be : sweet and simple? Oh no. So here I find myself dipping deeper into new and sometimes seemingly incompatible matter experimenting with every year that Lord gave me more and more. Something like these strawberries that started off as a perfect spring fruit that needed nothing more, but in spite of that perfection it ended up being dressed in many, very creative ways.
We love them plain but nevertheless we cant can't resist the urge to change them. And sometimes we love the change ...
and sometimes we just feel it is"good for us".


Sometimes we crave that bizarre and luscious transformation that makes us want more and more of it...

sometimes it's a complete surprise and we just go with it until we get used to the taste of change.

OWOH Winners

Winner of the first Painting is ... drum roll

JINGLE

and the second one .. drum roll again...

SASKIA

I will be soon organizing a new giveaway. Thanks for all of you participating and wishing for my birds

Love

Bleeding Heart

This is an intense Valentines Day image. This gorgeous red ink bled by accident but then I considered it to be a "happy" one ( as usual- that's just ol' positive Me) because not all Valentines are perfect. It is a very emotional holiday for many... both ways, I think... those that are in love and happy and those who are in love and suffer :( ..

But I do want to wish all of you a Happy Valentines Day because love is just one great thing that keeps us inspired either way it goes.

Somthing for Today

I dont know if this is a feeling or a vision .. but it just

Time to Ride Magic Carpet

Hi to everyone, it's that time of the year again when we birds of a creative feather flock together . It's time to share and replenish complement and encourage each other. Welcome to all of you wonderful souls on my blog. I hope you have a great time in here. This first original small painting is going to be yours if your name get drafted in a random drawing. And so that there is still hope after this one leaves my nest here's a second original painting for another lucky one among my visitors. Enjoy! And lets SHARE ! This is my ticket for the wonderfull ride on One World One Heart magic carpet...

Renewal Time

Come beginning of every new year we all want to start anew, learning from past mistakes ( hopefully); applying new wisdom, creating some resolutions that could serve as perfect applications for a saint position ( or at least an angel). Well we're all humans and if the10% of what we wish for us in this year comes through this world will be a better place. So just be bold and add some daring and even impossible goals for you never know how far the frustration of meeting them can push you. Everyone deserves a second chance. "The old order changeth, yielding place to new" , said Alfred, Lord Tennyson in "Idylls of the King" .