Imagine sunshine

It is the artist's business to create sunshine when the sun fails.

- Romain Rolland

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There is a little gazebo in "Duck Park" that is covered from top to bottom with beautifully handmade ceramic tiles that local kids have created. When I feel a little wintry blue it's a lovely little space to muse at all the special designs and words. Their art & imagination brings a little sunshine for the soul on grey days.

 

 

Do you have a little place where you can imagine sunshine?

 

 

 

A work in progress

This is my new work space.

 

I went to the habitat for humanity store and found a perfect "newish" door

( no holes drilled for the door knob)

 and a closet door.

I had 3 cubby book cases from Target from a few years back.

 2 on the bottom - one on each side ( for legs)

Excellent for holding art supplies

Chef cut the doors to size

 Voila  a most excellent table top!

Super wide and lots of space.

 

 I put the other cubby on top for more storage

 

 

My red bench

perfect height!

 Plenty of storage underneath for bins too.

 

Some shelving for books etc and my trees

( love vintage Christmas trees)

Vases and jars for pens and brushes

Working on some prints

I started with Linoleum

 but found a wonderful new rubber product that is much easier to carve thru

Yesterday I even found something better

Eco printing plates- can't wait to try them!

Some books and such

 

More of my art supplies

a few sketches in the works

 

 

 

a cork board- can't live without it

haven't had time to fill it up quite yet...but it won't be long.

 

...it's a work in progress getting my art space together.

It has shifted from a large drum carder and spinning wheel and dye pots.

 

I am a work in progress

 as I am slowly carving out a little new creativity in my soul.

 

 

Love to all

 Peace out bean sprout!

 

Feeling Inspired

Do you ever have those days

 weeks maybe even months you feel inspired and creative?

Juiced.

Everything is beautiful...all the stars are aligned.

You see the world with fresh eyes?

There is new light streaming in

 " frisk bris" as we say in Norwegian

fresh air.

How timely with the new year.

This year I am doing something different with yarn

( I can't wait to show you when it is ready)

...and I am really taking this year to be creative with

sewing.

I am celebrating the new year by taking this e- course from Stephanie Levy.

Very

 Creative & Cathartic

...letting go of negative thoughts

and feeling that creative spark once again

(I highly recommend visiting her site )

I have felt pretty grumpy that there is hardly any snow in these parts of Montucky.

 So even this is not going to stop our winter fun...

 We just have to drive till we find  IT !!!

This weekend we are going

here

 Isaac Walton inn

( never been there)

 to ski.

They have plenty of snow

..aaaaand

  fresh wolf tracks were seen this morning.

2012 is looking up!

Even if I can't spin or knit for a while

 there are new roads to explore.

 I can't wait to jump in...

 skis first!