I recently found this Erica Jong quote and it really resonated with me. ‘How wonderful to have someone to blame! How wonderful to live with one’s nemesis! You may be miserable, but you feel forever in the right. You may be fragmented, but you feel absolved of all the blame for it. Take your life…
Month: August 2014
New Self-Care Art Journal Page – Waving?..
I made this page to remind myself about the importance of self-care. Had I noticed the signs 3 months ago when I was feeling run down and overwhelmed, I really should have gone on the retreat I had planned. And a month ago when I had a tightness in my head, trouble sleeping, lots of…
New Moth Lady – Ermine
After a week in bed with an on/off fever, extreme exhaustion and emotional meltdown, I was able to crawl out of bed with the aid of a cup of tea and finish a moth lady. Now I need to have my first proper meal in 3 days.. Thank god for justeat dot com I wish…
Lifebook week 29 with Marieke Blokland
This lesson with the lovely Marieke Blokland allowed us to become a diva using hand made patterned paper and a photo of ourselves, I also used washi tape and paper cuts. Playing with all the bright colours made me feel like a child again, however the lesson’s message was supposed to be ‘Today is today,…
In progress – painting dark skin
Painting dark skin is hard.. the sheen on the skin seems to bring out the features whilst the opposite seems to be true with light skin where shadows bring out the features. Here is my new lady (Ermine) after over 20 layers of acrylic paint And here she is after only 4 layers
Phloem 