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…

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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…

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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,…

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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

Ermine moth painting

I painted an Ermine moth, one of these moths flew into my bedroom recently and I spent ages looking at it and photographing it, they are truly beautiful.

Rare moth in my garden!

I’ve been watching these moths flying around my garden all summer and assumed they were butterflies, as they fly during the day. However one flew into the kitchen (I love the kitchen nature trail during the summer when I leave the door open and the light on at night) and I had the chance to…

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New art journal page – Lady Hawkmoth

I decided to paint a new art journal page with an Elephant Hawk-moth and lady, it’s sort of supposed to describe how nature is both in us and around us.. :)