As I Evolve so Does my Art

Intuitive Watercolour Art Demo

E is for Experimentation

Unpredictable Art in an Unpredictable World

Original Collage - the Final Lesson

D is for Dynamics

Create an Original Collage Picture

How Did My Gouache Painting Turn Out?

Thinking out Acrylic paints vs. Gouache paints

Time Out | A Walk Along the River Lea

Time Out | A Walk Around Waltham Abbey Church

Paper Cutting Warm Up | White Paper Silhouette | Painted Background

Simple Cut Paper Collage Examples

In My Own Head

I think too much.  My son tells me that I am in my own head.  I will leave it there other than to say enjoy this lovely colour plate by Cicely Englefield of baby Robins.

Made Bad Art? This is What I Would Do.

Artist Trading Cards | Pointillism | Dot Art

Paper Cutting | Creative Warm Up | Notan Style | Demo | Mindful

Still Decluttering and Dismantling

I deleted my previous post about collecting ideas etc rather than things as I wasn't happy with it and didn't like the scrabbled together photo (just in case you wondered where it went!)

It is a long hard slog but I am still dismantling my crafting life and selling/getting rid of things that no longer bring me joy.  Today I boxed up a lovely selection of yarn to sell on eBay and a smaller lot of cotton yarn (for making the dishcloths that I planned to make and never did.)  I hope that someone appreciates the yarn - especially the golden yellow yarn that I had planned to use in making dolls hair.  So many plans unfulfilled.

Now I am down to a partially made scarf and the wool to finish it and then I have no more yarn left in the house.  I have already sold most of my fabric.

I have made a start on de-cluttering my linen cupboard, wardrobe and drawers. It is liberating but a little upsetting too as I cast off the old me and my old ways.  Collectable dolls have been a hard wrench to sell.  My doll collection has cost £100's over the years and now they are virtually worthless.  The second hand market is saturated with them.  I wish I had invested in experiences rather than 'things'.

This isn't meant to be a depressing post, it is just a reflection on letting go of dreams that perhaps weren't really my dreams at all.

I am looking forward to a fresh new perspective on life without all the clutter dragging me down.    Until then I will continue to streamline my 'stuff'!

By the way, a little thank you is well overdue to those of you who take the time to comment.  I know there isn't really anything to comment on a lot of the time, but to know you are there gives me the incentive to get things done.

Wolves on Spoons

 Last year I repurposed some plastic spoons and turned them into hanging Christmas decorations.

I had some spoons left over so today I finished making more decorations using glass cabochons of wolves.

 I love this image of a sleepy wolf with the moon in the background.

 This wolf has piercing blue eyes.

 A snowy white wolf.

 I had great fun making these and choosing the embellishments to put with them.

I just need to attach ribbons or thread for hanging. 

Cucamelons

 Cucamelons grown from seed. Easy to grow perennial vine fruit and rewarding. They taste like cucumbers with a hint of sourness/lime flavour.  They are also known as mouse melons, Mexican sour gherkin,  Mexican miniature watermelon, Mexican sour cucumber and Pepquinos.  The scientific name is Melothria Scabra.

I will probably make a curry pickle with mine.

I have just reverted to legacy interface to write this blog post.  I am finding it increasingly difficult to get along with the new interface and do not find it user friendly at all!  With so many changes/variables in my life just the small matter of not being able to post like I used to is really getting me down.

Even after reverting to 'old blogger' I can't get photos or text to behave itself with photos jumping all over the page or disappearing.  This post will have to stay as three photos with a bunch of text below.  If I fiddle about with it any more I will probably lose what I have!