Oh my, I don’t know if my stars are lined up or what but the last couple of weeks have been worthy of some serious looking back and Celebrating! Gosh, I really should do a winter version of my toes! And so…here’s me celebrating… Sold! Great story behind this piece here selling two pieces of […] Read more...
The greatest thing you will ever learn…
…is how to love and be loved in return. (still learning) Read more...
Is it art and are you an artist? A new way of looking at things…
I have followed the ‘ what is is art?’ debates for several years, often with bemusement from a non fine-art trained person such as myself. Cerulean Rendevous by Carole Choucair Oueijan (mosaic) My gut response is to reject the authoritarian, ‘closed-shop’ spirit that would bring about categorisations such as ‘this is and isn’t art / […] Read more...
Follow your path…
Creative souls… we are on a journey. To create art and beauty. To become ourselves. To help bring about a better world. It is a joy and a struggle because it is an ‘inside job’ to quote the lovely Marisa from Creative Thursday. One of the issues that we all have to grapple with (in […] Read more...
Changing the world…
My sweet firstborn is 5 years old today! I still look at her and am full of awe at how this little human life IS. Joyat how she is unfolding into her years. Everyone says (and we know), that it goes fast, so fast. Over the last few years, I have often had this phrase […] Read more...
Rhythm setting
My resolution to live more rhythmically is 10 days old. I have been spending some wonderfully rich moments writing down all that has been in my head and heart on the subject – several years worth of gestation – and externalising it onto paper and hard drive (don’t you think that as soon as you […] Read more...
Arty party party party!
We came, we gathered, we made… Sally Dunnett from Smart Glass UK teaching us how to make beautiful fused glass creations… My glass creation (several layer of stacked glass, including gorgeous dichroic) ready to go in the kiln A few more creations prior to fusing… Next, in the pub, making jewelry under the tuition of […] Read more...
My year of living rhythmically…
It’s that time of year again. Resolutions, intentions. Here’s mine..rhythm (gosh my first challenge is to spell it right!) We began the rhythm by sitting round a wreath of white candles (ushering in the new…) and each of declaring a wish for the year (resolution is just too hard a word for a 3 and […] Read more...
Crossing the threshold…
Friends, I have stepped over the threshold into the big four-oh! Yesterday we celebrated and tonight I reflect on what makes a great birthday. Here’s my ingredients : – being given 40 kisses each by my children and husband when I woke! – smoked salmon and scrambled egg breakfast -gorgeous gifts including a new Nikon […] Read more...
World Premiere of new Christmas song…and a ho ho ho to you all!
Warm Christmas greetings to friends, family and blog friends! For like high rating cuteness, click play and watch this special Christmas message especially recorded by our two sweet bunnies! With love and blessings for Christmas and beyond. Concetta xxx Read more...