Hello, my name is Tammie. I am a nature photographer and writer of poetry. I live in a wee cabin surrounded by woods, meadows and wildlife. Friends and family are dear to me. Days are filled with creative projects of many sorts. This blog is a place to share my arts: embroidery, drawings, jewelry and what ever I dream up. If you would like to enjoy my nature photography and poetry please visit: Spirithelpers at http://miztlee.blogspot.com/ or my website: www.spirithelpers.net
I hope you enjoy your visit, I look forward to getting to know you.
All art and poetry are by me, unless otherwise credited. Please ask permission before using elsewhere.
Last week, students from the Prudence Island School came to visit. The
school’s teacher, Eliza grew up in Woods Hole and we’ve known each other
since child...
Progress is a tricky thing. I find that no matter how well prepared I am to
make it, it doesn't necessarily mean that I'll make any. These past two
weeks,...
Greetings dear friends!
SO very sorry it has been so long since I've posted or come to visit with
you. Time has gotten the best of me, it seems. There'...
Hello dear friends, my...how has a whole month and a half gone by so
quickly?! Well, sadly I haven't gotten much done lately due to working the
Mother'...
Sweet and Her Satchel
11 3/4 x 27 x 3/4 inch mixed media on wood (cedar)
Have I ever said how much I love painting on wood? We had some fence
repair...
this weeks theme is choosen by the talented Stefanie
fillip, in the sense of encouragement or motivation,
made me immediately think of the propaganda...
Buffer Did you know there is a close relationship between the housing
market and art sales? It might seem obvious, but many artists seem to
overlook thi...
If anyone can think of a better name, then I'd welcome the input :D
What I've been thinking this last week is that I'd like to start a group
where we contr...
I've been asked to give my thoughts on woods and wilderness from a furry, four-footed perspective. It's simple. We should spend more time there. My People ar...
This year my brother would celebrate his 30th birthday at may 21th. His
name is Philipp. After his death I listened a lot to that song from muse *
fillip* (...
Right now, it's barely an exaggeration to say that my flowers and my drawings and paintings are my whole life. They run my days and rule my mind. I think tha...
I got an email today from Brock Jobe at Winterthur about the website for a
very involved project that is a collaboration between several museums. It’s
call...
It is so nice when someone you know gets published! I used to jump up and
down in book stores showing my daughter articles in magazines written by my
onlin...
Do you remember when we play the good old game:
I spy with my little eye :)
I thought on that, when I saw the lil cat emerge, who looks behind the girl
in...
[image: Gabriel's Clock Cover by www.sandradieckmann.com]
I had the pleasure of putting my hands and head to this commissioned
artwork for Gabriel's Clock ...
You might remember this bird necklace I made a few years ago.
[image: Quilled-Bird-Pendant]
I still receive compliments whenever I wear it, so I'd like t...
[image: Ground Cover]
Every day in spring something new pops it head up in the garden.
[image: Ground Cover]
The garden beds around our deck are bursting ...
Hello everybody!
I have been incommunicado for almost a week, because our modem fried and we
have been waiting for a replacement since last Thursday. It's s...
I have been so immersed in life and work that I have neglected my much
treasured blog readers. I am so sorry. I've been doing alot of blogging
on my Me...
This week has past too fast
I'm sorry I had no time to come and visit you
Hopefully I'll come around during the new week
The kitten I drew in October 20...
This morning, my husband gasped, covered his mouth in disbelief and stared.
He looked alarmed which scared the heck out of me.
*"What's wrong?!!!* I a...
*Past Work, Searching for treasure and Zigsa Cat's Birthday...*
*I have not mentioned too much about my past work, so I thought I would showan old
sculpture...
First of all can I say a massive thankyou to all of you that have 'liked'my pageon Facebook. This picture above was an illustration I did a while ago and
...
I am experimenting with crochet and knitting
together with felting with the embellisher...
It is a real satisfaction to see how both combine...
I am ...
This is an ACEO--a tiny piece of art the size of a baseball card. I
created this doodle while watercoloring with my tiny niece. Everyone
should have th...
thank you so much for all your support at yesterday's sale
it was pretty overwhelming all the support we get - it's a real pleasure
to see familiar nam...
I took a walk around the garden today since I won’t be walking in it for a
week or two. I wanted to check up on the flowers and just see what was new.
The ...
Small individual serving boards for sandwiches, bagels, morning toast or
summer burgers outdoors....so lovely and rustic for a cottage or summer
outdoor lu...
La mia sperimentazione alla ricerca di nuove vie stilistiche va avanti e
grazie al prezioso confronto con i miei colleghi ed alla scoperta di nuovi
e fant...
Mouvements de vie. Comme une plante qui changerait de pot, d'air, de
terreau. Atelier déserté. C'est racines à l'air et un peu perdue qu'on le
regagne en...
Hello all!! Ive spent the last month in the process of moving houses. So
now that all is in its place I'll be back again shortly with some new work
and w...
Fruit Pizza ~ Recipe provided in the upcoming session of 30 Day Vegan. Good morning! One of my favorite things about whole food cooking and eating is that de...
...I have been working a lot (as in 14 hour days) for different deadlines
from different places. You can see one of my sketches above which is a
rough f...
Exciting news! As of tomorrow I'll be flying out to visit my sister in
North Carolina. I haven't been to the East Coast since I was a baby, so it
will...
My first batch of hand-dyed quilting cotton, finally set, washed, dried,
and waiting. I am rushing home right now to feed some through my sewing
machin...
"I've been things and seen places." - Mae West "True happiness comes from the joys of deeds well done, the zest of creating things new." - Antoine de Saint -...
[image: SpringQuinoaSalad_AranGoyoaga_0784]I returned from Tuscany last
Saturday night where I had spent ten amazing days teaching a food and
lifestyle p...
Hi everyone! I am finally back from our whirlwind of a month. Our latest
journey took us to Georgia to see my family and they threw us a baby
shower! It wa...
carissa puts on this girl
+ brings her to life
blog + shop
jennifer bakes this book
+ blesses her into fuller being
blog + shop
+ meseret inspired the ...
Gatsby, Gatsby, Gatsby! I can’t get enough. The soundtrack has
unsurprisingly been on repeat. The roaring twenties were such glamorous
years… I absolutely ...
Hello friends. I know that it's probably getting old, but I'm afraid I must
yet again start writing a new post with another apology for neglecting this
blo...
Phew! Finally finished the lines and inking on this one. Of course I was
ideally planning for this stage to be finished by last week but mumble
mumble......
With new found appreciation for fellow artisans & online sellers, I
reflect: I've learned so much & yet I'm still such a novice. Between April
1st & toda...
[image: Sketchbook. Pattern drawing. by Gentian O.]
Sketchbook. Pattern drawing., a photo by Gentian O. on Flickr.
Drawing in a Strathmore Hardbound Art Jou...
Dreaming Beyond the Gray
Size: 25x14 inches
Medium: Mixed
Detail closeup views, prints ($16.95) and original available -here-
* * *
Some of the in pro...
updating this blog has not been easy, but here is a big mix of life in the
past few weeks. first, a painting i recently finished for a friend,
60x80cm, a...
Hi everyone! I’ve been getting a lot of questions and emails about
dandelions, so thought I might round up some of my favorite things to do
with them in ...
Almost a month has passed since last I posted here. The snows finally
melted,
and warmer weather has come - but just barely. April did not bring lots of ...
*Vanguard* opened up last weekend at the *Thinkspace Gallery in LA*, which
I had *5 new paintings* for! You can see them below. For more info and to
see t...
To walk in Glentrool Forest is to walk in a place
that has the magic to soothe the soul & clear the mind.
Discoveries to be made include the martyr's grave ...
hello, world!
i'm alive and well once again.
"everything is blooming most recklessly"
and i'm inhaling the miracle of it all
in big gulps.
loads of life...
Friday evening getting ready for the big Pre-build day Saturday.
We three laid out and marked the path.
And then......
the Big day
started at 8 am
and ...
Soligt underbart vårväder...nå'nstans hittas tid till att måla vidare...
Sunny wonderful spring weather....somewhere one has to find time to paint...
Kä...
Something a little different... I made this drawing for The Heard Natural
Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary where I regularly volunteer.
Unfortunately,...
*Too Little Too Late*
What I want to write has nothing to do with that picture. That picture is
kind of sad. Originally, the fish had no eyeball, but ...
*"Oiseaux de paradis à Saint-Tropez"*
*croquis sur toile - 50 x 50 cm*
*
*
"Bonjour ! J'ai vraiment attendu avant de vous dévoiler le dernier croquis
de Ma...
My new painting, Jungle Crocodile is the second in the jungle series for
my Heni’s Happy Paintings Etsy Shop. I wanted a sunny river’s edge scene
with ...
This is *Lindsey Wixson*, if she had been part of the Louis Vuitton
Spring/Summer 2012 Runway Show.
(Well, now she looks more like Charlotte Casiraghi...)...
The Bee's Serenade 8x10
Everyone loves a serenade and who better to provide one than a bee. If it's
ever seemed like a busy little bee has hummed as they ...
*'Enchanted'*
*3'x4' *
*sold!*So much time has passed since my last post and a friend reminded me
that there are some folks that may wonder where exactly I ...
[image: Postcard for Daydreamers show at Compound Gallery May 2]
This Thursday, I'll be in 2-timing on the west coast - 2 shows opening in
Portland, OR!
...
Petit croquis sur le pouce direct à la pointe feutre 0,5. C'est sorti
comme, ça, au fur et à mesure que je dessinais... une écriture automatique
presque ;)...
This May my paintings and giclee prints are being shown in this wonderful
art gallery, Obsidian Art. While we were there, we had a look around at
all of...
FINALLY...
Spring has finally decided to arrive here at the Whimsy Gardens!!!
The temperature today just may reach into the lower 60's,
and water is pouring ...
when the past lay dormant
and the memories are kept safely tucked away
when the door opens
and the past presents itself in unexpected ways
and all that...
Donna Watson, Glimpse of Light, acrylic, collage, 20"x20"
NOTE: There are a few openings left in my upcoming 4 day workshop in
Coupeville, WA.
May 20-23...
Thinkspace gallery will have a new print of ‘The Light Of A River’s
Lull’ on the gallery website tomorrow April 26th – starting at 9AM. more
info + link ...
Förra veckan var jag annorstädes och träffade trevliga byrån i deras slott
ute på hästheden och pratade hemligt jobb. Så det blir alltså detta samt
bilderb...
*'mervin the magical magenta intercessor' ~ oil paint on canvas paper*
by the time this post goes up i'll be in virginia, but as i write this i
have a few...
Queridos amigos, aquí me tenéis con una nueva exposición colectiva en la *Galería
Emma*, en Madrid. *"...Y VICEVERSA"*, es un proyecto comisariado por *Jos...
Above all.. be true to yourself...
.....Carl W Buedner
Taking a little blog break...
and some time away from the computer...
all is well...
just a little ...
A veces me gritas tan fuerte que se me quedan atragantadas tus verdades en
el alma. Tus verdades no son las mías.
(...)
Siempre he pensado que hay a...
"May what I do flow from me like a river, no forcing and no holding back,
the way it is children"
-Rainer Maria Rilke
I've been having a strange year so f...
If you haven't done paper mache since you were but a wee child, your
adulthood is lacking. Really. It's pretty much the most fun you could
possibly ever h...
Ok, now that I've determined that Yes, coffee is a medium... (obviously,
amongst other things like tea and wine (thanks Tammie ;))
I have fallen in love wi...
Dear friends, fans, collectors and fellow artists… In favor of spending a
lot more quality time in the studio, I’ve decided to close down my Facebook
page ...
Our friend David Fisher with his painting 'First Things First' Today we
said goodbye to our good friend David and the overflowing crowd in the
church was t...
There are many venues available for the artist to sell his or her work
through but with the Ebay's and Etsy's of the online world they come with
them d...
The news of the day - My "Joy" is going to be exhibited at DABIDA day
(Netherlands, 21st April)
It is one of the first 3 nominations at yearly Hannie Sarri...
I hope those of you following my blog received my newsletter. If you did
not, be sure to sign up. I am hoping to do it at least twice a year, more
if there...
*S*o, The Return of Son of Incogneato is soon clocking in at 20000 visits
(19946 as I write). I figure hitting 20000 would be a good time to
celebrate my...
[image: A black and white photo of karl lagerfeld drawn onto a eggs by
artist danny roberts][image: A color photo of karl lagerfeld drawn onto a
eggs by ar...
* *Illustration by Japanese artist/ illustrator Komako Sakai.
Dear friends,
It seems like 'The Polar Bear' has turned into
'The Polar Bear Holiday Blog'...
*'lizzie' ~ watercolors, goauche, sumi ink and graphite on 123# arches
cotton paper, 4" x 6"*
like leah (below) lizzie belongs to the highest order of whi...
I guess I've been busier with my pencil & paints than I have with my
blogging of late.
If you follow my Facebook page then you will have seen them all, hop...
*Packing to move ...*
*Come along with me*
*shells & wings & legs & spoons*
*we'll go adventuring out in the country,*
*plant new roots amongst the *
*nettl...
this incredible, spontaneous journey to so. france began from a
Providential meeting with an eclectic
artist~ mary de la salandra, who was visiting her fri...
In order to avoid massive spam-assaults we had to close the standard
commenting system. Obviously WordPress can’t keep up with it either.
Instead we instal...
Polly Felts was my 4x great-grandaunt. In 1804, she and her husband
Shadrack moved from their tobacco plantation in Virginia to Ohio. They,
like many Qua...
A little while back I was playing around with some freehand stitch drawing.
At first, I thought about making them into cuffs but I just wasn't feeling
ins...
The new Book By Its Cover site is in development (thanks to Jenny) and I’ll
start posting updates as we get closer to the launch. In the meantime, I
want t...
*
*
*I wonder what the world would be like if everyone put as much effort *
*into peace and a spiritual practice *
*as we do into getting stuff....??*
*I wo...
Look into my crystal balls. Let the Enchanted Lenormand Oracle tell your
fortune!
This has been my most recent commission- to illustrate a set of 39
d...
"Luthien"
““The leaves were long, the grass was green,
The hemlock-umbels tall and fair,
And in the glade a light was seen
Of stars in shadow shimmering.
T...
i tried to forget
but you grew roots around my ribcage
and sprouted flowers
just below my collarbones.
all day i pluck their petals
but i have not yet asc...
I have been experimenting with pastels lately and love mixing them with
gesso and acrylic paint. There are so many beautiful colors in pastels that
I can't...
Well now... let's see if I remember how to do this......
I've never wanted to blog "down" so to speak... that's one of the reasons I
haven't posted here. I...
Introducing "Nosorog" a self-published zine full of nonsense and silliness,
inspired by the works of Mervyn Peake, Edward Gorey and other fine
gentlemen an...
After a long and arduous journey, the four sisters were united with the
kings whose hearts they captured.
*KAI* of the north kingdom was a ruthless and i...
This is a rooster made from 18gage steel. Hammered into shape with some
welding. legs are made from rebar. I have a lot of fun making things these
critters.
I have been working for a wholesale catalogue for my Whimsy Whimsical Paper Goods since last year. I have had several enquiries about whether do I offer whol...
I have been looking at old family photos *{which my Grandmother used to
call the battle axes} *recently and have been inspired to create these
little image...
The Enchanted Alphabet book is now for sale on Amazon
I completed the submission process a couple of weeks ago and received my
proof copy through the ...
The Kunst im Club exhibition was wonderful! So many different artists came
together and had a great time. Great art to discover, interesting people to ...
I seem to have forgotten that I have a blog. Thought I would update you
all with a little work in progress I am currently working on. It is only
12x12 in...
Here is a small showcase of the faces I completed in Mays 29 faces
Challenge. I didnt manage all 29 for the month as I was busy with my LAA
stuff. But I ...
hey, so i was going to make a couple of posts of recent arts with their
sketchs and some bits 'n bobs, but most of the photos are on the other
computer, wh...
Yesterday, another one of my biggest heroes passed away (the first one
being Mobeus). Maurice Sendak touched my soul as a child and I always
checked my pu...
I had a little time the other day to bake a few new Baby Brownies while our
little brownie, Noah was napping. I don't get a lot of time during the day
to c...
Hey there blog friends. I've had real problems getting access to my blog
for the past couple of months. I was frozen out of it but today I thought
I'd tr...
FEROCIOUS
is the prompt this week at Illustration Friday
"It is not part of a true culture to tame tigers, any more than it is to
make sheep ferocious." - ...
I have been away last week at art unraveled with my bestie Danielle so i
haven't had a chance to give you a heads up that the artfest classes went
live o...
I've been quiet as I've had lots of stuff going on in the background.
Spring is one of my favorite times of the year. After the cold and quiet
time of wi...
21 comments:
Elephants Never Forget.... And So The Heart Remembers When One Never Closes Their Trunk Of Precious Mementos.
I like the pink elephant & would liek to see more of it. it is an elephant, right?
have a great day.
Oh she is so sweet Tammie... as is her pink elephant friend... love them both...
Jenny ♥
Beautifully imaginative and love your red color scheme! Wonderful line work, too! <3
ooh love the elephants eyelashes! and that its a pink elephant!
Love the combination of the drawing and the poem!
I like seeing the black and white and then the color! Nicely done!
Happy Sunday Sketching!
The ink drawings alone are lovely. The colors even more so. You are so neat with the ink.
I've just read a novel called Water for Elephants, it was really good. For a non fiction read you cant beat Travels on my Elephant by Mark Shand
this is delightful! I love that the pink elephant is her escort!
Well, I think we'd all love a pink elephant! This is charming :)
Adorable elephant!! I want one. ^.^
♥ aquariann
Art Update: Fantasy Mushroom Drawing
beautiful 'Valentine' colours, sweet sketch!
how creative with a lovely sentiment about love and memory.
lovely!!
xx
johanna, sweden
art fashion
oh what a sweet picture! absolutely adorable in sentiment & execution.
beautiful compinations!!!Your picture is sooooooooooooo sweet,dear Tammie-)))
kisses
Christa
~so sweetly drawn is she with her wee little {big} friend...hehehe...warm wishes and brightest blessings~
I like the colors! I especially like the girl. She is so whimsical :)
This is so very sweet! I love the color palette you chose!
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