I see another amazing piece in this purple gorgeousness..and with pen..wonderful! i love using pen too ! She is magical!!I would totally hang out with her.
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.
[image: First of the new batch]
[image: Blank leather cuffs]
[image: Cutting cuffs]
[image: New batch of cuffs I'm making.]
It has been a while since I've dr...
Shaped from solid butternut, I made these from the offcuts of chunks that
were used for salad bowls. The butternut was reclaimed from a fallen tree
in our ...
My nephew Pit, has developed, like many children his age, a passion for
"Jack and the Neverland Pirates" cartoon, so I thought I would make him a
picture w...
Many of you know I am Challenge-addicted ;)
so why not run a Challenge on my own, I thought?!
Viele von Euch wissen ja, dass ich süchtig nach "Challenges" b...
*"I perhaps owe having become a painter*
*to flowers."*
*
**Claude Monet*
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*
{here's to a weekend filled with lots of time to paint flowers!! enjoy!}...
Here are two of the darling little faeries who frequent my garden. They
especially love to climb on the roses in the early morning. The tall red
rose b...
Recently I had the good fortune of collaborating with the ever
talented Jamie Beck, of Ann Street Studio, to honor amfAR’s Cinema Against
AIDS Gala in Cann...
my spirit is soaring from the sounds heard below
kicking myself for making our anniversary plans a week later than
usual...could have been able to hear t...
It's so humid here today! It was bad yesterday too, but this weather is
unexpected at this time of year. It seems like we've all been saying that a
lot, do...
There is now a kickstarter fundraising site set up to help get the film
about Wille Sundqvist
underway. http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/761142325/the-s...
"In the mid–path of my life, I woke to find myself in a dark wood," writes Dante in The Divine Comedy, beginning a quest that will lead to transformation and...
Ignore how insanely dusty that machine is. There was finally some *sewing*done around here. Very exciting stuff. I would say "just wait until I show
yo...
it's been a long time since I stopped working early and rented a movie, I
still think it was relaxing even though I was doing hand sewing at the same
tim...
9 x 12 inch Work in Progress
What was I thinking? All these faces and they are no bigger than a thumb.
It may be months and months before I see you ...
[image: mixed media painting canvas bird crown Zorana art Zoranaland]
It is very difficult to read a book about techniques in acrylics and not
pull out the ...
Dolphin Playing with the Sun is another painting I did last summer after
our Hawaiian trip. One morning while on our trip we got up very early to
rent k...
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[image: EDOC0703]In the beginning of May, I traveled to Tuscany where
Emanuela, Nadia and I held a food and lifestyle photography workshop at
Emanuela’s ...
This time of year is often filled with remembrances... Memorial Day,
graduation speeches, and reflective wedding toasts. In keeping with this
theme, I'd li...
Paint Happy Class
*
**Paint Happy Introduction:*
Painting happy is about finding out what makes you tick, experimenting,
keeping notes, happy accidents, 'A...
This is my week to present my lesson on Life Book 2013, and as many of you
know, I get most of my inspiration from nature. My journals and
sketchbooks a...
pre-order now
Through the London Graphics Centre "Shop Art" exhibition, my painting "For
you were made from Dust" is available to pre-order for a *strict...
It's only been a week, but I've fallen in love with North Carolina. Spring
is definitely here, and everywhere I look there's the color green. The
"back...
*Liquid Not Included*
I went to dinner a few weeks ago at a beautiful restaurant at the top of
the hill with a commanding view of the Pacific ocean. T...
by the last drawing challenge and by my love for
combining a word or text with or in my work
i got the idea for this 104th drawing challenge of 25 - 26 M...
Today I am... ...settling into the first day of leading 30 Day Vegan. I love getting to know the new names appearing from around the globe and feeling gratef...
[image: infinity]"Infinity" - acrylic and coloured pencils on wood
Ecco qui il mio nuovo lavoro per la prossima mostra collettiva a cui
parteciperò: "*MF GA...
Today, I’m really excited to announce that I have a new eBook out called
Naturally Sweet Treats! This one contains the story of my son and is filled
with...
A fragment of Etsy treasury "Poetry of Colors" by Ingugu
1. Barn Owl Photograph by BokehEverAfter
2. Crofter Warmers by Inner Wild
3. Vetch and Grass...
I love to visit gardens, especially this time of year when everything is
beginning to bloom. I fantasize about sitting down with a sketchbook and
patient...
summer breeze, makes me feel fine
blowing through the jasmine in my mind
( ~ seals and crofts ~ )
(pardon the backward mirror read!)
new tees (+ more) av...
So, here we are with our first word sketch day.
I'll quickly outline the aim as clearly as I can. This is a fun exercise
aimed at getting our creativity f...
Hot hot day today in Oakland. What to do? Pack everything up and head out
to take refuge under the trees. Spent the day amongst the redwoods of Muir
Woods....
Rosa lutea-bicolor, Austrian rose | Creator: Lawrance, Mary, 1830
Rosa gallica, Royal virgin rose | Creator: Lawrance, Mary, 1830Rosa
provincialisa, Common...
*Spring Woods and Searching for Treasure!*
*Today has been a warm May Sunday and I have been walking in bluebell woods
at Ashdown House in Berkshire. The ri...
Vårkväll ...så ljuvligt...
Spring evening...how wonderful...
dagen slit och släp med kvistar och löv...
after todays work with branches and leaves...
...
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...
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'...
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...
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...
[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 ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
...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...
"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 -...
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...
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......
[image: Sketchbook. Pattern drawing. by Gentian O.]
Sketchbook. Pattern drawing., a photo by Gentian O. on Flickr.
Drawing in a Strathmore Hardbound Art Jou...
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...
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...
Something a little different... I made this drawing for The Heard Natural
Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary where I regularly volunteer.
Unfortunately,...
*"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...
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 ...
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...
7 comments:
she is a flower alright. pretty!
I really like your faces and your fantasy, they are full of sweetness and poetry!.
A big hug
I like your pen sketsch a lot.
Liefs, Melanie
I see another amazing piece in this purple gorgeousness..and with pen..wonderful! i love using pen too ! She is magical!!I would totally hang out with her.
Free and easy, love the purple strokes!
ah...pen! I really, really like these ones....
http://karenannruane.typepad.com/karen_ruane/
Indeed...and she is what she is--beautiful.
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