a place to post my thoughts and feelings as I create new art - whether it be using acrylic, stencils, water-colour, collage, music, songs, embroidery, fabric, photography - anything goes!!
Monday, 8 October 2012
Sunday, 23 September 2012
A few paintings have a new home
Here is a set of 3 pieces that go together well - on their mantle next to a piano (a soft spot in my heart)
Wednesday, 4 July 2012
Wednesday, 20 June 2012
Imagination
Thursday, 29 March 2012
Some new creations
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Creativity
Sunday, 26 February 2012
Blue Chinese Brocade Fabric
It glimmers and shines in the light in the living room.
Music in the family
I ended up going to GTA for Family Day weekend, and took the opportunity to watch his performance at C'est What ?.
A very talented singer/songwriter and he has recorded 10 albums.
To see/hear more, visit his website.
A new piece - on a wall
Some wonderful feedback on my work
(from the GNO - Nouveau Louvre)
I was fortunate to receive two emails back - both in French.
Thank you for the feedback - it's important to us artists to know how our work inspires others.
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Je ne connais pas grand chose aux arts visuels, donc je ne pourrais pas t'expliquer en grande théorie ce qui m'a plu dans ta peinture.
C'est une petite peinture abstraite, une composition à quatre couleurs assez vives et lumineuses (le vert est presque fluo) que je trouve très bien choisies et harmonisées: un mauve, un vert, un bleu et un blanc. De fines lignes droites noires, plus ou moins horizontales et verticales, traversent la composition. Le cadre métallique vert convenait si parfaitement à cette peinture que ça m'a certainement aidé à l'apprécier.
L'effet que ça me fait d'une manière mystérieuse, c'est un genre de joie calme. J'apprécie ça parce que souvent les oeuvres d'art sont chargées d'angoisse (et bien sûr qu'il faut parfois explorer ça), mais celle-ci, en tout cas pour moi, ne l'est pas. C'est un petit peu aquatique, comme des reflets à la surface d'un étang aux eaux vertes où le ciel bleu se réfléchit, mais en même temps pas du tout, parce que c'est juste un jeu de couleurs et la présence du mauve n'a rien à voir avec cette impression.
Je trouve aussi que les couleurs sont celles de l'air du temps. Je ne sais pas pourquoi, mais je les trouve contemporaines, comme les couleurs de notre temps. Je ne veux pas dire par là que notre époque est calme et joyeuse, mais je dis que ce langage chromatique me semble appartenir à l'actualité, comme si elles étaient à la mode ou dans l'air du temps.
J'ai accroché ta peinture dans le bureau où je travaille chez moi, près de la porte de sortie, de sorte que je jette un coup d'oeil dessus chaque fois que je sors de la pièce. C'est comme un genre de petit mantra visuel pour moi: une petite impression de joie, comme si je prenais une gorgée de café ou de thé.
Alors voilà quelques mots pour te remercier et t'encourager. J'irai voir ton site pour entendre des chansons quand j'aurai un moment.
Bonne chance et bon succès dans ton art
New Poem : Reflection
Friday, 3 February 2012
Paperwork
I am also having fun with the camera system used to take these photos
Friendship
Friendship is such a beautiful thing to have in your life. I have been corresponding for years with a wonderful friend who is a singer/songwriter from New York. Allie is a kind and gentle soul and inspiring. She is blind but she can play guitar, write songs and she is also gifted with the written word penning a book. She was the first blind person to graduate with a Masters from Fordham University. She lives her dreams and her dreams are unstoppable. I am honored to call her a friend.
She will soon be moving to Spain and you can follow her adventures at http://www.allisonabroad.com
Tuesday, 24 January 2012
Color
I fell in love with this glass piece while visiting a gallery in North Bay and during the drive home couldn't get it off my mind. It was exquisite and breathtakingly beautiful. Why did it resonate with me? There was a vibrancy and energy about this art that was unexplainable just felt. A myriad of colors that made me feel something. Oh the power of color! Thanks to the artist Sergio Golod for creating such a wonderful piece and it now sits on a table across from my piano and inspires me.
Tuesday, 17 January 2012
Thankful
To this day, I still love textiles and color and making something from nothing. I have made hats, pillows, curtains, dresses, skirts, quilts etc.
My Grandmother was a seamstress and made me the most amazing dresses when I was little and to her I am thankful for such great inspiration!
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Mary Szeto and I, and my handmade dress |
Monday, 16 January 2012
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Beauty of Winter
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Art Room Revamp
Today I am rearranging my art room and clearing the clutter to make room for new projects.
There are too many paintings, frames and miscellaneous stuff enveloping this space. Since I paint/sew/design/write songs etc. this room has to be multi-functional. Ideally would be nice to have a bigger space but thankful to have a room to express my creativity!
Now I have a designated area for painting supplies and paper, an area for sewing and design and an area for music.
Getting there and seeing progress!
I love this quote.
Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful. - William MorrisFriday, 6 January 2012
Caramel Walnut Banana Torte
I decided to make this wonderful cake with my brand new KitchenAid mixer - a different type of creative tool. It's a real pro-style mixer, powerful but easy to work with. Certainly a new tool to learn how to work with.
Little did I know my entire morning would be consumed making this lovely creation but sure was worth it!
I have never made a cake from scratch and have to admit was proud of how this one turned out. Now everyone here is worried I am going to become a pastry chef...lol.
Each day my goal is to do something creative in some shape or form.