What happens when you don't bully art

hello friends.

Welcome to my imaginary world.

And in case you're wondering, no, i haven't even had any wine. ;-)

Just a few little fun doodles to get me in the mood.

...lines and watercolour

another good quote...

I haven't felt much like making art these days,
but i decided to play a bit with collage tonight.

The best decision i've made all week. :-)

It's funny how quickly i can go from a crappy mood
to a pretty good place, with nothing but art.

I began with a few pieces of collage from a magazine,
and as soon as i started adding the turquoise and white paint,
i could almost feel my mood lighten... soften... 
like burdens were being lifted.

Sometimes, we need space away from the art table.

I agree that art can help us through difficult times,
but I also believe that sometimes,
art must take a back seat to other things,
and patience is so important.

Trusting in the flow of things.

Art should not be forced.

Sometimes, what's needed is a walk in the woods,

or a good movie

or coffee with a friend

or a hot fudge chocolate sundae (yes, with peanuts, of course)

or a night on the couch with a good book,

or a good man,

depending on how lucky you are. ;-)

 Whenever i go through less creative periods,

i never feel like the well has run dry.

I always trust that when my heart is ready again,

i'll find my way to the drawing table,

and it'll happen,

naturally...

It always does.

And with each brush stroke, or line, or piece of paper glued...

i breathe a little easier

and know that i am home again.

 As i was cleaning up the scraps of paper i had used for the collage,
i found this one, 
on the opposite side of the turquoise colour i had cut up.
It struck me very strange that the letters were cut up exactly as they are here.
(When i was cutting, i was looking only at the turquoise side!)

I don't paint flowers very often,

so these few words made me smile.

A reminder perhaps that I have stories to share.

That we all have stories to share.

Yes. We do.

xox

love, socks & books

love doesn't always need to be romantic... :-)

I said i would reward myself with a book, so ta daaaaaa! 

A few books. I can rarely ever buy just one book. 

Uncle Tom's cabin is a classic i've never read - it was published in the 1850's

and written by a woman - already impressive. :-)

I can't wait to read it.

I've always loved Jewish history, so i look forward 

to reading Gertruda's Oath as well.

And of course, how could i pass this up?

First of all, it's about Einstein & children, and secondly, it's $4.99.

It was said that Einstein had a great sense of humour.

When i saw this book cover of him in his fluffy blue slippers, 

it reminded me of an interview I once saw on tv

with Alfred Hitchcock.

He was a British film director mostly known for psychological thrillers

like the Birds, Psycho, etc.

In this tv interview, I was surprised at his sense of humour.

He said he once had a dinner party at his house

and arranged so that all the food was blue! 

The bread, the turkey, the potatoes, everything was blue -

even the drinks!

And of course, Hitchcock himself pretended that everything was normal.

Such a sense of humour coming from a man who made a living

scaring people half to death. 

A great reminder that we often

take ourselves too seriously...

we should all have our own colourful dinner parties,

or own a pair of 

fluffy blue slippers. 

xoxo

sharpie doodle - Art Every Day Month - day 18

Whenever i listen to podcasts, (unless i'm taking notes!), I usually doodle with Sharpies on glossy photo paper. This is far from perfect, but it's very meditative for me to be repeating the same patterns.

...add a bit of colour...

...and presto - a quasi-mandala. :-)

I'm not sure if this would qualify as an official "mandala" but i had fun doing it and it took me about 30 minutes - the same amount of time as the podcast i was listening to.

And for the record, no, i am not an overachiever, making use of every waking minute of the day.
There are times where i just sit & do nothing, and i'm ok with that. :-)

Happy Friday everyone!