FAERIE ART

I made a mixed media faerie for a dear friend . 


     The faerie is flying in the forest enjoying all the marvels on her journey.

 I was able to use my new creative nook today, despite the heat and humidity. When I start creating, I get in a flow and tend to forget any sort of discomfort.

 Her body is made of chenille stems and embroidery floss. Her head is a wooden bead, her hat an acorn cap, and her braids are made from the manes of our Haflinger horses. Silk flowers make up her skirt. 

 The forest is hand marbled paper and the birch bark, ferns and lichen are real. An inspiring book, Felt Wee Folk by Salley Mavor, has other adorable faeries and wee folk to make and enjoy.

"And as the seasons come and go, here's something you might like to know ... there are fairies everywhere under bushes, in the air, 
playing games just like you play, singing through their busy day.
So listen, touch, and look around -- in the air and on the ground. 
And if you watch all nature's things, you might just see a fairy's wing." 
 ~author unknown

ONE WORD WEDNESDAY

~ colorful ~

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HAPPY SOLSTICE!

Summer's Solstice

Ahh! First

Ray of Dawn

Awakens the heart

In appreciation of life

This morn of Summer's

portent born.

Yes! Love,

My basket,

Yearning to be filled

With all bliss in the ecstatic

Joy garnered from Earth's

Green delight!

Oh! You

Golden orb,

Bless all life brought forth

In the flowers' promise made known

By fruit and bird song

From now on.

Ha! Smile

Upon us,

Lighten each our heart

That every child is fed and loved;

Embraced in green arms

And bloom bright.

Ahh! First

Ray of Dawn:

Summer's Solstice born.

Earth's passionate embrace fulfilled,

Her covenant song

Our troth

~ poem by Jade Wah'oo

CREATING IN THE OPEN AIR

Have you ever created in a horse barn . . . with two of your very best friends?

I am! 
I made a small creative nook at the very end of our horse barn looking out towards the woodlands. It's small and quite rustic but it's just perfect. . .for now.

 It is here that I will work on my small projects while in the company of my equines and nature.  My creative space, and probably the only one of its kind, is part of the second annual  Where Bloggers Create party hosted by Karen Valentine at My Desert Cottage blog.


  I'd love to hear if you stopped by here for a visit! Leave a comment so I can be sure to visit your creative space too!


Come on, I'll give you a tour.
This is my work space. Don't you just love the view? It will only be for the summer months and only for certain small projects as well as designing and planning.

I added some wall decor, a few things that make me happy-
women and children, sunshine and a quilt. 
It's hard to dress up a horse barn. I had to keep it simple :)

 I am working on small mixed media pieces, tiny faerie dolls and a hand-pieced wall hanging right now. I will only have the supplies I need for these projects in the barn. All other supplies are in the house in the basement, easily accessible, but I need natural light and looking at nature where I create, so I would rather work in this nook until I can build my creative space in the woodlands.


 I keep small items in the cigar boxes and other favorite supplies close at hand.

I bought these pewter pieces at a yard sale and love using them for supplies. The acorn caps in the jars are for faerie hats.

I love to work with colored tissue paper. 

To the left of my table I keep a few items on a sawhorse ( well, it IS a barn!)
A larger basket houses a few projects in the works and the red accordian folder is for art work and assorted papers. The paper mache bowl, made years ago by my youngest daughter, keeps yarn, wool roving and other fibers nearby. 

And there's always a need for fresh flowers and tea.

My nook is just inside the barn so I have cover from the sun. But on those perfect days I can just as easily move the table even closer to nature. Ahhh, be still my heart :)

 So this is where you might find me.. .  bonding in the barn with my horses as I work on my art, dreaming of my future creative space nestled in the woodlands.




happy day and party on!

FRIDAYS FLOWERS

I almost forgot about Friday's Flowers until my sister in law walked in with a vase of her beautiful Hydrangeas for me. I didn't pick them but they are from our land.


Gorgeous huh?

Thank you Beth!

{this moment}

Following SouleMama's inspiration :
"A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."

TEN THINGS

What are ten things bringing you joy right in this moment? ~ SouleMama

Bringing me JOY :


1. the children wearing silk capes and playing explorers

2. a few baby chicks starting to leap to the side of the box and jumping back down

3. the flowers in a myriad of colors blooming outside in the garden

4. the special relationship between daughter #3 and son #2 who went off together today

5. the increasing confidence my 12 yr old has to go with a friend and her family for a fun day today

6. the kindness and thoughtfulness of son #1 who bought a plane ticket for his brother ( son #2) to fly out cross country to have some summer bonding time together

7. that I can work part-time at home with children and love what I do

8. the thoughts of my open air summer creative space and the projects I will start

9. the anticipation of going through my fabric scraps to get back to quilting

10. the fact that daughter #4 is trusting me with the re-do of her room as a surprise

What brings YOU joy right now?

A CREATIVE NOOK

 I can picture it, so vividly, in my mind, the meandering path through dappled shade and shade gardens en route to my creative abode in the woodlands. The woodstove will be lit when temperatures dip, music will be playing to suit my mood, and everywhere I look will be color and inspiration to create, as well as objects and photos that I treasure.

 You see, I do have the right space but it is more the time, money and a bit of know how that I need, and oh, one more thing, conquering that fear of power tools. But building is sort of quilting with wood, right?, so I know I can do it, it is just having the confidence that yes I can.


 I could order a shed type structure and have a large truck back it into the woodlands as far as it could go, but I have always liked making my own things. Sometimes that can be a fault though, as I will wait years to get what I want or to make it myself when I probably *could* be content settling for something else at the present time.  


 But would I really be content? Would I really be happy settling for something else? I don't know. It depends. I find such satisfaction in creating something myself, no matter what it is.  It becomes a deep connection to my heart and my soul. 


 It is a dream, yet one easily attainable in the very near future to have a  creative space nestled in the woodlands amongst the Beeches, Pines, Oaks and Sassafras .


Now, and through the summer months, I will be using a new and different kind of creative space. It will be a small creative nook in the open air.  It will be a step toward my dream as it will be at the edge of the woodlands, yet undercover. 


 It will be in an environment that will allow inspiration. The various greens of the earth will be in full view as will some wildlife, from rabbits to chipmunks to deer. Birdsong will fill the air, as well as the soft nickers of my Haflingers and perhaps the sound of them munching their hay. Soft music could be playing if I so desire.

 You see, my open air creative nook for the summer months is at the very end of our horse barn, looking out to the woodlands. And it will be used for certain creative endeavors, like writing, drawing, watercolors, small mixed media pieces, and designing and planning.

 It will also give me time to just *be* with my horses, to just be in their company. They hang out alot IN the barn during the summer days anyway, to avoid the sun and the flies, and always if I am in there . 


Come along and I will give you a tour. . . on Friday that is,  in preparation for the PARTY.


PARTY???


 Karen Valentine's 2nd annual PARTY: Where Bloggers Create on her blog at My Desert Cottage . You can see who will be partying now, the "Party Guests" on the right hand column on her blog, and will be able to view all the creative spaces starting Saturday June 19th.
It will be inspiring to check out where bloggers create !

 Everybody needs their own spot. Do YOU have an area to call your own, where you can be inspired and let your creativity flow ? It can be a anything and anywhere, that allows YOU to create. Big or small, simple or elaborate, from a part of your kitchen table to a whole room and anything in between.


I would love to hear where YOU create.

ONE WORD WEDNESDAY

~ smile ~

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Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day - June 2010

The mid June GARDEN is becoming awash in color. Flowers are blooming each day. 

Come walk with me on Garden Bloggers' Bloom Day and I will show you the flowers.

The reds :

                                                          Roses

Gallardia

Daylily

The pinks:

                                                            Rose

just starting to bloom Coneflower

 Foxglove

                                                    

The yellows:

                                                            Yarrow

                            

                                                               Daylily

                                        False sunflower

The purples :

                                                                                  chive

                                                                   Lavender       

                                                           

                                                                  Foxglove

                                                      

The Oranges:

                                                                              Lily

                                                         

The whites:

Daisies

Foxglove

 Every flower is a soul blossoming in Nature. 

                   ~Gerard De Nerval

**I made a mistake on my link for JULY 2010 Garden Bloggers Bloom Day.
I put the June post again instead  of July. Soo..if you are reading this, thinking this is the recent JULY post,  go here instead for the actual July posting. 
happy day!