Artwork for Sale

Two of my pieces for sale in Pop Gallery, Princesshay, Exeter. Last few days.

My Portable Mini Market Stall

So I made my little mini portable Market Stall....all ready to pedal my wares in Totnes Market yesterday.....alas it took me so long to drive the two and half miles down the icy hill to clear roads that I didn't make it.....and today even more snow. However I'm not defeated and will try again next week.

I long for Italy

I absolutely love the faded colours on the door frame above, the soft grey,

ochre and cream of this Otranto doorway.

Now think of the happiest things...it's the same as having wings!

My most recent tags all laid out very neatly ready for sale!

Hand made gifts & beautiful wrapping

I made a gift of the floating Walnut candles to some friends who recently just had thier second child.

And below is some Birthday Blessing water..........for many years I loved reading about the Santeria religion which is a fusion of African Yoruba and Catholicism, when African people were bought to South America and enslaved they were no longer free to practice thier own religion so they very cleverly adopted the Catholic saints and continued to worship thier Orisha's (dieities if you like) through them, finding the saints that most closely matched thier own, and so was born the wonderful hybrid religion of Santeria. Botanicas are the shops where the practitioners can go to buy herbs and poitions and all manner of magical charms. My blessing waters are inspired by the Botanicas that are now found all over South and North America.

I made this House Blessing Water as a house warming gift for a friend and the paper bag made from old wallpaper to put it in. Wrapping gifts is just about my favourite thing ever, the more I can add to the wrapping the better, the problem is with such abundant wrapping the gift inside might actually be a disapointment.

Frozen Charlotte

Here is my one of my lovely Frozen Charlotte dolls, I thought it would be quite an appropriate post given that I am completely frozen up here on Dartmoor, well I would be if I wasn't swaddled in jumpers, leg warmers and blankets. The story of the Frozen Charlotte comes from a poem and a folk song based on a true story about a girl named Charlotte who was going to a Ball with her boyfriend Charles. She had a beautiful new silk dress which she didn't want creased or covered up as she rode behind Charles on his sleigh, she wanted her dress to be seen and admired by all. However much her Mother pleaded with her she refused to take the blanket and set off into the snowy icy night. Charles tried to drive them as fast as he could, urging the Horses on, but when they arrive at the Ball as he went to take her had to help her down from the sliegh he realised Charlotte had frozen to death, poor Charles died of a broken heart.

Tiny Brass Legs

Spiral Woman; Louise Bourgeois

Arch of Hysteria : Louise Bourgeois

I bought these little nutcracker legs in Totnes market years ago when you could still find a treasure, before ebay, I absolutely love the tiny feet, they remind me of the Louise Bourgeois sculpture, Spiral Woman, which is utterly exquisite. When I visited the Louise Bourgeois exhibition at the Tate Modern in 2007 I was so drawn to the feet of the hanging bronze sculpture, Arch of Hysteria that I absolutely had to stroke the arch of it's foot, so I waited until i though the security person wasn't looking and stole a stroke.......I was caught out and strictly told "not to touch the exhibits" however it was too late by that point because I'd done it already!

Wishbone of Swallow

In the Summer this beautiful Swallow flew into the house as it tried to fly out again it crashed into the window and died. I was so upset and wasn't sure what to do with it, so I photographed it and then wraped it in muslin and layed it with the foxgloves and primroses outside my door. I've been wondering how small its wishbone might be, so yesterday I decided to have a look, it's so tiny and fragile and beautiful.

Todays Favourites

Here are some of my favourite tags made today...and my beautiful "splendid 99" typewriter.

The lure of a tidy desk

Today I will be making lots of my "Keepsake" tags/labels for sale in the Market in Totnes and a couple of local Galleries.

Such a beautiful day to be home....the fire is already lit, a golden wintry light streaming through the windows, frost outside and the perfect cup of coffee in my favourite Ramp cup. Hopefully later there will be time to post some pictures of some of my current favourite things

Swanbones

This is just beautiful, I wonder is the Raven waitng to collect her tears, As for the one below, what a novel way to travel, inside the belly of a Wolf! Love it.

Lead Us, Lantern

"Lead Us, Lantern"
18" x 24" Oil on Panel

Why the Willow Weeps

"Why the Willow Weeps"

16" x 20" Oil on panel

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Temple of Wishes

Here are my fabric covered wishbones making thier own perfect little sculpture!

Time to hang up my wishing line!

Welcome to my World

Sheherezade, the heroine from The Arabian Nights told stories for 1oo1 nights, helped by her sister, to stave off being beheaded each morning, and eventually won the heart of her husband the King who promised to let her live.

For me Sheherezade is a metaphor for my creative soul......what stories can I conjure for myself night after night to keep the creative spirit alive and burning, so I can adorn the following day with new mysteries and delights.

So it is my hope that I can fill my blog with the things that bring me pleasure, inspiration and joy. Be it art, poetry, nature, music whatever.