Creative Thursday

the princess bird and her friends

the blue sock monkeys

 

and the confident sheep

I've been having some fun sculpting with clay again. In fact I'm working towards a summer shop update in the next couple of weeks...so maybe? the princess bird can come home with you and be your new friend?

tiny dancers

6 x 6 in.

Inspired by my own time as a tiny ballerina, as well as this adorable photo that swiss-miss shared yesterday.

I always danced in the opposite direction to all the other ballerinas. Going to have to track down those photos of me as five year old ballerina and share it with you

Oh. I found them! 

Marisa as a ballerina. Yup, that would be me, the one in the middle going the wrong direction {I've always liked marching to the beat of my own drum or flute, in the case of this Nutrcracker dance} ;)

 

here it looks like I'm in sync with the dancers again. 

Yes, it's true. One of my dreams was to also be a ballerina.  Lotta dreams and a lotta plans. 

 

{original is sold} {now available as a limited edition print}

we all fly together (2)

8 x 24 in.

You may recall a similar painting to this one? Inspired by the original, this piece was created for a special project that I will share with you as soon as it is ready. 

Until then, I have decided to release the original for sale. Taking more than the usual day to complete, I worked on this over several days and I have to say that it is going to be tough to part with it. I loved it the first time and I really love it the second time.

I'm going to leave it at that today, as this one speaks for itself.  Also it seems particularly appropriate in light of my recent podcast. I think that this image reflects my ideal situation - we all fly and succeed together :)

{click here to buy original}

the princess and the pea

6 x 8 in.

So I was in a very special yoga class last week ~ one that uses a lot of props to accompany the poses ~ where it's all about getting your set-up perfectly, well, perfect.

The teacher said something to the effect of how setting up is a little like the 'princess and the pea' and *presto* this image popped into my head. My version of 'the princess and the pea'. The original sold before I could even post it to the blog {thank you Elma!} Best proof ever that taking time for myself is worth it: inspiration {even the kind that earns me income} can strike anywhere. On my better days, I think I might actually subscribe to this idea about how life is supposed to work: that when you are following your bliss, your gut,  your heart, your intuition, your inspiration, whatever you want to call it ~ things just work, well, perfectly.

Oh yes and- Do I ever ~ know what it's like to need everything to be just so.

{original is sold} {now available as a limited edition print at the shop}