#143 experimentation

We got home from the fair last night at around 11:30pm, decided I might as well experiment as I didn't have any time to do anything else. Turns out handcolouring with pastels is not such a great plan...

#142 the bouquet

I accidentally posted on my studio blog, and decided I'd leave it! Here's what I said:

I photographed a job for a client, and the next day got the most beautiful bouquet of flowers delivered as a thank you, what a treat! So I did what any photographer would do, I photographed them!

#141 Callanish {two}

I love handcolouring the colour images, especially these ones where there is very little colour to begin with, think they come out so well...

Must be time for another Callanish story... when we arrived the sun was out & shining brightly, then it got cloudy and windy, then it started to rain, I laughingly said, 'gosh, we've had every kind of weather but snow' within minutes big enormous bits of hail started falling from the sky! We 'battened down' behind the big stones, my friend Mouse behind one, me behind another, and the only other couple there behind another. I took a video of us, but of course I'm laughing so hard I can scarcely breathe, the video bounces around erratically and you can't make out a word I'm saying!!!

#140 it was then...

that I learned how much love one heart can hold...

beautiful hands

I had a henna artist come to create gorgeous designs with (and on) my teens at the library.  She's fabulous - her name is Jamilah - and she lets the girls create their own designs and later on adds hers.  The palm is my design, she added a beautiful lotus on the top of my left hand.  Henna is tricky (you can see a few globs on my hand!) but really good fun.

a little shadow box

With some of my library kids, I made nichos, tiny shadow boxes inspired by the arts of Mexico.  We had a great time making them and I want to create more...little boxes all over the house; that's all I need!

#139 the best sound...

in the world, is without a doubt, for me anyway, the sound of children laughing. It is pure joy.

I think Marla may have taken this photo of the girls, maybe in Puerto Rico, I came across it and knew it needed to be hanging on my wall, it's got such great emotion!! & they're wearing their cute matching Mimi dresses!