Friday, July 20, 2012

Hang it out : )

Last month I participated in Bristol's first Suitcase Sale ! It was a grand idea and though we were a relatively small gathering out on a windy day, the ingenuity of people made up for the numbers and lack of publicity.

Here is a poster, drawn by Laurie. O, which we then scanned and printed. 


From crepes being made in foil lined 'boxes' and all sorts of bric-a-brac for sale, here is a lovely suitcase chair !


An old accordion case fitted with willow branches to hang earrings and bracelets and roses lining the sides, worked it's magic for my macrame creations. Thank you to lovely friends who unexpectedly came by with hummus and bread and much love and cheer : ) 


I have always said that one must hang things out into the universe - dreams, desires, sweet nothings, a thought, a seed, an idea, a question, an anything and that the universe shall answer. 

I got socks and elf green tights for a steal here, : )


Words aren't enough to say thank you for all the love and kindness, I receive from
 the place of berries that I sleep in every night and wake up to every morning. None of this would be possible without the generous refilling cups of tea and bowls of food, that keep me rich in body, mind, spirit and soul. Here is a little something, hung up by a window - the beads, stones, seeds and shells weave a story of gratefulness and surrender to all the beauty I am lucky enough to be surrounded by. : ) 

Thank you. 



Doilies on shirts, doily dream catchers, doilies in my hair and in windows like webs, there is so much to create! 

Saturday, July 14, 2012

old friends, daybreak, a city through the eyes of another, 
 patterns rediscovered and embraced, memories visited, 
paths crossing with strangers and intertwining, 
chance encounters and new beginnings, 
renewed hope, lying on the grass and in the sun,

waiting in bus stops, 
pieces of paper, lines of ink, 
a game where the face the body the legs and the feet 
are each drawn by another,

FISH AND CHIPS! 


What are the odds that the one night we are stranded in London, the city of all cities with homeless plenty, we meet a professor from Delhi University  who offers to let us sleep on his floor! A night out of the rain, with Becherovka and refreshing viewpoints for stimulating company, nicely rounded off with eggs on toast for breakfast : ) Thank you Saroj for your hospitality. 

Not to mention the little bit of shiny happy chancy magic : ) 




Monday, July 9, 2012

water colour cleanse,

It's been so long since I did a painting.
A burst of colour 
lines and leaves
eyes that see
whirls blue
and dancing tunes


stars and flowers
cards and patterns, 

I made this for my cousin's birthday and it was so much fun !



For now it's back to work and painting words, 

Sunday, July 1, 2012

strawberry fields forever,


Strawberries sweetest in the summer sun 
Eaten unwashed from the ground
I made a tart yesterday : ) 


dreamy evenings spent weeding the sweet smelling beds,
I could be a strawberry farmer forever !