Sunday, April 21, 2013

Work Spaces and Views


I've been reorganizing again. Has to be done every now and then, especially when I need to stimulate the gray matter, and because I love they way it feels with even a few changes as I sit down to create.

I've some wonderful art on my walls to inspire.
The above print is an invitation by the very clever Mr Paul Bommer to "Sack & Sugar" his latest art show.  I had the utter gall to ask him to send one from his home in North Norfolk, England, clear over here! Which he did! So cool! and now it hangs proudly on my work space wall. Such a clever fellow.

The photo below is my newly arranged work space. I say "newly arranged" as I took my bookshelf, which formerly stood upright and laid it on it's side, creating a much more organized space and more surface area for all my tools. Very inspiring.
My dear friend and incredibly talented fellow artist Beth Jepson and I have been inspiring one another to greater heights with our illustrations, and we are determined to really make a go of it this year!
There is just something about creating a space where you work and ponder, that has to be your own. 
A place that gives you pleasure, and inspires within you good things, even great things!


Lastly, below is the view from my kitchen window.
I know it is nothing fancy, but I find great pleasure working there and catching the sweet scent from my lilacs, when the breeze carries it in every now and then. 


And so it goes, until next time...

Monday, April 15, 2013

Gracie


Will sent another sweet photo. She reminds me so much of him. 

Monday, April 1, 2013

Easter Skyping and Sister Black


We were able to Skype with our lovies in Iowa after church Easter Sunday, and while talking with everyone, wee Gracie slept contentedly on the sofa. I must add here that her name is officially 
Gracie Mae Elizabeth (the Mae after Grandma Ida Mae).
She looks so like William, such a love! and at 8+ birth pounds, she is a contented baby, sleeping and eating well, and an all-around blessing!
The girls adore her, and Libby has taken on the roll as a second mommy, helping and worrying so much over her, that Steph has had to insist she take some time off on a regular basis to play. Teag on the other hand has had some adjusting to do. It's tough to do all your potty work alone while mommy is nursing, but she's learning. It's always an adjustment for everyone when a new baby comes.


Teagan showed us her "No David" book (didn't have my camera for that part. Bother!) which we were told she knows by heart now. A very fitting title for that girlie! She was otherwise not at all interested in us, so we didn't see her the remainder of the time. Then, Libby (above) demonstrated her new skill - crossing her eyes!  Amazing!
So wonderful to see and hear everyone! We LOVE you! and can't wait until May!


As a bonus, Beth spent Easter with a member family and I got this lovely photo on my mobile!