Pieces of me

75 little "pieces of me" in 25 little boxes - all signed on the back

  

Vernissage tonight - Landsberg am Lechs "Künstlerautomat"

xo 

WOYWW Roses to inspire me...

before I start to carve my stamp for an
Advent-Mail-Art-Adventure - postcard swap.

We are supposed to create a stamp with a repeating pattern...
Have to make a first sample.
{ drumroll please }

YES! Eureka! It works!!!

I always love to hop over to Julia's place every once in a while to see what's happening on other creative desktops. A wonderful place to be on Wednesday!

Happy stamp carving!
Happy WOYWW!

Hugs,

Recently

I normally write down my "to do" list in an altered book.
I then eventually just paint or sketch over the page.
But sometimes things just turn out different.
As recently...

Sat down to write my list, but instead I start sketching... and painting

 before I know it I forgot all about my "to do" list.

{ wrote it down later on a scrap of paper instead - smile }

I guess creative minds are different!

Hugs,

This original painting of mine is now up for bids

This Original mixed media painting on canvas is now up for bids on the charity auction by eBay for
Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontiers { MSF }.
- S O L D -

"Stories Told"

 35cm x 35cm

This piece is being auctioned as part of a collective fundraising effort for

Doctors Without Borders / Medecins Sans Frontiers (MSF).

We are a group of artists wanting to use creativity to make a positive difference for the world amid what seems like an endless cycle of political unrest and natural disasters. All the artists participating have donated their works and agreed to cover international postage costs so that
100% of your bid amount will go to MSF.

Get your Christmas presents sorted early and support a fantastic charity at the same time!
- You are very welcome to spread the word. We can make a change! - 

Hugs,

So who says I can't sew ON my journal

All I know is that I sure had a jam packed, week...

but my journal saved me from chaos!

Wishing you a most wonderful creative weekend ♥

much love

Weekend = Playtime!

Happiness

Sometimes all you need is some paint, pencils and your art journal ♥

Hugs,

Renderings....

The Call of the Wild Soul Art Retreat

What an outstanding experience

Whether it's Erin Faith Allen  for her passion { Girl you are on fire! }
and  for the organization of this retreat in the magical city of Prague

Katie Kendrick for taking such a "breathtaking dive into dimensions of consciousness" and showing me what I am capable of

Orly Avinieri who truly captured my soul with her heartwarming spirit and her one-of-a-kind alchemy of journal making, which is so very special

Michelle Hazell for such a magical creative experience -

guiding us with our spirit dolls/medicine bundles ( which I attached to my journal )

  Polly Pring for taking such good care of all of us  - a biiiiigggg KISS here ! -

( this is the marble tabletop of my bedside table in Prague... can you see that heart?! ) 

 and not to forget each and everyone of my fellow classmates

Just thinking of this wonderful experience puts tears to my eyes.

A big THANK YOU to each and every one of you for this expierence and your encouragement!

You all have a special place in my heart. 

Hugs,

Connecting up with { my tribe }

I'm getting these lovely ladies of mine wrapped up and ready to go to all different countries around the globe. 

I made these ATC's with the beautiful women in mind that I met on an Art Retreat in London last year with the one and only JANE {Danger} DAVENPORT. We all have a passion for art and above all painting faces.

I am so blessed to know these women and I feel the urge to create in a new surrounding again with likewise woman.

Hugs,

Connect with your tribe!

ATCs in progress

I met some wonderful woman at an Art Retreat that I went to last October in London. We shared art { and art supplies! } our lives & stories and just had so much fun together.

As we live all over the world - USA, Germany, Great Britain, Luxembourg and Australia - it will be hard to see each other again. We are still in contact, but we would dearly like to see each others art. To see how each of us and our art, are evolving. That's why we have decided to trade small pieces of artwork every three months. 

Our first trade will be soon and the theme of this first round will be { faces }.

After cutting out four ATC sized cards I then placed them side by side { to “connect" them } and using old book pages, gesso, black paint & then a swoosh of neon pink oil pastel for the grounding.

I was thinking of using four faces that are somehow connected together, yet able to stand alone.

I loosely sketched the profile images on the cards & highlighted the silhouettes

They're coming along quite well now.

Hope to get them finished soon to mail them out to my tribe.

Connect with likewise woman and stay in touch. It's such a wonderful experience.

Wishing you a wonderful creative time.

Hugs,

Enjoying vacation

Just a short note to let you in ...

I'm enjoying the sun and sea in Croatia
{ yes, of course I'm collecting feathers here too! }

and journaling of course

Hope you are also enjoying the summer sun und having fun, wherever you are and whatever you're up to.

Hugs,

July 2016

O.K. so this isn't really anything exciting. Yet it is still a secret that I've been having to keep.
You must know that my husband is a total BMW02 fanatic...

The BMW 02 Series is a range of cars that were produced between1966 and 1977 by the German automaker BMW.
His birthday is coming up soon. So what do I do?!...

Yep. I'm drawing cars now (sigh). That must be love ;-) 

Wishing you a lovely lazy Sunday.

Hugs,

Just dreaming the day away in my journal

I'm linking in on the fun over @AJJ once again this month

WIP
Letting you take a peek... This journal spread isn't finished yet, I don't know which direction to take.

Hugs,

WOYWW! Chaos { = Creativity } in the studio this Wednesday!

I'm joining in on the fun again this week again over at Julias place!

I've got a couple of new art journal spreads going, a couple of tags I'm making, ATC's and getting things all together for a creative gathering with other artists tonight. - We meet on a regular basis once a month and it's called "Stammtisch" here in Germany. You might want to know that besides my passion for art journaling, I just love fine arts! { If your interested in my art might wanna take a peek here --> KünstlerStammtisch Raisting. } 

.... and I'm finishing up this wonderful lady here to top it all off. So you can see creativity is really flowing here. Thanks for stopping on over. I'll pop on over to your creative space soon too.

Wishing you a lovely and creative week to come, hope to see you again next Wednesday!

Hugs,

Having fun with a new journal spread

After seeing the wonderful work from a couple of friends of mine I had to join in on the fun over @bybun with Roxanne Coble

Awesome fun with bybun!

Wishing you a fun week!

Hugs,

Yay, it's Friday!!

I'm so happy to join in on the fun at PPF again this week! I'm giving this beauty on my desk touch-ups and thinking of getting her framed. It's been a crazy week and want to let you in on a workshop I recently held.

{ Promote your passion }

That's the reason I held an art journal workshop in my area. Along with fine painting, art journaling is a true passion of mine. And I wanted to share this with the women in my community & let you in on the fun we had!

Beautiful woman joined me together for a wonderful evening of adventure. They had no idea what an art journal is nor what it meant or what on earth to do(!)  I have to let you know that art journaling isn't popular at all here in southern Germany.

- I had so much fun creating small tags & ribbons from scraps of cloth
to then package up books to alter and miscellaneous treats for those lovely ladies -

I gave each and every one a small starter kit to take home with them

After I told them a little bit about art journaling, the process of creating and other basic details they took a peek into my numerous journals. We then started. And let me tell you, they were unstoppable. We had so much fun together. Laughing, sharing art and other stories.  Our creative session lasted until late into the night.

The tribe of art journalers has grown since that night. Those ladies fell in love with the process of letting go and creating. Now we'll be meeting on a regular basis. Mission accomplished!!

If you're an art journaler you too might want to flock your tribe together. Try it. I know you'll like it... and there are others out there who might just fall in love.

Hugs, 
Your

WOYWW Boho - Baroque - Grandeur ...

Today is What's on Your Work desk Wednesday { WOYWW } over at Julia's place!!

...and of course I'm joining in on the fun at AJJ once again this month 

{ for the record }

Thank you Linda for such a wonderful theme!!

I wanted to create something with a WOW effect without much effort so I looked through my journals and found a page I had already started. This is what came out....

"is this just real life, is this just fantasy..."

The songs

"Bohemian Rhapsody" - Queen

&

"Rock me Amadeus" - Falco

both inspired me on this one.

And let me tell you, I had lots of fun doing it!

Hugs