Outside is a magical place as the freezing rain comes down from the sky and coats everything in beauty. I love these days when it's so quiet as I walk in the backyard to bring the birds and one lone squirrel some food. The crows cawing and the crackling of the ice under my boots are the only sounds. Once the birds are fed, I stand at the picnic table and take some photos of this weeks jewelry. Back inside to the warmth, I settle myself  down to upload and edit the photos, an activity that I enjoy very much. What are you doing?

Sale Continues...

Happy Monday!
It was a cold but sunny day today. A good day to take photos of my jewelry outside but not good for fingers that freeze easily. I will continue to have a sale in my Etsy shop this week and I'll add new earrings daily.

New Jewelry and Sale!

Gennie is pulling fiercely on her leash in pursuit of some unseen creature whose scent she has picked up on and is dragging me down the ice covered driveway toward the road. The wind is howling and the snow is swirling in circles around my feet as I begin my nightly walk around the neighborhood. That was two nights. Tonight, I am as snug as a bug inside where it is toasty and quiet except for the humming of the heat pump and the deep breathing of Ricki who is curled up asleep inside the basket beside my chair. I will be walking later but for now I write in my very neglected blog.
All is well on this twenty third day of a brand new year.
Above are images of some jewelry that I have listed in my Etsy shop. I'm having a sale this weekend, so if you've had your eye on anything now is a good time to pop over and treat yourself. I'm offering 20% off all jewelry until Sunday night. Type Sale20 into the coupon code box at the checkout to receive the discount.
Enjoy your weekend!

October News!

A beautiful green leaf just starting to yellow had fallen from a tree that stood beside the river and lay there waiting for me to spot it as I walked along the shore, which I did.

The river I was walking along when I discovered the leaf. 

Outside of my studio window.

A work in progress which I have since finished and is now at The MUN Botanical Gardens to be exhibited, along with other paintings from November 7th to the 30th in their annual garden and nature exhibition.

Another painting inspired by the gorgeous colors of Fall. 

October flew past quickly and here I sit writing in my cozy den with a plump dog asleep beside me. I just returned from a walk in the cold of this early November evening and I'm grateful for my warm robe and fuzzy socks. It's been a busy month of painting and exhibiting my work and meeting new people. I have another group exhibit coming up at the end of the week that I'm very happy to be a part of. I haven't shown my work in a long time and it's exciting to be back at it.

Art Doll Quarterly!

Brigid

Esme

Alice

I've been published! Esme, one of my art dolls, has been featured in the Winter edition of Art Doll Quarterly. I was delighted when I went to my mail box to check for mail and discovered a complimentary magazine saying I had been published.

Leaves fall silently to the ground on this cold Autumn day and blanket the grass with color. It's warm and welcoming inside as I battle this very weird flu that has kept me housebound all week. It has been a good time to update my website and to write my newsletter, artist statement and descriptions for the paintings I will be exhibiting at the end of the month. The downtime has also allowed me to reevaluate my business goals and to plan the concept for my entry in the Arts and Letters Awards this year. Hopefully, I will be back on my feet soon.

New Jewelry

 Some lovely jewelry available for sale in my Etsy shop. I'm very sick with the flu and am unable to write much. Hopefully, I will be well soon.

Autumn is here and that means gorgeous color everywhere we look, the smell of wood smoke in the air, and hot tea and warm blankets in the evening. I've been spending a lot of time in my studio painting and making jewelry. It's nice watching the leaves on the maple trees outside my window slowly turn from green to shades of yellow, red, orange and gold. Breathtaking!
I"m excited about a group exhibition I'm in at the end of the month and happy to spend time with fellow artists and share my work with the public.

Happy Friday!

It's been such a gorgeous day here today and an awesome beginning to the weekend. I've been very busy in the studio making new jewelry for my Etsy shop and pictured are some of the pretties I have listed recently. I love, love, love working with copper wire so much and I could be a little addicted to it. Lol!
Enjoy your weekend everyone and do something fun! :)

New Work!

 

It's been eons since I last wrote. Summer is here and gone and in Newfoundland it was a short one indeed. Above are images of some stone spiral pendants that I have listed in my Etsy shop. I have an article about the pendants in the Autumn edition of Belle Armoire Jewelry Magazine and I thought it would be nice to add some to my shop. The magazine has always been a favorite of mine and one of my bucket list items was to get published in it. :)

Happy Friday!

It was snowing and the sun was trying really hard to shine at the same time. It made a beautiful, magical scene.

My Kobo gives me many hours of pleasure. I don't know why I resisted for so long.

Another batch of soap made for the family.

Another snowy day of many we have had this Winter.

Making bread on a Saturday afternoon.

Home made apple pie. It was the best pie ever. :)

Re reading this book. It is so funny.

Bread baked and cooling on the stove. Nothing like the smell of bread baking in the oven.

Above are some of my photos from 100happydays.


Life has been moving along very quickly and we are now a little closer to the warm, beautiful days of Summer. I long for the day when I can sit outside again and listen to the birds and feel the sunshine on my face and watch all the little creatures going about their business. It's been a long, cold Winter here in Newfoundland and I'm ready to dust off my t shirts and flip flops and get out. I fear that it will be another few months before I can actually do that. I have been busy with various projects so my days are full and my nights too and fortunately, I don't suffer from lack of sunshine. Always keeping busy helps with that and makes me feel productive. :)