Friday, June 22, 2018

~ these lustre dust days














a trio of tiny books & 
details for a porcelain elephant recreated in tiny fondant form,
roses from molds, 
a marsupial with real lashes,
ruffles, 
sparkles, 
& edible sequins evoking haute lace

a King Louis settee,
ornate coffee table.
& sumptuous silk cushion
topping towers of chocolate buttercream {& filled with fresh strawberries}

a precious project!
{i wish i could capture the sparkles, & softness of the colors better for you!}

bright days dear ones! <3 <3 <3


~ sketchbook ponderings.. .












colour, form
& sketching a memory

<3




~ these days,








<3

Monday, June 18, 2018

~ love.






roses for you.. .

{i have been waiting for these all Winter!}

<3



~ snippets,







of our days ~

cakes in the making,
color swatches
&
church steeples

precious thoughts dear hearts!


~ old & new {moments}













this week was pondering Princess Mary saying "our roots are always growing" &
 "not to dare to begin is to lose oneself" ~ such a gracious, poignant & beautiful speech!

also, watching a Russian watercolorist beginning her live video by saying, "I've been dreaming of this all day! .. .i love watercolor because i have to be patient & calm" ~ & I've thought about patience in that context, how patience is not just about waiting to arrive, {aren't we always waiting.. .to grow up, finish school, get married, have kids, get a car, buy a house etc etc etc}

but about gathering & collecting {life, experiences, talents, knowledge etc} along the way, about taking our moments & using them, wisely & well

 life is not just about arriving, but about becoming {good & kind & thoughtful & able}
& there is so much good we can do each day without having "arrived".. .have courage in patience & make those moments count! 

make them beautiful! .. .plant some roses, read a book {when all else fails, pray!} & pretty soon there will be a garden of flowers where, only moments before, a patch of dirt had been.. .

have a gentle day brave hearts!
sending all my best
<3