in the mail

look what i received in the mail...

it is so wonderful! i have to decide what words i will fill it with...

please visit their lovely shop here

after the storm

all is quiet.

lovely photography

i found these images this morning & had to post them for inspiration... 

i really love the circus collection.

photography by Rosanna Anson

well surprised i am

just realized this was on the front page two weeks ago!

this is becoming a habit again... 

i took a long break from it. and now i'm kind of too much in a creative slump to work in my studio. 

so, what else to do? grab a hot cup of tea & put together a treasury of 'course!

update on mr. brooklyn {{Edit:: Mr. Shakir is his name now}}

he is settling into his new home just fine. 

{now only if my mom would stop overdosing him on catnip...}

haitian art

my heart is saddened for the people of Haiti.

what is very strange to me is, that last week while at a trade show, i purchased these two pieces of art::

these beautiful sculptures are crafted from flattened steel oil drums.

they are made by sculptors in Haiti. 

they are even more special to me now.

meet mr. brooklyn

i thought that he needed a proper introduction!

my sis rescued him from the streets of the city a couple of months ago.

he needed immediate medical attention, as his paw was completely mangled. 

miraculously, he has healed well and gets around just fine!

while my mother and i were driving him to his new home (with her),  she said, "...that's his name, Brooklyn".

{well, and we were listening to the Avett Brothers. :) }