Sketchbook: I Am A Comma
i am a comma i sometimes stand in for one of the twins when words from a past life are to be repeated when i feel a little bit moody and out of character i will team up with a no-nonsense full-stop to make a hybrid statement just for a giggle i sometimes apostrophise...
Handmade Blueberry Ink with a Heart of Hyacinths
I am sitting in the kitchen. Walk On The Wild Side (Tok Tok Tok version) playing on the music machine. This post is in real-time format:) Making I am trying to make some blue ink. To this purpose I cut off all the flowers from my dying hyacinths. Water and flowers in...
Like a beaded necklace
Epeolatry is the worship of words. Now I wouldn't go that far, but I do love words and what you can do with them. The value in words, I think, lies in how you string them. Like a beaded necklace. Week 3 in the Paperlove course is all about words. Work I've done before...
Miscellaneous elements, juxtaposed and pasted (a little bit like relationships really)
collage (according to the Collins English Dictionary) is 1. (Art Terms) an art form in which compositions are made out of pieces of paper, cloth, photographs, and other miscellaneous objects, juxtaposed and pasted on a dry ground 2. (Art Terms) a composition made in...
Pamphlet stitch found paper journal
Tada! My very first self stitched paper journal. What excites me even more than my new journal (which I love!), is the future possibilities of my newfound knowledge. I tend to always over-knot things afraid that they would fall apart if I don't. It seems that a simple...
Just paper
Who received her starter kit in the mail yesterday? It's me! Beautiful paper samples, papery bits and paper tape. Definitely Paperlove(ly). I also managed to meanwhile rearrange my studio and I think I am ready to start. It seems that I need a fresh start with every...
5 Weeks of Paper Love
It's Monday and I am in paper-heaven. I am starting a course by Paperphilia called Paperlove. I will be sharing my adventure here on the blog. Can't wait to dig in.
the river does not dry up
Be wild; that is how to clear the river. The river does not flow in polluted, we manage that. The river does not dry up, we block it. If we want to allow it its freedom, we have to allow our ideational lives to be let loose, to stream, letting anything come, initially...
Finding the drumbeat
When I go through the world, I notice that everything has its own pulse - the people, the plants, the trees, the animals, the birds - and if we get quiet enough we can hear each other's drumbeat. If we keep listening we'll move to the same rhythm. Do you notice that?...
True Impermanence, the Impermanent Truth
In my bedroom hangs an unfinished painting. Every night when I go to bed, I look at it and I can't quite put my finger on it. It makes me think of.. is it the veil of a bride? or is it a waterfall that covers up immense beauty still to be discovered? or is it a hidden...
Free, Fre·er, Fre·est
The girl sat and stared out of the window. It was still early, night was still deciding whether or not to open the door to day. In the background the washing machine gently rolled the to-be-washed-alone shirt around and around. "What kind of a life is one that has to...
The Crying Umbrella
Have you ever heard of the ten-year-old mayor that solved the riddle of the crying umbrella? Well, it’s a true story – a friend of a friend saw the umbrella with her own eyes. The town of Onki-O used to have a normal “moustache”-aged mayor (if you know what I mean)....
Show time!
A few weeks ago was chaos over here. Long hours. Little sleep. Long to-do lists. All in preparation of my first open studio event. The area where I live, Neuhausen, hosts a once yearly open studio event for the more than 70 artists in the region. The event is called...
Finding the Connection again
In my work so far I've come to the conclusion that the first step to change is finding our connection to each other and to nature again. A clue that you are connecting is that you feel moved. On the X-factor, someone once said when asked how to write a great song: the...
Dear Noah
How to Create a piece of Art
and that is how it's done! have a creative week! -liesel-
Caine’s Arcade
I'm inspired! http://vimeo.com/nirvan/cainesarcade Creativity for all! -liesel- PS. It was real nice of the guy that set it up. Isn't it wonderful to know that there are kind people out there? xx
The REAL you
"Healing may not be so much about getting better as about letting go of everything that isn't you - all of the expectations, all of the beliefs - and becoming who you are. Not a better you, but a realer you." - Dr Remen, The Human Patient. ~ the real You for all, and...
Do you maybe have sky colour?
I occasionally do creativity "preservation" sessions with kiddies. They are wonderful to work with. I once had a little princess (Isabel) and her chess-champ brother (Adam) over. They made this beautiful castle: with this beautiful damsel: and this super-strong...
from impossible blossom to impossible sweet blossom
At the moment I dream of visiting Japan and as the cherry blossom season starts in Japan, I thought this beautiful poetry could lighten up Monday for all of us: From Blossoms BY LI-YOUNG LEE From blossoms comes this brown paper bag of peaches we bought from the boy at...