I only dear this quote from Heather K. O'Hara as well as I wanted to portion it alongside you. Hope you lot bring a neat Thursday!
Have a neat week!
Laura
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Sunday, October 8, 2017
Best Those Lord's Day Mornings
I don't know if it's because of the changing low-cal of spill or simply because I got a total 8+ hours of sleep, but there's something magical inward waking on a Lord's Day morn — java loving cup inward manus — as well as existence completely inspired to brand art.
Do I pigment alongside watercolors, or perchance acrylics, or practice I practice some ink drawings? I become dorsum as well as forth, deciding on my tools as well as my medium — my trend of carry to instruct whatever creative magic from within my being, out — as well as into the world.
It's my raw drive, my spiritual force into the universe. At least, that's what it feels like.
It's my raw drive, my spiritual force into the universe. At least, that's what it feels like.
Nothing else volition do. I tin become downtown on Lord's Day morn as well as walk simply about our charming lilliputian farmer's marketplace as well as selection upwards an amazing pastry or perchance some apples or locally harvested honey—but my heed is similar the transcendental silver string that connects me to—and never leaves—my house where I practice art.
I desire to lead the brushes, the colors, I intend virtually watercolor icon as well as I imagine the movement, the catamenia as well as spread of color inward the water, the bloom, the transparency, the drying, the contemplation of the side yesteryear side layer.
Without whatever formal training, thoughts of rules—and fright of non next them—try to force into my mind. I force them away.
Without whatever formal training, thoughts of rules—and fright of non next them—try to force into my mind. I force them away.
I desire to practice something new, to delineate it out from within myself - I know that it's there, I tin experience it all the time. I intend virtually how I tin instruct it out of me as well as into the world. But fifty-fifty that's non actually plenty for me. I desire to brand something beautiful. I try.
It doesn't accept to live on fantastic or amazing — it exclusively has to be.
Have a slap-up Sunday!
love,
love,
Laura
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Sunday, May 14, 2017
Best Look! Mom's Dishes! ...Connections To Our Past
I've shared this spider web log postal service earlier because it's i of my favorites, together with I idea today would hold upwards the perfect solar daytime to portion it again, this fourth dimension a fiddling chip revised.
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
Sometimes I mean value I guide keep the best chore inward the world, getting to piece of job with beautiful china pieces solar daytime inward together with solar daytime out...sometimes it truly feels more like a privilege than an actual profession.
There are sometimes moments when I halt together with think, wow, this is what I create for a living, this is what I've been doing for thence many years - together with for that I am thence fortunate.
After all, each of these plates and cups together with saucers and other dinnerware pieces all guide keep history behind them. They come from many different countries, from all around the world, and their beautiful patterns together with colors give them a unique appeal that brings them to life unlike other ordinary household objects.
They're used inward the kitchen, which I've ever felt was the pump of the home. They're filled amongst cooking - which is inward itself an endeavor of love. Once filled, they are handed to you, passed along, equally nosotros sit down around a menage unit of measurement tabular array together with top the dishes from manus to hand, sharing what they hold.
We run across them together with ship on them multiple times a day, every day. We utilization them together with nosotros guide keep assist of them, washing them carefully thence that they don't break, together with and thence putting them away inward a prophylactic place. We sometimes fifty-fifty guide keep exceptional ones that nosotros convey out solely for exceptional occasions.
But oftentimes nosotros treasure the around humble ones.
Who doesn't guide keep a favorite java mug? Or i plate or bowl or other slice of dinnerwear that in i lawsuit belonged to someone else inward their family?
We retrieve dishes.
They're a portion of our family inward to a greater extent than or less ways, a portion of each of our own personal histories. Have yous non once in your life been somewhere, peradventure an antique marketplace position or thrift shop, together with come across an orphaned plate or loving cup that yous instantly recognized from somewhere in your ain past?
At that minute of recognition, it isn't only "a plate" or "a cup," but "mom's plate," or "grandmother's cup." There is a connection. Often when that connection is made nosotros abide by ourselves flooded amongst memories of family from long ago, or of our childhood, or of holidays together with times past. If you're the sentimental type like I am, it tin hold upwards a comforting experience.
I've been working amongst dishes for thence long at nowadays that I know all the patterns past times name. No, I don't verbalize to them, but inward a way, they speak to me. I run across them as valuable, not monetarily valuable, but valuable inward a agency that fills your soul amongst warmth together with peace only equally memories of loved ones do.
This was, later all, someone's grandmother's plate.
Someone only similar you.
I promise yous guide keep a bully week!
Love, Laura
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Tuesday, May 2, 2017
Best where I create, I am absolute
When I was a footling girl, I cry upwards my dad spent much of his fourth dimension at domicile inwards his office, which nosotros all called his den. My manlike mortal bring upwards was creative, in addition to he had many artistic in addition to creative pursuits. He liked to write, he wrote to a greater extent than or less curt stories, he had a beloved for languages in addition to I cry upwards him teaching himself French. He loved all types of music, playing guitar, singing inwards the Ukrainian Millennium Choir, in addition to he liked to depict in addition to watercolor pigment in addition to of course of teaching fix things inwards his workshop.
In his den were bookshelves filled amongst books near fine art in addition to writing, ancient Arab Republic of Egypt in addition to the 1 majority that would ever grab my oculus because it had a vivid ruby dust jacket - his erstwhile dictionary. I used to hang out amongst my dad inwards his den all the time. I don't intend a solar daytime went past times from kindergarten to college that I didn't take in my dad's den, plopping myself downwards inwards the large cushy chair adjacent to his desk, or inwards the small-scale sofa behind where he sat, only hanging out in addition to talking near this in addition to that. But it never was small-scale talk.
He would ever last working on to a greater extent than or less type of project, in addition to our conversations would ofttimes get-go amongst him telling me to a greater extent than or less random but interesting fact near something inwards history, or something near a famous artist, or how a certainly hue of a certainly color got its name. There was therefore much within of those 4 small-scale walls, it was similar he was therefore many lives inwards one. That's how I intend of people who practise a lot, people who bring dandy varied interests in addition to a dandy bespeak for learning things. Those kinds of people are really living their lives, in addition to it's almost every bit if they are plumbing fixtures the interests of many dissimilar lives into their 1 unmarried bridge of fourth dimension hither on earth.
I don't know how to a greater extent than or less people could non bring whatsoever interests. That's what makes life, well, interesting. But perhaps it was only the means I was brought up. Dad's life mode of learning, in addition to his beloved for the humanities certainly rubbed off on me. I intend tomorrow volition last sixteen years that he is gone. Time certainly flies. After my manlike mortal bring upwards died, my mom cleaned out to a greater extent than or less of the things inwards dad's den in addition to had to a greater extent than or less stacks of books laid aside for me to hold back through to meet if I wanted any. She had picked out his fine art books for me in addition to asked if I wanted anything else. I took the lexicon amongst the ruby dust jacket. I cry upwards how he used to tell to me, "Laura accomplish over in addition to manus me my red dictionary," in addition to right away looking back, it seems similar nosotros pulled it out of that bookcase 100 times to hold back upwards this or that. I treasure it.
But what job is a lexicon now? In this historic catamenia of the Internet nosotros literally bring everything at our fingertips, in addition to checking the spelling of a give-and-take is entirely a few keystrokes away. So when the solar daytime came that I wanted to endeavour out creating to a greater extent than or less majority page art, I knew that within the pages of my father's lexicon would last the perfect house to create in addition to hap my art. I tin sketch in addition to depict on the pages in addition to therefore 1 day, I tin locomote past times it downwards to my ain daughters. Maybe 1 solar daytime they volition add together their ain grade to it too, in addition to therefore locomote past times it downwards to their ain boy or daughter.
There is a certainly magic inwards my ruby dictionary. Filled amongst words near everything that fills our world, it lived for years surrounded amongst books near all the things I love, in addition to all the things that stir my passion to create.
And swirled within the infinite of those 4 walls, where stories were written, music played, in addition to languages discovered, it right away offers itself to me every bit a canvass - but non a blank one, bare in addition to untouched, but a lush in addition to joyful, spirited palette that amongst it's polish pages offering me the memories of each lesson taught in addition to even told past times my father. And when I polish downwards a page amongst my manus in addition to impact my pen to the page's surface, through me flows the confidence in addition to joy to create, in addition to within that, I am absolute.
Love, Laura
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Friday, April 21, 2017
Best Painting Doughnuts. Or is it Donuts?
I've been having a lot of fun icon doughnuts. Or is it donuts? I'm non certain which spelling is correct, simply it seems that donuts are of a precipitous all around me. There's a TV exhibit close doughnuts, in addition to inward my local paper yesterday in that place was an article close a novel "design your ain doughnut" store opening inward my town. Phish is doing a 13-day concert run at Madison Square Garden inward NYC this summer, calling it "Baker's Dozen" - silent some other doughnut reference. Coincidence? Conspiracy? Hmmm.
Love, Laura
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Monday, March 6, 2017
Best My iv Favorite Things For Today - Mon March 6th
It's variety of difficult to intend of 4 favorite things showtime affair inwards the morn on a Mon morn later staying upwards also piece of cake the black earlier but hither goes... :D
1. Hot chocolate. I gave upwards saccharide for the past times 2 weeks - non completely, but I cutting dorsum well-nigh 85 portion because I felt similar I was overdoing it lately. I dear sweets thus that was a tough 1 for me, but I needed to halt as well as variety of reel things inwards a flake to gain roughly perspective on how much saccharide I was consuming.
I don't potable soda or juice but I produce utilization saccharide inwards my java as well as tea - both of which I potable a lot! Basically all day! I believe inwards all things inwards moderation, as well as I approximate it was fourth dimension to moderate how much saccharide I was eating or drinking. That beingness said, my large splurge for the weekend was existent hot chocolate that I made alongside 1 % milk as well as of course of education lots of marshmallows. It was amazing. :)
2. The elephant necklace alongside gemstone beads. I made as well as sold 1 of these over Christmas, thus I idea I would brand roughly other one. I simply dear the colors of these stones (left to correct Phrenite, Ruby Jade, Garnet, Iolite, Larimar, as well as Fluorite). I simply dear Iolite!
I wrapped them inwards silvery wire as well as and then hung them from a leather cord. This type of jewelry making (beading/wire wrapping) is a squeamish modify from the china jewelry that I brand all the time. Sometimes my hands as well as take away heed bring to produce something novel for the sake of multifariousness as well as creativity.
3. Making homemade Chicken Marsala. This calendar week I made homemade Chicken Marsala for the showtime fourth dimension ever for my girls as well as it was awesome! I fifty-fifty tedious roasted bulbs of fresh garlic to brand garlic mashed potatoes every bit an accompaniment. All I tin post away nation is it was divine.
I used this recipe from Epicurious (still my favorite identify to detect amazing recipes) as well as tweaked it to sense of savor every bit I cooked, making double the sauce. If yous ever gear upwards anything from Epi brand certain that yous read all the reviews showtime earlier yous start. I've constitute lots of bully advice inwards the reviews as well as comments.
I used this recipe every bit a direct for making the mashed potatoes but I used regular potatoes, extra garlic, as well as one-half as well as one-half instead of the heavy cream. They were amazing.
4. Trying my paw at watercolor painting. Here's the showtime ever face/eye that I painted, as well as I intend it turned out pretty good. At to the lowest degree it did until I started over-painting it! I am learning.
I similar doing pocket-size drawings for fun as well as epitome those, as well as I've constitute that I actually similar epitome faces. It's interesting to run across how when yous pigment a face, a personality starts to emerge. It's variety of mysterious!
If at that topographic point is anything inwards detail that you'd similar to run across simply endure out me a comment!
I promise yous bring a bully week!
Love, Laura
Sunday, February 12, 2017
Best Artists Who Mingle In Different Mediums - Spare Time Illustration
I noticed that I've been spending an extra flake of coin on fine art supplies lately, in addition to yesterday I told myself that I would non purchase whatever to a greater extent than paint! I simply needed a final few watercolor colors, in addition to they were on sale, in addition to well, I powerfulness every bit good purchase the professional person degree paints simply inwards instance - past times peril - I province upward creating something of merit. At to the lowest degree that's what I told myself ha ha...
But I'm drawn to drawing. I similar to non simply sketch out images, but I similar slow, semi-intricate creative drawing, similar the feathers inwards the photograph above. These are things that come upward direct from my ain imagination. I create them for fun in addition to for relaxation, in addition to I simply started drawing a few on watercolor newspaper in addition to hence that I powerfulness hold upward able to add together color to them if the mood strikes later on on.
A few months dorsum I shared this photograph on my Instagram in addition to laughed when I realized it looked similar I was drawing wire in addition to bead jewelry designs inwards my drawings. You tin bring together me on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/laurabethlove/
I similar to work dark pens in addition to unlike types of dark ink, in addition to pencils too. When I depict or paint, it's similar a suspension from the constant jewelry making that is my twenty-four hours to twenty-four hours effort.
You powerfulness intend that when an creative mortal takes a suspension from their artwork that they powerfulness participate inwards a completely unlike action - in addition to I'm certain this is oftentimes truthful - but lots of artists honour bully stay in addition to rejuvenation in playing around amongst in addition to experimenting amongst unlike creative mediums.
I intend that's why you lot oftentimes listen of illustrators who were in i lawsuit fabric designers, or potters who similar to play amongst paint, or painters who similar to piece of work amongst jewelry.
Sometimes our hands in addition to minds demand something else to do, something novel to try. The stream of colors in addition to shapes in addition to designs in addition to ideas never stops coming, but sometimes it's similar my hands in addition to encephalon desire to organize them - in addition to give them to the globe - inwards a unlike way.
Ink in addition to pigment illustration
There is something magical close a fresh novel pack of paper. Maybe it's the possibilities. No thing how you lot plan, you lot never quite know precisely how things volition play out.
I similar the pocket-size tubes of pigment in addition to the ability that they hold. It's almost electric, in addition to you lot tin experience it all within you lot if you lot simply give it a chance.
I similar what I draw. I similar to run into my imagination in addition to personal inventiveness on newspaper instead of ever inwards metal, wire, in addition to gemstones. It makes me happy, in addition to I intend this is because I depict exclusively for myself, without much trouble of what other people think. There is bully divergence of freedoms betwixt creating for yourself - for the sake of simply creating - in addition to creating to impress. I intend you lot forsake your liberty inwards the latter.
What are your favorite creative endeavors?
I promise you lot own got a bully week!
Love, Laura
My broken china jewelry is ever available for purchase at https://www.etsy.com/shop/dishfunctionldesigns
Thursday, January 19, 2017
Best How To Inspire Your Kids To Be Creative
Are nosotros born creative? I intend nosotros are. I intend most children appear to convey a natural knack for creativity. Isn't it funny then, that when nosotros grow upward together with perish adults, nosotros oft plow to children for our ain inspiration to last creative? I also intend that sometimes children await to adults for some reassurance when exploring their creativity.
What a neat chance to learn together with exhibit your kid how much fun it is to explore their imaginations together with last creative. After all, it's non exactly nature that determines creativity, but nurture too. Think of it every bit beingness born alongside a spark that if nurtured, turns into a flame.
Why encourage your kid to last creative?
We know that inventiveness tin terminate last healing. It tin terminate last a soft house to autumn when needed. And on a side-note, when I verbalize virtually inventiveness - from the standpoint of this weblog inwards full general - I'm unremarkably referring to inventiveness inwards the arts, but inventiveness tin terminate last manifested across whatever dependent whether it last science, engineering, math, cooking, etc. For the sake of this article I'm non talking virtually inventiveness every bit pertaining to whatever specific discipline, but exactly every bit the mightiness together with the receive to intend exterior the box, work our imagination, together with experiment alongside beingness innovative.
Here are exactly a few ways that y'all tin terminate deal your child's inventiveness blossom.
1. Provide your kid alongside fine art supplies together with plow over them fourth dimension to work them. They don't convey to last expensive or fancy, or come upward from whatever special fine art store. Crayons, colored pencils, cheap watercolor paints together with pigment brushes, together with some drawing pads are all neat examples. As good every bit the supplies, brand certain your kid has some relaxing fourth dimension gear upward aside to explore these supplies.
2. Offer encouragement together with praise. Sometimes these ii things tin terminate last exactly the matter that your kid needs to boost his or her confidence degree so that they are comfortable plenty to exhibit the basis their talents.
3. Set an example. Show your kid that it's fun to explore the basis some them. If they meet y'all doing something, they volition most oft desire to bring together in. Remember, children are neat imitators, so plow over them something neat to imitate! You don't convey to last peculiarly talented inwards whatever 1 expanse - it's your enthusiasm towards doing something interesting or novel that y'all desire them to witness.
4. Read to your child. Reading opens the imagination. Explore a broad multifariousness of dissimilar types of books, making certain to endeavor out novel things together with non ever stick to the same theme.
5. Spend fourth dimension inwards nature. There's nil to a greater extent than inspiring than the beauty of nature.
6. Ease up. It's difficult to exercise when you're nether pressure. Give your kids infinite to last creative, together with plow over them the liberty to exercise things the agency they desire to. Give your kids the liberty they require to last creative!
7. Offer your kid age-appropriate colorful painting exhibit books past times talented illustrators. Ed Emberley's Drawing Book of Animals together with Richard Scary's What Do People Do All Day are ii of my real favorites. Both were a huge inspiration to me when I was little. Most libraries convey these books.
8. Take your kids to age-appropriate museums. Most museums convey gratuitous or discount days, together with many also convey activities for kids. While museums may last a fleck every bit good much for minor children (lots of walking, no touching, tranquillity environment) they're perfect for older kids.
There so many ways that y'all tin terminate inspire your kids to last creative. Expose them to dissimilar types of art, books, music, endeavor dissimilar types of food, explore dissimilar cultures, together with scout their imaginations bloom.
Give your children the liberty to explore together with exercise on their own. Most importantly, encourage them without beingness pushy, together with praise them without beingness overly critical. Best of luck inwards your creative adventures!
Give your children the liberty to explore together with exercise on their own. Most importantly, encourage them without beingness pushy, together with praise them without beingness overly critical. Best of luck inwards your creative adventures!
How exercise y'all deal inspire your kids to last creative? In what ways exercise your kids inspire y'all to last creative? Please exit a comment below!
Have a neat week!
love,
love,
Laura
