Book Gallerie Closing!!

Ciao my dear hearts..

My book shop gallerie will close 

September 1....

I sold two books yesterday...

and I have 3 left...

The Tiny Goddess Book

Song Sparrow 

and 

Summer Flowers

 

If you have any interest in any of these 

tiny creations..

go to

giglio gallerie Art Book Shop

Thanks for stopping by and for taking a minute 

to see if you are interested in them!!

I will Open a new gallerie in the Art Book Shop..

and would love to see them sold..

and many thanks!! 

Ciao dearhearts!!

Back Home!!

Ciao dear ones!

We are back from our trip..

and it was delightful!

we did however notice the smoke from the fire in

Routt county..

it wasn't that bad when we were there...

celebrating his birthday dinner

Steamboat is a sweet town..

trying really hard not be Vail..

it isn't easy with all the big Money moving in..

the Yampa was quite low, but still a pretty spot..

and the Hayfields are still just as pretty as last year..

I find them so serene and lovely..

there is an innate peacefulness to the countryside...

We had very hot days and arrived home to more heat..

and in speaking to our neighbors..

who were born and reared here..

we all agreed that this global warming must stop..

it isn't a natural change at all..

it is literally oppression..

but even in the broiling heat I found life..

just squirting out in the most unfriendly of places..

and that tiny bunch of flowers cheered me beyond measure...

we are of course happy to be home..

and so grateful for a sage trip...

just as a reminder..

My  

Art Book Shop

will be closing on September 1..

so if there is a book you have been eyeing..

get it before it closes..

I will not offer books again..

and thank you all for stopping by!!

xox

New Textile Art

 

so dear viewers..

I am in the studio, stitching...

it is so very calming..

and peaceful... and I don't know about you,

but I need peaceful..

calming,

and serene....

each stitch transports me to a sacred place..

where I feel at home and secure...

Tea dyed lace and fabric and old papers..

I am making a mixed media textile art piece... and my plan is to mount them on cradled 

boards..

I will be mixing whatever appeals to me to create these new pieces..

and it will be a whole collection..

a new category and gallerie for me..

I dyed the fabric and the lace and since the fabric was a bit short.. I decided to

add to the length..

I adore the wrinkles and subtle marks...

and yes I am using two needles.. don't you do that too?

We will be taking a few days off..

and I will take my stitching with me..

and a few books of course!!

We have needed a break...

thanks as always for stopping by the 

Lily Cottage..

we so appreciate each one of you!

Ciao, Ciao!!

New Work in Progress

 

Ciao gentle readers and viewers...

I decided to take a little video of the work

that I have right now in the studio..

I am working on two paintings..

the landscape and the Goddess painting of Demeter..

the mother of Persephone..

I am still in love with the oil Pastels and 

I have just roughly started to create another

textile .. photos when it gets to a more finished state

of being..

we are off next week to Steamboat Springs..

a little birthday trip for my Hero..

we have great neighbors here..

everyone needs a good

Mrs Kravitz right?

I will post again before we are off on our tiny adventure!

C4N!!

New! Oil Pastels..

 

Ciao, Dearhearts...

I purchased a set of Sennelier

Oil Pastels recently.. 

and I am so in love with them...

I have always wanted to create large sky 
paintings but I have never really liked 
the way they turned out in acrylics...

but these are so buttery smooth and gorgeous that they work quite well..

I will try it out on a small board and use different gesso's to see

what I prefer...

so I will have more phots soon..

and I have started a new acrylic floral painting and am still working

on my Demeter painting and may finish one or the other soon..

the heat broke here for a couple of days but but it will return next week..

thanks always for stopping by the 

cottage..

xox

Cleaning things up!!

Ciao, gentle readers..

I am in the studio every afternoon...

and I have started my annual cleaning..

and organizing...

It isn't a chore for me...

I know some artists find it a waste of their time 

but I find it meditative and peaceful..

I am sorting thru fabrics and laces now.. 

and I found time to put my inspiration board

together...

I have also been painting and I have my 

goddess portrait of Demeter

at least halfway finished..

you should have photos soon..

 hope your summer is going well.. 

it is still 

incredibly hot here..

May your weather be cooler..

C4N!!

New Abstract Painting

 

Ciao my dear readers...

I have been working on this large 

36 x 48

cradled canvas 

Detail below

Detail

this is the whole painting...below

and it is in its forever home now...

Being up close to the painting you can see the details 

and they are bright...

It takes a long time to finish something so large..

but it is a joy to wrk on...

I am in the studio each afternoon...

Mornings are filled with weeding and trimming and deadheading..

I will have some garden pics soon!

if you are interested in small abstract pieces..

go to...

Abstract gallérie

Ciao, Ciao!!