Where the Woodbine Pines

 

Ciao dear ones..

This is a piece of art concerning 

grief..

it is collage mounted on mixed media paper..

I have used several antique papers  and book pieces

to create an atmosphere of 

sorrow being overcome

by the vines of life..

I often have at least one piece in a collection that speaks to

grief and the way to overcome the sorrow..

my garden has always been a therapy

for me to use to salve my broken heart..

the vines entwine and encircle and soulfully

 allow healing to take place...

to view this piece 

go to 

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Ciao, Ciao...

Pinks in the Garden

Pinks in the Garden

is one of the pieces that I have created on Mixed Media paper..

it features

an antique wax seal and ribbons...

and the papers are antique..

this piece also features 

antique book parts..

and pieces...

 

I have a love of using realistic images and mixing them in an 

abstract way that tells a tiny story..

The pinks all have their own..

thanks gentle readers for stopping by

and reading my simple thoughts..

if you would like to see this piece..

journey 

to my mixed media

gallerie

xox

Violets in the Forest

Hello my dear readers.. 

I am back to share another piece of

my new collection..

this piece is 

titled 

Violets in the Forest..

if you have ever been hiking and come upon a a beautiful 

spray of wild flowers 

then you will understand the power of this piece.. all the 

other color seems to support this 

on shocking display...

it stands out and says..

I am here!!

and it makes your heart sing...

Detail from Violets in the Garden

 

Wild violets grow all over the East coast..

and they are charming

they represent a pledge of Faithfulness..

I used antique papers, ephemera and dyed paper to 

create this work..

to view it and others..

please visit my 

gallerie!

Ciao! Ciao!

Garden Details

A lot is happening here

at the Lily Cottage..

dear reader...

We just received a shipment of frames and I will be posting work

that can be framed in white or black

Detail of Roses in the Vineyard

so I will be shooting pictures of past work in frames and adding them to the appropriate 

galleries..

Work can be purchased with or without frames..

Detail from Moonlight

I have so many ideas for new work that I am going to start writing them

down in a studio notebook,

so I remember each one...

 

Detail from Violets in the Forest

Since I finished the 

Garden Remembers the Gardener

I have a new tiny book in process..

and a Snippet Roll..

and an idea for a new painting..

you know there is no rest

for the creative..

to see the new works

go Here!!

Ciao, Ciao!!

The Garden Remembers the Gardener

Ciao gentle readers,

A flower represents different things 

to all of us, each one has a different meaning..

they are symbolically 

important to us.. 

and to life...

Every summer, I toil in the gardens during

the morning hours 

and I often

I think about the ephemerality of the garden..

and the way it matches the ephemera of our lives..

the bits and pieces of papers and cloth

and how they compliment each other..

Does the Garden Remember the Gardener?

I believe it does..

the mystery of the relation is illustrated in my new collection..

to see the work on board and mixed media paper..

visit my mixed media 

gallerie

xox

Auditions

 

Ciao,  my gentle readers..

I have been in the studio every day...

the autumn days are getting cooler..

and all our patio furnishings are in the garage...

I will have my new collection finished this week..

and I may show a few pieces at a time..

rather than the whole group at once..

The photos here are of the auditions that

accompany every mixed media collection..

it's like fitting pieces of a puzzle together 

and when I pull out the right piece

the art work seems to sing..

There will be mixed media on board and two pieces on mixed media paper..

this collection is about the mysterious connection that

the garden and the gardener have..

after all ....

the garden is a very mysterious creation..

I am looking forward to having this finished..

but will it really be finished?

I cannot say for sure..

also..

we have found a reliable and reasonable 

frame company.. so all boards and canvas 

can be framed in black or white frames..

Thank you so very much

 for stopping by and reading my thoughts..

C4N!!

Hayside Diptych

Ciao dear ones..

I finished my Diptych.. 

I think I told you that I was working on a painting..

but I didn't mention it was a diptych..

 

Of course they can be purchased separately...

but they look so great together 

I think..

These were taken this last summer just before the autumn when the hayfields had just. been cut

I love the contrast..

Hayside 2 and below, Bayside 1

If you have interest in seeing the price you can pop over to my

giglio gallerie

landscapes and florals..

and as always 

thank you so much for stopping by my

site..

xox