Thursday, February 6, 2025

Tiny Stitches









Ciao gentle readers..

There is a lot going on 
world wide
and many people are feeling a sense of 

anger and frustration 
and 

being overwhelmed...







so I move from painting..
to slow stitching..



slow stitching..
came about from the slow food movement..
which I have been doing as long as I can remember..

Italians don't rush.. especially with food..
we take our time and enjoy the meal

we eat first and do everything else after




so I wasn't surprised to learn about slow stitching..

because it is what I was already doing..

to me.. slow stitching is about three basic principles
1. release perfection
2. forget about your agenda
3. enjoy each stitch







When we hurry, we destroy the beauty in everything we do..
but also we destroy the beauty in everything we

feel.





 so I have been
enjoying each stitch and my tiny book

will be finished soon
and sent to my 


but it is still a work in progress..

despair is designed to paralyze us..

so I breathe slowly and Stitch...

xox

Friday, January 31, 2025

Persephone

 


A new painting..

my dear ones, was started last week...


she is Persephone...

and she is bringing back






Spring and Summer 

to the people..

after being forced to live in the cold underworld 






She looks sweet but she is a savvy feminist..
you will see as she progresses..







I am working from a mixed media piece I created..
and of course she will change...
and morph into the goddess that she is..




I have a lot of decisions to make about her..

her halo.. her hair and I know she will have tattoos 

but where and what I have yet to determine..

I will also decide about the flowers..

which are summer and which are spring..



"You may not control all the events that happen to you,

but you can decide not to be reduced by them"

Maya Angelou



As always thanks for stopping by

and taking the time to listen to 

my thoughts..


Ciao, Ciao!!

Friday, January 24, 2025

Lakshmi






Ciao dear ones!!

I have been working on this painting of 
Lakshmi
the Goddess
of 
Prosperity and Abundance 

for some time now and I have just






 


finished the 20 x 30 canvas..

She is not a traditional  Lakshmi

but my version of her...


Lakshmi, 20 x 30 on canvas



I used metallic paints to create gold stars
and the jewels she wears and a different paint for the skirt..









all of the Goddess paintings are filled with
symbolism..
I love her gold chain belt
and her silver hair..




If you are interested in her go to 

my

Goddess gallerie

and take a peek


As always I am most grateful

to you all for stopping by the Lily Cottage..


xox

Saturday, January 18, 2025

Tiny Book

 


Ciao gentle readers..


I have been working on a 

large painting..

if you go to either 

Facebook or IG

you can see a tiny snippet of

a video..

that we shot a few days ago..






but in between painting..
and the frustration of making the goddess 
Lakshmi look amazing 





I have been collaging and slow stitching this 
tiny book..

its a new Tiny Flower book
but I am taking my time with it..




The world wants us to hurry art..

to be productive and put a lot of art into the 

galleries..

and the Art

says to slow down

and enjoy each stitch, stroke, color

and

piece as it finishes in its own time..


today is a snow day..

we are wam and cozy and hope you 

are too..

C4N!



Monday, January 13, 2025

The Winter Skies





I have such a deep sense of 
gratitude...

dear reader...

it fills my heart and 
whole beingness...

 it describes the way I feel for selling
my first 
Goddess Painting...





and so quickly..
it was astounding..
I am so grateful to my
collectors who make this 
career possible....

of course
 I am already working on the next painting..
this one is of
Lakshmi

the Hindu Goddess of prosperity and fortune
I will have photos soon..






however I wanted to share these winter cloud photos that I shot from my 
studio  ...
the skies have been so glorious 








everyday and they simply take my breath away..
Those unstable air masses
make gorgeous 

line, form and color..






 


there is nothing like atmosphere to 
to create inspiration as we look at the stunning 
skies..


Amazing 
doesn't seem like a large enough
word to cover it...
just like the word, 

Gratitude

doesn't seem
to cover the feelings
of validation, love, acceptance,
and fullness...


Sending thanks out to you for 
stopping by the
Lily Cottage..💗

xox
 


Tuesday, January 7, 2025

Freya






Sorry! Sold!!

Ciao dear readers..
I have finished the first 
of many Goddesses
that I intend

to paint..

I have been rereading 
the Power of Myth..
a fabulous interview by 
Bill Moyers with Joseph Campbell

and I was struck by the potency of our universal stories 



Freya, 12 x 16 acrylic on canvas

 

 I have always been intrigued by symbolist art..

so I have chosen to 

create art that speaks to our universal stories..


all the tales of women, at once modern and antique..

I am going to start on the new painting soon..


Lakshmi..

to see Freya.. 

click the link below

giglio gallerie


Thank you always for listening and looking..

you are so appreciated..


C4N!

Saturday, January 4, 2025

The Goddess Series

 


If you have been following me 

for a few years..

maybe 17 perhaps..

you might remember

this image,

gentle reader..



Detail of Freya, Mixed Media on paper


I made several collages of Goddesses 
with the intention of creating a Goddess deck..

and that never came to fruition...

but I love the images and I have decided...
in this fresh new year 
to make
large Goddess
Paintings...

This first one is an image that I painted several years ago..
but I do not know what became of it...



Detail of New Freya, painting, acrylic 16 x 20 on Canvas

It doesn't really matter.. what matters is that she is the first of a long

line of mythological female heroines that I want to create

we need to be reminded of our love..

our 

Strength and beauty..


this is just a work in progress... even her face is not finished

but I am in love with this idea and and working on it daily..


it's a New Year 

with so many possibilities 

and I am delighting in it..


xox