I love art because………
Its like a diary of daydreams
I love colour
It is an escape when its needed
Art heals!
I have made so many “arty” friends
It opens up a world of possibilities
Its beautiful to look at other peoples art
It was a surprise to me!
The world is prettier when you really see the colours
It has lead me on a different journey then I expected
I heART art <3!
Go on, have a look it is so cute!
F xx
I was messing around with my paint box the other day and came up with this…… nothing like I would usually do, but I love these colours together!
Last year I did an online course called Mondo Beyondo, a course that asked you to write a list of your wildest dreams, I mean like, really way out there stuff. It was a brilliant course for me, i’ve always been a huge daydreamer and had great fun with this. It was like, I MUST find time to daydream today!!!
(As many a school report said….” spends too much time day dreaming” … )
The thinking behind it was that, how will the universe know what you want unless you put it out there?
There were big and little things on my list and reading back over it now its amazing how many things from it have happened or there have been steps towards them.
So, when I was asked to make a vision board for where I want my art business to go ( I know, I laughed at the thought of it being called a business too, but its ticking along – ) I made this…
It was an old canvas with a half finished, gone wrong painting on it – I painted over it, and put lots of hopes, dreams, and direction on it. I liked the idea of making something pretty out of the canvas that really wasn’t!
There are handbags at the bottom, those are because every second woman in Ireland seems to be wearing an Orla Kiely or Fossil handbag…… (I’m a Fossil girl myself…) I love the oilcloth type texture of them and don’t see one good reason that they shouldn’t have Polly Dollies on them!
So there you have it,
Have a lovely Monday,
F xx
Well, I resisted a while, I thought “I’ll never use it” (just like I said about Twitter – i’ve sent one Tweet!) but then I got an invite and am now having to seriously ration my time on PINTEREST!!!
I’m still getting the hang of it, apparently I can follow people, well, if you Pin (or is Pinner the proper term?) let me know and I’ll add you.
This is like having an endless supply of magazines to browse through, I have collected ideas for my dream home, recipes, quotes and even pictures of hairstyles……. do not look at it unless you have will power and/or lots of free time!
This made me laugh…………..
A sneeky peak of a new Polly – at the moment she is wearing a pink and white striped top and I’ve yet to decide what else….. i’ll post some more pictures when she is dressed!
This weekend celebrated all the Irish explorers that have been to the South Pole and a black tie ball was held by the Irish Explorers Trust. The seven (yes, seven!!!) course meal was based on the banquet that Captain Scott ate before he set off for Antarctica in 1910…..
Why am I telling you this?well, that was the reason for 60 adventurous explorers and mountaineers to get dollied up and leave there fleeces and base layers at home, and it was quite a sight! more dickie bows then you could shake a stick at!!
This is the beautiful dress that Heni Blak made for me…. i’ve never worn a full length dress before and it was really fun to dance in!!!
this is Himself all suited up, for a man who complained that he was going to look like a penguin I think he looks pretty good!!!!
This is the album I will be teaching at an amazing little craft shop and gallery Truly Gifted in Mallow, County Cork. It is run by Majella Spang, a glass artisit and is set in a beautiful old building, the art and crafts that are on display there make a “quick visit” quite impossible! 
I was going to make the theme 2011 and do a keepsake mini album for last years photos, but then I found this paper collection – Tilda Winter Garden – and the blues, reds and pinks said, “make us Valentines pleeeeease!!”
The kit contains everything you need to make this album, so if you’d like to come and play then call Majella on 022 57225 to book a place. The class is on Saturday 21st January from 2-4pm. Its going to be fun, fun , fun!!!!!!!!!
This book is really simple to make, if it proves popular then I will hopefully be making more intricate minis for the next class!
This is Mr. Toby modelling his new jumper, he wouldn’t look at the camera! I knitted it with Aran wool on 7mm needles so it was really fast. The pattern was free on Ravelry and is the first thing i’ve knitted for a full year – that Aran jumper I promised Tim is still just 3″ of rib, I just cannot follow that pattern!
Here is Molly modelling the beautiful African 50’s collection for Heni Blak – Heni makes amazing clothes, she has combined 1950’s style with African prints. Not only does she sell online, but makes couture creations for special events.
