when to stop...

i "finished" two of my tree paintings this weekend. 

well let's rather say i decided to stop...

which never seems to be an easy decision for me. 

for now i'm carrying them around 

the house

so i can live with them and see

how they make me feel. 

hmmm... 

as i do that this big bird is bugging me, 

it feel like it should be another creature... 

i'll keep you posted.

This poem

Come To The Edge by Christopher Logue

Come to the edge.

We might fall.

Come to the edge.

It’s too high!

COME TO THE EDGE!

And they came,

and we pushed,

And they flew.

via

photo found on Pinterest

Zentangling

on monday

 a fun bunch of us took

 a Zentangle course. 

we got given a cute kit: pen, pencil, tortillons 

and this lovely little cards: 

 we learnt patterns, fillers, shading techniques 

and 

off we went 

making our own tangles. 

below you can see how with the same instructions

all our cards came out so different, 

like finger prints... 

this is the one i did:

plus now i'm the proud owner of my very first 2 micron pens!

i've been looking for some for a while 

but they are not available in SA

and my next mini tangle in progress: 

thank you Sharon for organizing,

Marizaan for teaching this unruly bunch, 

everyone for the good laughs,  

Brenda for the delicious cake. 

here you can see Britta is addicted already  

;) 

Shadows

evening light in the studio...

Peaceful

admiring some peaceful evening sailing 

on the lake. 

PS: lake of Geneva while i was in Switzerland/France

Modern Monk Inspiration

Philippe Starck: French product designer

"I am sort of a modern monk.

 My wife and I have a collection of cabins in the middle of

 nowhere, and we stay out of everything. 

We don't go to dinners. We don't go to cocktails. We don't go to movies. We don't watch TV.

 I don't use my energy on other people. I just work and read.

 I live with myself in front of my white page.

 Making my own biorhythm: work three hours, sleep 45 minutes, work three hours, sleep 45 minutes, for 24 hours, without eating. 

It's a little sick. 

But I'm like Dr. Faust. I signed a contract with the devil to sell my life for creativity. 

I never collaborate - not because I don't like other people but because I am not able to do it. 

I'm one of the fastest organic computers on the market, but I need to be alone."

photo via, 

more here

Spring

yesterday was Spring Day here

and the garden is showing signs of it. 

but because our season changes are not radical 

there is still some decay happening too...