Garden wonder



these marvels grow in my garden


they are called Giant Stapelia
are indigenous to South Africa
& are used in traditional medicine to treat hysteria
but also as a poison.

every year when they flower i cannot believe
what a miracle they are!



Friends...



group shots of my 10 ceramic friends.


making them has been a whole
great big creative journey!

the only one missing:

madame Odile ;)
she went off to Switzerland!

Nature

our little succulent garden...



such a great place to find
patterns, colors & sketching ideas

New friends


a whole new bunch of friends
came out the kiln last week!

let me introduce you to:

miss Tattoo


miss Tu.

mr Iroquois

mr Patrick

mr frenchman
these are the last of my
ceramic head making obsession...
for now!

group shot soon.

Feminine inspiration



while in Cape Town
we found Skinny La Minx's shop
&
what a treat!


i'm a big fan of her blog & her work
&
now the proud owner of
THREE skinny laminx tea towels!


not sure i'll able to use them,
i might have to frame them :)



Letting go

yesterday i got all attached to my
sketches...
didn't want to mess up my "pretty, pretty"
sketchbook.
so i challenged myself to do blind drawings
& one-line drawings


it turned out to be a very refreshing,
letting go experience!