“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
wearing my old purple tights and my old zara dress to school
she also got four inches cut off of her hair the day after this picture was taken
happy monday friends!
who else has started planning their spring and summer break?
it’s that time of year for me
not just because summer camp schedules are out and fill up fast but also because by the end of january, i need to start looking forward to warmth and sunshine
there are a few destinations being tossed around for both breaks
we might actually go on spring break as a family of three instead of just Lily and i but there is also a possibility of it just being Lily and i in miami like we have done for the past four years
and summer is a bit trickier this year with Lily wanting to do a month long summer intensive program at her ballet school in order to make it to a pre professional level (she really wants to get into those pointe shoes)
we will see how it all goes
plans are in the works so that is the important part
happy friday friends!
still learning how to play the guitar on her own
i’ve been trying to make art every day
sunday’s rainbows
there are have been a lot of gloomy days. but at least they start off with some sunshine
we have a big house. but this is where i spend most of my time/days. i could probably just live in this room
meal planning for the week on a sunday morning
speaking of sunday… she slept until 10:45
she also grew almost four inches again this year. third year in a row
st pete birthday memories
my stitched series continues
finding the time to create art every day is challenging but i am making it more of a priority
this piece sold before i was even done with it
she now lives in phoenix arizona
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!!
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2020”
Lilian
on a dog walk during a sunny but very cold winter day
happy monday friends!
nothing too eventful to report about life this past week
it was a really cold one (around 18 degrees every morning) so it was spent mostly in the house and in the car running errands
by thursday S.A.D. was definitely hitting me hard and winter had already gotten the best of me
same shit every year/winter, right?
happy friday friends
a visit to the asheville art museum since its big renovation/reopening
really cold but pretty sunrises
speaking of cold mornings…
rainbows
stitching, stitching, stitching…
said farewell to this one and sent her off to her new home
ronda memories
the most tropical yet completely unnatural breakfast for freezing weather
i’m going to continue to cheer for spring
a sunny corner
a reading corner
sunset
st. pete memories
stitched seven and eight
i have finished this series for now
i do want to start painting again
so then i can start stitching again
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week, every week, in 2019”
Lilian
post school, pre art class
every tuesday
for four years now
happy monday friends
is it spring yet?
just kidding (not really)
although i can’t complain too much about winter due to the warm weather we had this week, i’m still going to because we are in the thick of it aren’t we?
and well, winter just depresses me
it’s cold, dark, the trees are bare, there are no flowers, no color… it’s the total opposite of who i am and what i love
but you all know this already
no need to rant about it
happy friday friends!
this past holiday season was a busy one. there was the nutcracker
a girls night out
a little party to put together the music list for new year’s eve
christmas in west virginia
sadly as of three years ago his passing is also part of christmas (and as of this past christmas, his sister’s passing as well)
a trip to st pete florida
new year’s eve
new year’s day
a playdate with an old friend
naps
a visit to winter lights at the arboretum and a farewell to the holiday season
we went to see the movie cats
new year cleansing
back to school
back to ballet
what our wednesdays look like post school, pre gymnastics
my high school friend sent me books he no longer wanted but knew i would love and cherish
new green baby hanging
where i spend most of my days
the beginning of a new art adventure and the sick chronicles
already cheering for spring (sorry not sorry winter)
last week when i was sick as can be and could only maneuver between the bed and the couch, i was trying to get as much rest as possible but also feeling extremely anxious and guilty that a new year had begun and that i had done nothing creative yet
so i decided to grab the box of embroidery yarn that we have had for years and start stitching over the small acrylic paintings i had recently done
it was an easy and clean way to be in bed but to be doing something at the same time
the process of stitching, mending, joining together and building on what is already there came accidentally but it’s exactly how twenty twenty was supposed to start for me
on a personal level and on a creative level
happy ARTsy wednesday friends!
“a portrait of my daughter, once a week every week, in twenty twenty”
Lilian
sunday morning after waking telling me about her dream
she may be ten years old with the attitude of a sixteen year old at times but every morning after she finishes her breakfast, she walks around the dining room table, and sits on my lap for cuddles before she goes upstairs to get ready for school
it is something she has done for a long time now and something i hope she will continue to do no matter how old or how big she will be
happy monday friends
