A Simple Pleasure

A white doodle on brown paper -

what could be more simple?

I have been looking for this pen for a while,

having read good things about it,

and finally came across it in an unexpected store.

I think I'm in love!

There will be more doodles and drawings of this sort -

of that I am sure!

Have a wonderful week!

Catnip Hearts

I just completed an early Valentine's gift for my kitties -

two wool hearts stuffed with catnip!

They love wool and they love catnip,

so it was a no-brainer!

Rosie was instantly in love!!

And Angus barely came up for air!!

Two hours later, I have already mended one chewed up heart

and the other ended up in their water bowl!

A fun heart project nonetheless! 

A Heart and a Sketch

The snow came down fast and furious yesterday!

 Everything is plowed and shoveled out by now,

 the sun is shining, and all is well.

For today's heart,

I came across this cute little country pincushion,

 given to me by my friend Debbie,

and I thought I'd share it with you!

Also, I finished a drawing in my sketchbook

I started out with pencil, then used Micron pen, then watercolor pencils.

I can't look at it too much because I become obsessed with the flaws,

but it feels good to have finished it!!

I hope that everyone is having a great week!

Take good care!

Heartfelt February - Digital Art

Today's heart is digital artwork created by my friend, Andrea Willey,

based on her photo of heart shaped rocks.

Original Photo

Digital Art

Love it!!!

Thank you, Andrea!

Heartfelt February - Mixed Media Heart

My second heart for today!

A combination of silk and flocked paper, with embellishments for bling!

I'll probably be doing hearts less frequently, since one a day is a bit much.

But there will be a giveaway at the end of the month, and I'd love to show others' work if you choose to email me a photo of your heart during February. 

We are expecting a big snowstorm tomorrow!

Hope you're keeping cozy and warm in your corner of the world!

A Green Bough

This heart is for February 3 - didn't quite get it done in time.

I'll have another one later today!

I've always loved this quote and thought it would fit in well with Heartfelt February!

Once again, I used cut paper for this design.

Hope your week is off to a good start!

Heartfelt February - Matisse Inspired Heart

A jubilant heart to lift my spirits - inspired by the cut-outs of Matisse.

My husband and I had just returned from seeing the movie Twelve Years a Slave, which weighed us down, as it should, with details of the slave trade in the pre-Civil War United States. I must say, I'll never again be able to watch Gone With the Wind, with its simplistic take on slavery.

I knew that I wanted to do a Matisse themed heart and I hurried to complete it before daylight faded.

It was fun to make and I got it done just in time to snap a picture on my porch!

Hope you've had a great day!!