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Merry Christmas

2011-12-25T01:54:00.000-08:00

This piece of art made of handpainted wool.

I used some green angel hair,

a few beads and those white cloudes are small paper pieces.

It is Angel time, isn't it?

High tide

2011-11-09T08:33:00.000-08:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.7)

Hello (out of the box)

2011-10-25T06:23:00.000-07:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.6)

Small creatures looking out from a box.

If you ever feel stuck as an artist, just paint small animals like these cutes.

I guarantee that they are cure for the soul and you are back on track.

Last petals of this summer

2011-10-23T06:00:00.000-07:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.5)

Last yellow petals.

How can a small flower like this makes me so grateful

for the yellows and browns and a dash of greens.

These are magically rare moments.

Dinnertime

2011-10-20T06:00:00.000-07:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.4)

Hungry dog appears at the door of my studio in the afternoons.

She is punctual like a clock tower chasing eye contact.

"You know what I am here for, don't you?

Dinner."

And I understand.

If I don't, she sits there to make it clear it is time to finish whatever I do.

The dog happens to be mine.

Not a single word needs for her, I am trained already.

A real painting

2011-10-18T06:00:00.000-07:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.3)

As I showed the first series of small paintings to my father.

He peered at them longly and said to my mother:

"Now she can paint."

"After 10+ years of silk art and watermedia don't you

know that your daughter can paint?" -asked my mother.

"There are a few of her paintings on our walls, can't you see them?"

"No, they are just silks. Real paintings are oil paintings."

So here it is: a real painting. :-)

Melons

2011-10-11T02:58:00.000-07:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.2)

Fruit bowl

2011-10-06T00:03:00.000-07:00

oil on gessoboard, 15x15 cm, 6x6 in (No.1)

Small painting. My intention to join the community of Daily Paintworks.

So this is my first attempt.

I hope a new habit is going to form.

A good habit.

Art Market

2011-07-22T03:27:00.000-07:00

And two more

2011-07-16T02:17:00.000-07:00

Blue Bird And Her Friends

2011-07-13T02:16:00.000-07:00

A Baby Lock embellisher is a very inspirational toy.

Look these creatures were born from thin air... or I want to say... from thin wool.

Needle Felted Wool

2011-06-20T10:51:00.000-07:00

Experiments from colorful wool

(brooches)

This exotic blue fish lives well on thin air...

This green heart needs much kindness...

as its heart-shape is a little bit imaginary

It is a bit transparent also... as an open heart is used to be.

And finally some spiralwork with a dash of gold and lilac.

Deep Deep Blue

2011-03-30T05:23:00.000-07:00

Dreaming of holidays

and deep blue seas

as they go together...

So it's no wonder that my newest silk scarf is full of

blues and full of greens greens and a dash of turquoise...

and bubbles, waves...

Ohh, lovely days by the sea...

Inspiration-Postcards from Sri Lanka

2011-03-15T09:27:00.000-07:00

Avocados

2011-02-06T01:33:00.001-08:00

Oil on canvas 14x19 cm

Avocados... Hmmm... fresh start for a new life. Yummie, isn't it?

New Beginnings?

2011-02-04T02:24:00.000-08:00

18x24 cm 7x9.5 " Oil on Canvas Panel

A friend of mine started a new life a few weeks ago.

She changed her eating habits. She lost kilos and gained energy. I see her progress and happiness.

"Wouldn't it be nice if I change my painting habits?" I thought.

May be it could happen to me as well.

May be I can loose needless "artistic kilos" and gain new energy.

Let's see...

How about a fresh new beginning... a healthy banana day?

Hello Spring! Wreath Tutorial

2011-01-10T07:20:00.000-08:00

Hello spring! Where are you? I am here waiting for you... yes, I know... it's still January...
Well, if you are a little bit impatient, like me...
here is a spring wreath to make....

What you need:
-styrofoam wreath
-handful of wooden flowers
-colorful fabrics
-hot glue

Start with a styrofoam wreath: cut out strips of fabrics and cover the surface of the wreath, you might want to glue the ends of the strips

Cut out small strips of fabrics (mine strips were 2x16 cm, 0.8x6.3")

and make a knot on each in the middle

Hot glue these small strips to the surface of the wreath,

create layers enough to cover the entire front suface,

add the flowers as well

End result: color and texture for your wall or door.

Enjoy!

Abstraction

2010-10-26T23:49:00.000-07:00

Sometimes scarfs want some unindetified-abstract patterns on them. Just because they want to be colorful and eye-catching and conspicouos... but no... not so much... They want to be a little bit elegant also.

And dyes and wax make perfect work together on them and those patterns become harmonious. A dash of blue in the reds and yellows... colors just blend and wax is strict to stop them. And they end up as a colorful silkscarf, ready to play along a new life.

Pink Love

2010-10-19T13:08:00.000-07:00

If you want to see the world in pink...

and you are in love with stripes also as I am...

then this is the perfect silkshawl painted by me. (45 x140 cm)

And more to come...

6 Fingers

2010-10-07T02:24:00.000-07:00

It is so cold here... Look what is on my needles...

From these lovely yarns...

6 fingers :-) 4 more to go...

Addiction of Handkintted Socks

2010-09-28T07:36:00.000-07:00

How to be an addict of handknitted socks?

First I would like to state that there's no economic reason to knit socks. It consumes time and expensive yarns and it takes 2 days to figure out how to knit a sock, and there are so many variations and it seems no chance to choose the best one...

No such a reason that makes reasonable to knit by hand... so it is perfectly pointless.

And beyond all reasons if you want to heat up your longing...

I share how it happened to me:

1. You need to put in hand some fine yarn and play with it in your fantasy.

If you see or try on a pair of handknitted socks, you are on the way to be hooked.

2. You need to look through wonderful pics about handknitted socks. Those Scandinavian ones are good enough for that purpose... believe me...

Try these here or here or... here these last ones are not socks I know...

but guess what... if you know how to knit socks ... you might want to knit mittens or gloves...

3. You need time... to put these together... one hour, one day, one week... who knows that?

4. BUT finally you want YOU WANT to knit a pair of socks, beyond all logical reasons... like me.

And then an other one... like me.
Welcome in the club. My name is Aniko and I love love love these socks...

Yarn frustration

2010-08-13T03:55:00.000-07:00

Create os recreate or what??
Sometimes things don't seem to go according a plan. According my plan. It is easy to throw it out, recreate, cut into small peaces... but it is a crochet.
And this piece just that doesn't want to be altered, upcycled or recreated... but I love the material so much, that I don't have a nerve to trash it.

So what's gonna be now?
Frustrating...

I have to go back to basics. I have to follow my yarn back to the beginning... :-(

Dear reader, would you help me? At the top of my frustration I don't find the proper expression in the dictionary: What is the word for when you want to ruin the crochet? (Not atomic level... I want to keep the yarn for a future project, he-he-he)

Flickr Favorites-Crochet

2010-08-10T01:16:00.000-07:00

1. Rainbow Necklace, 2. Completed Beach Bag, 3. sunhat3, 4. Psychedelic Circle Jacket

Until a few years crochet for me was about 'dull table covers'. Tiny hooks and eyes you know those small round ones you put into the china cabinet. I wondered the huge work... BUT ... they were a bit colorless for me. And a few weeks ago when I saw ArtMind's blanket I thought... wow, this is a different approach to crochet and I LOVE, LOVE this approach. Since then I find wonderful and colorful crocheted garments and patterns and my enthusiasm is growing big.

How about freestyle crochet? Wow. Yummie.

There is a collection of Flickr Favorites here at ArtMind's. Have a look! Have fun!

Cactus Monday

2010-08-09T06:03:00.000-07:00

   This is a small journal page I drew as I had looked through my cactus photos.
   It was hard to look into the flowers' heads they were so shy.

   More cactuses are here at Terri's Cactus Monday.

My Creative Space-Illustration

2010-08-05T02:20:00.000-07:00

This week is about illustration.

I plan to collect piles of big and small drawings and paintings for a future book.

Half of this future book is ready - I mean the text side.

So I want to draw and paint illustrations like these above.

70 or a little bit more are needed...

Oh, my God!

It is huge...

Want to share your creative space? Hop over to Kootoyoo to play!