Hellooooo, gorgeous Bold Soul!

Go for it: Share, Pin and Tweet this artwork + quote!
Or even buy the original artwork, Joie de Vivre, a limited edition, hand watercoloured lino print by me! :D
I’m loving the sweet orange punctuation :) [The font is called Mountains of Christmas.]

Love,
Tangerine Meg x o

Hope this finds you with rainbows a-shimmering in your heart, that you’re delighted as well as delightful. I am grateful for a cool, calm day, and a just-finished happy weekend with my shining son home for a few sweet hours.

This past Sunday I had my art stall at the Mitcham Village Market [see right 'side bar' for upcoming dates, South Aussie Bold Souls]. What a delightful morning! The sun was warm, lovely people were flowing through, and folk were most kind about my art demo, of which this is result:

I built it up from the border and the fish at the bottom at 10am, gradually moving up the scene. By about 1pm I was painting on the colours. Thanks to all the kids who came and chatted to me! Adults, too :)
Special thanks to Keyisha (sp?) and Mailey who offered ideas that I incorporated. I wonder if the Bold Souls looking at this can find our Santa, parkour boy, pirate building, chandelier factory and Wizard building lasering the bird – or if they cover their eyes at the boyfriend/girlfriend! Haha!

Remember this? Here ^^^ is the picture from my post about Christmas Day, in which I bought a cotton top with elephant borders [incidentally the previous time my son was coming to town].

My friend and mentor Tammy Vitale admired the top in the comments section. The top is lightweight and easily posted, and I wondered if we could do A Sisterhood of the Travelling Elephant Top. Remember the movies about the 4 friends called The Sisterhood/s of the Travelling Pants? Long story short: Last week I posted the top to Tammy with her prize from my recent Giveaway! Surprise, Tammy! [... Or actually maybe "Spoiler, Tammy!" Oh dear. I wonder if this post will reach your inbox first or if the parcel will arrive?] If it’s anything like in the movie, the top will magically fit; if not, then someone will be found who can give it a wear! Will you post it on if any other Bold Souls want to play?
If you want to help make this A Thing…
Comment on this post to join the Sisterhood of the Travelling Elephant Top, and are willing to pass it on to the next person via post. Make sure to include your email address when you comment so we can contact you for your mailing address :)

Happy June Day, sweetie pops!
Love,
Meg x o

Greetings, oh loveliest of Lovelies!
Go for it: Share, Pin and Tweet this artwork + quote :)
Love,
Tangerine Meg x o

PS The original artwork is a One of a Kind Watercolour by me: Sky in the Garden!
Sky still available as Digital Fine Art Prints and Greeting Cards; the original went to a good home during the SA Fringe Festival.
M x

Hey Lovely Bold Soul,
Yes! Share, Pin and Tweet this quote+artwork :)
Love Meg x o

PS The original artwork is a hand-watercoloured lino print by me: Tree People! There are a few original prints still left, also available as Digital Fine Art Prints and Greeting Cards.
M x

PS Original artwork is Joy Riding by me! A few original prints still left, also available as Digital Fine Art Prints and Greeting Cards.
M x

Hello darling Bold Soul,

Hope this finds you enjoying your day. I myself am flanked by piles of ideas and a loudly purring cat, with the suns warmth and light filling the room – feeling pretty lucky!

I’m so chuffed to have 300+ Likers on Facebook that I’m doing a Bold Art Giveaway! (I said I would).

Make a Bold Statement!

To win as yet somewhat undetermined bold art bounty (see below), leave a comment below stating either:

1. What lights you up and makes you feel like a Bold Soul,
2. How you aspire to live your Bold Life, or
3. The qualities of a Bold Soul you admire (not who they are, just the qualities that you too aim for).

The giveaways will most likely include: printed bookmarks including ones with blue and purple backgrounds (updates of those available electronically), a special Bold Souls only bookmark design (usually earmarked for people who come to my in-person market stall wearing (or bearing) stripes or rainbows), greeting cards and other sweet stuff!
You are welcome to share this on Facebook, Twitter and what have you, as the more entries there are the more I will add cute goodies into the prize giveaway pool.

Please only enter if you are ok with giving me your 1) email so I can let you know you won, and 2) your physical mail address so I can post vibrant art prizes to you if you win!

This shall remain open ’til Australian Tuesday, when I will draw the winner using a random number generator. Go to it, Bold Soul!
See you in the comments section!
Love,
Meg x o

I hope this finds you happily ensconced with a good book, a cool or useful list, a cat/dog/bird/guinea pig/ferret/other pet, an engaging creative pursuit or one on one conversation. I am enjoying writing, editing and finding the links to make this post!

Helloooooooo and welcome, if you’ve come here from Witty Title Here’s blog post about introversion, I found Cassie (helloooo!) via this post on Yes and Yes, where we are both in a sponsors introductory post. Thanks, Sarah, for having me :)

Helloooooooo and welcome, if you’ve come here from beautiful Amanda’s Kind Over Matter site, maybe via this Kind Kindred blog post I wrote, on Monday. Thank you for having me, Amanda!

Let’s talk about how we operate. Me? Largely an introvert, but not entirely. Introversion is not about how or how much you engage, but about how you recharge. I thought the topic was well suitable for a Live Bold List. Read on:

Live Bold List 34: I heart personal space

“Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean…”

1. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I’m a misanthropist (ie. don’t like people). I was most relieved to read about introversion, do the online quiz, and realise I’m an introvert and I do, in fact, like people – usually one at a time or in very small groups!
2. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I don’t like to connect [I'm fascinated by what motivates you, your specific interests and talents and situation]
3. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I’m not clued in to the conversation. I try to give myself time to think things through before I comment aloud. The internet suits me pretty well (you, too?) with built in cogitating time between reading and response!
4. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I don’t like extroverts. [I do. Not for toooo long though, darl, I can't maintain that kind of energy!]
5. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I agree with you. I am quite happy for you to have your opinion, because I am comfortable with my point of view. I don’t need to argue, or place one of us as right and one wrong. If I get the chance I might ask questions to try to understand your point of view (see #2). This still doesn’t mean I agree with you!
6. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I don’t want to be friends. It might take a great deal of patience on your part, allowing time to get to trust you, get our conversational rhythm established over time. I take a very long time to make good friends.
7. Just because I’m an introvert doesn’t mean I need to be fixed. Please. Not going there.

Introversion, for me, does mean:

I recharge my energy best by doing alone or one-on-one things: chatting to one person (those individuals probably would have a hard time imagining me an introvert), reading, making things, painting, playing a game (oh dear, the hours I’ve spend on Plants vs. Zombies!), writing, walking, gardening, tinkering with my website, etc.

You might like this really great article on introversion. I particularly like the author’s #6 which includes the statement “They crave an authentic and sincere connection with ONE PERSON at a time.”

On Extroverts – who may confuse us a little, but we don’t hate them

It seems a lot of content online is for us introverts. Here’s a compassionate Care and Keeping of your Extrovert type post, with some great information especially including how to understand extroverts different way of relating. With guidance both ‘verts can find it easier to fathom each others ways :)

And this is also true:

So I was all ready to post this, but I delayed it – something wasn’t feeling right. After writing all of the above I realised I’m not actually 100% introverted – it’s a spectrum, and I’m somewhere on it! I like trying new things, meeting new people. As mentioned above, it’s about how you recharge your personal energy. Remembering this for oneself is quite a lovely act of self kindness, and one that makes a big difference.

Link Love

Thanks Cassie from  Witty Title Here Introverts Unite for the post, the comments section of which happens to be a *brilliant* place for introverts to network! She and Hanna, Exelsior Lady, made the cool badges at the top and in my sidebar – thank you! A pretty, helpful action towards understanding each others ways of recharging!

You are super welcome to comment below! I’d love to hear from you… in your own time :)

Here’s to humans of every ‘vert living bold, happy and cooperative lives.
Love Meg x o

Hoping this finds you happy – perhaps with a big ball of string or a friendly minotaur – and finding your way around any labyrinths you wish to master!
I am trying wearing the shoes of one who is unfamiliar with online galleries/shops and could use a few tips – I know you’re awesome smart – this is just in case you feel ‘smart but not techy’! If you are comfortable ‘seeing what’s there’ in drop down menu type web situations, feel free to skip this post as it’s a super basic introduction to the artwork section of my site.

If you were visiting my house, I’d show you my artwork in my ikea drawers…

Online, though, this is how it’s found:

• To check out my Bold Artwork, the main place to look is in the Bold Art Emporium, aka. Cards, Prints and Paintings
• Tshirts and Calendars are in pages that include links to my Red Bubble store so you can choose things like which colour tshirt, sleeve length & size, and the theme and starting month for calendars
• Peruse the pages for Bold Art Lessons, Bold Art for Bold Causes (in which we work together to assist charity/charities), Custom Cats (personalised cat portraits) and my eLeaflet on framing: How do I Frame my Lino Print? (Or One of a Kind Watercolour or other artwork on paper)?
• In the GIfts for You section (see the purple/green tabs above?) is anything I am offering for free at the time
• I think About, Blog, FAQ (Fabulously Asked Questions) and Contact are pretty self explanatory – let me know if I can help, though

Once you’re on the Bold Art Emporium page, you can narrow your search by category using the ‘drop down’ theme menu or just (Harry) potter around. The art is categorised as much as I can – there’s even a Cat Cat-egory! Say, you’re looking for a Wedding present or 21st Birthday gift you might choose Bold Souls to start with. Or Cat Art for your favourite cat loving aunty – or your good self!!

If you aren’t sure whether you should click Flowers or Garden and you can’t find the pic you’re looking for, try the other. There is just one category per picture in this particular system!

At the top you can choose other ways to sort the artwork and whether you want ‘list’ view or ‘grid’ view. You can also revert to All Categories :) From the grid or list view you can choose a picture for a more detailed blurb. Once you have an artwork on your screen with the description you can also click the pic to enlarge and get a better look!
If there is a drop down at the top of the description near the Add to Cart button, that means you can choose, usually between the original print or painting, a digital print and greeting card, or possibly between themes as for a Bold Art Bundle.

If the original One of a Kind Watercolour or entire edition of Limited Hand watercoloured Prints is sold out it will no longer appear on the drop down! As in the case of this Off Cut and One Off Trial Print – there’s just the one on offer, therefore no range of prices at the top of the item:

By the way, Off Cuts and One Offs? They’re trial prints and colourful experiments gone right – one off, original Bold Art for $100 and less – snap them up!

I highly recommend purchasing artwork Unframed – specially if you live on this beautiful blue green ball Anywhere Other than Adelaide, Australia! Sending your picture to you unframed saves us both money on postage and packaging, and reduces the likelihood of breakage/damage in the shipping process. Also, this will give you the chance to support a framing artiste in your own area :)
To get familiar with what framing might entail check out my eLeaflet on the topic.

Please send me a message if you have other queries! I’d love to be of help :)
Love Meg x o

I hope this finds you, if not currently wearing a hat, at least appreciative of hats and their role in the universe :)

This series of selfies (aka. Self Portraits), is by request of the (unofficial) Facebook chapter of The Bold Soul Tribe, and is to show my new hair cat cut and also my happy hats. This is not a representation of the roles I play – haha, 3 is probably not enough – you too? I am simply lucky to have 3 warm hats, which also make me happy. Oh dear – so many shots of my goofy face!

Hat 1: Red Hat (newest)

Hat 2: Bobbly Hat (I made it)

Introducing my new grey camera!

Hat 3: Rainbow Hat (gift from a friend)

All 3 hats at once

The new haircut

Love the way my hairdresser has kept most of the frontal pink streaks, and mostly shortened and funkified the back. It’s officially “easy care” now!

Have a hatty er, happy day :)
Love Meg x o

PS Be advised: don’t get me started on scarves! :P
[Hello Rachna! Thank you for the wonderful bright half scarf - I love it!]

PS2 If you want to check out Vivienne McMasters gentle photographic self portraiture courses you can use this affiliate link or this regular link. I have done her courses “Wading In” and “Montage”, and am currently doing a self-study “Light Hunters” – utterly wonderful and recommended :)

Farewell good friend! I got you right before my honeymoon, where you and I took many of the photos – I’ll never forget you. You showed me the freedom of digital and of more-automatic-than-I-ever-imagined-I-could-be-comfortable-with-when-I-was-learning-about-photography-at-art-school-and-using-all-manual!

I so would’ve repaired you if it wasn’t going to cost more than getting a newer, better camera.

I’m sorry not to be able to take photos any more with you. I will miss your red colour, your perfect size for my hand and your lens whirring out or in when I switched you on or off. I am sure you loved nestling in the rainbow felted camera pouch, too.

:( Love Meg

Dear new grey camera,

Welcome, little one! You have *crazy bigger better* specifications than my much loved precious previous camera.

You are grey – I hope you won’t mind me decorating you with some bright stickers! You are slightly tiny for my the size of my hand; already there’s been a bit of slippage, and potential droppage has occurred as you know – you heard me almost swear – good thing you have a wrist band! We can make it work though, I think. I look forward to many happy photo shoots with you.

Love Meg x o

[PS to Bold Souls, if you care about our environment (as do I): I haven't in fact buried the red camera, it will be recycled for it's components somehow]