La Datcha: illustration, photos, etc.

Before firing

Julie Lapointe — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 21:12:04 +0000

I started pottery lessons late January. What you see here are the first pieces at tried my hand at. The bowls were made on the wheel and the plate was molded. Throwing feels a bit like meditating. The movement is hypnotic, you have to be focused on what the clay has to say, and lesson read more »

iHanna’s DIY postcard swap spring 2013

Julie Lapointe — Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:28:55 +0000

Acrylic and pencil on paper/cardboard I have made myself discreet for the past months, but I am still here! The beginning of the year was a bit rough and I needed a pause. Now what better than a swap to get back in the saddle! Thanks to iHanna who takes the time to organize these read more »

Cattails in the snowstorm – January’s wallpaper

Julie Lapointe — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 01:20:59 +0000

It’s a bit late, but here is January’s wallpaper! This a detail of the wallpaper. 2560_1440.jpg, 1920_1080.jpg, 1680_1050.jpg, 1440_900.jpg, 1280_1024.jpg, 1204_1024.jpg There was a beautiful snowstorm just after Christmas. Snowshoeing while all that snow was coming down was so much fun! The image above is one of the many photos I took during our hike. read more »

In my mailbox last week

Julie Lapointe — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:06:28 +0000

I was very happy to receive these surprises from four participants in the exchange organized by iHanna. There should be one more on the way! I am mine: Sarah Harris, England Believe in yourself: Cynthia, Canada Never stop growing: Shawsha Scott, Canada Do what you love: Cynthia Eloise Starr, Canada Thank you everyone, you made read more »

Big Head no. 6

Julie Lapointe — Tue, 04 Dec 2012 02:44:58 +0000

Acrylic, micron pen and collage on cardboard This is Big Head number 6! Yes there were more. I made two extra cards for iHanna’s 2012 DIY postcard swap, because I am insecure. Well, I haven’t finished the seventh one. :-) You can have a look here at the beautiful postcards made by participants of the read more »

Holiday Invaders

Julie Lapointe — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 01:21:57 +0000

1680 x 1050, 1920 x 1080, 1440 x 900, 1280 x 1024 How about cute & weird Holiday invaders for December’s wallpaper? :-) I am very jealous of these beautiful collages. Have a good weekend!

Postcard Swap: done!

Julie Lapointe — Sun, 25 Nov 2012 21:09:01 +0000

Here are my five cards for the postcard swap organized par iHanna. Creating these was a lot of fun. I really let loose and tried new things, thanks to Carla Sonheim’s book! The techniques in Imaginary animals were very inspiring. I also had a good laugh when it was time to glue on the faces, read more »

Working on the Postcard Swap

Julie Lapointe — Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:21:09 +0000

Acrylic, collage and micron pen on marouflaged paper I have been working on the postcard swap this weekend. It’s not done yet, but I am quite happy with the results so far. I still have a week to complete these five cards! I glued Chinese praying papers and old wrapping papers to a thick cardboard. read more »