Delight-filled Leaves Art
Paper monsters, paper angels, paper We were inspired by Little House on Plum Creek to make some paper dolls on the weekend. The monsters at the top were decorated by my three-year-old, I did the angels, and my 5-year-old made … Continued
Just a few photos about today, standing by the car, sun and leaves all over the place.
One of the only projects I worked on when my babies were young was making mobiles for them – you can read about it here. So it was particularly fun to help my five-year-old with her first real school project … Continued
Sometimes I like to take photos out the car window. I like the motion blur, the sense of capturing the candid scenery, the day’s memory. This is my commute. Flooded field outside Fort Langley, BC
When I first moved west from Ontario, it was the autumn leaves I missed the most. My mother mailed me some, which I suspended from threads from the ceiling of my windy prairies dorm room. They reminded me of home, … Continued
We had an old windmill on our farm in Ontario when I was younger. It was beside the well house, and though no longer in use, it made an eerie humming sound in the wind. Today it is gone, and … Continued
For several years, I have had a tradition of making dinner in a pumpkin at least once each autumn. This year, I was given this medium-sized sugar pumpkin by a family friend, and this weekend finally got around to using … Continued
It was hard exiting such a creative weekend for an early morning of work, but luckily I didn’t completely lose the roll that I was on. Tonight I did one of my favourite things…I got out the gesso and went … Continued
Living in British Columbia, it was bound to happen: the first rain in about two months! We have been so spoiled with a long summery autumn that I almost didn’t mind this first rainy day. The children for sure were … Continued
As usual, it would seem, the changing of the seasons brought with it my desire to paint. You will not recognize this painting, although looking back over this blog, I think it is the last painting I worked on, almost … Continued