Thursday, May 27, 2010

The Vacation Is Over

Hubby and I had a wonderful vacation with many memories to sustain us until we visit Estonia again, likely in three years. On the way home, we spent a little time in Stockholm. What a great city. Next time, we promised ourselves we would spend more time in Sweden.

I bought a "masqot" in Sweden. The information brochure that came with the piece states the following: "Inspired by ancient sagas and mythology, Mats Jonasson has created his own series of miniature masqot "spirits" in crystal." Mine is called Mazzai - Protector of equality and cultural diversity. I don't have any particular interest in the mythologies. I just liked what I saw and wanted to add to my "face" collection.

Below is what I brought home.

IMAGE FOUND ON THE INTERNET



















MY PHOTO


























Check this link for background and more examples of this artist's work.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Almost Time To Return Home
























Hubby and I have had a wonderful but hectic couple of weeks in Estonia. It's nearly time to come home. We cruise to Stockholm tomorrow and meet up with a friend and then fly home the next day.

The things I have seen have given me a lot of creative ideas. I have missed not being able to pick up paint and needle and thread. I found some paper and coloured pencils to do a little sketching to keep in practice. Here is one of the sketches.

Tuesday, May 4, 2010

On Hiatus


I am traveling to Estonia (birthplace of my parents) and will be away for a while.
The image below is part of a future project. I "coloured" it blue and black, which are two of the colours of the Estonian flag (shown above).


























And here are some wildflowers I discovered on our property. I don't know why I never noticed these before, but they sure jumped out at me this year. Aren't they lovely?