First Finished Piece

Uff.... It's been a long one, but the first one is finished! 

I'm giving you a hint about my "secret" project: I made this one and the other after a meditation.

I'd like to know what you think I'm doing. :)

So, here is a collage of my WIP and the finished piece.

Acrylics, colored pencils and india ink on a big sheet of paper (cannot remember the size right now. Eheheh!!)

WIP again!

A quick post before going to work. Next week will be the last before my holidays! :)

In August I'll need to catch up with e-classes, blogs comments, WIP & Zen Dolls Project completing, house cleaning,... all in a month!

Here is a couple of new pieces for my "secret project".

I'm linking them to PAINT PARTY FRIDAY and SHOW & TELL SATURDAY. Check out other amazing artists or apprly to be the week featured artist!

Oh! I would love to read your comments on my post LEARNING, and know what you have achieved this year.

Trying to post through smartphone

I'm trying to post using my new smartphone.
I should use a magnifier just to see the letters, as you know, without my contact lenses I'm completely blind (and even with lenses, some days. I really need surgery). So, bear with me if I make mistakes.... :)
Oh! And here are my eyes.

Back to Faces

My WIP is a bit stuck. I've been suffering from blank page syndrome for a couple of days, so I decided to draw without thinking.

This is what came up.

See you in the weekend for more pics!!

(And, please, I'd like to read your comments about my previous post LEARNING)

Hugs!!

LEARNING

This is going to be a long post (I had written it for Facebook). So, take a seat and a cup of coffee and follow me. :)

LEARN

At the beginning of 2012 I wrote in my blog a post about my 2012 leading word: LEARN. Seven months have passed by. What can I say about my word? Well, I have learned a lot!! My first step was signing up to Tamara Laporte's LIFE BOOK E-COURSE at Willowing, a year long classes filled with lots of techniques. I know I'm very behind with the schedule, but I'll catch up during my holiday month. :)
Tamara is a wonderful mom and a cool artist and offers classes for everyone. I thought I wasn't able to draw faces. Well, following her e-classes I realized I could!
This is the first lesson I LEARNED.

Click here to visit Willowing Arts.
 

Then I won a FREE e-class by Nataša May, COTTON CANDY GIRLS! I haven't posted much about what I made, yet, but I'll do that soon. :) Natasha is another wonderful artist. She paints whimsical girls, the kind I love so much! With her I LEARNED some collage and acrilycs basics.
The class is closed by now, but if you're interested in taking a peek, here's the link:
COTTON CANDY GIRLS 

In June I was thinking about remaking my Etsy Shop. I have made 176 sales since June 2009, but I was not happy of how it looked... I needed a change that would reflect my changing behavior and thinking (I need more optimism in my life and WANT to make big changes... of which I'll tell you in due time). Maybe not all of you know that I'm a Crystal Healer and have taught Crystal Healing and Meditation for some years. Last year I restarted practicing after a long period of bad "negativity". And I found out that after meditating or using stones I had a great urge to draw something. I started drawing faces a-go-go and feeling better and better. My skills improved and so my self-esteem. Sometimes the small things are the ones that make you feel better, eh? I started a challenge on my blog called 13 GODDESSES IN 13 WEEKS. my friends Gina Morley, Nataša May and Magaly Guerrero, among others, participated with amazing pieces.
See our creations here:
13 GODDESSES IN 13 WEEKS


I was talking about revamping my Etsy Shop. I had been having this idea about a new project for years, but never started it due to my lack of time/skills/ambition and whatever excuse I could find. In May I found a link in someone's blog leading me to a mysterious website called GODDESS CIRCLE. The mistress of this website was Leonie Dawson, a wonderful woman living on the other side of the world (Australia). I checked out the e-classes she offered and was drawn to some of them, especially those about Biz & Blogging and Business. There was a cool offer for a yearly membership at half price, so I talked to my husband and decided to spend some money on this (even though we are not in very good financial status right now. But I felt "good vibes" about it). So I did it and signed up for my 1 year Membership! And, oh wow!, what a fabulous place I found! Lots of e-classes, tips & tricks, new acquaintances, ideas! As soon as I started reading my first BUSINESS GODDESS E-COURSE ideas became flowing through my mind and could not stop taking notes! In a week I had defined my new project and started putting it down on paper. Today I finished the first part. Still 2 weeks of work and it will be completed! Then I'll post a sneak peak for you, my friends!
If you're interested in knowing more bout the Goddess Circle, follow this link:
GODDESS CIRCLE


And don't forget to pick up your FREE GOODIES at the Goddess Circle! And a wonderful free Ebook!
And LEARNING is going on! Still 5 months to December and lots of things to LEARN on the way!!! :)
HAVE A GREAT WEEK, MY FRIENDS!

More Mandala and Goddess & some Coffee

Two more pics.

I'm getting hooked on these Goddesses. :)
Sharing at PAINT PARTY FRIDAY. Check out this week's featured artist!

Did I mention coffee in my post title? 

Oh, yes.

I told you that I work as a cashier in a self-service.

Well, I was wondering how to make creative funny and not perishable tickets for the people who pay their coffee at the self.

IDEA!

I wrote the word "Caffè" on broad beans! :)

They are nor perishable. People don't forget them on their trays and, most important, they always SMILE when I give them their "fava" (broad bean in Italian). You should see that group of Americans going to the bar smiling and holding high their broad bean and saying: "Coffee, please!"

Sometimes small things are the ones that make your day.

I love it! :)

Mandala and Goddess

For my new "secret project" I have made two more drawings.

I hope to finish it around the end of this month.

Then, there will be a surprise, too. :)

Instagram Fun and WIP

This week I've been having fun with Instagram!

So I'm showing you some pictures I've taken.

The last three are of my Work in Progress. I won't talk about it until it's finished, in a couple of weeks, I hope.

I'm really glad that this year I have the whole August of holiday and that I will draw a lot! :)

That's all for this weekend. My "official" PC is not working well and I need to recover it. This one is the "emergency" one. Ehehehe!

This is one of my 4 cats: BABE. She is a talking cat, always meowing and telling me stories. :)

There are three more cats: 2 more b/w and a creamy one. But they don't like being photographed....

This is my hubby. Yesterday we went to a Chinese "all you can eat" place.

This is my WIP. Can you guess what's it about?

Mind Mapping & FREEBIE

Back to posting again! :) 

I've been very busy lately due to job, niece on holiday and new ideas springing out. I needed some time to organize my time and to-do list.

Speaking about organizing, I want to tell you about

MIND MAPS.

I read a very interesting book by Tony Buzan some years ago:

It opened the doors of a new world!
Mind Mapping is a powerful visual way of taking notes, organize ideas, studying etc. It's very simple to use and it can blast your creativity with original ideas!
Here is a sample of a Mind Map (source Wikipedia)

In my previous posts I've been telling you that I'm in a time of changement. Well, Mind Maps are a part of this changement. They are helping me define what I want from life and how to achieve it.
Today I want to share with you a CREATIVITY MIND MAP.
Starting from the central word "CREATIVITY", all you have to do is fill the blank spots with any word you can think about when thinking about creativity. I added some decorations, but you can add more, and color them or draw something. That's all up to you!
If you want to show me what you made with this Mind Map, I'll put a Linky Tool in one of my weekend posts. Just copy, print and create! It's FREE to share.
Happy mind mapping!

Fifi's Zendala

While I'm trying recharge myself after last weeks "tour de force" (sorry about unanswered comments!! I'll catch up in the weekend!), I want to post a Zendala that Fifi at FOR FUN made using my Mandala template (link HERE).

Fifi made a very good job! And she also makes amazing zentangles! Visit her blog!

If you downloaded my template and used it, please let me know. I'll come visit!