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forever

11 messages posted by julie on Tuesday, June 12, 2007

forever - mixed media on wood 21cm x 30cm

a green vest

22 messages posted by julie on Monday, May 14, 2007

Not long after reading this great post by Amisha i began this painting of Marthas green vest - i love this vest..the texture, colour and its shape..and the COLOUR!!!

and while i was painting i was thinking about repitition...it felt like i was 'knitting' this vest with paint...i painted each stitch..a meditation...i wondered off into another world for a few hours..

happy monday xxx

P.S. Head over to 2 views for 2 very different views on the word 'roll'...

places past...

11 messages posted by julie on Wednesday, May 02, 2007

'places past' acrylic on birch wood in etsy

and a new pair over at 2 views...

happy wednesday xx

in a line...

16 messages posted by julie on Wednesday, April 25, 2007

'in a line' - a new print - a favourite of mine...in the shop

Thank you for such a great response to 2views!! A new word was added today...

happy wednesday everyone :) xxx

breakfast in florentine...

15 messages posted by julie on Tuesday, April 17, 2007

Today we are visiting florentine...a neigbourhood in south tel aviv!! A vibrant, run-down and very cool area - full of colour, noise and life!!!!!! We had breakfast there this morning and i could have sat in the cafe all day!!!

colours and textures...

clothes in the trees

pods in the trees!!!!!!!!

painted on one of the doors

And these 2 prints went into my shop today :)

one very big year...

27 messages posted by julie on Friday, April 13, 2007

I cant believe one year has passed so quickly.. i remember tentatively beginning this blog...wandering where it was going to take me and i had no idea how amazing the journey was going to be. The biggest gratification is the connections with like-minded, fantastic people...how often have i been writing an email or comment to someone, only to find they were writing to me on the other side of the world at the same time. How often have i been thinking about a certain subject and then it appears on another friends blog. When i watch David Attenborough, i think of Gracia and Louise...the colour turquoise makes me think of Kelly. Green pods make me think of Cally. When i think of ceramics, Paula comes to mind. Books make me think of Shari ...and the list goes on...

Each talented and inspiring person in our community seems to have something special and unique to offer, making my daily visits around the world such a joy..

i have made some wonderful, friends for which i am so so so grateful and am really happy that you are all part of my life. Sometimes i feel so frustrated when i cant meet up over a cup of coffee or breakfast ;) but two of my very good friends, from the very beginning of this blog, are planning a visit here later this year - i cant wait to meet them, although i feel like i have known them for years!!

After living here for over 12 years and using little English...my mother tongue has reclaimed its use - (i still get tongue-tied and find it hard to express myself the way i talk to myself in my head!!)

A collaboration is in the works with a much loved and admired blog friend, a few projects are planned and a return to my drawing journal...

Today its friday 13th which i see as good luck...i want to say thank you so much for all of your visits, comments, emails, messenger chats, swaps, presents and friendships...i look forward to the year ahead xxx

The painting above is from a new series available soon...roots, nourishment, home, place... seems fitting :)

a new fascination...

11 messages posted by julie on Thursday, April 05, 2007

I have a new fascination of birds of prey...the sharp, sharp, curled beaks, their eyes...the power they hold is just amazing... their colouring...

these are drawn over text about 'House Pets'!!! an interesting contrast...

this painting goes into etsy...

colour after breakfast...

16 messages posted by julie on Friday, March 30, 2007

A beautiful friday morning was spent in the sun having a delicious breakfast in our favourite local cafe...then a walk round the nursery to visit the new blooms...

one of my favourite flowers...

after breakfast a game of football in the park with the girls (always such fun!) ... coming home tired rosy cheeked and green knee-ed..:)

and a new painting - red rain - goes into etsy..

have a fantastic weekend friends xxx

before signing off, i would like to be bold and announce colour week.. starting on the Monday 9th April...with the opening of spring and all its beauty..

Monday - turquoise

tuesday - green

wednesday - pink

thursday - yellow

friday - red

Please join in...

roosters, polka dots and....trees!

18 messages posted by julie on Monday, March 26, 2007

The sun is out, the sky is blue and new work goes into my etsy shop...two seperate projects...

One, my first set of prints from original acrylic paintings..they were not really planned but strangely enough turned out to be a 'set'...trees...what a surprise!

beginnings

standing tall

circles

And then theres the Rooster set...which began when we were in the zoo a couple of weeks ago.. and i loved the bright colours on these interesting looking birds... they are all originals painted on beautiful pieces of birchwood.

I had to smile when i saw Maditis post yesterday night...

blue rooster

green rooster

pink rooster

i really enjoyed creating these and im already planning the next series...

wishing you all a great spring week xxx

green love...

17 messages posted by julie on Monday, March 12, 2007

A couple of pieces i made recently...

a new wall brooch and small painting..

close-up of wall brooch

This wall brooch was made using an old piece of crochet work sent to me by Marianne - its sewn onto the clay and i love this idea of using 'pieces of of the past' (especially crocheted doilies) and the difference in textures...

and more green love - a fantastic new collaborative blog made up of 11 talented girls dealing with oh so worthy green issues - sew green...

amanita muscaria in etsy...

11 messages posted by julie on Thursday, March 08, 2007

Ive just added these two pieces to my etsy shop...i have a things for mushrooms at the moment..to eat and paint!

amanita muscaria - mixed media

layers tile 4 - mixed media

open for business...

23 messages posted by julie on Sunday, January 07, 2007

... you are welcome to come inside from the cold and enjoy a cup of cinnamon tea and some homemade biscuits... (joni mitchell is playing in the background) feel free to look around and enjoy :) ...

roots - acrylic on wood SOLD

forest - acrylic on wood SOLD

rain - acrylic on canvas panel SOLD

tree rings - acrylic on canvas panel SOLD

time - acrylic on wood

tree house - acrylic on wood SOLD

layers tile 1 - found papers on wood SOLD

layers tile 2 - found papers on wood

alfalfa - a single bug box SOLD

b is for bird - alphabet box

pink bird - paper and acrylic on wood SOLD

shell - mini nature painting - canvas panel

set of 5 'found papers' tags

theres more work on the way... including more bug boxes, 'new species' and more of the alphabet set. I would also be very happy to make any custom orders...

Also, i am honoured to be appearing on Crust Station today... :)

Have a great week!!!

purple rain...

16 messages posted by julie on Thursday, December 07, 2006

Sometimes i think of things in the form of images or colours...when i think of November, i think of the colour purple...november is purple...

In Israel, the rain usually begins in november...so when i started thinking about how i would design the month of november for Marianne's calendar swap...i kept coming up with purple rain.

Now youre probably thinking about Prince's song from the 80's...but when i looked it up, the connotations werent so good ;)...or maybe you are thinking about the book by Alice Walker..

...in the end i just went with my intuition and produced this set of collages...

I like how some of them came out looking like winter jumpers in their texture!

happy thursday everyone!!

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