Making little papers

To prepare myself for un upcoming workshop 'Making paper' with kids...I tried these simple ones...my blossom flower turned out into a sad brown...anyway, it looks now like a very oooold little flower :), I'm ready for it I guess.

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Dip

Garden fascination

After so many months of darkness, last days we could finally enjoy some warm and sunny hours! I cannot keep off my eyes from the miracles in the garden. It's so energizing me ! Look my garden-architecture ;) (saw something like this for the first time in my life somewhere in Norway, long time ago...)I want to make some attractive borders in my tiny little garden & the flowering branch I found near the fields where I was searching the other branches.

Chocolate - madness

Like every year time had come to taste the delicious chocolate-eggs...bought myself one package of dark eggs and could bring them into my tummy in less then one day I guess.

Easter passed and so the chocolate is gone. Anyway, still there is a package of white chocolate for my husband...but not one finger will touch them :), if it isn't dark then I'm save.
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Easter cups

Time for chocolate eggs, easter bunnies jumping out of the bushes...and eating too much sweet things. It's only once a year easter. Enjoy, relax and taste! Have a happy easter.

These little cupcakes are a surprise for my family ...hope they will like my cinnamon/apple cakes...here I come! :)
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Me and my room : again together

After a very cold winter I finally became 'one' again with my drawingroom...in wintertime I was drawing downstairs in the warmer places of the house. Darkness made my room so sad...

So now, while the days are growing and there is more light in the morning and evening I love it to be there on my chair...and my table...to give birth to lines and colours...:)

The making of a 'gato'-drawing: #2

It resulted in a very personal drawing. The girl was painted with watercolours as usual, love it to use the shades, as a fact I always loved watercolours since I was a little girl! The clouds were cutted out of some pattern paper and I gave them a red shadow with that pencil that gives always colour to the cheeks of my personalities. Into the clouds you can find that special date of my first arrive in Perú, and the name of my 'gato' ;). The third cloud, tells the whole story ! I cannot without him and I cannot think of losing him...that's the story of my little ring that I lost almost.
And this is the place where all my drawings are finishing...on a new post in this blog...that gives me so muuuch energy, creativity and power to go for it...all thanks to your comments and patience to give this blog a view, a life! Thanks to all of you! ♥ Kathy

The making of a 'gato'-drawing : #1

Thought it should be nice to share with all my friends and fans how I give birth to my drawings! After my sketch...-mostly immediatly on heavy watercolour paper - I paint all the lines with black ink and a little brush n°000. (I only can use it like one month and then the little hairs lost their best quality...so I have a little collection of them alright now:) This is the first step for me. Tomorrow ...the colours and the finishing touch. Hope you will watch this birth!:)

The drawing itself is all about me...I believed I lost my lovely ring with the name of my husband and our special date in it...I was behaving two days like a little girl, could cry and scream...and on the third day I discovered my little ring in my trousers...hm...those things happens all the time with me ;)

Home

After too busy weeks, finally time to be home and work...hard :)

Come live the life!

After hearing a new song of a Belgian band named K's Choice I really wanted to know who made the clip for their song 'Come live the life'. After some research I found the video on Vimeo and it seems made by French artists. The band just bought the video for the song...not what I was thinking, anyway, still like the song and the video has a great message!
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Hidden love

On the first warm day of the year...she was resting, hidden from the world and daydreaming when she heard some steps coming closer, very softly, she recognized those steps, that smell. She had waited for him since months...time arrived to share the life together and create some new life ;) (two cats in the garden of the neighbours brought me to this idea ;)
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Jewels of inspiration

My brand new earrings, hooooray!!! Designed by Adolie Day, a very briljant illustrator from France. I love them since ages and I thought it was the right time to buy them finally! Perfect to start spring! All these lovely items you can buy on La Marelle éditions. Only I hope the quality of the earrings is much better then the buttons are. My button I bought (design from Benjamin Lacombe) some months ago has a very poor backside, no quality at all...that's the sad side of the story.

Gesso-doodle

So different result, using my watercolours on gesso, I love it to see what happens while doiing it. The colours are resulting different too!...have to do more with it I guess!

Baby-dream

I found these two feathers of a Guinea Fowl ('Parelhoen' in Dutch) and it brought me to this drawing of a bird that's collecting little things to build a warm nest for future baby-birds. Now it must be official, it's spring! Every morning the road is full of birds. They're like talking to each other in groups of three or four...and doensn't care about upcoming 'monster'-cars. A lot of work to do for the animal-planet these days! Let's save them and drive carefully!!!
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Salsa-time

Days are floating on an imaginary rythm...I'm overhere, far behind, wait for me! To take off all stressy luggage they invented Salsa I guess. Anyway, some latin music on a very nice location just over the border, awesome...though Dutchmens really believe 'they' invented Salsa I guess ;)
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Irish blood

For all the Irish people over the world this little drawing cause I believe there flows a sparkle of Irish blood in me! Where it came from is still a mystery but I'm proud to have it...like my sparkle of Peruvian blood also. Guess I'm a mixture of many blood :), a child of this planet!!!

True colours

Still fascinated about the colours nature gave the animals...must be magic. Why humans are sooo pale? Although many of them... If I come back in another life...after this one, It will be...in colour!
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Guiding time!

Again! (See other post about this theme here) Time to guide for RASA vzw and see above the lovely location where I can do this for almost two weeks long like three times a day. Inside it isn't that original anymore but on the first floor there is a wonderful room to give space to art objects and more. Just perfect. I'm happy to receive the kids in this part of the country and to show them a new world of ...art.
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MORE PICTURES INSIDE THE CASTLE !

Reflecting

Very quicky doodle, to quicky, but I have a very good reason for that...tooooo busy with some projects ;)
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Cappuccino - day

Snow Monkey

Last evening I was watching a documentary about all kinds of monkeys. On one particular moment while I was drawing something else the voice was telling me of the Snow Monkeys or Japanese Macaques. I couldn't draw anymore for some minutes...and my television was asking me to watch this scenery. I never saw this before. The monkeys are sitting in a thermal spring with fog everywhere because of the difference in temperature between the water and the air, a difference of 60°c....!!! Only the monkeys who are placed on a good social level in the group can enter the water, others can freeze sometimes till dead. Not only that fact, but the way the lucky ones are enjoying the warm water is just an unforgettable image...I was sooo touched...and tried to make some touching image inspired on this incredible animal.

Watch this video and you will be touched as well!

Citywalk

Since more then a week I arrived in a kind of 'background'-mood. I want to explore more with acrylics underneath watercolour...it looks very attractive and there are millions of options...
What do you think of the backgrounds I'm trying? This one I've made with acrylic...it's me, exploring an unknown little city in the 'far-west' of Belgium :)

'Penka'- time

Called 'Penka' in the Peruvian Andes we know them better as a variety of Aloe Vera. I love this plants, they're so usefull and above alle very beautiful. Can be seen as a little bit agressive but that's kind of a protection system against the dry days and grounds where it grows. Penka-time, me-time, thinking, reflecting, dreaming ;)

Patience / Paciencia

A helping hand of Keri Smith

Go and explore the books of Keri Smith. On the website you can find some survival kit for the

hard times in an artist life :) It's such a bless and for sure I will print out this kit and use it.
Above some reasons why I failed posting the last days, I am beyond, but I'm fighting back :)

My Alice...

Went to see the new one of Tim Burton from who I am an absolutely big fan! Nightmare before Christmas has to be the best ever, but also Big Fish is one of my favourites! Now, Alice. It was a marvellous spectacle of colour, costumes, effects and magic although I still had expected a lot more Burton - 'touch'.... Disney was the boss I guess...

Awake and dreaming / Soñando despierta

Words and kids / Palabras y Niños

I'm very happy with this results from my wednesday -class. Such a bright colours wich they choosed by themselves...kids have such a great taste!

Go and see more on my other blog...welcome!
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Estoy muy feliz con los resultados de mis classes que doy cada miercoles. Los colores, el contraste, ellos mismo han eligido todo ...niños tienen un sabor sin fronteras no?
Bienvenido en mi otro blog con todos sus trabajos!

Welcome Spring!!!

On the first day of March and so far the first day -after months full of gray days, snow and rain, cold hands and icefeets - with sunshine!!!! And on that day I receive the Sunshine Award from Snezana, a very lovely Serbian blogfriend that lives and works in Italy!

Hvala Lepo Snezana!

Go and visit her blog : Katy and the cat

And as a tradition I will pass it to two bloggers who are in some way also 'sunshine' for me!

1. Karö with her amazing collages, since some weeks I discovered her blog and I am absolutely a big fan!

2. Amanda who makes me happy with her funny view on her move from Canada to Great Britain...on the other side of the Channel for me.

Huaco

Our replica of a pre-Inca 'Huaco' we brought with us from Peru. Just a quick doodle to wish my family in law a safe journey from Cusco to Caraz.
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Buen viaje Claudita, mama S., papa P. y Benji !!!

Surviving / Sobrevivir

Thinking of some very kind souls I met one day in Chile...after all those years we lost contact. How are they these days...what's happening overthere...just thinking of them...that is my Chile.
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Dadme el silencio, el agua, la esperanza.

Dadme la lucha, el hierro los volcanos.

Apegadme los cuerpos como imanes.
Acudid a mis venas a mi boca.

Hablas por mis palabras y mi sangre

P. Neruda

Sakura

In Japan these days the cherry blossoms, or Sakura in Japanese language, came alive, a very true and honest sign that spring isn't far away anymore, also for the rest of the northern part of the planet. I really hope to travel one day to Japan. It attracts me in a very particular way.

FrouFrou ! Cucu!!!

Finally, ready for springtime with my new cut. Last year I tried a hairdresser, bad try, so today i tried another one here in the small village where I'm living. And guess what, just perfect, a very good service, very friendly hairdressers with time to listen to all my wishes...and yes I'm happy!
It feels fresh, new, reborn...I'm ready for the sun and some new dresses very soon!
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Perspective

When he can catch a magazine or book about architecture or building cosy houses then he do so, to dream away in the future, to give time a certain perspective...while enjoying some tasty beers on this moment...a sweet one for today made of cherry's.
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Alpaca-stamp

Thinking of my second homeland...and enjoying making stamps and creating my homemade Alpaca's...the best thing to do on a rainy day.
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Pensando en mi segundo hogar...y disfrutar de hacer estampas y crear mis Alpaca's.
Todo para escapar de este dia lleno de lluvia.

Tea-time

It was a lovely afternoon having the visit of Sylvie at home. She is a very talented painter and full of knowledge about this life. Watch her website and blog! We enjoyed our cups of tea, the ginger-applecake I made and most of all the afternoon chat that made our day. Thanks Sylvie! This is for you! :) Hope you like it? Both they look full of future plans, no?! :)))
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Teniamos una tarde muy bonita Sylvie y yo. Ella, una pintora preciosa y muy talentado. Visita su website o blog! Hemos disfrutado de nuestros tecitos y la torta de manzana y guíon que he hecho para su llegada y hemos hablado sin fin sobre la vida. Gracias Sylvie!
Eso es para ti :) Espero que te gusta! Las dos chicas parecen lleno de planes por el futuro, no? :)

Propagate...

my love for you...By cooking the most lovely dishes.
I'm really trying hard to do my best...and he really loved it :)
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Quiero cocinar los mejores platos para ti mi amor y espero que te gustan!

Fruit full of passion

Healing / Curación

The best way to find back your healthy body is following nature. Again I realised myself that all the things I buyed in pharmacy didn't changed a note in my healing proces. Lemons, herbs and other spices like salt! brought me back to reality life...I feel still very lucky and I go spitting in the new book 'Grow your own drugs' from James Wong! About natural remedies and beauty threats!!! Goodnight folks! Don't forget some lavender underneath your pillow! ;)
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Back again with a plate of CEVICHE!!!

FINALLY!
I recovered almost from my painly throat. After my last drawing it went down and still deeper then I could think. Horrible days I passed now...and since yesterday I am recovering. Again I realise how lucky we are when the 'body-machine' is working like she has to do...but oooooo when it goes wrong! I suffered enough now...I'm turning back but slowly! to real life and because it's vacation here in B. I will keep the activity these days low. drawing is my first priority, visiting and leaving with friends the second one and other things can wait...
I'm hungry now of drawing this recipe for the funny site of Tom : Recipe Look.

Take a look on his space, take a paper and draw your recipe.
Everyone can do it. I just sended mine...
and now back to the sofa and take a rest
Welcome back to me and everyone!!!
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Stucked in my own throat / Garganta dolorosa

Muddy / Lodoso

Remember my young days, building houses and castles of bricks and sticking them together with mud...I thought they would resist for ages. And leaving my boots inside to play barefoot in the muddy pool...:)

Mind-stories

Time to take a breath

If someone was wondering why I didn't put anymore drawings these last two days. First : I really couldn't find the time to relax and draw and second : My energy has took a flight with me and since yesterday I'm feeling very sick. It can be some kind of flue but I think rather that I was eating something wrong. So let's give time to my body to fight against the monsters inside...I'm preparing gallons of tea with lemon and I believe that tomorrow will be much better if I take some rest...meanwhile my lovely man made this experiment with camera movements and typographical elements in it...he is my energy!

Animated kids 2 / Niños animados 2

They made their own animation movie, my little artists :) and they were happy with it!
Don't search a huge plot or a very thrilling story...it's right from the heart, pure, clean and the idea of the children! :)

Discovered

Yesterday while strolling in the city I visited again my favourite magazine-store in Antwerp. And again I discovered another brand new magazine...made in The Netherlands and so usefull for people who feel that their mind is becoming to 'full'. Always thought that all those 'mindfulness'- books were just to neglect, but this magazine, his bright colours and design really can relax me and taking me back to another slower and mind liberating rythm...amazing what a Flow!

Lunch-bird / Ave del almuerzo

I just had this sandwich-paper, some leaves of mint I bought in the neighbour shop of the museum where I am guiding, Tipp-Ex to remove wrong dates in my diary and a black pen...so this is what came out of my hand...or let's say head... :) Is it a girl or a bird or a freeky 'thing'...it was just fun to make! :)

Out of Argentina

A nice picture made by Andrea of what she received after winning my first Giveaway in november 2009. So now a drawing is living his life also in Argentina!
Disfrutalo Andrea! Love Kathy!