I'm still feeling very emotional and fragile, but I've been keeping myself busy, revamping my website and doodling a lot. Thoughts and memories of my sister keep popping up throughout the day, but I'm getting better at coping with it. Being so far away from family at a time like this makes it even harder, but one of my other sisters (there's 5 of us) will be visiting us with her family at the end of the month, so I'm really looking forward to that.
Today I want to introduce you to Carola's Etsyshop, a well-stocked shop with paintings, prints, journals and cards. Carola started out as a photographer, but gradually added mixed media art to her passions.
If you want to see more, go check out her shop,
her blog (the latest post with beautiful pictures of Bryce Canyon),
her Facebookpage
and her Flickr Photostream.
It's worth it!
This will be my last Etsy-promotion, from next week on I'll be returning with my inspiring artists posts.
I will try and link up to Paint Party Friday on Friday, if I get anything painted this week .... Meanwhile, thanks so much for being here. Hugs ♥ ♥ ♥
Within our hearts
the ones we love
are never really gone
In spirit and in memory
their legacy lives on
Ha Denthe,fijn om te lezen dat je weer bezig bent
ReplyDeleteeen goede afleiding en fijn dat je kunt vinden in het tekenen en schilderen.
Je zus had het niet anders gewild.
Ook fijn dat één van je zussen en haar familie bij jou komt zo dat je samen het verdriet kunt delen.
En vergeet niet ook vrolijke dingen.
Ik wens jou het beste een knuffel.
Groetjes Christiene.
Thank you so much for this wonderful post!
ReplyDeleteHaving your sister and her family over will be good for you. You can talk and remember you sister, cry and laugh together. I know how difficult it is when you live so far away from your family.
Hé Denise, wat fijn dat ik weer wat van je lees op je blog. Vaak denk je even nergens aan als je met je kunst bezig bent en kun je je zinnen even verzetten en ik lees dat je ook weer wat aan het doodlen bent. Goed om bezig te blijven en dat je vaak aan je zus denkt is heel normaal.... het is nog zo vers. Heel fijn dat je andere zus op het einde van de maand komt, dan hebben jullie steun aan elkaar.
ReplyDeleteCarola heeft prachtige dingen in haar etsy shop. Haar creaties zijn ook heel lekker kleurrijk. Ik kijk al uit naar je volgend post.
Liefs,
Marianne
Carola mooie kunst wat je ook laat zien
ReplyDeleteje kaarten je foto,s en schilderstukjes
Mooie Denise, wat je hier van Carola laat zien.
Liefs Christiene.
wat fijn dat je zus aan het eind van de maand bij je langs komt,
ReplyDeletesamen herinneringen ophalen en verwerken.
Sterkte verder.
Groeten Karin
Hi Denise - Glad to hear you are finding moments of peace. I believe that the ones we love are never gone -- we just have to find different ways to experience them. If energy cannot be created or destroyed, her energy remains -- just not in the form that was familiar and easy to access. You will find each other, I am sure. Thank you for featuring this lovely artist and her shop. Hugs.
ReplyDeleteHi Denise. Just popped to is say hello and hope that you are doing okay. I love your words at the last, so very true. I always feel my son and when outside if I see a butterfly go by, I feel it is my son visiting. What I do is hang painted flag banners outside, which are of canvas with art I have created, sort of like a clothesline leading to the sky. When a gust of wind blows them, I heard it said that it is the spirit of your loved ones now gone coming to visit you. So that helps me to know they are still visiting me, my son, my dad and others. Just keep doing what you are doing.::sending you well wishes::
ReplyDeleteI love Carola's work. She's great. Take care.