The absent minded Jeweler

2011-03-03

The art of Louis Wain

I recently discovered through a post by KarmologyClinic the art of Louis Wain. Wain was an artist, mostly know for his drawing of cats.

I was drawn by the subject (of course) but also from the amazing colors he used.

Then i read about him in Wiki that "At the age of 23, Wain married his sisters' governess, Emily Richardson... Emily soon began to suffer from cancer, and died only three years after their marriage. It was during this period that Wain discovered the subject that would define his career. During her illness, Emily was comforted by their pet cat Peter, and Wain taught him tricks such as wearing spectacles and pretending to read in order to amuse his wife. He began to draw extensive sketches of the large black and white cat. He later wrote of Peter, "To him properly belongs the foundation of my career, the developments of my initial efforts, and the establishing of my work." Peter can be recognized in many of Wain's early published works."

Moving isn't it?

In his later years he developed schizophrenia and many claim that one can see the process of his illness in his paintings.

2011-01-31

Caps for Good-Monday MoodBoard!

1.Charlene's Red Hat by Nauliknits
2. Crochetted hat by Cookieletta
3. Longear flap hat by Sidirom
4. Everyday bag by CreationsbyEve

Yesterday EGST members gathered to knit baby caps for charity! It was the first time ever that i actually finished a knitting project!
Photos and details coming soon!

2011-01-24

Monday Mood Board :)

1. Red Hearts from Urban Blue

2. House brooch from lacravatteduchien

3. Pillow with Heart from Annakrycz

4. Teal heart from Sabanhur

2011-01-13

Stylish Blogger Award!

I have been given the Stylish Blogger Award by Liana from http://feelwhatifeltblog.blogspot.com/

thank you so much!!!

So this is the how this award works.

You Have to:

- Thank and link back to the person who you Awarded;

- share 7 things about yourself;

- Pay it forward to 15 bloogers you like;

- Contact Those bloggers about the award!

Here are a few things about myself:

I love animals

I am vegetarian

I cry easily especially when i am angry

I am absentminded most of the time

When i play board games i want to win, and if i don't i get a headache!

I always want to loose some weight but i never say no to food!

I am addicted to frontierville :)

As for the blogs i love here they are:

Rapakousisk
A few pretty things
ArtiMaria
Pilli Pilli
Christinebyhand
Ohsohappytogether
Donauluft
cri-cricurieux

2011-01-05

2011 Resolutions.....

This year strangely enough i have no resolutions... in the past i used to make lists, write them down and at the end of the year check if i have reached my goals....come to think of it that's a bit stressful!
But not this year!
I decided to free my self from lists, deadlines and resolutions that stress me and focus on living one day at a time and enjoying each and every one from the next 360 of 2011! Sounds like a resolution....doesn't it ? :P

Oh, by the way meet the newest member of the family :)

2010-12-13

B-Day at our new home!

Yesterday was D. birthday, what a great occasion to celebrate and to gather our friends to eat and drink and be merry! :)))
Of course we worked our butts off to get the house spic and span! I focused my efforts in cooking for our 11 guests. It must be admitted i owe a lot to smitten kitchen and tastespotting for the ideas i got regarding the menu! So we had chickpea salad with roasted red peppers (the remaining chick peas were turned into one yummy hummus as a dip for freshly cut veggies), tabouli salad (i use cold water and turns out fine) and a mixed salad . For the main course i made roasted baby potatoes with orange and mustard, beef burgers and a baked pasta with minced meat based on this recipe but ommiting the peppers and the parsley (there was none left!). My good friend Liana provided us with little sausages paired with a killer dip :)
Altogether was a great evening!

2010-12-07

A great weekend!

Last weekend was a blast!!! Many of us Greek Etsians, participated in a craft show at Booze, an alternative space downtown. It was (as always) tons of fun seeing my online friends, sharing news and drinking great wine :) The only drawback was that i caught a cold and now i am at work feeling like a zombie!! Well, something's gotta give as they say!