Entries Tagged as: baby
We Are All Made of Stars
January 12th, 2011, Comments (46)
I was just full of images today relating to the Cosmos theme and I'm glad I was able to get one of them out. I was thinking of Carl Sagan's quote about us all being made of "star stuff" and also singing Moby's song in my head as I painted it.
Of course, since I've got my baby on my mind, this worked it's way into the piece too, with a pregnant figure and a spiral of stars at the belly. Oh, I love that spiral!
This piece is about 5"x10" with acrylic and ink on canvas paper.
Night Dance
January 3rd, 2011, Comments (15)
If you're looking for this week's check-in, I posted it a little early, on Saturday, because I thought it would be nice to have a check-in begin at the start of the year. After this week, the check-ins will return to Mondays.
I'm loving the excitement and enthusiasm around the Creative Every Day Challenge this year (you can sign up anytime!) Keep on sharing, encouraging each other, and creating freely. It's going to be a great year!
With the piece to the right, I started playing intuitively with a piece of 6"x12" canvas paper that I wet, then dripped magenta and blank ink onto it, letting it spread and move on the page. As I worked, I thought about the cosmos theme and it felt like I was creating a mini milky way.
I let that dry and then came back to it later. I saw a figure dancing, so I brought that out with a bit of acrylic paint. I put on a podcast about prenatal dance while I painted, so that was great background for this pink dancer!
Metamorphosis
December 22nd, 2010, Comments (26)
I like to pick a theme word for the year and usually they come to me pretty easily, but this year I've been having a hard time picking one.
I went through a whole brainstorming process to come to this word and I like the path it led me on, so I thought I'd share it with you, just in case you're trying to figure out your own word for 2011.
I started out thinking of the words nest, home, and birth (can you tell what's on my mind?), but none of them felt quite right, so I kept thinking on it, letting words roll around in my mind. As I brainstormed, I thought of the words: becoming, allow, trust, and adventure.
Then I thought about breaking down the year into quarters. I already know that in first quarter of the year, I want to focus on creating space and tidying up, both in my business and home. There's all sorts of preparations to do as I get ready for the little baby who is currently kicking me in the organs.
And then I figured the next quarter would be a quieter period (in some ways), as I adjust to motherhood, deal with sleep deprivation, and help our little one adjust to life out in the world.
And then I imagined there would be a time of adjustment to life as it becomes.
And that's when the word hit me: Metamorphosis. Perfect! Just like the butterfly, I'll be spending time preparing, going within, and then transforming into something new and different. Certainly an exciting time, an adventurous one, perhaps even a little frightening. But beautiful.
I made this little art piece today to commemorate my word for the year.
Have you chosen a word for 2011? Have you thought about expressing it in a creative way, that you can keep around to remind you of your focus for the year?
A special work in progress
December 8th, 2010, Comments (53)
Yesterday we had our big ultrasound and what a relief, she's healthy and happy, kicking and punching away. Oh, and yes, I said "she." It's a girl!
I had a feeling at the very beginning of the pregnancy, an inexplicable intuition, that this baby was a girl. If people asked if I had any idea, I'd tell them about that initial feeling, but that I wasn't 100 percent sure. I didn't want to declare it publicly. I would have been thrilled with either sex. But when it came time to find out, I realized I was going to be surprised if it was a boy because deep down, I'd been feeling girl all along. And amazingly, loads of other people (friends and family) were also feeling the girl vibe and told me so. The hubster started to believe it too. So, in a way, we weren't surprised to hear it. But still, finding out and saying things like "Oh, she's so cute!" have made things so much more real for us all of the sudden. That and the monster kicks she's now delivering.
The ultrasound itself was awesome. We were both amazed by the four chambers of the heart, the spine, the organs, and her little hands and feet. I mean, we all know where babies come from, but this process is so mind-blowing. Wow. I have no words for it.
Yesterday was also special because it was the first time the hubster felt her move. We were snuggled in bed after having warm cups of cocoa when I started feeling her move. I put his hand on my belly and she whopped him good. Hehe.
