ladybugs and daisies

my Mom has a heart the size of Texas…..

and is cuter than a little bug in a rug….

and i celebrate her, not only today,

but every single day!

happy mother's day, Mom!

i love you!!  xox

♥

…..and i'm also wishing all of you sweet Moms across this 

big, beautiful world a very special day 

that's filled with all your favorite things,

and spent with those you love!!

{supplies:  strathmore 140 lb. CP paper, daniel smith watercolor,

.5 and .3 mechanical pencil}

celebrating mom

today, i'm not only celebrating my mom's favorite things
{including this song she used to sing to us when i was a kid}….

i'm also celebrating the fact that she's one of my dearest friends.

but most of all, i'm celebrating YOU, mom….
not only today, but every day!
happy Mother's day!  i love you!  xox


 sending big, chocolate-covered hugs to all you bloggy moms….
enjoy your special day!


{supplies:  fabriano medioevalis paper, derwent inktense pencils,
pitt artist pens, 6B graphite pencil}

inspiration monday

"Listen, when I was a little girl, I used to spend hours looking for ladybugs.

Finally, I'd just give up and fall asleep in the grass.

When I woke up....they were crawling all over me."

as told by Katherine to Frances in the movie "Under the Tuscan Sun"

sometimes when i'm looking for inspiration i'll look through some of my favorite magazines....which leads me to looking through my collection of books.....and then i'll find myself on the computer ooohing and ahhhing at other people's blogs....which will somehow take me straight to youtube. and after hours of searching, i discover that i've managed to cross that fine line between inspiration and overwhelm!

usually when i feel like i need to search for inspiration, what i really need to do is just give my creative brain a rest. and when i allow myself to take an artistic breather....just like ladybugs in the grass....inspiration will find me when i'm ready for it!

photo: fabric by heidi grace, purchased at joann fabrics