Although a challenging year for many, myself included, listening to music, reading, and painting have allowed me to find some balance. This new collection uses quotes, book extracts, and song lyrics to inspire these unique pieces. In addition, I layered each piece with mixed media and applied soft textures and brush strokes with a limited colour palette to create depth.
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I needed to believe in something
I need you to believe in something
I needed to believe something
I need you to believe in something
I needed to believe
I needed to believe
-Chemical Brothers -Believe
Believe in Something
Love (SOLD)
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Right from the start
You were a thief, you stole my heart
And I, your willing victim
I let you see the parts of me, that weren’t all that pretty
And with every touch you fixed them. -Pink
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We dance for laughter, we dance for tears, we dance for madness, we dance for fears, we dance for hopes, we dance for screams, we are the dancers, we create the dreams. -Albert Einstein
Dance
Be Confident
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Nothing is more beautiful than a confident woman who doesn’t pretend to be something she’s not. – Unknown
Be Like the Squirrel (SOLD)
When problems overwhelm us and sadness smothers us, where do we find the will and the courage to continue? Well the answer may come in the caring voice of a friend, a chance encounter with a book, or from a personal faith. For Janet, help came from her faith, but it also came from a squirrel. Shortly after her divorce, Janet lost her father then she lost her job, she had mounting money problems. But Janet not only survived, she worked her way out of despondency and now she says, life is good again. How could this happen? She told me that late one autumn day when she was at her lowest she watched a squirrel storing up nuts for the winter, one at a time he would take them to the nest. And she thought, if that squirrel can take care of himself with a harsh winter coming on, so can I. Once I broke my problems into small pieces, I was able to carry them, just like those acorns, one at a time. -Mort Crim
Intro from song Little Acorns -The White Stripes
Be at Peace
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“Nothing can disturb your peace of mind unless you allow it to.”
― Roy T. Bennett, The Light in the Heart
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“Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.
Delicious Ambiguity.” — Gilda Radner
Take a Moment
Look Forward
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“The secret to so many artists living so long is that every painting is a new adventure. So, you see, they’re always looking ahead to something new and exciting. The secret is not to look back.”
— Norman Rockwell
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“Now and then it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”
— Guillaume Apollinaire
Pause
Be Free
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“You threw me to the crows, but it turns out I prefer them to you.”
— Madeline Miller (Circe)
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“Sometimes even the best of us have to lose ourselves in fantasy to survive reality.”
― Maxi Bransdale
Escape
Daydream
“She was always daydreaming. She never wanted to live in the real world; she always seemed to be separated from other children her age. They couldn’t understand her or her imagination. She was always thinking outside of the box, breaking rules, and only following what her heart told her was right.”
― Shannon A. Thompson, November Snow
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“May we discover our deepest inspiration and purpose for being here.”
— Ralph De La Rosa
Discover
Beautiful
“A rose can never be a sunflower, and a sunflower can never be a rose. All flowers are beautiful in their own way, and that’s like women too. I want to encourage women to embrace their own uniqueness.” — Miranda Kerr |
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“We must plant our dreams in real earth. We must dirty our hands. It’s the only way. Whether we dream of planting flower gardens or churches, ever dream needs a place in which to take root and grow. Every dream needs a home.”
— Christie Purifoy (Roots and Sky: A Journey Home in Four Seasons)
Dream
“Finding someone you love and who loves you back is a wonderful, wonderful feeling. But finding a true soul mate is an even better feeling. A soul mate is someone who understands you like no other, loves you like no other, will be there for you forever, no matter what. They say that nothing lasts forever, but I am a firm believer in the fact that for some, love lives on even after we’re gone.”
— Cecelia Ahern
Believe
Follow Your Heart
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma – which is living with the results of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition. They somehow already know what you truly want to become. Everything else is secondary.” — Steve Jobs |
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“I believe that everything happens for a reason. People change so that you can learn to let go, things go wrong so that you appreciate them when they’re right, you believe lies so you eventually learn to trust no one but yourself, and sometimes good things fall apart so better things can fall together.” — Marilyn Monroe |
Trust the Journey
Grow
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“There is nothing more lovely in life than the union of two people whose love for one another has grown through the years, from the small acorn of passion, into a great rooted tree” ― Vita Sackville-West
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Shaping the Crazy 