a little art inspiration . . .

Les bêtes de la mer, 1950 (Beasts of the Sea)

Lagoon, 1954

La gerbe, 1953

from the cut-outs of Henri Matisse. These were done late in the artist's life following a serious illness and subsequent surgery. He referred to the process of making cut-outs as "painting with scissors."

Wouldn't it be amazing to see these works reproduced as Modern Art Quilts?

new armwarmers

New Baby-Grow Organic Legwarmers / Armwarmers in the shop in Pacific Blue!

lemonade anyone?

noticing . . .

what little girls get up to.

Picadilly Beach

montréal

Where my husband and I spent a long weekend together for our 10 year anniversary. We crammed in lots of art, jazz, comedy, food and walking, walking, walking! It was perfect.

Montreal has beautiful and unexpected sculptures like this one scattered all around the city - this one tugged at my heartstrings a little, I must admit (being sans enfants).

from the ground to our table

This is spinach from our garden that my father planted for us. Dad has always kept a garden, in fact he once kept a small piece of farmland. Now that we have the land, I was grateful to have my father get me started with a garden for my family. What a gift.

postcards from Cape Ray

These two loved it. Pristine sandy beaches, big, big waves and a beautiful vista from all vantage points. So many beaches and coves left to discover.