JOURNALING

 Original artwork on 140lbs Fabriano watercolor paper with collage, and found objects
Dreamy,colorful and textural a woman in imaginary landscape with collaged pencil houses.
Fiber circle,and 2 money tree flower. I love that plant.

Border for framing

Available @ my etsy 

https://www.etsy.com/listing/118799946/woman-in-landscape 

Lola and her Teddy Rabbit

Lola and her teddy rabbit;-) on 140lb 100% cotton watercolor paper.

 I first drew in pencil, then when over with Koh I Noor black 

drawing ink with fine watercolor brush. 

Mostly in watercolor. Some collage on the the side.
This is done in beautiful watercolor pad ,which 

I purchased yesterday @ Opus Art Supplies in Vancouver.

Unknown Title (looking for one)

Acrylics,watersoluble pastels,inktense,pencil

She's a sweet girl holding a heart. 

Can you think of a name for this painting.

Give me your suggestions

"She Was Tickled Pink"

 "She Was Tickled Pink" acrylic,watercolors,
ephemera,gel pen
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On 10" x 14" textural St. Armand watercolor paper. I love this paper. It's made in Montreal Canada, and the first time using it.Border for framing.As a bird flies at a distance our little lady is thrilled by a beautiful bouquet offered by her friend..;-)

Altered Incense Box

I love incense, and some come wrapped in

beautiful boxes. I used this one and

altered it to make it one of a kind.

                                                              1. Inside

                                                              2. Back

                                                             3.Front and
                                                                Middle panel

                                                            4. Closed front

5.Close up of little bird hung by wire on 

recycle incense holder surrounded

with rhinestones

Acrylics,fiber paste,glass beads medium

on 140 lbs. Arches hot press paper

I've been in an owl frenzy, since taking Juliette Crane's class in Lifebook.
Here's another little whimsy owl, with a poem excerpt from
Mary Oliver "White Owl". The poem is beautiful. To read it in full visit this link http://www.panhala.net/Archive/White_Owl_Flies.html Misty Mawn referred to her in class. I took a small part from the poem , which I felt went nicely with this painting.
Done on 140 lbs. Arches watercolor paper in acrylics,fiber paste for body and wings, and glass beads medium for feathers. Homemade flower stamp on printing paper, and glued on watercolor paper with matte medium
Excerpt reads:
" Coming down out of the freezing sky
with its depths of light
like an angel, or a Buddha with wings"

Angel With Love Birds

An angel surrounded with love birds, and flowers.
Quote by Thich Nhat Hanh: 

We have to continue to learn
We have to be open
We have to be ready to release our
knowledge in order to come to
a Higher Understanding of Reality
Print in black double mat 
available @ my etsy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/101742880/angel-with-love-birds-10-discount?ref=pr_shop

Fleurette (Little Flower)

This was entered in "Gave it a name" contest

and Fleurette is her name , which meansLittle

Flower) for those who don't understand french.

Printed on german etching fine art paper by Hahnemuhle, it's

5" x7" in a black 8"x10" black double mat.

With a sideway glance and purse little lips she

would charm anyone's home

For more info. check my etsy listing

https://www.etsy.com/listing/101070259/little-flower-print-with-mat

New painting "Flying High with my Cat" ;-)
Acrylics, oil pastels, pencil, gel pens, monoprinting..
Notice the little yellow, and orange dot ball the cat is holding ;-)

My Child's Innocence (finished painting)

'"My Child's Innocence" is on Russian birchwood 20"x24" wood panel.

Little girl on a swing, dragonflies flying about, peace birds slowly

and gently moving along flapping their little wings. One as landed

on the little girl. Collaged flowers using a monoprint technique

and home made stamp. There's a little guest at the foot of the

painting, that is very amusing , and has a lot of character.

Many layers of pouring medium as a finishing touch giving it 

a glossy  look. This painting is about honoring our 

inner child, to let it come out and play.

 To purchase check my etsy
https://www.etsy.com/listing/100446103/my-childs-innocence

Field of Dreams

My painting Field of Dreams is now available @ my etsy shop.

To find out more information about it please go to the link below.

I offer layaways as well. Send me a message for more information.
Free shipping!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/99578511/field-of-dreams

Muse Flash Feature in Cloth Paper Scissors

I was featured in Muse Flash from Cloth paper Scissors magazine . It is a  a' potpourri  of creative inspirations' with other featured  artists.
You can find me in the July/August issue 2010

Spring Medlody Mixed Media Handmade book

This handmade book is
5 1/2" x 9 " , and was created by me using the coptic stitch One of a kind. The image on the cover is from my painting Spring Melody.which I sold recently. I altered the look of the window, which I quite like. Two paper clay lady bugs are resting on two of the panes, and a bird in flight on the top one. The marker part for holding your page in place has 3 big coral beads on twine at the end to carry you thru the vary last page with your treasure thoughs and secrets. There's a mix of blank,lined, and tibetan paper. On the inside of the front cover is a beautiful patterned batik material, and on back cover a glass mirror flower with hemp stem , adding a special touch to the book. These little round mirrors can be found on traditional east indian clothes, and are called 'shishas'. Look in the mirror,and see your beautiful smile;-) Affirmations at random on front cover.

Available at my etsy

Finally a little bud!

I've had this cactus for years, and it never flowered for me. Well this year, I noticed little buds on the leaf nodes about four weeks ago. I watched with interest as these started growing, and growing. It is a very slow growth process, and not to sure what the flower will look like. It seems that every day I look at it it's grown a little.

I have a Christmas cacti that blooms every year; and

it's also blooming now. This is a different cacti, with

bigger leaves. Here it is in early stage.

Mariette xox

Whimsical Flowers for you;-)))

Hello Dear online friends!

I've been creating whimsical

flowers the last couple of days!

When I signed up with Willowing's Ning site, I became

inspired in playing with my watersoluble crayons.I normally use them for backgrounds in my journal.

I was making purrty little faces when the idea of making flowers grew out of them;-))

I really enjoy creating these.

I use heavy watercolorpaper, and watercolor crayons

(this included watersoluble oil pastel, lyra watersoluble crayons and some caran d'ache.)

The butterflies and hearts embellishments were done with a puffy pen

Mariette xox