Simple :: This week's Illustration Friday theme. Text says, "very satisfactory and practical", taken from a page in my grandma's old sewing book.
A deep red apple.
A warm cafe au lait.
Bright orange gerbera daisies.
The sound of a hummingbird's fluttering wings.
Falling asleep after a busy day next to the love of my life.
A deep breath.
A pencil and a blank piece of paper.
A card in the mailbox.
A steaming hot shower.
The sunset.
Memories of making Christmas cookies with my mom.
Solitude.
Stillness.
One perfect strawberry.
Re-reading my favorite book.
A roaring fire.
A glass of water.
A picture of my grandma's hands.
Baby Miles.
Clean sheets.
A new bar of soap.
Finding that long lost earring.
This moment.
Right here.
Right now.
oh, how lovely it is to have a picture of your grandmother's hands. i have one, too. i am so so *grateful* for it. those hands that comforted me so many times, that crocheted and knitted many footies and puppets, those hands that shaped many meatballs and pie crusts. i cannot think of my granmother without thinking of her beautiful, crepey, arthritic, beautiful,knuckly hands.
Posted by: christine | February 23, 2006 at 10:27 AM
Hi Christine--
I was checking my web stats and found links incoming from swirly.com -- so I clicked on in here and have been perusing your site, looking at your latest greatest art projects -- lovely, inspirational stuff you've got here!!
hope all is well...i'm in and around SB and sometimes LA if you want to hook up. give me a buZZ -- i'm in the book...!
xoxo -- bFly_kelly
Posted by: butterfly kelly | February 21, 2006 at 08:16 AM
wow. do i post this word too often here? you wow me.
Posted by: pixie | February 18, 2006 at 04:00 PM
love this. all of it.
Posted by: marcilambert | February 18, 2006 at 09:36 AM
The small and simple things are the greatest!
Posted by: wynlen | February 17, 2006 at 03:05 PM
....putting on a new pair of soft, fluffy socks.
Posted by: TAD | February 17, 2006 at 10:37 AM
YES!
Posted by: Angela | February 17, 2006 at 09:07 AM
amen.....
were you ever a dancer. i like the pink
tutu. and i love dancing with the stars!
i want dance lessons!
happy weekend girlie
Posted by: kelly | February 17, 2006 at 07:28 AM
She's so cute!
I LOVE the simple things in life. It is always noted around here that the small things make me happiest :)
Posted by: Angela Giles Klocke | February 17, 2006 at 05:48 AM
Like this a LOT---so cool how you put these elements together and I love the quote.
Posted by: Persephone | February 17, 2006 at 03:24 AM
I really like the elements you've incorporated in your illustration...the big eye, the toe shoes, the strawberry, the cloud of blonde hair... and I love your post. Simple but full of meaning.
Posted by: carla | February 17, 2006 at 02:33 AM
Great image!
Posted by: Anonymous | February 17, 2006 at 12:16 AM
I'm wanting to reach out and gulp up that little red strawberry in her hand. (This painting makes me smile!) Thank you dearly for this wonderful list! It comes on a day when I made everything unnecessarily complicated-a pesky annoying habit o'mine!
(p.s. I can't email you back yet because my computer for some bizarre reason isn't loading when I press "send." As soon as its fixed, you have mail heading your way! Just wanted you to know!)
Posted by: Alexandra | February 16, 2006 at 11:03 PM
beautiful. thank you for this. the reminder i needed after a long evening...
Posted by: liz elayne | February 16, 2006 at 10:04 PM
Your illustrations are awesome. I can't help but smile when i see them :)
Posted by: Sarah Smith | February 16, 2006 at 07:50 PM
Good stuff! So ... SIMPLE!
Posted by: MAF | February 16, 2006 at 07:02 PM
resonating with you, once more. psychic connection indeed!
all your simple things bring warmth upon reading them.
Posted by: bohemiangirl | February 16, 2006 at 06:40 PM