a bit of frost and glitter

  on my desk …

I enjoyed playing with these collages made with winter images

using shimmery water colours (and salt to create interesting patterns)

and recycling them into new little works of art

my desk has been covered in gold, glitter and wintery-ness most of December

even now ... there is glitter everywhere!

in December I did a lovely paper swap with my friend Lawendula

she comes from a very cold snowy part of Germany

 

Lawendula sent me snow, snow, snow

 and frosty seedheads and leaves and pigs rolling in snow and skating
(not pigs skating ... but you know what I mean)

 and winter comforts of blankets, warm coats and fireside

the swap works very well because we exchange seasons

winter is my favourite time of year so I was glad to receive these beauties

but Lawendula wished for spring | summer | flowers | birds and butterflies

arn't these four winter trees just adorable

this December I'm making the most of living in Mousehole

and enjoying the pretty lights and gallery windows at every opportunity

loving the wintry paintings by artist Beccy Marshall

I bought a few of her lovely cards from The Sandpiper Gallery

and couldn't resist this beautiful reindeer with silver antlers

and I went to St. Ives
it was a beautiful bright but very chilly day

 I met up with my friend Lesley Ninnes
and we sat on the balcony of Hub warming our hands on mugs of hot chocolate

then met up with my friend Sally MacCabe at Back Road Art Works
which is where I fell in love with Mabel

at the moment Mabel is sitting skewiff with legs akimbo
on a bowl of shells ... looking out to sea
just until her bedroom walls have been plastered (skimmed) and painted in January

but this St. Ives gal quite likes living in Mousehole ;o)

one last picture...
of the beautiful frost we had this morning ... quite rare down here

I have another busy day today driving over to Morvah
to see "Landscapes and Heads"
a mixed media | textiles show lead by Sue Dove

and in St. Ives visiting Sally's show at St. Ives Arts Club

Sally MacCabe

“This Year ... Next Year”

27 December 2014 ... 3 January 2015

be back soon ... with best wishes x