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Galia Alena 6/23/12 Galia Alena 6/23/12

Recent dippings in the paint box

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I love text- text as expression, text as mark making, text as a design element, text as both form and subject.
This week in my lesson Book of Luminous Things (as part of Make Create Express 24- see previous post) we are exploring different ways to wo

The struggle is real- Flatlays with kitters.
I’m trying to shoot a little bonus piece and take some photos for my lesson dropping Monday in Make Create Express 24/25 but between the deafening noise of the cicadas (I haven’t taken my noise

Azure, Turquoise, Lapis Lazuli, Cobalt, Midnight Blue, Ultra Marine, Prussian, Teal, Misty, Cerulean, Navy, Sapphire, Powder Blue, Baby Blue, Duck Egg, Sapphire, Arctic Blue, Ocean Blue, Sky Blue, Cornflower…
I love all the blues, from those s

So much freedom in sketching like this in layers- the material and supplies, the memories, of beautiful Prague, of gorgeous bulidings.
There’s a little reel flip through of this spread in my feed if you are curious how it all comes together.
#t

Last Night As I Was Sleeping

Last night as I was sleeping,
I dreamt—marvelous error!—
that a spring was breaking
out in my heart.
I said: Along which secret aqueduct,
Oh water, are you coming to me,
water of a new life
that I have never

Quiet mornings, rainbows from the sun catchers, a cup of coffee, perhaps two, bleary eyes still steeped in dreams, a pencil, some paints and a pen. A little nook in the kitchen with a view to the garden, the blossoms, the sun. Sound track bird song.

More kitters. I had planned to add more mixed media to this, putting down watercolour as a base layer but she seemed quite content as she was so I left her blissing in her garden. No longer the #100daysproject

8 days in Switzerland- Geneva • Bern • Jungfrau • Lucerne • Zurich… let the pictures tell the story, let the memories remember the beauty.
#travelvignettesworkshop

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I respectfully acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the Ngurra land where I live and work today, the Dharug and Gundungurra people. I pay respect to Tribal Elders past, present and emerging. I recognise their continuing connection to land, water and community and celebrate their continuing culture. I extend deep gratitude for this beautiful country.

This always was and always will be Aboriginal Land.