Artist Jo Bain News: Its all Go on Planet Art

Artist Jo Bain News: Its all Go on Planet Art:  It's all happening this year, been a fabulous happening year for me as an Artist .  In March and April we went over and spent time in ...

Absent.

Hi,
And how are you doing? I've not been around much lately, been very busy trying to meet University deadlines, watching the word count for endless hours trying to get my head around what to write, but I've meet my deadlines and  handed in the last assignment, for now very late last night....sigh.....
Had lots of other stuff going on busy, busy, busy that's meant to be good isn't it! but boy its been stressful.
But I'm back tonight to share some exciting news, alittle shop in my area is going to be selling some of my work, my collages for now so that's kinda exciting and I'm busy getting that sorted but this is my kinda nice busy.

Also as its school holidays have been having fun with my gorgeous boys, so its all good hope everyone is keeping well staying happy, healthy and treasuring what you have.

 

R.I.P Robin, I loved/love you soo, may you always be happy, loved and laughing out loud wherever you be.....xxxx

Bubsiekins : Looking for the bright side of life, Brian!

Bubsiekins : Looking for the bright side of life, Brian!: Well well well the last wee while since my last post has been a rollercoaster ups and downs all the way. But as always being the happy hippy...

Looking for the bright side of life, Brian!

Well well well the last wee while since my last post has been a rollercoaster ups and downs all the way. But as always being the happy hippy, I am trying to look on the bright side of life which I must admit has been hard going this time round, I also lack access to my own laptop just for a while now which has come with a bucket load of problems that created more problem and before you know it there's this giant snowball chasing me down my hill of summer sun.
Anyways just thought i'd share with you some photos of my garden and some flowers that have just started to smile at the sun and also some more work of mine that I did a while back.

How's things with you and what going on in your garden, have you been creating and letting your soul shine!
Ems

My Mandala Pieces

Some lovely smiling flowers

Home Happy's

A different piece

Something that really made me smile was my wonderful gift from a awesome New Zealand artist Jo Bain who sent me this most gorgeous stunning painting, we exchanged our creations and it was a wonderful experience I hope we can do again (excuse the flash on this photo).

June....

Well hello June, hasn't the weather been just beautiful today it has lifted my spirits which I so badly needed at this present time, unfortunately my two beloved boys have rotten colds but thankfully did get out in the garden today to enjoy this wonderful weather, alas still awake now as congested and hot wee man is lying in my lap as I type this post and little man chatting to his dad in his bedroom, lets hope they will have a good nights sleep soon.

I took part in the fantastic stationary swap arranged by the gorgeous Lisa at sprouting creative wings my partner was the lovely Amanda from eight by six please see below for the wonderful parcels of loveliness I received from Amanda and check out their blogs you won't be disappointed.

I have also been working on another sketch book this one is part of my uni assignment but I always have sketch books on the go so don't see this as work try and get bits done here and there which can be tricky with a on the go 3 and 8 year old, the youngest who is stuck to me 24/7 :o)
He did help me make a Hamsa hand wall hanging  in the week whilst playing with his sand table hope to make some more detailed ones to put in my etsy shop.

My wonderful awesome so much loved dad has had a few tests and has been told Tumour is a nasty and unusual one so this has been hard to get my head round, now we are just waiting for him to have the operation and go from there....

Hope whatever you doing and wherever you are life is good and full of happiness, health, love and laughter. Emma xxxx

What a parcel for me! Oh how lovely :D

Oh and look what lovely's were inside xxxx

Some pages from one of my sketch books, this one for Uni.

And finally the Hamsa hand the wee man helped me with.

Peace, Love, Laughter, Happiness and Health, Me xxxx

Sleep Apnea and what it does....

So does anyone suffer with or knows someone that has this awful awful condition?
A family member of mine has it and has been battling this longer than we know and it has completely changed our lives, his especially.

The only way I can grasp alittle bit what its like for him everyday is how sleep deprived I felt when my boys were  born those first few months were hard real hard sleep wise. This affects everything his whole life is such a very negative way the ability to function full stop, work, gym, socially, emotionally everything not a way to live at all, sucks the enjoyment out if everything as well as being a awful strain healthwise even with a cpap machine in use.

I feel very sad at the moments thinking about this with no end in sight. Yes there are obstacles that challenge all of us but this one sure sucks.

I'm Sorry this is not a upbeat post but this has been life for a while. On abit of a brighter note I have just taken part in a stationary exchange and currently doing a work exchange  with another artist whilst family life continues and uni work calls my name.

Emma

Take a deep breath....

It has been a wee while since I have been on here, things have been a bit tough as of late.
I have been quite ill with a lung infection and as always left it until it had become unbearable to go to the doctors, so after a course of antibiotics and steroids I am very slowly feeling a bit better.

Unfortunately in the mean time my wonderful mum has become poorly :o( (trying to think positive) so I am very concerned about her, the house is a mess, got tons of uni work to do on top of lots of other things, lets just say it has been tough. Prior to this I always felt a huge relief when at the gym or doing yoga and at the moment I just don't have a spare moment to myself and when I do all I want to do is lie in bed or at least sit down and have a cuppa.

On a brighter note I finally have taken some more photos of some of my art and have some great ideas buzzing around in my head that will evolve in time.
I also get to send off my stationary swap soon and a handmade gift for a friend (exciting), she's a Gemini like me. I'm hoping the next few months will be full of good happy positive things that I can share and maybe even the odd surprise would be nice.

Hope you out there are having lots of creative adventures and remenber keep your loved ones close and treasured always, Ems xxxx