Luis álbum

I made this album last april in Artfest, Nina Bagley's class for my husband. I love doing it! As my roommate Nikki uses to say" it's very organic". It's been 7 years now since I first met my husband, presented by my father and...it was instant "coup de foudre". Our parents lived in the same neighborhood, we have lived abroad, share the same values and goals...despite the storms we have crossed (who doesn't?) we have a profound and deep LOVE for one another.

 He's my LOVE now and forever,  if God allows it.

 I'm truly blessed.

One of my dearest friend, Ana has her parents who have been together for 59 years, and  there are still so much in love. That's another of my secret dream, to be with my beloved for a very long time... to hold each others hand till the end.

Enjoy ...create HAVE FUN

experiences with gel medium...

I love transfers and transparencies but haven't find...yet! the right amount to use it in a way that suits me.I'm resisting photoshop but when I see the tons of papers I use printing and reprinting it's not very ecological though I keep the waste papers for notepads still... it's a lot of waste. Doing my first album for my 40th birthday.Wow!!! Feeling very excited about it and working pretty fast 

 

Have found in New-york "the prophet" Khalil Gibran that I've been reading for 20 years now , here are one of my favorites poems:

then a woman said, speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.

And he answered:

Your joy is your sorrow unmasked.

And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears.

And how else can it be?

The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain.

Is not the cup that holds your wine the very cup that was burned in the potter's oven?

....

When you are joyous, look deep into your heart and you shall find it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.

When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

Some of you say,"Nay, sorrow is the greater."

But I say unto you, they are inseparable.

Together they come, and when one sits alone with you at your board, remember that the other is asleep upon your bed...

Enjoy create ...Have fun

New homemade agenda...

Just arrive from New-York, which is one of my favorite town in the Us along with San Francisco, Boston and Chicago. I made this new agenda a few days before leaving who happens to be very heavy as usual...I can't travel light I told you!

Found this bookstore "The Strand" in broadway and bought a few leather books for 6 usd! I'll return there in june with an empty suitcase...

Those are just the 5  pictures from my agenda that I can download in blogspot as I haven't figure out how to do it otherwise?

As long as I can remember I always loved homemade agendas. Carry with me the photos of my beloved ones, little notes, tickets...making huge lists of what to do today, tomorrow... in 6 months ...my projects, goals thoughts...girl stuff! But I realize that writing down is a good way for me to stay focused and structured. I haven't found a way, yet, to prevent my swing moods. Took the omega3, ginseng etc... nothing seems to work there are always a time in the month where I feel near to zero. I know it happens too with my female friends but still don't accept it 

very well as I would like a blue sky with some clouds once in a while instead of that tornado .

My husband who knows me by heart tends to run away or laugh!

Rereading again the powerful book by Colin Tipping "radical forgiveness" that I believe can truly change a person's life.

Tomorrow is a studio day and the day after tomorrow...if God allows it.

Enjoy create...have FUN

10 days away from home...a suitcase will certainly be the object that defines me the most for the last 18 years! I'm an expert in packing...do I travel light? Rarely on the way back as I always seem to bring half of the town I'm visiting. I even bring branches from Houston...and had to hear all the jokes about not having trees back in Lisbon.....bla bla bla that's part of the fun...not always though! I remember the nightmare when with my friend Franck, we decided to buy 38 plates...in a market in Bangkok I couldn't even lift the luggage and... never use them as my husband don't like them!!!!(/&%/&&/%:::::) My wild dream now( among others) would be staying in my own beautiful bed every night and creating every day from 9am to 9pm an WHOLE YEAR...sleep 8h, eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and....hide my luggage

Ok tomorrow I'm heading to New-york which I absolutely adore and my husband comes along. Planning to find vintage stuff, fun objects, eat donuts, day dreaming with "mon amour, mon amant"... Enjoying sharing LOVING and most of all feeling blessed.

Stephane's album

I made this album for my" little big brother" for christmas and have keep it with me ever since!!! I need to show him around, along with others  altered books when presenting my work but I' ve seen the look in his eyes last time he was with me...I will keep it a for a  while but it's definitely yours.

I much admire my brother at 33 is very handsome(as a lot of success with girls...) doesn't plan to settled for the moment despite my mother's pressure! and mine! has always been very successful and passionate in his life. Knew forever that sport's was his life and stick to it. Very protective and caring, present and supportive, he's the best brother one could wish, I am thankful for that too.

I'll show the inside later on if he's ok!

Enjoy create...Have funI