Art Farming

Magic standing in front of a large canvas tacked to my barn door - She wants a treat that's

inside the door :)

There is another art farm I've discovered - someday I'd like to go there . It's not far from here and looks very interesting.  

Farm Love

"All creatures through their single imagination are aware of other creatures, seemingly gained by the helpful hand of natural selection, but what explains consciousness, as it may not be an evolved state: imagine consciousness closer to a chemical continuity across the spectrum of all plants and animals, simply arising as a property out of increasingly complex chemical interactions, and like our bodies’ specialized cells racing amok from the never-ending chemical addendum we blend into nature’s stew, consciousness continues expanding, unsympathetic to our aims on this mortal coil, as we are to the aims of worms and cockroaches while we grapple with life’s incoherence."

                                                                                                                            ~artfarmnebraska.org

Peekaboo

Yes, it's me. I'm alive!  Art fairs, farmer's markets, commissions and outdoor wonderland have kept me away from my desk.  All this with a dollop of Crohn's disease. ; /
I have missed all of you.
Here's a peek for now.

an angel came to visit me in my booth at Carbondale Art Fair.

some of my latest Art Blocks - will be available in Etsy after this week.

lots os speckled fawns this year

The Art Farm looking back- my 3 sidekicks, Pearl, Ollie, and Blue (who is red)

The Art Farm looking ahead- this is my front yard with a skipping little 5 year old friend.

xoxoxo Milady

Goodbye Duke

Duke the wonder horse is on his way to greener pastures today. 
He was the gentle grand- dad of the herd.  Picked on a bit, off alone alot.
He was the one we'd pile babies on, ride double, bareback, backwards, stand on him
and hug for long spells muzzle to forehead.
Duke had freckles and a kind loving heart.
WE will miss you Duke.
ALOT.

With great love,
your human family,
Tate, Stephanie Rosie, Roscoe and Morgan.

Drawing Challenge : Fairy Tale

"our lady of the honey bees"

"our lady of the forest"

"our lady of the quiet"

"our lady of the bluebird's song"

life is a fairy tale.
the signs are everywhere.
little surprises hidden and revealed
in grass
in sky
in the friends clad in fur, wool and feather

remember this little tale?

tales abound at Tatjana's !
xo milady

April so far cont...

on the Art Farm, a large portion of it is spent inside. inside from the cold, inside my head...dreaming of images, creating and inventing.


As soon as the snow melts we venture outside
not with skis but horse trailers



excited and cautious of the ever fickle mountain weather we prepare the garden yet debate the planting

                                     



this year, however, the sun came early and blessed the ground with green and buds




the air promises us a long season as we look around and assess winter's damage .( there is always alot to be done!)




and get back in the rythmn of farm life .
piglets coming soon. :)
yee haw!

 on the Art Farm, life is busy. spring and summer bring me the most joy. for it is when my dreams in paint come to life.

farm art
xo milady

Not Sure

We have a new family member. His name is Ollie.

He is a dudley - a labrador retriever with blue eyes and a pink nose.

I like to call him Dudley Doodle.

It's a long story - but we ended up with him. How could we refuse? He came, unexpectedly

into our lives like someone else we've known and loved.

Remember this guy?

He even had a blue collar.

fate.

karma

welcome back whoever you are!

don't worry about the sheep, she'll get over it.

xo milady

A little Space to Reflect and a really crooked bunch of photos

 So, what you ask, have I been doing? 

well, here is just a snippet. A peek, a quick dip in the daily life

of me.

I taught little children to  believe in fairies and make

inviting houses and gardens for them.

They named me Miss Margaloo and clung to my arms by the end of the classes.

I loved my little friends and their sweet creative spirits.

even if some terrariums got mixed up like a  blender.

 

Everyday i look to see whos living in my fairy forest

with as much anticiaption as my little friendsnever wanting this green

magical summer grass to end...

And lambie's wool needed cropping again

And my first born blossomed into a young lady
turned 16!

Lambie thought the piglets, Lola and Frederick. were her long lost babies

Some friends opened an artists co op this summer
where i have sold 8 paintings!

Driving back and forth to town in my favorite old red truck.

and by some miracle pulled off a successful show of milady productions - a product line of my art
 in our park last week! I won best booth :)

and now...im POOPED but excited and motivated.
did i mention the new puppy?
oh....

THEATER: Drawing Challenge

This is what i came up with .  An intuitive browse through my files...trying to tell a story about THEATER>
Starring as ME , mother, creator, artist, caretaker in the SET of my life; rural, ranch, home, land, remote.
Home is my stage, Improv is my life.
I wish i had time to doodle and create but life is speeding up as summer races towards an end.
Did i tell you? I am preparing for an art show in 2 weeks! A small town sort of arts/crafts event that draws a crowd to our little nook in the west.
Visit my fellow beloved performers and enjoy the show!
renilde
ariane
nadine
kristen ?
ritva welcome!
rachel

any others? Don't be shy! the theme is open ended! I have so much more to tell you, about my life as a young dancer growing up in the Seattle Opera House and falling asleep under velvet cushions to the lullabies of Wagner.

xo milady

Everyday Life : A Drawing Challenge

everyday i drive past the old bones

that make me think of the dream i saw

in grandma's books

of a big family tilling the soil

and soil of their clan

with loving hands

that do it all

one day at a time

while i still wonder what i will be when i grow up

as i continue to juggle whilst i skip

art
life
family
home
farm
love

xo milady



Dear ,deep,  thoughtful Elisabeth is our hostess this week.
Thank you Elisabeth. Everyday i am inspired by  my new friends in the world
through this challenge.
xo