Drawing Challenge: Aquarius



Norwegian Creation Myth



pondering mythology

Unce upon a dream...

i sense winged beauties spiralling



from an
unknown source (pic)
literally

Aquarius, blue, water and wisdom
I think of my mother
our Mother
and the infinite mystery
sparkling

Its homework for a book project
a bit of a secret for now
but you will be seeing it more and more!

xo milady

Camp and Clogs

Isn't it strange and wonderful when

you have a thought about something

then find it on the web

I was looking for my beloved red clogs

getting ready to do some photos

with Blossom etc...

the clogs that make me feel like

me

I couldn't find them anywhere in my house

but i did find

Dottie Angel

what a woman!

8 kids and red clogs!

Dottie Angel's workshop by ACE camps 
Angela Ritchie of ACE camps is a genius! She gathers amazing artists all over the globe and creates workshops. I love her Pinterest too. Great finds of all kinds!
If I had a million dollars...(sing the song)

I'd go to every one. Just for fun. Cos, how often do you get to meet someone else on the planet who loves red clogs as much as I do?!

at least i know where my red truck is :)

xo milady

WINNER has been picked!

Its the afternoon of GIVEAWAY announcement - i almost forgot!

Had to do something special, how could I not?

After selecting delicious paper and penning each of your names...

I set out to find my assistant for the day

She was happily nibbbling the newly rakes greens

when I scattered the choices before her to see

She nosed and she nibbled then selected one for me...

and who is it?

IT's DEMIE!

Send me your address here

THANK YOU TO EACH AND EVERYONE OF YOU!!!
i have enjoyed the "conversation" with you.
xo milady

Last Call -Giveaway Tomorrow April 4th!

Thank you for lettting me see what you see

when i asked you to tell me

about my art

It has helped me narrow the scope

see the common thread that

define what i feel

in a collection of little black marks

called words.

Dancing lines

spiritual, dreamy

gentle, home, familiar

whimsical

folk tale, old world


You still have time to enter the GIVEAWAY! Lucky for you I am in the US hours behind!
For the gift of your comments, a handmade necklace can be yours!

with much gratitude,

Milady

Garden: Drawing Challenge

AN ARTIST'S CHORE : TILLING THE SOUL
- stephanie morgan rogers

the garden of good and evil
Archbishop of Salzburg's Missal

visit Renilde's garden for much more!

xo milady

Spring Gold Crown: Fabaceae Parkinsonia Microphyllum: Yellow.. Royalty Free Stock Photo, Pictures, Images And Stock Photography. Image 381239.

Spring Gold Crown: Fabaceae Parkinsonia Microphyllum: Yellow.. Royalty Free Stock Photo, Pictures, Images And Stock Photography. Image 381239.




hello friends,
thank you all for playing my little game. it helps tremendously! and i appreciate your, in particular, thoughts!
i was unable to scan last week  so i couldn't partake in the challenge. I will try to pop in a few times.

i am in the desert. its spring break. we up in the cold dark mountains come down for a glimpse of leaves and a lung full of fragrant blossoms. it is warm. we are relaxing while the car goes to get that screeching noise taken care of...:/

with the light falls the shadow

xo!
milady

Define: Your Art

Who am I according to the Cloud ?

I am in the midst of reviewing, reviving and reincarnating the way I project my art to the world.
Cyber - speaking.
Funny how hard it is to nail it down in tidy little keywords.
Funny how i'm not entirely sure what i'm doing! :)  I know what I am drawn to and what I feel. But labelling it? Whoa there horsey!
SO.....
If you please, I'd love to hear from YOU!

Here are some questions:

1. What strikes you most about my work?

2. Is there a name, title movement that you feel my work fits in? (e.g. folk, rustic, neo...etc...)

3. If you had to spout off 5 words to describe what you see here what would they be?

4. Make up a phrase!

Whoever comments will be entered into a random GIVEAWAY of a MILADY NECKLACE! winner may choose!
Drawing will be April 4th. So please...think it over !:) I value your thoughts.



"Unlike folk art, visionary art is entirely spontaneous and individualized."


American Visionary Art Museum

Thank you in advance,

Your truly,

milady

Gift

Long overdue...and a big Thank You!

To Hi Happy Panda's Rachel, for taking the time to gush her gratitude for winning my Suprise Giveaway way back in November.  Rachel is one amazing photographer, mama documentary artist of life's adventures....you know, the kind of adventures peeking in windows, looking up in trees, exploring places and meeting people.  Her blog takes me travelling - just the way I like it, down the road less travelled.
She and her family are a delight and I am so happy she loves her prize.

BTW if you ever wonder where i've disappered to or would like to see wht makes milady tick...i am most likely feeding my soul on Pinterest
It is the greatest invention ever! I will never need a magazine again. Visual salvation. love it!

xo milady

Drawing Challenge: Blanket



Handmade quilts by my grandmother's grandpeople.



restoration hardware - but you get the idea :)

 Blanket.
Makes me think of moms and babies,
Of grandmas and hand stitched gatherings
Of ladies around a big table,
Chatting and assembling
The scraps and memories of fabric worked to the bone.

We have alot of faux fuzzy lamby blankets around the house.
We buy them at the store.
But they are warm and cozy and make you look like a giant teddy bear
in soft browns and creams.

Good thing too because it is still freezing here. A fresh blanket of snow the last few days.Christmas like.
We live under piles of blankets to read a book, watch a movie, and I wrap one around my neck like a shawl like some old woman from a nursey rhyme as I walk from one end of the house to the other.

I didn't draw but let my great grand ladies speak for me with their beautiful stitches and floral remnants.
I am lucky to have what's left of them.

For more blankets visit the adorable quilt covered Greta for more!

xo milady

Monogram : Drawing Challenge

Ink, i.d., initials

What's in a name?

I've been pondering a name change.

But I love my "smr" logo.

Lots of artists just use their name, so i just plucked out one of them.

Morgan.

So many of you have come to know me as "milady" - and that would never change.

But i need a cohesive i.d. Something that umbrellas all I do.

what do you think?

of

Morgan, ink.

?

besides, M's are the funnest to pen with ink.

I look forward to your thoughts on this matter!!!!!

Patrice A. is our hostess this week.See her Monogram flourish before your eyes!

xo milady