"The Beginning Day For Huck and Pan" and Springing Forward ~

Traditionally, I love this week....the first week of Daylight Savings Time.

Long lasting light and a promise of warmth is just around the corner.

I don't mind losing one hour of sleep.

The trade-0ff is well worth it.

Spring is peek-a-booing in my yard today.

Just a few pink nectarine blossoms ~

Soon, very soon, my nectarine tree will be covered in a riot of pink ~ 

...and I've just spotted the first secret nasturtium hiding under the daylilies ~ 

Looking forward.

Staying focused.

Believing that there will be softer days ahead.

Life can be so harsh and ugly sometimes.

Unexpected struggles and long drawn-out darkness has a way of stealing hope.

I cling to the Springtime.

Thankfulness.

Kelly is better ♥

She is taking her medicine and eating her special food.

She's been playing a bit too!

So thankful.

While taking care of this little girl, I worked in the studio ~

and finished this piece ~

"The Beginning Day For Huck and Pan"

This particular piece is very important to the over-all story of "Gerushia's New World."  You see, Huck and Pan (Huckleberry and Pansy) are two of the strongest and boldest characters in Gerushia's World.  They are helpful in the battle against Serafine ~ 

"Serafine's Mountain"

See, Gerushia's New World is not just the name of my art business.

It is the name of an epic fairy tale that I am writing.

Huge fairy tale!

Every piece of art I create has a character that lives in Gerushia's World and is part of the over-all story.

Serafine is, well, sort of like the Lucifer character in Gerushia's World.

Huck and Pan are very important in the battle against Serafine.

Anyway...if you're interested in either of these original pieces, you can find them in my Etsy Shop.

I am keeping busy in the studio.  Going forward with my art and my story.

Working on a new piece that, I believe, is going to prove to be a challenge!

 I am super excited to sink my teeth into this new piece.

I am off to take a long walk.

Clear my head and make plans for the week.

This will be a rough few days for my family and me, but somehow, we'll get by.

Thank you for stopping by.

Until Next Time:

Kim

Gerushia's New World

Feb-write-ary, Springtime Dreams and Art ~

Do you like quiet and turtle-paced days?  

I adore them.

  I love days at home, reading, dreaming of warm spring days and long hours in the studio cutting, painting and writing short stories to go along with my art.

As some of you already know, I often write short stories that correspond with my collage pieces.  With the slower days at Winter's end upon me, I find myself drifting, concentrating less on my writing and more on my garden planning.

So....to keep me in line, I've decided to sign up for Feb-write-ary.

Feb-write-ary is a write-a-thon hosted by The Crumbling Spine (my daughter).

With my word count goal at only 5,000 words, I think this will be a great way for me to write the 4 or 5  short stories that I need to write and 5,000 words is a realistic count! :-)

While preparing for Feb-write-ary, I've kept busy with other goodnesses too.

Baking.

Valentine's Day cupcakes ~ 

Playing with my puppies.

Artist in Residence ~

Trying new things.

Cappuccino Stout (who knew it would be so delicious?) ~

Stopping to ponder and appreciate the things that I hold dear.

This Three Little Pigs flowerpot was given to me by a long-gone friend.

I am over the moon in love with this vintage piece ~

There is always time to listen to music...

 the notes and chords that blend and mix my life with my art ~

  Creating foxy paper dolls that will soon be adhered to my collage world. 

Meet Mr. Jubal Stepp ~ 

Do you dream of flowers?  

I do.

I dream of purple lovelies on a rustic fence ~

The spicy and exotic scent of Plum blossoms ~ 

Confetti pinks and blues make me hopeful.

Future Nectarines and ethereal skies ~ 

...and, I count the days until the annual Sweet Pea patch gifts me with countless bouquets ~ 

I cherish my time in the studio.    

My work?  My play?

Who can tell the difference anyway?

Works in Progress ~ 

These two pieces have been listed in my Online Shop ~

"Jubal's Gift to Lucy"

"The Keeper of Odessa's Hymn"  (Sold)

This piece can now be purchased in a Print Version AND, it's also the $10.00 Daily Special 

So...as you can tell by this blog post (probably by all my blog posts), my mind tends to scatter.

Meandering and jumping from one idea to another.

One dream to another.

Knowing that I truly need to get my short stories written, Fe-write-ary is just the thing I need.

Once the write-a-thon is over, I'll share the stories along with their corresponding art right here on my blog.

Until Next Time:

Kim

Gerushia's New World

Contest Is Over....

Thanks so much for participating in this Spring Time give-away. The winner will be chosen randomly and will be announced tomorrow afternoon.

As always, thanks so much for taking the time to stop by Gerushia's New World
Kim