"Note to self"

I am not really one for inspirational words of wisdom, but I love poems! And these are almost poetic. (I confess, I can be a little cliche, a hopeless romantic,  a teeny bit corny).

I might just print a few and put them in pretty frames on the walls between all the art and photographs.

Found on http://www.pinterest.com/

I am inspired to paint

Since it is so freezing, I can barely stop shivering (and that really makes painting delicate lines a bigger challenge), I spend most of the day hunting for inspiration and beautiful images for future art.

These are a few that caught my eye, and will most probably become paintings in the very near future. (So, watch this space: http://www.ingrideuys.blogspot.com/)

Images collected from http://www.missmoss.co.za/

art by friend

Although Louise Kritzinger seems think of herself as more of a sculptor, she has some undeniable talent as a painter.

This was our wedding present, how lucky are we!

Art and Life

I have art that seems be life, and pieces of life that becomes art...

My grandmother and grandfather on their wedding day. Life turned into art.

An artwork by one of my dearest friends, Karen Grunwald, a charcoal/pastel drawing of her great-grandmother. This artwork is a life.

And then there is this. An artwork by my other dear friend, Louise Kritzinger, a cement sculpture of her late dog (she didn't put a cast on the dead dog! Though it can appear to be just that. She made the clay sculpture and then formed the rubber mould, and cast the cement. She works with such delicacy and precision that the art becomes truly life-like). I think it is beautiful.

And the real deal. Our darling dog, Pippin. She is an artwork! I will have to dedicate an entire blog post to her in the near future...

Aqua

I gave my husband an underwater-camera for his birthday last year... 

 

home sweet home

Just some pics of my favourite things in my home at the moment. We (actually, it's more ME) are busy redecorating, and I want to share the prettiness...

My husband is also an artist at heart (don't let the Actuarial Science fool you! :-) , he did the man in the red tie in art class at school! I love it!

And I can never resist Lace Flowers or Proteas in a shop.

My husband and I made this origami chandelier ourselves (the origami part I mean). These strings of paper/acetate birds were part of the decoration at our wedding earlier this year, and I had to do something nice with it. 



Pakayla Biehn

I recently came across this amazing artist's work.

Pakayla Biehn was born with Strabismus, a disorder in which the eyes don't align properly, which can cause double vision.

"Miss Pakayla Biehn begins her process of work by experimenting with double and sometimes triple exposure photographs. Using her friends and colleagues as models for inspiration she captures moments of tenderness, beauty and lots of hair." - My love For You

So so beautiful. Truly inspiring.