Spring is on my mind.

Collage and ink on paper.

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Setting...

We had a fun & casual dinner party at home this past weekend with some friends.
I served a mexican corn & poblano chile soup, you can find the recipe here. With what some people call "mexcan pizza" or "molletes" as we call them here in Mexico. It consists of bread (I made my own organic whole wheat organic bread) slathered with refried beans, topped with cheese then broiled in the oven till the cheese is melted and golden. The molletes are served with "pico de gallo": chopped tomato, serrano chile, onion and cilantro... yum :)

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Fly...

I wonder where they're going...

Watercolor on paper.

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My beloved journal

My latest journal page.

I made my beloved journal a cotton canvas slipcover today
with a pocket embelished with some little flower pots.
The new Martha Stewart Living magazine
has a gorgeous article on silk ribbon embroidery.
It got me super inspired & I thought I'd give it a try.

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New Years Eve Wedding

Charlie and Matt tied the knot on New Years Eve at the lovely Tylney Hall in Hook. Not only were they celebrating their marriage and seeing in 2007, it was also the grooms birthday!

After an emotional service in which Charlie's brother gave her away, the couple and the bridesmaids braved the elements to capture some pictures out in one of the covered turrets, creating some very atmospheric shots.

The big evening celebration followed and I was fortunate to have some time with Charlie to create some very memorable portraits on Tylney's famous staircase. 2007 was ushered in with a fork tied to big stick - used to burst some huge confetti filled balloons over the dance floor.


Charlie's second dress of the day, much lighter for dancing the night away


Personally made confetti holders for each guest


Natural light at its most beautiful


The beautiful bride


Matt and his best man walking through the grounds before the service


Lovely flowers with an elegant touch of sparkling diamonte


Almost time


Charlie moments before the service


Braving the elements, a little wet but worth it


Kiss undercover


The happy couple


One of my last shots of 2006 and one of my favourites


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Illustration Friday: COMMUNICATION part 2

Little boys and girls just remember to keep
the twine tense and straight or else it won't work :o)
Chalk on blackboard.
***I just realised I put both of the kids with the cup in their ears, heehee
...so they won't hear a thing, I should've of put one of them with the cup close to their mouth
...oh well, c'est la vie.

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Illustration Friday: COMMUNICATION

My "graphic designer" side got a hold of me today ;o)
Something a bit different for this week's Illo Friday.
I could call it a digital collage of my pen & ink drawings.
Have a gorgeous weekend friends!
Thanks for stopping by.

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Almost spring...

Backround painted with oils, branches collaged from old journal pages of mine and all the leaves are collaged from my discarted watercolor paintings. Getting ready for spring around here :o) The canvas is 20 by 20 inches.

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iKnit

I thought I'd share my other hobby with you: I love to knit.
This indigo colored scarf is my latest finished project.

I made this little soft box/tray out of the same wool fabric
I made my love + birds pillows with and lined it with felt
to keep some of my many WIPs I need to work on. I machine stiched the box
with orange thread for some nice contrast and pattern.

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love + birds

The other half of the love+bird pillow duo is finally done.

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Bird pillow...

This is part of a pair of pillows I'm making for my bed.
The other one will say: "birds".

The pillow is 100% wool with wool felt applique.

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Illustration Friday: GRAVITY

Gravity: it's what keeps us glued
to this beautiful blue marble we live in.

This is a digitally colored version.

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Journal pages

I went stamp crazy and prepared the pages for next week's entries...
I usually do some collage before hand and then add to it during the week.

I'll post these pages in two weeks
so you can check out how they turned out.
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments.
Have a beautiful day & stay warm.

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Love

Happy chocolate eating day!

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Birdish

I was feeling birdish today and this little guy appeared.
Ink & collage.

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You & Your Wedding Magazine Feature

I'm delighted to say that one of my weddings from last year is featured in the current March/April 2007 edition of You & Your Wedding magazine. Katie & Chris got married in a church in Bracknell with a reception held at The Ivy in London. Chris is American and Katie is dual nationality so they flew over specially, along with their family for a lovely English wedding.

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I like to draw.

I drew this today while taking a break
from painting the walls of my house back to white.
It's Windsor & Newton ink on Fabriano paper.This is Manolo painting away in the afternoon.



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Sofia's shelf

A friend asked me to paint this little shelf for her daughter's room.

Painted with acrylics.

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Louise & Paul Wed at Chewton Glen

On 22nd December, Lousie and Paul got married at the five star Chewton Glen Hotel and Country Club in the New Forest.

A small wedding catered for guests from all over the world but mostly from South Africa making this Christmas wedding a truly special family occasion.

The beautiful grounds and interiors gave ample scope for some great photo opportunities including having access to the fantastic spa complex that made for some unusual but very memorable and beautiful wedding pictures. The weather was very kind to us with the fog that seemed to envelope everywhere else not touching this part of the New Forest.

Louise & Paul are a lovely couple, very much in love and photographing their wedding just days before Christmas was a real pleasure for me and a great way to start my Christmas holidays.



Details of the back of Louise's dress



The rings await their new owners



Louise moments before she left her room to make the walk to the ceremony



Last thoughts before the moment arrives



Louise's father gives her away



I really like this portrait of the groom



The couple share a kiss under the arches



The beautiful swimming pool complex complete with bride and groom



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