Winter 2013

Hello lovelies,

I am back from my little Winter break and am feeling a little more refreshed after my recent run in with adrenal fatigue.  Apart from that this years Winter has been great!  It hasn’t really felt like Winter at all, well not the dreary damp rainy grey one we usually get.  We were lucky enough to spend a week down on Michael’s family’s farm just out of Hobart, in Cambridge at the end of July, for some much-needed rest and relaxation. Quality family time with both Michael’s folks and our lil boys Tully & Flynn was another priority.  We took no laptops or Ipads & switched off our mobile phones, … bliss!

It was wonderful enjoying the beautiful crisp Winter’s mornings that we were blessed enough to enjoy bathed in beautiful sunlight.  We enjoyed lots of walks out in the fresh air around the farm connecting with nature and detoxifying from the constant to do’s and busyness of home life.  It seemed more like Spring than Winter during our stay. So lucky and very grateful.

Both Michael and I were in need of some time out to just breathe and be again.  I think the stress of the past two years and the constant late nights I spent up working last year til 12 and 1am have been the cause of my adrenal fatigue.  So Tassie was perfect timing to really implement a more slower, more balanced way of life again, and rest.

My diet is pretty darn good so I knew it wasn’t necessarily that being the cause, and I enjoy regular multiple yoga classes each week as well as some home practice also.  So the new things I’ve implemented are making sure I’m in bed by 10:30pm every week night and sometimes 11pm on the weekends.  I sleep in whenever I can, yes that’s right!  Michael has been wonderful in letting me lie in a bit (usually til around 8 or 9am so not too extravagant) on the weekends while he enjoys some one on one time with the boys first thing in the morning.

I start my day with a mug of warm water with 1 tsp of organic apple cider vinegar and the juice of half an organic lemon. I’ve also been making sure I eat my breakfast within one hour of waking and ensuring it’s a good solid breakfast with protein, fats and carbohydrates, all the good ones of course.  Things I’ve been enjoying for breaky are my organic porridge with oats, almonds, coconut, chia and almond milk topped with a dollop of natural sheeps yoghurt, sunflower and pumpkin seeds and some berries or cherries, or a poached egg on B.U. Organics sprouted turmeric and millet bread, sheeps milk yoghurt with Loving Earths buckininis, activated walnuts, almonds and peacans, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, goji berries, dried blueberries and mulberries, and seasonal poached fruit on top, or on the weekends anything with eggs in it such as an awesome omelette or scrambled eggs with fresh garden herbs, or as a treat with the kids my fabulous gluten free sugar free ricotta hotcakes with berries and sheeps milk yoghurt.  YUM!  Yes breaky is a wonderful start to my day, and I’m especially grateful for this gorgeous morning Winter sunshine we’ve been enjoying, wow, so lucky!  Ok, now back to the Tassie trip…it was somebody’s 5th Birthday…

We celebrated Tully’s 5th Birthday.  Yes, my lil boy is growing up fast now, he starts school next year!  He was pretty excited to be going on a plane down to Tassie to see his Nan and Poppy for his birthday.  He did still put in a request for a special and decorated birthday cake though, so Mummy made him a pirate ship, just a little one seeing it was just the 6 of us.  We made a trip to Hobart’s fantastic health food shop, City Organics too to get yummy natural ingredients such wholegrain spelt flour, raw cacao, Loving Earth coconut butter, organic carrots, activated walnuts, coconut sugar, and preservative free and colour free lollies for decorating with.  So we had a chocolate carrot walnut cake that I turned into a little pirate ship which the boys just loved (o:

We didn’t get up to too much whilst away, the trip was more about down time and relaxing.  We enjoyed a beautiful wander around Salamanca market, a delicious breaky and catch up at Smolt with Richard of Villino Espresso and his gorgeous family, wandered around the docks where the boys enjoyed seeing the old and new sailing ships, a beautiful lunch out with just Michael at Brown Ginger ohhh so good, plenty of playtime in the fantastic Hobart parks.

We enjoyed much grounding time on the farm feeding and talking to the chooks, going exploring and looking for wild native hen eggs around the farm, riding Poppy’s tractors and trucks, and just enjoying some peace and quiet, well as much of that as you can with a 3 & just 5-year-old in tow.

I am so grateful for the time we enjoyed away together, even if it was just a week, it was special.  I love Tassie very much and am so grateful to be able to go and visit and enjoy it pretty much any time we want to.  We just need to make more time for it now!

Hope you’ve enjoyed this little recap and update of my last month or so.  It’s taken me a couple of weeks to find my rhythm again, but I’m now back into new commissions, taking some private art classes and group classes (email me if you’re interested), preparations for my upcoming Nature Nurture workshop, that’s right, October 19 & 20th if you haven’t already booked don’t miss out, and painting up a storm as I’ve been accepted to exhibit at the upcoming Mount Eliza Art Exhibition, yay! I’ll have more art work to share with you next post.  In the mean time pop over to my Facebook page for some daily inspiration or my Pinterest page too my ignite some creativity for you (o:

Wishing you all a beautiful end of August and a happy welcoming time into new seasons, Spring for us, in September, enjoy!

Liza xxx

June disappeared and July is almost over…

Hello lovelies,

Ohhh my it has been a while since I posted in here hasn’t it?!  My sincere apologies.  I promise to post at least once a month from now on, no matter how busy or tired I get.  I’ve actually been suffering from a bit of adrenal fatigue.  I’ve been feeling the effects of this on and off since late last year.  Although, at the beginning of this year when I knew I had to pull back from late nights up working and take a little more time to nurture me, I thought I was just a bit worn out.  I crashed again a couple of weeks ago though, out of the blue, no energy or motivation, extreme tiredness, and no amount of sleep seemed to make me feel refreshed and alive again.  So off to my Chinese Doctor Kate I went.  I was due to go back and see her in a month, but it had drawn out to 6 weeks, so maybe that was also why I couldn’t maintain my stamina.  She was wonderful, giving me a beautiful acupuncture treatment and talking through my symptoms and the response she was getting from my pulse.  She said yes you are displaying classic adrenal fatigue signs and symptoms, time to slow it down a bit, even more so.  I came away still tired but I must say by today I am feeling a lot better than I was. No more running for me, just gentle walks and soothing yoga which I enjoyed yesterday followed by a very healing massage.  Taking the care in getting myself to bed early, aiming for 10/10:30pm, eating a good protein filled breaky within one hour of waking, followed by regular meals and snacks so I don’t bottom out, no caffeine, sugar, regular meditation, laughing and relaxing, no taking on more than I can deal with comfortably.  So that may help to explain my lack of blogging recently.  We are heading off to Tassie for a week of catching up with our family there so that is excellent timing!

It’s been so chilly here over Winter, but amazingly we enjoyed a day of 21 degrees yesterday.  Autumn is well behind us now, but Spring is just around the corner.  I’ve already seen blossom on some cherry trees and most of the local wattle is out in full bloom! 

For those of you who want more inspiration and updates more often than just once a month over here, the good news is I do post more regularly (because it’s so much simpler and quicker for me) over on my Liza Zeni Artist / Illustrator Facebook page.  So just click over here if you’d like to see more from me more often (o:

Well, I really thought Winter was going to be a great time to sit back, relax, enjoy some well deserved quiet, nurturing time out from it all.  Hmmm, that may need to still happen even though Winter is nearly over!  There’s been so much to do and so much happening for me. I recently sold this beautiful heart piece of mine pictured above.  I just love doing these and there are more in the making.  My wall looks a bit bare without this little treasure hanging on it.

I have been quite a busy bee with my inky illustrations.  New pieces and a few more commissions have been really enjoyable projects for me and keeping me occupied any spare minute I get.  This piece below, I have entered into the Derinya Art & Craft Exhibition (D.A.C.E) which is taking place this weekend.I’ve also taken some originals inky illustrations off to my local printer to be scanned last week.  These will be ready to produce and sell as prints next month which is super exciting.  It’s been a while since I’ve had a range of prints for sale.  These will make great affordable gifts for friends and loved ones and also for Christmas! 

I often find during these inking and drawing sessions that lots of new ideas pop into my mind for new pieces and so my sketchbook is always out handy to sketch down some thoughts or draw up some new ideas to remember for later.I finished off this piece for my very dear friends little boys 1st Birthday.  I’m so happy with it, she is going to love it!

I hosted the lovely Tracy Verdugo for her Melbourne Paint Mojo workshops this year earlier in June.  Wow, was it really that long ago, it feels like last week to me!  Tracy stayed with us for the duration of her Melbourne trip this year and it was fabulous to get to know her this time and spend the beautiful time we did together, chatting, laughing, pondering, dreaming, cooking, creating and just enjoying one another’s company.  Below is a photo of the two of us at the Archibald Exhibition which was fabulous.We enjoyed some beautiful time out together this year spending time walking on the beach with the boys, cooking and laughing of an evening, and even a bit of spontaneous collaborative painting which was a first for us both.

Her two Paint Mojo workshops this year were fabulous.  There were permanent smiles on everyone’s faces.  Both groups, yes we had two workshops, and they were big groups, were filled with so many lovely souls. 

Everyone was really warm and friendly and open to sharing their hearts.  It was amazing the gorgeous energy from such large groups, very special.We all enjoyed plenty of creative freedom and finding our creative ways without worry, fear or judgement.  Just plenty of laughter and fun.  Tracy is a very open creative, who loves sharing her stories, creative journey, and her style.  She is such a fun-loving soul.

It was also really special for me because I met a whole bunch of lovely local creative ladies from The Creative Space.  They have all been just so warm and welcoming.  It has been really lovely getting to know them and I look forward to some regular painting days with them next month.

I’m also excited too as one of them nominated me to enter some of my art into the local Derinya Art & Craft Exhibition.  The opening night is tonight, and the exhibition is open all weekend to the public.  I’m excited just to be going out for a social evening with my hubby, but it will be also great to catch up with these ladies again and also see all of the stunning local art hanging on display.  There are so many talented people down here on the Peninsula.  I am learning more and more each week what a special place it is that I live in.

Here are some photos of the pieces that I have entered.  This first one is a collaborative piece that I painted with Tracy Verdugo while she stayed with us.  It is called “In Friendship, there is Light”.

Below is one of my pieces called “Reminiscent”

This is another of my paintings called “Inner Joy”

And this is my final piece which is for the postcard exhibit, titled “Natural Abundance”

And here is a photo of me with them all (o:

So that’s an almighty blog post update isn’t it?!  Hope you’ve survived and at least enjoyed all the photos.  I’ll take some photos of the opening night of the exhibition tonight and post them on my Facebook page over the weekend. It’s going to be so nice to head out just Michael and I for a bit of socializing without the kids for a change (o:

Wishing you all a fabulous weekend, enjoy!

Liza xxx

Nature Nurture Workshop October 2013

Hello lovelies,

I know it’s been a while…yes I’ve been daydreaming for way too long haven’t I! 

Heeehe nooo not really, just a lot has been going on around here.  This is a short and sweet post but, I have another bigger post on what’s been keeping me from here lately currently in the making.  For now I just want to launch my October Nature Nurture workshop (o:

I just want to share with all of you lovely blog readers (remember more regular postings of my art and inspiration happens daily on my Liza Zeni Facebook page if you’re interested) that registration for my upcoming October Nature Nurture workshop is now OPEN.  Woohooo it’s going to be full of fun and I can’t wait!

If you want to come there is a fabulous early bird special that is available right now until the 14th of August.  So get in early and this upcoming Nature Nurture 2 day workshop will be just $280.

After this date it will be offered at the full price of $300 and only available until spaces fill.  I prefer to keep my workshops small and intimate too, so spaces are limited.  I’ll be supplying a delicious and nutritious morning and afternoon tea on both days.  Our fabulous character filled venue is the Old Barn at the Briars in Mt Martha.  I’ll clear our space with beautiful oils and essences to open our hearts and allow our creative souls to explore freely.  There is lots of beautiful natural inspiration to take in and to guide you easily through the weekend I’ll be there with a big open heart and heaps of natural enthusiasm.  I’ll bring along extra supplies for those of you who don’t have the more expensive ones (Golden fluids) to try out too. The weekend is jam packed full of easy and fun expansive creative exercises and interesting pieces to create.  You’ll come away with many new art pieces to feel proud about and share with your loved ones and family or perhaps frame and hang on your wall at home.

To give you some more insight you can read all about my last Nature Nurture workshop here.  If you decide you would love to come along then please email me liza@lizazeni.com and I’ll send you the full information brochure.

The countdown is on, woohoo!  Don’t forget to email me liza@lizazeni.com if you want to join us for this nurturing creative weekend. I hope to see you there.

Liza xxx

shifting, changing, growing

I’ve had a very interesting week this week so I thought I’d share it with you all.  As you know I suffered from a migraine for the first time a week or two ago which was something new, not much fun, but left it at that and thought well it’ll most likely be a one-off.  However, into last weekend and the start of this week I was experiencing intense neck tension that was beginning to become quite debilitating as it was making me quite grumpy and also distracting me from my usual weekly routine and creativity.  The week did not start well at all.

On Wednesday I’d made plans to catch up with a lovely local lady whom I met at a Flora Bowley workshop a couple of years ago.  We enjoyed a really lovely chat and laugh over lunch and then she invited me to take part in an art therapy session which apart from Business coaching is a field she loves to work in.  She’d mentioned this to me a while ago and it immediately brought back memory’s of going off to a therapist of sorts around the age of 8 when my parents divorced.  Mum took me a long and all I remember is being asked to draw pictures and describe them.  For me at that age it felt terribly awkward, embarrassing, self-conscious and plain weird speaking to someone I’d never met before and being asked questions and being prompted to draw out my emotions as if I didn’t know what was going on.  Anyway not the best experience I’ve had.

This session however was completely different, more relaxing and less intrusive and embarrassing.  I knew it would be though and that’s why I felt totally trusting and went along.  The session started with a little meditation and relaxation exercise and then I was asked to select a couple of coloured pastels, one for each hand.  I was then to close my eyes, relax, switch off from everything and just allow my hands to do whatever they wanted to do on the large pieces of paper in front of me.  At first I thought, that’s not so hard, this will be fun.

However, this was harder than I thought!  I regularly meditate and find it quite easy to relax my body and hush my mind now, but to just zone out and allow my hands to do what they wanted, without my inner self telling them what to do or pushing them to do something else was really, really hard.  I at first was drawing what I was seeing, although that wasn’t right, so I really had to try with quite a lot of concentrating to just tune out from all and be guided by my hands.

Over time I did and felt my hands wandering the page in front of me.  I actually thought that I was about to go off the edge of the page, however when it was time to open my eyes and look and then select new pastels for the next piece, I’d notice that I was nowhere near the edges and that in fact I was tightly contained right in front of me.  Interesting.

My friend encouraged me in the next few to move my body with the movements of my hands.  Now I was beginning to feel a little self-conscious, but I tried to let go of this feeling and move my body.  Again, it felt as though I was stretching out far, but I’d open my eyes to see I’d only inched out a little and the patterning was quite similar.

Trying a few times more on new sheets of paper I slowly began to relax, switch off and be guided openly by my hands.  Big circles appeared and almost became figure 8s in the end piece.  It was such an interesting process and one that gave me great insight into myself and how I am.  I could see telling traits and also see the inner self that wants to go in her own direction.

I really enjoyed this art therapy session and would recommend it to any of you out there who is willing to have a go and find out what art therapy is about these days, not like the old days!!  If you live on the Mornington Peninsula and would like my contact then please feel free to email me and I’ll put you in contact with this fabulous woman.

The next day I felt I’d grown in my understanding of myself, again.  Always growing and learning and that’s what I love.  However, I was still suffering from the terrible tension in my neck so I rang my gorgeous Yoga teacher who is also a practicing massage and reflexology therapist to see if she could fit me in for a session.  It was meant to be, she’d had a cancellation that morning so off I went to see what would show up as causing my pain.

I had enjoyed reflexology sessions in the past, but hadn’t had one since I’d had my boys. Isn’t it ridiculous how we tend to let all of those little helpful wellbeing and health things go by the wayside when we have kids?!  I guess we just naturally put their needs and health before our own, but I’m beginning to realise that in fact I need to be number one in good health and wellbeing to in fact manage them and their health and wellbeing!

As soon as the session began I could instantly feel the beautiful healing energy and knew that I was in the right place and that this beautiful healer knew what she was doing.  The session felt endless, time stood still and I could feel her working on various parts of my body.  I fell into a deep meditative state and thoroughly enjoyed the peacefulness and gentle work.  This was such an insightful session for me.  I went in there thinking that my neck was actually out of alignment and perhaps I had tension I was carrying in my neck and shoulders.  However, it turned out that it was showing up as hormonal and even though it was a surprise, it actually made sense once we talked through it.  I’d been experiencing hormonal changes over the last 2 years and I guess this is just more change I’m experiencing.  My session also helped shift some other blockages though and this realization came from both this session and the art therapy session.

I’d been feeling quite frustrated, a bit put out, a bit down in the dumps and feeling useless the past couple of weeks.  It has been distracting and has dampened my mood that’s for sure.  I knew the cause of this, but hadn’t really worked out how to make a change to help me feel my normal happy-go-lucky motivated self.  Today though, about midday after running errands (which I really could have done tomorrow morning) and distracting myself with washing and cleaning (again I really could have done tomorrow on the weekend), I suddenly felt the urge to merge my two working spaces at home.  You see I’d been working on my illustration and computer stuff out in our lounge room on the big long desk, next to my husband who works as an Architect in our Architectural practice, from home.  My little studio space I’d kept just for painting.  I’ve not been spending enough time in the studio painting as much as I’d like to lately.  I thought that’s it, I’ve just got to move everything I need and work on into the one space.  I then won’t be bothered by my hubby whom I’ve felt a little bit overwhelmed by in many ways recently, and also I will have my own space which I can totally enjoy in my own way, and also hopefully get some more painting time in there too.

So it’s taken me all afternoon and some of this evening and there’s still some stuff to sort and throw out most likely, but I’m in here, feeling fab again and I’ve got my Liza smile back on which feels great.  Nothing like a big shift, a new space, and a fresh start to make one feel alive and invigorated.  I feel at home in this little space.  It’s still not quite right as it’s very small and I’ve just used what furniture I had at hand, including our camping trestle table (o:  The plan is though to build in my own desk along two walls, add some shelving and keep a wall free to paint against, and it will be just perfect.

We are also underway with another big change here at home, which I must say is going to change our lives.  For the better!  Michael and I have been discussing and measuring and drawing up plans for a new garage and studio space where our carport currently stands.  This is a huge deal!!  Michael as I’ve mentioned has been working full-time from our lounge room, which adjoins our living dining kitchen, with only a sliding door between him and me and our two boys.  Not ideal at all.  It’s been very difficult living like this, causes quite a lot of tension at times, and isn’t really fair on him, me or the kids.  So with a little help from family to get us started, we are going to spend the next little while building ourselves a lockable garage and a studio.  The other exciting part is that I will be able to move the trailer out and open up a section to use it as a workshop space.  Woohooo (o:  That means I’ll be able to run one day workshops from here, kids after school workshops from here, my own weekend Nature Nurture workshops from here and there will be no wasted time and energy and expense in hiring spaces once this is complete.  Yay, we are all very excited.  It’s not there yet, but our vision definitely is feeling more like a reality now.

Happy weekend to you and I hope you have a bit happy smile spread across your face all weekend like I will (o:

Liza xxx

Autumn; creative flow, inspiration and ease

I love Autumn!  It is my favourite time of the year.  It’s also the best time to enjoy the last of the warming, nurturing sunshine before Winter sets in and before my own hibernation of sorts settles in too. So, I have been making the most of it.  Our winters down here on the Mornington Peninsula can be quite damp, grey and very cold.  I’ve been enjoying the crisp, refreshing, sunny Autumn mornings and enjoying peaceful walks of solitude. Time to think and contemplate.  I’ve upped my weekly Iyenga yoga to twice a week, stretching, working on mind, body, spirit, and strengthening my lungs with beautiful vibrant breath to keep all the nasty Winter bugs away.  I’ve been enjoying precious catch ups with dear friends, family, snuggling new bubbas and enjoying some cherished girl time.  This time out with my special girls has been such a precious gift to me and I’ve always cherished my gorgeous girls.  They keep me sane, on track, motivated, inspired and filled with open love. They are true gifts in my life. 

The boys have been growing and expanding their gorgeous hearts.  They love afternoon run around with the soccer balls or rides on our bikes in the fading sun.  Tully has been to visit his new school for next year, and oh my is he one excited lil boy!  Flynn is learning to ride and sleeping in his bed all night more and more which is awesome!  So this is Autumn, time to nourish, enjoy and open our hearts.  Time to start to slow down and be.

Last week I was a busy bee with a burst of creativity coming through in my smaller paintings.  Remember it’s the smaller ones I usually struggle with. I find them too restricting, fiddly, limiting in their size, confining me in my expressive freedom that I so want to release. I just want to paint big! The process I’ve played with in these recent smaller paintings, is very much the same process that I have been working with for the past couple of years. The difference this time was that I took it further and trusted in it a lot more. I haven’t yet written a post about this but my word for 2013 is “courage”. 

I start with a wash of colour, simply allowing me to loosen up before the real fun begins.  I then play with the first layer of colour, usually selecting just a few similar hues and moving them over the canvas with my fingers.  I love to finger paint!

I then usually add some detail or texture or both, just again in acrylic medium bodied paint.  I might create this through pattern, or fine detail, or dots, making marks in the thicker sections of paint, whatever I feel like at the time just to create some variation and interest.Another layer is added, as indicated by the above photo, where I usually play with fluid translucent acrylic paint.  I either smear on a veil of translucent shiny colour over and area I want to see through later, or I’ll create a river of flowing colour and sit and allow it to dry.  Sometimes I’ll let it flow all over the canvas and other times I’ll just focus the fluids in one section and paint around and right up to it.  You’ll see in this painting below I’ve restricted the translucent colour to an area and then painted right up to and blended into it.In this painting below the translucent paint formed a base layer to which I then added a layer of botanical illustration.  I then outlined an image and used the first few layers as a window of detail within the image.

I also use layers of translucent paint to create mystery and depth in a painting.  You can see this as an example in this piece below.  Whenever I use translucent paint though it’s always a bit of a brave process as I add water to it and it moves.  Translucents are not stagnant like the heavy bodied acrylic paint that I also use.  It has its own flow and will glide across an uneven canvas very quickly and roll over and down the edge, ending up on the floor if I’m not too careful!  It will move and glide into textures on the surface of a canvas and pool.  It’s path is unknown and not easily controlled and can also end up covering parts of a painting that were once precious and meant to be retained.  It is a game of luck once I add some translucent paint and water to a painting.  But, I do love the mystery, the gamble, and the waiting and watching to see what will become of adding some translucent acrylic paint. It is the translucency that I really let loose with in these new smaller pieces last week.  Each of them had a beautiful abstract background with movement, depth and texture.  However, even as abstracts they weren’t really working for me.  I also felt that if I tried to create an image or add more detail, they were at risk of looking overworked and a bit too fussy.  I just felt they were too small for me to play with in the usual manner I would with a larger canvas. 

So I took a very brave step and applied translucent colours to the entire canvas.  Yes, I did have a whole lot of wet paint sitting directly on top of all the beauty that was beneath.  But, that was what created the tension, the interest in the painting in the end, and the fun in the process of creating it for me.  I had fun doing it, but then I had to sit, watch and wait for it to dry to see what it would become.It’s a very trusting process as I have absolutely no control over where this translucent paint will travel, sit and pool, and how it will dry.  I do have to be quite careful with my layering of colours in this particular part of the painting as well.  I have been so pleased with the results though and have really enjoyed using this technique more and more in my art.  I am in the process of creating a series of these smaller canvases in this style now which is very exciting. 

I’m really happy with the results so far.  They are moody, mysterious and intriguing.  You could say a bit like the process I use really (o:My choice of colours for this series is also a reflection of this beautiful changing season of Autumn.  These colours are in my local landscape which is a constant source of inspiration for me.

I will now sit with each of these for a bit to soak up their energy and feel whether I need to do anything more to them before they’re signed, sealed and ready to be sent out into the world.  At the moment thought they’re feeling very much finished. 

Enjoying some much-loved painting time was fantastic and I really hope I can find more painting time now as we move into the cooler quieter months of the year.  I’ve been busy working on some illustrative mixed media commissions and gifts recently so that has taken up my allocated painting day each week.  But this is also creative work that I love.  I definitely have two much loved creative passions in painting and illustration.This piece above was created for a very special bubba.  I think I need to work on my giraffe forms a bit more though as this boy looks more like a tubby pony with a longer neck heeheee!  This piece below was created for a lovely generous local lady whom I buy my local raw honey from.  I can’t wait to give it to her next week (o:

This beautiful butterfly piece was created as a commission for someone’s lovely Mum for Mothers Day.

I also have some new commissions under way which is great.  I really do enjoy the commissions I receive.  It’s a very intuitive process for me and I really love the fun of discovery which comes with each of these.  So if you have a special piece in mind for yourself or are looking for a beautiful personal gift for a loved one, do send me an email and I’d be happy to discuss it with you.  To give you an idea of the cost involved my A5’s of this style are currently $40 and my A4’s are currently $80 each. 

So I have been busily creating away here, hence the lack of blogging…sorry!!  This week I’ve been slowed down though as my two boys haven’t been feeling 100% and have been hard work!  You know; refusals to get dressed, refusals to eat meals, refusals to listen, refusals to go to bed!!!  I then experienced my first migraine on Tuesday morning which left me feeling foggy for a couple of days, and I ended the week with a touch of the sniffles.  I’m grateful for beginning to feel better again today though.  I’m also grateful for the creative fun I’ve been enjoying these past few weeks.  My art is always for sale too.  So feel free to enquire (I’ve had a few recently) if a piece takes your interest. 

Enjoy your weekend and I hope to be back here with more creative fun next week!

Liza xxx

PS. some musical inspiration for you.  A new piece from an ole fave of mine …Matt Corby’s new song “Resolution”