Working on this (3)

the view from our veranda this morning,

cats and dogs

so I sip my ice coffee and

continue quilting
...

Working on this (2)

Quilting, quilting...

Working on this (1)

This time I have a plan, more or less :)

it is only the beginning and may look totally
different when it's finished
so stay tuned...

Black and white!

Yesterday one of my rare artfriends on the island came to visit me. We talked and talked, about life, about family and of course about art. Besides being a gifted painter she is making the most wonderful reconstruction art. Like me she loves to use all kind of materials that had a life before and recycle them into new works of art. We also have in common that we work in a spontaneous, intuitive way, being inspired by what we see and feel for a great part. We had a wonderful time together!

As our discussion about art is still lingering on with me this morning , I am also contemplating on the week that is almost over.

For me it has been a productive week, on various levels. I have started making collages again, you can see them in my latest posts. Have been sewing clothes, finished art quilts and only have to put on the sleeves.

What has all this hopscotch of topics have in common, you wonder?

Well, to revert to the title of this post: they are in black and white.

Though I am a truly colourful person (or so they say...)

I sometimes just crave B & W!

So as a tribute to black and white and to close this post in style

I chose these pictures

chalkboards are an alltime favorite, oh, and tapas, of course (what about some black olives, mmm?)

this painting can be seen on the backside of a restroombuilding (!) on one of the island's favorite beaches. Did I mention before that art is not a priority on SXM?

Lichen on some huge boulders that you pass when walking to
Guana Bay (another beautiful beach for walking, too wild and dangerous to swim)

detail of an old wall of a building at Fort Amsterdam

that I intend to visit again this weekend

detail of wallpaper in a shopwindow in Vancouver last summer

Ah, the joy of being an artist, always finding treasures and beauty, wherever you look and wherever you are!

Enjoy your weekend...

On my way home

Yesterday I had some Xmas-shopping to do, so I went to Marigot

on the French side of the island

And because I ended up in a traffic jam I shot some pictures, here they are, SOOC, to get a glimpse of our Caribbean island, right now!

my eye fell on the sign in the middle of the picture, please read to click.

Hey, it's French here!
some window shopping... Look, all rasta stuff is on sale!

to get from one side to the other side of the island, one has to go 'over the hill'
There is always a beautiful Caribbean Sea
and yesterday the view was dramatic, it felt as a special gift to me

at the end of the mountain, after the roundabout and the sea I turned left and this busy, crowded panorama was visible. I hope you enjoyed this photo tour from Marigot to my home,

'Over the hill'

Black and White 2

'Au bout du monde'

Don't know why these words, but I liked them and had fun!

Black and White 1

Today I started clearing my worktable, browsed through some old magazines and

(yes, once again, it often happens this way)

I got inspired and decided quite spontaneously to make some collages.

Like the ones I made earlier this year, I hardly thought about anything, just chose to make them in black and white because that feels right at the moment. Obviously no or hardly any planning here :) Though I sometimes work in a more or less structured manner, even practise mindmapping every now and then, but not for this small works.

So my process is in short: browse, rip and glue!

After a week of not being allowed to work with my hands because of a bruised finger with stitches, it felt so good to finally make some art again, albeit just these quickies...