something from my sketchbook

i start working on my new collection. recently i took out my old sketchbook and decided to give a life to some ideas i sketched from time to time. well, some of them i really like... here is my first one - upside down bag

about creativity and the old shoes

my blog was neglected for some time, but it doesn't mean i forgot about it. i was creating ...

i love making unique things with my hands. i want to show them and tell how i was making them

there are so many ideas and so little time to realize them :(
so for now i am working in two directions. . one is natural. everything i make in that direction is about nature, natural shapes and materials. i call it "earthy collection" and some of the items can also be seen at BeadSeedAndTwine.etsy.com

in another direction i just started working. it is about old things that i try to give a second life, not just that. i want to give them new and quiet a different life. i believe in many lives for live beings. why not to give the chance to things ?
have a look and decide for yourself
you can find some of the revived stuff at OldStuffNewLife.etsy.com

today i want tell you how i started with the old stuff revival idea

once upon a time there were old shoes. they were worn out, faded away, wrinkled and with grease and paint spots, but ... loved

i decided to give them new life

i loved their anatomic shape and they were worn a lot and become kinda very foot shaped. that is how i come up with idea of feet drawing. oh, yes, the color too

old and tired:


revived:

my first posting

i'll try to keep the blog creative.. well, in my own way

i will write about creative process, creative people and anything that can awaken creativity - places, nature, culture, objects... people again

i came to california few months ago and its exotic nature (to me) inspired me to start making my own jewelry. and as i can see i was not the only one person amazed by all these local beauties. yesterday i came across a magic place hidden in one of the parks.





niki de saint phalle created this magic path called queen califia's magic circle. she is one of amazing female artists and she did live and created in san diego!

for those happy who would meet niki de saint phalle's art for the first time:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niki_de_Saint_Phalle