tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78296792074183708292024-02-26T23:09:36.977-08:00lilymoonlilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-77308343843267907892011-09-11T06:46:00.000-07:002011-09-11T06:59:13.139-07:00The Aviary Keeper and the Beautiful Fair<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uPkEnLwSEVgcp-P7u14Z5YvFKC6LS9Xx0of_VHZXUofFkDF07J9C_TosePVQ6v8TvbasYFi-LRpMeAVm3AxNnW5gnaM5ka4eS_MuhXr_83gobtfrat46uJse2kMJ3PG8dPTXGMiWb-fM/s1600/Bunny-Girl.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8uPkEnLwSEVgcp-P7u14Z5YvFKC6LS9Xx0of_VHZXUofFkDF07J9C_TosePVQ6v8TvbasYFi-LRpMeAVm3AxNnW5gnaM5ka4eS_MuhXr_83gobtfrat46uJse2kMJ3PG8dPTXGMiWb-fM/s400/Bunny-Girl.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651098355517128610" border="0" /></a>So far it has been an adventurous year...I have moved away from the beloved island I have been living on for the last 18 years, to make a new home now in the U.K. I have met new people, seen exciting new places ( Jane Austen's house being one of my favorites) and found a new studio space which I love. It has been a good year...tough at the beginning but unraveling sweet and exciting....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWbjWwAHBi7ziE9-RUixY7YxrCRGm19CfsFWvjrOBYl5Ju-75bzCXqCIvbygpYrDf5poKLnHCmVPVwJMz08XbYPNS-mVdgRpsVicp6o3YYKCWl89TnxYD4IjOzw1anCwdyycUzESa-5nB/s1600/paper-doll-flattened.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipWbjWwAHBi7ziE9-RUixY7YxrCRGm19CfsFWvjrOBYl5Ju-75bzCXqCIvbygpYrDf5poKLnHCmVPVwJMz08XbYPNS-mVdgRpsVicp6o3YYKCWl89TnxYD4IjOzw1anCwdyycUzESa-5nB/s400/paper-doll-flattened.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651098231107172386" border="0" /></a>I also started a new blog, devoted to the <a href="http://aviarykeeper.blogspot.com/">Aviary Keeper</a>, which is one of the reasons I have not posted here for so long...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vizE-R0lFUHZLvdziH5gGfyN4xJV5YU_x_dUt0W1exo3G8mQ4cQCXGF5jvCZ5R-fojs2-xDWn_E18GQRZiNvH7RFQhpyw8L5c2V0TKuuQ0Pj2ZRYvUZalQGj3T4Zwm2qPcANzVk8t6wg/s1600/No-Trespassing.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6vizE-R0lFUHZLvdziH5gGfyN4xJV5YU_x_dUt0W1exo3G8mQ4cQCXGF5jvCZ5R-fojs2-xDWn_E18GQRZiNvH7RFQhpyw8L5c2V0TKuuQ0Pj2ZRYvUZalQGj3T4Zwm2qPcANzVk8t6wg/s400/No-Trespassing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5651098123817113234" border="0" /></a>One of the most exciting things has been being invited to take part in the <a href="http://www.selvedge.org/pages/fair.aspx">Selvedge</a> Fair this coming Saturday! I have been extremely busy this past month getting ready for it and am thrilled to be meeting so many talented artists on the day :)lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-249947218086731602011-02-04T10:58:00.000-08:002011-02-04T11:00:40.870-08:00My path...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1Up7hGpi7VFI0Ha_5gUAg2rjXO0gH8nsKahTUT68HvFT6SyHwdqC4TOuU0SsUsHvUQb-rILtqfcJp9BWWZbmW9h7tEppkcQn8jEWtNZj4MAfcWPsCfdFNRccCCtawjyCIjVCOgFXhTqW/s1600/My-path-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 348px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl1Up7hGpi7VFI0Ha_5gUAg2rjXO0gH8nsKahTUT68HvFT6SyHwdqC4TOuU0SsUsHvUQb-rILtqfcJp9BWWZbmW9h7tEppkcQn8jEWtNZj4MAfcWPsCfdFNRccCCtawjyCIjVCOgFXhTqW/s400/My-path-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569911188036671778" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJDncAZwL2hXGwAxvUGSCmJZCYdKvZXHCJNHkS83dYfnzhYrZ9qG-BDrjByU4Qwndu_JiPWpn7pQ0mwDYT5yZ9crGeUf0k4W_CRcZoExMrsMfsIgkEIAfNtCieNWpTBeA8cVChTNfkBgv/s1600/My-path-copy1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 327px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOJDncAZwL2hXGwAxvUGSCmJZCYdKvZXHCJNHkS83dYfnzhYrZ9qG-BDrjByU4Qwndu_JiPWpn7pQ0mwDYT5yZ9crGeUf0k4W_CRcZoExMrsMfsIgkEIAfNtCieNWpTBeA8cVChTNfkBgv/s400/My-path-copy1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569911011567877826" border="0" /></a>lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-10191161017312240782011-02-02T06:51:00.000-08:002011-02-02T06:57:47.496-08:00Sometimes<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3OHt1OR9QINXv1FhDa4-GFoVDhMoCFWSIiP9q086Hy8lAnx1s6SuIOebaoFvb8UdX6ZZYSAsTDXcf2qOdR404grAs-tbhungrajhC5nG08LVc9noX9eOrrKj8w8yzFmXshVXF1K_772_/s1600/Goodbye-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv3OHt1OR9QINXv1FhDa4-GFoVDhMoCFWSIiP9q086Hy8lAnx1s6SuIOebaoFvb8UdX6ZZYSAsTDXcf2qOdR404grAs-tbhungrajhC5nG08LVc9noX9eOrrKj8w8yzFmXshVXF1K_772_/s400/Goodbye-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569105694719408242" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Sometimes you have to leave, say goodbye and move on....It can hurt, it can make you cry...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_8nUDqkXJ7Uum48ElJadMFHdtb6i3L8nT-iPmjI8JXOOyZfkd2oS2HhKP1EkSsopHOttOZ86l0xtTW-NUPT2D6OvZSC81zMjjPG2LiFGbLiLSuLCjLvSy73mnNpiXAXlM8uZZsPkg-GP/s1600/I-found-you-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-_8nUDqkXJ7Uum48ElJadMFHdtb6i3L8nT-iPmjI8JXOOyZfkd2oS2HhKP1EkSsopHOttOZ86l0xtTW-NUPT2D6OvZSC81zMjjPG2LiFGbLiLSuLCjLvSy73mnNpiXAXlM8uZZsPkg-GP/s400/I-found-you-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5569105565329962194" border="0" /></a>Sometimes you find a new path...that leads to a new life, new experiences....that fill in the holes in your heart.lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-16309764214485312882011-02-01T10:30:00.000-08:002011-02-01T10:42:32.769-08:00Back with big changes...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm5xSlwUBawAsoR94QwXRx54R2ngLWlYtHH9mFL4Ks-2Csfbo3gskV7WVHV-S17niKCfG4yhVO0c6rxVFJNeLtcuuZQPLMDVwjie8LC30bH4JuC6zI-pdWJVcXRHSJWkwFqPETKzk9MH2/s1600/Chasing-Constellations-copy.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKm5xSlwUBawAsoR94QwXRx54R2ngLWlYtHH9mFL4Ks-2Csfbo3gskV7WVHV-S17niKCfG4yhVO0c6rxVFJNeLtcuuZQPLMDVwjie8LC30bH4JuC6zI-pdWJVcXRHSJWkwFqPETKzk9MH2/s400/Chasing-Constellations-copy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568792608793364018" border="0" /></a>...it's been very long since my last post...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl2RgYHJrmcH87Bftj0-n0aNNv7R4W_1lHlcnim1AoCPef5WlvnVTDDY7YuI2ZA-5npA8XkVaUCb2-Jfg-LaS_plxQCwU6W5y_YM-Ms6jcaVAcq8NMx6OqFfvfirl3hqgrcW4tUY1vCdi/s1600/Watercolour-on-wood.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXl2RgYHJrmcH87Bftj0-n0aNNv7R4W_1lHlcnim1AoCPef5WlvnVTDDY7YuI2ZA-5npA8XkVaUCb2-Jfg-LaS_plxQCwU6W5y_YM-Ms6jcaVAcq8NMx6OqFfvfirl3hqgrcW4tUY1vCdi/s400/Watercolour-on-wood.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568791354102893170" border="0" /></a><br />...feeling serene and happy....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhQuTcm3GuoMSsyUFTu-t1Drcp2BMCwQoYByX8gKO53teuxh66pADQwNTEFk2LWUaeGLdl_sM4f15SwTC93Cv5c6d9wvgL5BzBWb6e8kWnQqjV5sbSuBSwuGu4RrRoAV3SJeuEN-6bkvh/s1600/True-North.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMhQuTcm3GuoMSsyUFTu-t1Drcp2BMCwQoYByX8gKO53teuxh66pADQwNTEFk2LWUaeGLdl_sM4f15SwTC93Cv5c6d9wvgL5BzBWb6e8kWnQqjV5sbSuBSwuGu4RrRoAV3SJeuEN-6bkvh/s400/True-North.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5568791003871032498" border="0" /></a> ....and my painting fingers are incredibly itchy...lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-64962549612717528042010-04-27T06:42:00.000-07:002010-04-27T06:58:32.234-07:00Monogram<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm58vY08gOXCAOBxYc0EeGnHOA6WsQhXkGAd5eUfOl83hB4Y2Z7UQb210e_X1yxVg9-rpOONvE_V4GxekDJbvrjze1xiRKDkZ302_bGYnQD6gwt_WNIjYqVh8ClWqjeU-VvJgiTp-cTLw/s1600/Monogram.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivm58vY08gOXCAOBxYc0EeGnHOA6WsQhXkGAd5eUfOl83hB4Y2Z7UQb210e_X1yxVg9-rpOONvE_V4GxekDJbvrjze1xiRKDkZ302_bGYnQD6gwt_WNIjYqVh8ClWqjeU-VvJgiTp-cTLw/s400/Monogram.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464812560998874450" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I fell in love with Odysseas Elytis poems, from the first verse i ever read...and in my work i always aspire to capture some of its magic...a thing impossible I know.<br />I found a translation of The Monogram on the internet, and had to post a small part of it here...i hope you enjoy it<br /><br />"Always you the little star and always I the dark boat<br />Always you the harbor and I the beacon on the right<br />The wet dockwall and the gleam on the oars<br />High in the house with the vine arbors<br />The bound-up rosebushes, the water that feels cold<br />Always you the stone statue and always I the lengthning shadow<br />The half-closed window shutter you, I the wind that opens it<br />Because I love you and I love you<br />Always you the coin and I the adoration that cashes it:<br /><br />So much for the night, so much for the roar in wind<br />So much for the droplet in the air, so much for the quietude<br />Around the despotic sea<br />Arch of the sky with the stars<br />So much for your least breath<br /><br />That I have nothing more<br />Amid the four walls, the ceiling, the floor<br />To cry out of you and so my own voice strikes me<br />To smell of you and so men turn wild<br />Because men can't endure the untried<br />The brought from elsewhere and it's early, hear me<br />It's too early yet in this world my love<br /><br />To speak of you and me."<br /><br /><br />x<br />Lilylilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-51293133210147886922010-04-25T06:18:00.000-07:002010-04-25T06:29:39.762-07:00Back home...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ8h2-gSeAfOt1IIGPrADbGt70UEdmBF318jkUxouuM-hk7310U8DdM3qqvp-b0f-lAmJ-EnXDCeK1Od_ADCcE3NQHBT52ut7vyaJaBBDTolDVld9C-Yqdish3ZYesyZpJxlHjTBH6gli/s1600/corner-of-the-world.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmZ8h2-gSeAfOt1IIGPrADbGt70UEdmBF318jkUxouuM-hk7310U8DdM3qqvp-b0f-lAmJ-EnXDCeK1Od_ADCcE3NQHBT52ut7vyaJaBBDTolDVld9C-Yqdish3ZYesyZpJxlHjTBH6gli/s400/corner-of-the-world.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5464064090090695362" border="0" /></a>It's been two days since i came home from Germany where i went for treatment. Everything went well until a volcano had the idea to keep me from coming home for a few days...but i managed to click my heels and land somehow in my studio again...i missed my painting, the Mediterranean light and my dogs very much, and I'm relieved to be reunited with them all...<br /><br />I'll probably be heading to Germany in September again, but for now, I'll enjoy all i have and keep painting... with the light flowing through my window, my watercolours on the table next to my rocking chair and my little dogs at my feet, dreaming :)<br /><br />x<br />Lilylilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-31519902183443317492010-03-15T08:59:00.001-07:002010-03-15T09:09:37.049-07:00ConfessionsThanks to everyone for their lovely welcome back comments :) I'm very grateful to everyone!<br /><br />I'm busily working on paintings, and i have to say that the lovely weather we have had lately has helped boost my spirits - Spring has a magical way of doing that!<br />Blogs i suppose are also about confessions, so i'll confess here that i was scared, scared that i wouldn't have the inspiration and energy to get back to my paintings...and it sort of showed in the first attempts i made, the colours were dark, the girls were sorrowful, something you will notice no doubt your self when i add the paintings to my shop. But slowely the joy is coming back into them, the playfullness that i embarassingly let myself forget about, and ofcourse, hope, hope that i'll be able to continue doing what i love most for a long while yet :)<br /><br />much love,<br />a little less scared painter,<br />called Lily (Maya, Stavri....the list goes on, lol)lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-84830582873880484812010-02-03T01:14:00.000-08:002010-02-03T01:21:34.285-08:00It's been a long long road<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfs6kbC4tQMzSWC5e_Ni6Bvou-IAeRf8L-U7YvICYKt1MZDlQg764yHGERyr58BA0mtelHA5a1j2m8DLM3XsmldJcQrMrEiOYRBWLbKlb1tEJYvyR9l8D1jZuL9mLCLKX8I__BvJmyyTzN/s1600-h/IMG_4640.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 280px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfs6kbC4tQMzSWC5e_Ni6Bvou-IAeRf8L-U7YvICYKt1MZDlQg764yHGERyr58BA0mtelHA5a1j2m8DLM3XsmldJcQrMrEiOYRBWLbKlb1tEJYvyR9l8D1jZuL9mLCLKX8I__BvJmyyTzN/s400/IMG_4640.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5433943253543881362" border="0" /></a>It's been over a year since i last made a blog entry..i sort of disappeared into my own world, waiting for the storm to pass...there's still some thunder, lightning and some howling winds, but i can't let another year pass by waiting...My new years resolution for 2010 was to regain my life, even if it meant being a little shipwrecked...<br />I've started working since the start of the year on new work and loving it. My hope is that in April/May 2010 i'll have lots of new things to share with you my friends...<br />Thank you for not forgetting..<br />Love,<br />Lilylilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-15184426932828713492009-03-13T07:57:00.000-07:002009-03-13T08:15:45.168-07:00The girl with her voice in a cageVarsti came to terms with the fact that she was different from her peers at a very young age.<br />But the other children (who we know mostly imitate their elders) would constantly tease her, because of her difference...you see, her voice did not come through her mouth, but through the tiny beak of a yellow bird that she carried around wherever she went...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsp70iLUteyyzj9hkFI18I4SMwCVXYz0xPzXEpB6jN89Xr0sj_c01TGrMIFV5VZpVDE8ZttLsb6FQHy6vWLMa_H_KSy4lOJ3Bv0H0fAiehqu2wNM45BId5QVq-dF0TyMm1xavz232yfIt/s1600-h/Canaries-2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 322px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdsp70iLUteyyzj9hkFI18I4SMwCVXYz0xPzXEpB6jN89Xr0sj_c01TGrMIFV5VZpVDE8ZttLsb6FQHy6vWLMa_H_KSy4lOJ3Bv0H0fAiehqu2wNM45BId5QVq-dF0TyMm1xavz232yfIt/s400/Canaries-2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312687349763722114" border="0" /></a><br />But what the other children didn't know was that she had a secret...something that they would envy... Because through the bird, she could talk not only to humans, but also to nature, trees and animals who would await her passing by so they could listen to the stories she would tell...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdao9qsb68cJgkL93eBfmGFhTguM6nEFd4DDJltwJWuHPESG10CkYiZKvhe1bsyYRNyk97vSUKLFti0xTD3fEDUS5PRiae4A3r3TFa6bsOcJnmXwXGHe4teKlS15vz9hyphenhyphenMe-HRDEzVKLa/s1600-h/Canaries.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 358px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGdao9qsb68cJgkL93eBfmGFhTguM6nEFd4DDJltwJWuHPESG10CkYiZKvhe1bsyYRNyk97vSUKLFti0xTD3fEDUS5PRiae4A3r3TFa6bsOcJnmXwXGHe4teKlS15vz9hyphenhyphenMe-HRDEzVKLa/s400/Canaries.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5312687025745385330" border="0" /></a>...and that is how Varsti found out that trees could weep, as diaphanous petals would fall in her presence...lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-27494663486798475512009-02-20T02:48:00.000-08:002009-02-20T06:31:17.718-08:00Friday Fete<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cRCkC0n7nLwZg4osfh1YmuKSNySL0HPzismioMTq4HnxfDxFrOzTU4zbKEczQKQPMEN5BXpMugISDIVN7h7iZa7ZCPCTLwmnBduRUKvnzUV-uulpog-xYjoZDNQo2rsDTpagb0u5z6dz/s1600-h/February-20d.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 338px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5cRCkC0n7nLwZg4osfh1YmuKSNySL0HPzismioMTq4HnxfDxFrOzTU4zbKEczQKQPMEN5BXpMugISDIVN7h7iZa7ZCPCTLwmnBduRUKvnzUV-uulpog-xYjoZDNQo2rsDTpagb0u5z6dz/s400/February-20d.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304886952203762402" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxLTYj1nAX40yRM28X_4CR3qborZmL3MhpyzxEWUiR6CTfaaLXhIrU9juSvL9F2bWD3ODeVqLcTITBjgDAy97FguxO4Ixb0oAtjHksWqgBM0TwMdaxSPSMMDQEpPCEll2unj5HAAKWf3A/s1600-h/February-20c.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 311px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsxLTYj1nAX40yRM28X_4CR3qborZmL3MhpyzxEWUiR6CTfaaLXhIrU9juSvL9F2bWD3ODeVqLcTITBjgDAy97FguxO4Ixb0oAtjHksWqgBM0TwMdaxSPSMMDQEpPCEll2unj5HAAKWf3A/s400/February-20c.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304830424971796434" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08L-iYLL39J4amP4xU5DzPJS_-sJTQz6fyz4TbRqlxNM6wkzeRih5Yx95-GtqY-Ic78wxT3O3bPBc5GIn8R0CL6LqORkO1q8LF2eTD1tyJvmh4xKxTPi5FBQpzILRR6iBKf8MqIU6dibd/s1600-h/February-20b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi08L-iYLL39J4amP4xU5DzPJS_-sJTQz6fyz4TbRqlxNM6wkzeRih5Yx95-GtqY-Ic78wxT3O3bPBc5GIn8R0CL6LqORkO1q8LF2eTD1tyJvmh4xKxTPi5FBQpzILRR6iBKf8MqIU6dibd/s400/February-20b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304830125171733794" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eynoX49K1xvi_jdxW169Cx8R3N1Vlm2p3gJ5vW9cqDLkEdZEHgdvuZbOeUAutZvwl8XHnfwV8_ai62sWsEbaTpxXtjPveZdmlTLuTNApNcOuJ71mb2JzDuX_39D0Qp-pNwbFGun99Vkf/s1600-h/February-20a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 248px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1eynoX49K1xvi_jdxW169Cx8R3N1Vlm2p3gJ5vW9cqDLkEdZEHgdvuZbOeUAutZvwl8XHnfwV8_ai62sWsEbaTpxXtjPveZdmlTLuTNApNcOuJ71mb2JzDuX_39D0Qp-pNwbFGun99Vkf/s400/February-20a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304829964647897506" border="0" /></a><br />I try to keep a few hours, free on Friday just to sketch for the fun of it! Usually this entails downloading an audio book, pressing the "start" button and spreading ALL of my paints around my couch/bed...<br />I imagine I have the silliest grin on my face while attacking my moleskine....lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-49309580263756724072009-02-06T08:40:00.000-08:002009-02-06T08:48:17.664-08:00a sketch of Eva<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ti4-JYnhW5kCXgvkAI3sKIccZ7n6R13lYXU3lul2XoDWMNbvJKsEfP33pAat3v6XdmurLloLET5CZn9yUBLR8hK6Joq6I3ERfFmqhtPaMtFJsVfg6ea5apnxGhMGgx6xUj-qydnQe6w4/s1600-h/moleskine+february+5th.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Ti4-JYnhW5kCXgvkAI3sKIccZ7n6R13lYXU3lul2XoDWMNbvJKsEfP33pAat3v6XdmurLloLET5CZn9yUBLR8hK6Joq6I3ERfFmqhtPaMtFJsVfg6ea5apnxGhMGgx6xUj-qydnQe6w4/s400/moleskine+february+5th.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5299725833477401906" border="0" /></a><br />It's been nearly two months since my previous post.<br />I have been working on getting better and discovering life again- the simple things that I love.<br /><br />I'm sure it's a cliche: i love to paint and draw... touch with my pencil every contour and experience every colour.<br /><br />" Eva" was one of the skecthes I made today.lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-83398291686700229792008-12-03T08:10:00.000-08:002008-12-03T08:13:18.234-08:00Thank You!Thank you so much for your supporting me through one of the most trying times of my life.<br />Thank you for writing your beautiful comments and helping me through the darkness.<br />Thank you for being there and being wonderful!!<br /><br />Lots of love and gratitude,<br />an (almost) fully functional,<br />Lily Moonlilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-70094757926022767652008-10-22T04:39:00.000-07:002008-10-22T04:48:41.264-07:00Black CanvasWarning: this isn't the sanest or happiest of my blog entries...<br /><br />I woke up today to discover that both my legs are paralyzed.<br /> Its a dark place to be.<br />Listening to music and scribbling in my diary is all that keeps me going.<br /><br />I want to crawl into one of my paper gardens and fly away with the black birds....lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com26tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-66927141505228079852008-10-03T05:43:00.000-07:002008-10-03T05:51:30.813-07:00A little sad....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYhNelZso0uDYd_CvF8bmKHzxjQij6yh57nXgtVi3i5nNzQmUB9iYV5OzaldInZj2nvbkhyphenhyphen5okFWAHyDtTuZVaGDMnt6JzK98CU_nV4-h77MCulur3UELOZPGg8DJTmmg_UqFeZT3d2H3/s1600-h/bunny+garden.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxYhNelZso0uDYd_CvF8bmKHzxjQij6yh57nXgtVi3i5nNzQmUB9iYV5OzaldInZj2nvbkhyphenhyphen5okFWAHyDtTuZVaGDMnt6JzK98CU_nV4-h77MCulur3UELOZPGg8DJTmmg_UqFeZT3d2H3/s400/bunny+garden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5252907693702661138" border="0" /></a>Well it's been a long month, a long year to be precise! I've been in and out of doctor's offices more than I can count, and for the third time this year I am being admitted to hospital today. I've been battling a very sinister and sneaky disease this past year...I've missed being healthy, I've missed being able to do little everyday things and this month I have missed most of all my drawing and painting!<br />I do hope this is all over soon...<br />For the meantime just wanted to say thank you all those who have been so supportive through all this!<br />Sending you lots of love and hope to see you all soon!<br /><br />Love<br />Lily Moonlilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-51694594267832990782008-07-29T14:02:00.000-07:002008-07-29T15:20:28.246-07:00Messenger Birds.....Ramses: Delivers mainly love letters....he is quite shy, cries easily, likes to hide away in ferns and desperately wants to learn to sing (he believes he was a nightingale in a previous life)....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDA7uH0WPP1hjTZFJqjLm4p3LekNYUw0_zklnN5RBoxmnWeFv172zn1suYPMolIreRrD-yN22w1rRXgrpikVN5ZKzsYnfxWpw9xeEONPZZGtNaWbfiDVIVrx9YPv7imstjYbnGCOy4JmO/s1600-h/bird+3+oval.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMDA7uH0WPP1hjTZFJqjLm4p3LekNYUw0_zklnN5RBoxmnWeFv172zn1suYPMolIreRrD-yN22w1rRXgrpikVN5ZKzsYnfxWpw9xeEONPZZGtNaWbfiDVIVrx9YPv7imstjYbnGCOy4JmO/s320/bird+3+oval.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228545945198967650" border="0" /></a>Ariadne: Delivers mainly good news...She may look pensive, but she is of a perky and adventurous nature... Sugar coated peanuts are her favourite snack (and she won't say no to a margarita bird bath)...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULsX-isJLKRivYWJU8fsPqQmHP979AznBNX5R8zLZWo_KAH-Z4_61pISHQtOovWRiNWOlFM4qQlGwW8XB1a6XyXaMyEUugEljWQlpdAiHg8XhGbaf4z04YSvDtlzgquvAHeac0nPxnfYp/s1600-h/bird+2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgULsX-isJLKRivYWJU8fsPqQmHP979AznBNX5R8zLZWo_KAH-Z4_61pISHQtOovWRiNWOlFM4qQlGwW8XB1a6XyXaMyEUugEljWQlpdAiHg8XhGbaf4z04YSvDtlzgquvAHeac0nPxnfYp/s320/bird+2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228545576503020850" border="0" /></a><br />and last but not least my beloved No'e : He just likes to sit on your shoulder when you are feeling lonely....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjX2-OOLpd66EC-Fb-2V4VeRIW1KVEvVaSu7sqiNVyIdVShunyR_iBDbVV34ZTYXn16CPlUlX9-9cSjz4QAqbytqycg-G9F2T2o5LuLPQ_AQYYpi7htc_kjhfNji8lYfnfMPy7PWsqj8v/s1600-h/Bird+1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicjX2-OOLpd66EC-Fb-2V4VeRIW1KVEvVaSu7sqiNVyIdVShunyR_iBDbVV34ZTYXn16CPlUlX9-9cSjz4QAqbytqycg-G9F2T2o5LuLPQ_AQYYpi7htc_kjhfNji8lYfnfMPy7PWsqj8v/s320/Bird+1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5228545303771090530" border="0" /></a><br />The above prints are currently available exclusively for the month of August at my brand new Big Cartel store <a href="http://lilymoon.bigcartel.com/">here</a><br />and will be available in my Etsy store in Septemeber. :)<br /><br />xxx<br />l.m.lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-60936062087946395692008-07-22T11:06:00.000-07:002008-07-22T14:20:29.508-07:00Sketching and listening......to Jacob Golden tonight...<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.jacobgolden.com/pol/lyrics_pol.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px;" src="http://www.jacobgolden.com/pol/lyrics_pol.png" alt="" border="0" /></a>I love listening to music while working, but he makes it difficult sometimes... have to stop every time I listen to 'Hold your hair back'.... it's that good...lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-78055935584255397282008-07-17T06:44:00.000-07:002008-07-17T14:02:32.540-07:00Garden Dwellers and Messenger Birds<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CsHGCIJKlHjeNIkizb9meq41VGxeDy8SFqAFT5vQJmwnRbiGWYbi0eUw34ypvFSKtR5D-q7b2jo1LadIKh3tbrIZFE-k7I1sFjerHKzlelZvggGCwte05j3kN-Q1m99ehH04ntthFURZ/s1600-h/July+17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_CsHGCIJKlHjeNIkizb9meq41VGxeDy8SFqAFT5vQJmwnRbiGWYbi0eUw34ypvFSKtR5D-q7b2jo1LadIKh3tbrIZFE-k7I1sFjerHKzlelZvggGCwte05j3kN-Q1m99ehH04ntthFURZ/s400/July+17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223979019674911378" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Lost</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Found</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Print</span>)<br />.... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">garden</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">dwellers</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">and</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">messenger</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">birds</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">amongst</span> a <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">field</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">of</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_12">poppies.</span>...<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInbm1LGs1rbJdf6CtJJvEIqfPedpsETsltVUaY6GH1LDM0nxsZsBKLZuG_YIMYhg0lxdr4uFrmA5GZmnIr2G6N0MXZaHRUXouf4634xg1exYscsGtBBj_wuQ9pVTMDEIow5WJZ6tVGZ4q/s1600-h/July+17+aa"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgInbm1LGs1rbJdf6CtJJvEIqfPedpsETsltVUaY6GH1LDM0nxsZsBKLZuG_YIMYhg0lxdr4uFrmA5GZmnIr2G6N0MXZaHRUXouf4634xg1exYscsGtBBj_wuQ9pVTMDEIow5WJZ6tVGZ4q/s400/July+17+aa" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223979347211752626" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />A <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_13">new</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_14">addition</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_15">to</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_16">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">Paper</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_18">Gardens.</span>... <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_19">an</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_20">ornate</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_21">aviary</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_22">with</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_23">messenger</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_24">birds</span> (<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_25">trained</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_26">by</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_27">the</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_28">Aviary</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_29">Keeper</span>).....<br /><br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_30">xxx</span><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_31">L.</span> <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_32">M.</span>lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-28430815240492954222008-07-14T15:44:00.001-07:002008-07-14T15:45:53.703-07:00Petite Teaser.......<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7_qsRfwc9sgmKgqoQPM-RjJYjk-MK_heJ0sMW62MpszWQgaeUlchfxxAjfi7kZ4ky7YBr5N3WUZbY5EjAIevHE7clPgOUCOxskjF91js7OWybiRQs0Svw44VNcGtH0jEvHcYnANP2Laq/s1600-h/July+15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT7_qsRfwc9sgmKgqoQPM-RjJYjk-MK_heJ0sMW62MpszWQgaeUlchfxxAjfi7kZ4ky7YBr5N3WUZbY5EjAIevHE7clPgOUCOxskjF91js7OWybiRQs0Svw44VNcGtH0jEvHcYnANP2Laq/s400/July+15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223004651033090898" border="0" /></a><br />........?lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-1644088216153406542008-07-08T13:20:00.000-07:002008-07-08T13:36:59.712-07:00Lilymoon Hearts:<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5113661">Little Doodle's</a> etsy shop is full of mischievous birdies and other beautiful work:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.31387156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://ny-image0.etsy.com/il_430xN.31387156.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />This piece made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside - a beautiful accordion book by <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5385093">Iris Schwarz:</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.29425381.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.29425381.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5385093"></a> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.29425378.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://ny-image2.etsy.com/il_430xN.29425378.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br />A gorgeous dress that was custom made for me by Suzannah Mullikin - she is such a talented artist and a very lovely person! You can visit her Etsy shop <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5836798">here!</a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.31408821.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://ny-image1.etsy.com/il_430xN.31408821.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.31408663.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://ny-image3.etsy.com/il_430xN.31408663.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5836798"></a>lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-23105488883584017452008-06-29T05:31:00.000-07:002008-06-29T06:21:48.153-07:00Sneak Preview...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5q-E9A_XXj6EPFPETwqPAgSvsjUai7REqb6F5dMI4DkY-m1NVIDVhUCqHEzjhrSvDMXIPTfSjG_EkifSj3M5T8n8ub_vzpk4aHhc94WUadg4yAtLHR-3P1d11nbvNnt9zUuX3Ri0wY2V/s1600-h/June+29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjc5q-E9A_XXj6EPFPETwqPAgSvsjUai7REqb6F5dMI4DkY-m1NVIDVhUCqHEzjhrSvDMXIPTfSjG_EkifSj3M5T8n8ub_vzpk4aHhc94WUadg4yAtLHR-3P1d11nbvNnt9zUuX3Ri0wY2V/s400/June+29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5217292877951526066" border="0" /></a><br />...of what I'll be listing in my Etsy shop next week!<br />(The originals on canvas will be available as well as prints :O)<br /><br />xxx<br /><br />Lily Moonlilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-74172904666945339992008-06-25T09:38:00.001-07:002008-06-25T09:46:15.659-07:00All you need is....<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNMJxwwHGLYrSBvh7Far6pKvmhk9BWwxVbD2sJMm2fgm7PiZm5pOoT5uHRmvtiVtVIL7lgGcBIH91fjJoQp-wzJkMjKoTYFkjYB-B9EeBRlzZogePuxXZ81xY-1DDXUvFGPOw4O8vNWeE/s1600-h/June+24+b.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSNMJxwwHGLYrSBvh7Far6pKvmhk9BWwxVbD2sJMm2fgm7PiZm5pOoT5uHRmvtiVtVIL7lgGcBIH91fjJoQp-wzJkMjKoTYFkjYB-B9EeBRlzZogePuxXZ81xY-1DDXUvFGPOw4O8vNWeE/s400/June+24+b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5215860500359473090" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />....and lots and lots of paints in all the colours of the rainbow.... :O)<br />Did I just kill a song there?<br /><br />I am slowly getting back to my daily painting routine (and loving it)... Im looking forward to working on gocco prints next week (yay) and am painting new stuff that I'll be adding slowly to my Etsy store - also re working some older prints that I thought needed a little touching up (ooh)!<br /><br />xxx<br />Lilymoonlilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-30065560775844754912008-06-13T00:37:00.000-07:002008-06-13T00:50:07.229-07:00Oh poo....I was re admitted to hospital on Sunday but thankfully I am back home now. I am typing this with difficulty as both my hands are bandaged because of injuries from iv treatment - thats the reason I can't reply to all your lovely emails of support and get well wishes: I was thinking of a way to communicate best and thought a blog post would be the best way :)<br />Thank you so much for your support, it has kept me sane and smiling :)<br /><br />A big thank you to Fabbra and her wonderful little girl, who sent me the best kind of medicine ;)<br />Thank you to my illustrator friends who have been with me in spirit through all this, I love you guys :) (I'll try and be online more now, albeit silently, lol.)<br /><br />I am still painting, in my head, and can't wait to put everything down on paper...<br /><br />Take care everyone,<br />and be merry - life is beautiful!!<br />xxx<br />Lilymoon<br />(also known as maya)lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-83424769273564200072008-06-04T10:20:00.001-07:002008-06-04T10:33:55.073-07:00Hospital Blues<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIHtjvQPUulux24Nki3LLEYFQA0tkF-Yc4s-XgW3t87QaWXPyRYHvG5P7CZe3FeUoUAEOT9-eIBaz2MUtL62QYB-Up7frV3kLltFPJmwD_RHijJYShL8SWc3Lif6nDqYU1AtCxGeqpnR5/s1600-h/Ipod+ode.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpIHtjvQPUulux24Nki3LLEYFQA0tkF-Yc4s-XgW3t87QaWXPyRYHvG5P7CZe3FeUoUAEOT9-eIBaz2MUtL62QYB-Up7frV3kLltFPJmwD_RHijJYShL8SWc3Lif6nDqYU1AtCxGeqpnR5/s400/Ipod+ode.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5208080846010265154" border="0" /></a><br />Just a quick note to say I am back from the hospital (YaaaaaaaaY!) and will be opening my Etsy store, fingers crossed, this Monday :)<br />A BIG thank you to all the lovely people who sent me get well wishes - reading them really uplifted my spirits and made me smile!! Thank you from the bottom of my heart!!<br /><br />I am still a bit shaky, so I won't be online a lot till Monday, though I'll try and get every pending order posted before the week is out!<br /><br />The above illustration was one of a few, that I doodled in my sketch book while in hospital....<br />Yes, to the horror of the lovely nurses, I took my paints with me, hehe.....<br /><br />See you all very soon,<br />love<br />Lilymoonlilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-83627312546383753032008-05-18T12:46:00.000-07:002008-05-18T15:39:05.318-07:00What goes on, on Sundays...I'm usually getting the studio ready for Mondays, etc...<br />- so I sorted out the paints I'll be using next week and gave my brushes a perm so they are all bright and perky....<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXDJzneFUUNBA82Ko3JqJpgoJpQGO5dW1HjRLJgsgYf1kGfe2ZU56bQvxG51exvhc87SEsEKkq1bAPD5yVh_Nf90I4OKrlp3XNJ5riUPc5EV0KXZrhMVUhbwfUIXVyrNgrNzrh_AXg-56/s1600-h/May+18+aaa"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRXDJzneFUUNBA82Ko3JqJpgoJpQGO5dW1HjRLJgsgYf1kGfe2ZU56bQvxG51exvhc87SEsEKkq1bAPD5yVh_Nf90I4OKrlp3XNJ5riUPc5EV0KXZrhMVUhbwfUIXVyrNgrNzrh_AXg-56/s400/May+18+aaa" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201808105723801634" border="0" /></a><br />Afterwards: lit a few candles and listened to what the wise swallows had to say...<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP0j8zt-eFdGQfZAKgIkbtkgDID4S_f-n2vO0t6F-hNet2Fnv-1myT8bgTSv56oD8dj-mYygaK1TBFr0CXb7Ez9cfQ0pMqozxtXayTP4ARhkipR81YChe7IajVwQUJG4QsyJ6GlFKtcxe/s1600-h/May+18+aa"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAP0j8zt-eFdGQfZAKgIkbtkgDID4S_f-n2vO0t6F-hNet2Fnv-1myT8bgTSv56oD8dj-mYygaK1TBFr0CXb7Ez9cfQ0pMqozxtXayTP4ARhkipR81YChe7IajVwQUJG4QsyJ6GlFKtcxe/s400/May+18+aa" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201807616097529874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />....then Nefeli (previously known as Bob the imaginary dog) gave me the "strange painting lady, your bed is very soft and cosy, but I'd prefer going for a walk and chasing some butterfies" look....<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3yvup1KZayOxbxhIYefsTn0p9IfBkPH32CVn9v8-bf1GGofsRdu6iukuoGuvLbHrjdYx2_6z7y2_o_9xilu4dQ4zSqpGR9PapTl7SMV0AvPeAnx6Yb_ih17HRExtzFoKY_2O03fT08Y2/s1600-h/May+18+a"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC3yvup1KZayOxbxhIYefsTn0p9IfBkPH32CVn9v8-bf1GGofsRdu6iukuoGuvLbHrjdYx2_6z7y2_o_9xilu4dQ4zSqpGR9PapTl7SMV0AvPeAnx6Yb_ih17HRExtzFoKY_2O03fT08Y2/s400/May+18+a" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5201807122176290818" border="0" /></a>So off we went...No butterflies were harmed during our walk, but I got the feeling, Nefeli has fallen pretty hard, for one....Ah, Puppy Love!lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7829679207418370829.post-13580638151071213192008-05-16T17:42:00.000-07:002008-05-16T18:01:38.535-07:00Lilymoon Hearts:Bird earrings from the <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=26682">Mymble's Daughter</a>:<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mirror2.etsy.com/il_430xN.22568830.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://mirror2.etsy.com/il_430xN.22568830.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>Blueberry Creme Fraiche soap from <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5358303">Savor</a>:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mirror3.etsy.com/il_430xN.22590359.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://mirror3.etsy.com/il_430xN.22590359.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=110086">DearPony</a> blouse:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://mirror2.etsy.com/il_430xN.21229470.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px;" src="http://mirror2.etsy.com/il_430xN.21229470.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>lilymoonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15948272126609288180noreply@blogger.com0