Sometimes, you just need consolation or a journey to your happy place – if not physically, at least mentally. At those times, a simple picture can speak volumes. Bring a smile to your face and ensure you that tomorrow will be a better day.
All this Christmas feeling is making me long for snow. It’s not quite cold enough for that now, but hopefully we’ll still have a white Christmas. There’s still time! In the meanwhile, I’ve been knitting socks and planning Christmas presents. Everybody doesn’t love cold. I know I’ll be over it in a couple of months …
Often people see art as something elevated, above the everyday life and thus also inaccessible for them. This need not to be the case. In the old days art was often confined to the private halls of the wealthy. Today it is very much accessible to all of us. I’ve made art pretty much always. …
This year Christmas seems to come earlier. After all the dreadful things that have happened this year, it’s only natural to want something to cheer up the cold and dark November and December months. And what a better way than to hang out the Christmas lights and start planning the holidays.
The ancient Romans said: ”Memento mori” = remember your mortality. The message was to embrace life before it ends, to remember to enjoy living. Today this message might bring about many other associations too. It seems we’ve been collectively reminded of our mortality and it has been very hard on many people. In the times …
