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Showing posts with label painting. Show all posts

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

How lovely to be a Woman

The Definition of Feminine -- Simple and Sassy Blank Notecards -- Boxed Set of 8

How lovely to be a woman, the wait was well worth while;
How lovely to wear mascara and smile a woman's smile.
How lovely to have a figure, that's round instead of flat;
Whenever you hear boys whistle, you're what they're whistling at.
It's wonderful to feel
the way a woman feels;
It gives you such a glow just to know
You're wearing lipstick and heels!
How lovely to be a woman and have one job to do;
To pick out a boy and train him and then when you are through,
You've made him the man you want him to be!
Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!
How wonderful to know
The things a woman knows;
How marvelous to wait for a date
In simply beautiful clothes!
How lovely to be a woman and change from boys to men,
To go to a fancy nightclub and stay out after ten.
How lovely to be so grown-up and free!
Life's lovely when you're a woman like me!

(Except for when Aunt Flo comes to town, obviously.)

Women are powerful. Women are magnificent. Women are glorious mystical magical people. When you actually stop to think about all the things that women do in their day to day lives without blinking a perfectly coiffed eyelash at, it is truly amazing. The not-as-fair sex has nothing on us!

Celebrate your femininity - all of the items on today's blog are from members of the Etsymom Team. Want to see more? Use the search term "etsymom" on Etsy and behold the magnitude of works that these moms are doin' for themselves!


Garden Fairy Collar / Caplet
by PinkPolishDesign


12k GF Wrapped 3D Cameo Brooch with Two Ladies and a Dove
by rtanza


Ethereal - Original Watercolour Painting
by creativesque


Embrace Self - 3x4 Polaroid Image Transfer ORIGINAL in 8x10 Archival Mat OR 8x10 Enlarged PRINT
by TiffanyTeske


Beauty of Spring

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Driven to Abstraction


I Think We're Being Followed - GICLEE PRINT

I had an entirely different subject in mind for today's blog when I ran across this abstract painting by artist Shawna Erback. I was planning on discussing the upcoming release of New Moon and featuring fellow Twilight sellers on Etsy, but upon browsing with the search term "moon," I came across this seller's store and stopped dead in my tracks.

This painting is from Erback's Chronicles of a Journey series, "a modern allegory that takes the viewer on an emotional adventure with a girl and her pet. I paint a story of love and hope which envelopes the viewer with passion, remembrance and contemplation." (excerpt from Erback's Etsy profile).

Her paintings are exquisite, enchanting and at once heartbreakingly haunting. Even though you never see the face of the little girl in the paintings, you can feel how she views this bizarre and macabre world through bright innocent eyes. The overall effect is so uplifting - I'm going to be riding this high all day!

Erback's work reminds me of another abstract painter that I have loved and followed over the years, artist Ora Tamir. On our second Christmas together, my husband Mark gave me a large giclee painting of hers entitled "The Unexpected," that I had seen and fallen in love with at Tapestry in Talent in San Jose. I have been unable to feature it as of yet, but am planning to design our master bedroom around it.

The Unexpected - Giclee on Paper
by Ora Tamir

Perhaps I could add some of Erback's works to our bedroom plan and create our own little abstract art gallery. I'm inspired - I hope these artists can do the same for you today!