Act out your Dreams

Wishing you all a happy2013.

 In this coming year let us not stop with our dreams instead let us take the initiative to make our dreams come true.

 "Great works are performed not by strength but by perseverance." - Johnson.

Linking this page to Julie's Art Journal Every Day.
Warm wishes
SusaN

Merry Christmas

  WISHING ALL MY FRIENDS IN BLOGLAND A PEACEFUL AND HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Prayers and Love
SusaN

 

Wish It, Dream it, Do it

Let our wishes and dreams be put into action this coming year.

I'm not a part of Ali Edward's One Little Word class. However, from last year I have focused on one word and have tried to bring more meaning to my actions by working around it.

 

 Last year my word was "POSSIBILITIES" I wanted to look into the many possibilities that I had in my different roles as a mother, teacher, a learner and so on and I was so happy to find out that I've achieved so much more than the previous year.

 

So for 2013 too I've chosen a new word, a word that is meaningful to me, a word that I want to use in every way.

 

Just as many others, I too have ideas and dreams in my heart but most of the time they never see any light due to fear; the fear of putting them into action, fear due to expectations, fear due to insecurity...  So I've decided to embrace the word"COURAGE" and its meaning  wholeheartedly for the coming year.

IN 2013 I WANT TO HAVE COURAGE TO ACT OUT MY DREAMS AND WISHES, TO BE FEARLESS IN ALL THAT I'VE TO DO IN MY LIFE.       

Wishing you all a great weekend.
Thank you
Susan 

Madhubani - An Indian Art

This is a painting that I did based on the traditional Madhubani art.  Originally this Indian art was done on the mud walls of huts and floors with rice flour paste and natural dyes. Women were the main artists and their subjects varied from natural objects to scenes from the royal courts and weddings.

 

Now Madhubani paintings are also done in hand made paper, cloth and canvas.

 

What I love about these paintings are the bright colors that they use to add life to their subjects and the proximity that they have with nature and natural objects. 

I did this painting using Derwent Inktense watercolor pencils in my new Daler Rowney sketchbook.

My dear friend Dawn has shared a link that suggests a small way in which we can help the community at Newport Sandy Hook Elementary School. They want to create a winter wonderland for the children when they return to a new school building and for this they are planning to decorate the entire school with snowflakes. We can also help by making and sending snowflakes to them. You can find all the details and the address to which the showflakes have to be send here:  http://www.iheartnaptime.net/coffee-filter-snowflakes/
If anybody is interested please have a look at the above blog.

Thank you
SusaN

Snippets from our vacation

Hi there
I wanted to show you all a little bit of my hometown. Sadly, I never got around to take many pictures. I missed so may things. Travelling with a little one can be very tiring especially when it was his first visit and hence he never wanted to leave my side:(
By the time he got adjusted to all the people around him it was time for us to come back:(   

I live in Kerala which is in the southern tip of India. This little state is well known for its lush greenery.Can you believe that this view is part of the city and if you go into the villages you can experience nature's beauty at its best.

My son was so excited to see how bananas grew on banana trees. These plants are so common in all the houses there and we found this one at our neighbour's place.
  

The St. Joseph's Cathedral is one among the many churches in the city. In fact there is a mosque, a temple and this church that are all situated close to each other.

 

 In the little space that she has,my mother-in-law has managed to create a beautiful garden. She also has a wonderful vegetable garden at the back of the house.

This is my son with my brother. Two-wheelers are so common in India and wherever we went,  my son managed to get as many rides as possible. By the way on the first week of our arrival itself we'd to travel to two other states in the south.Yes,it was pretty hectic.    

This proud rooster resides in my aunt's place (my Mom's sister). He was quite friendly and while we visited them the kids enjoyed having him around. And they also got to play with some ducks, a pug,a cat, and some more pets in other houses that we visited. Now they are pestering us to get one here:)

 The above two pictures were done by me a long time ago. The first one is a glass painting and she is hanging on my parents' dining room wall. The second lady was done using just two shades, silver and black. I will be posting here more of such paintings in the coming weeks:)Yes!!! I've started painting these lovely ladies again.

Hope you enjoyed the little snippets of our vacation here. I missed taking tons of pictures. My close friend had given us a grand dinner[missed taking her and her family's picture:(], we went to two other states, travelled by train, autos, bikes but sadly it was so hectic and with my second son clinging on to either of us all the time, taking pictures was the the last thing in my mind. And of course, now I regret it. Hmmm,maybe next time... 
 

Hello there,
I'm so glad to be back. Last month we had been on vacation and was in India.We reached back on the 3rd and is slowly settling down.
I missed my blog and art and now I'm getting back to it.
This is one of the art journal pages that i did before going.

 

The quote says, "Be not afraid of growing slowly, be afraid only of standing still."    
I used watercolors, correction pen and gel pen for this page.

Linking this post to Julie's Art Journal Everyday.

Thanks
SusaN.