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Friday 21 February 2020

How I got into drawing

Hi There.....Do you have a hobby?

I have several hobbies.....I am a singer in a band, I draw and paint, I am a beader and I am blogger, influencer too 😀

I actually have been singing and drawing ever since I was a young girl. I used to take my Long Play records.....I know they are ancient just like me.....They would sometimes have the face of the artist on them.....And then I would try to draw them as good as I could.....That would keep me busy for a while.....We did not have tablets or even computers at that time 😁

Later on, when I was about 19 I took classes to improve my drawing skills.....After 3 years I had to quit because I got married and moved to Germany to be with my hubby who was stationed as a soldier over there.....Three hours drive was just a tiny little bit too much to go back and forth for drawing classes 😋

After a year he got a transfer and we moved back to Belgium. I was pregnant with my daughter at that time and a year and a half later I gave birth to a son too. So you can imagine that I didn't have very much time left for hobbies.

When my youngest turned 1 I also got myself a job......I had graduated as a laboratory assistant but being in Germany I didn't really feel the urge to go find a job because of the language barrier and also because I planned to get kids early. About 5 years had passed since my graduation and I realized that it might not be the best idea to get back to being a laboratory assistant.....So I decided to find a job in administration.....Also because it would be easier when raising my kids.....So definitely no time for hobbies.....All work and no play... 😭

It was only when my kids were about 6 and 7 that I decided to take up classes for drawing again.....I started with Still life and followed those classes for 2 years. Then I switched to model and portrait drawing for the next 3 years.....Yes I did see a few nude models too 😁

When we moved again I switched schools and changed to landscape drawing. After 3 years I quit there because of a man who paid a bit too much attention to me.....He would often use me as his model without my knowing.....I didn't really like being watched all the time.....And when he even tried to kiss me that was the last straw 😖

But I did learn a lot after taking so many classes.....So I thought I show you a few of the Ink drawings I made in the last 3 years 😀

As you can see I am a big fan of everything mother nature has to offer us 😊

Hope you like my blog post.....Until next time.....Have a great day

Renata (Seadbeady)

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Saturday 16 February 2019

Introducing you to - TerraOpheliaDesigns

Hi There.....Do you have a green thumb?

I don't that's for sure, I most recently destroyed a cactus.....not sure how but it died that is a fact.

So I am glad to hear that I am not alone, cause the shop owner of TerraOpheliaDesigns says she doesn't have a green thumb either 😀

Succulents are supposed to be easy to care for, or so they told her.

If you don't know what a succulent is.....here is what I found about it on the internet 😃

They are plants that have some parts that are thicker and more fleshy. This way they can retain water in dryer places where water isn't always available.

So they told Claire, our shop owner that these beautiful, colorful little plants that live in the desert would be pretty hard to mess up.

But they were wrong.....at least what Claire's concerned.

So born out of her logic-defying ability to kill even the hardiest of desert plants, Terra Ophelia Designs is all about the beauty of nature hand-sculpted into permanently vibrant creations.

Terra is Latin for earth, and Ophelia is her desert-dwelling pet leopard gecko, who represents a gem of beauty in nature's harshest terrains. For her these both names represent the loveliness of deserts and the life that flourishes within them.

She hopes that her designs can represent a slice of that beauty for you in a form that isn't quite so short-lived as the succulents she cultivated in both live and clay form in her humid North Carolina home.

I think it's time now to show you some of her handcrafted creations she wants you all to enjoy 😊

Clay Succulent 'k' Necklace, Letter Stamped Monogram

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/655472590/clay-sappig-k-ketting-brief-gestempeld?ref=shop_home_active_54

Blue Succulent Flower Garden Ring, Colorful Nature Clay Jewelry

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/660457160/blauwe-succulente-flower-garden-ring?ref=shop_home_active_30

Purple Clay Succulent Terrarium with Sand in Square Bottle

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/653867728/paarse-clay-succulente-terrarium-met?ref=shop_home_active_68

Bowl Terrarium with Handmade Polymer Clay Faux Plant

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/664041681/kom-terrarium-met-handgemaakte-polymer?ref=shop_home_active_78

Miniature Light Bulb Clay Succulent Terrarium

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/649895596/miniatuur-gloeilamp-clay-succulente?ref=shop_home_active_90

Clay Succulent Basket, Easter Spring Ceramic Basket

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/642791156/clay-succulente-mand-pasen-voorjaar?ref=shop_home_active_1

Clay Leopard Gecko, Leopard Gecko Terrarium

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/676071371/clay-leopard-gecko-leopard-gecko?ref=shop_home_active_8

Large Succulent Earrings, Clay Plant Jewelry, Handmade

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/674785953/grote-sappige-oorbellen-clay-plant?ref=shop_home_active_12

Mini Cactus, Tiny Desert, Succulent Necklace, Polymer Clay Scene

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/661501232/mini-cactus-tiny-woestijn-sappige?ref=shop_home_active_11

Green Succulent Hair Clip with Pink Crystal, Nature Jewelry

https://www.etsy.com/nl/listing/674299555/groene-succulente-hair-clip-met-roze?ref=shop_home_active_27

Those are some pretty cute succulents.....don't you agree?

Hope you like my blogpost.....Until next time.....Have a great weekend

Renata (Seadbeady)

Behind every unique handmade piece is a lot of hard work. It's a labor of love and every piece you buy will make someone's day a happy day.

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Saturday 9 February 2019

Introducing you to - NatureArtByBeccky

Hi There.....Are you a fan of mother nature?

Who isn't.....right? I actually wondered where that phrase came from. So this is what I found 😊

The phrase most likely stems from Greek Mythology. The Goddess Ge or Gaia (meaning earth) created everything and even gave birth to Uranus (meaning sky) and Pontus (meaning sea). So if this Goddess gave birth.....she must be a mother.....so this way they came to the term mother earth or mother nature.

Interesting to know, Isn't it? 😄

But this being said.....or written.....let me introduce you today to another Etsy shop called NatureArtByBeccky.

This shop owner doesn't have the easiest life, being a single mom to 2 boys with autism spectrum. You can understand that she wasn't always into art.

But most recently she had been inspired and started doing it just for fun.

Many of her friends wanted to know where she got her artwork from, and some of them also asked her to make them something especially.

This way she started thinking if her friends were interested then maybe others might even be willing to pay for her art. So she decided to give it a try and open an Etsy shop.

Let me show you some of the creations you can find in her shop 😊