Behind the Art: Balloons

Balloons Brooch

On a whim, I ordered some beautiful wooden bezels from a shop called ArtBase that makes them in their studio in Florida. I initially only bought a few, and made one into a brooch in memory of a little dog name Morran as part of an art project. I submitted it along with another piece of artwork for the Morran Book Project. The other piece of artwork won a place in the book, but my interest in doing more work with the bezels was piqued. 

This little cluster of balloons was one of my first brooches, and is one of my favourites. I can tell you that I was most definitely thinking of the house from the movie UP when I drew it (yes, it is hand-drawn), but I like to imagine other things attached to the bottom of the balloons. What do you think is beyond the bezel?

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What We Love: Summer 2019

These shorts from Old Navy have quickly become my favourite pair to wear this summer. To be honest, they are one of those items of clothing that I didn't really like when trying them on, but have grown to love over time (I will be sorely dissapointed when they wear out).

When I heard this song from Chaka Khan on the radio I instantly knew that that it must be added to my playlist. I dare you to listen to it and not feel the urge to move your body. I dare you!

I first saw this painting called Snoresnacks from the shop Rawry and Pohly at the Sask Entertainment Expo last year, and have been thinking about it ever since (hopefully it will be there again this year). It is such a fun piece of artwork, and I love how smooth the surface is for working with acrylic paint.

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The Summer List 2019

I started the Summer List back in 2012 after reading Meg + Andy's Summer List on their blog that same year. And while I haven't shared our list every year here on the blog, it started off simple with just five things to do like "go for a walk by the river" and "go to three different parks" as my son was not even a year and a half old at that point (woah!), and has evolved into the photo above where he helps come up with some ideas and has even added more since I took this photo (one of my favourites that he added was "go to our favourite places and take pictures"). 

I am grateful for what we have, and that we are at a point in our life where we can make a list of things that we wish to do in the summer. I also love the adventures that we are able to do because of this Summer List, and because it's written in a prominent place in the house (on his art chalkboard in the kitchen), we are more aware of it and can remind ourselves of the things that we want to do this summer.

What's on your Summer List this year?

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