Of Marigolds and Fairies

Faeries, come take me out of this dull world,
For I would ride with you upon the wind,
Run on the top of the dishevelled tide,
And dance upon the mountains like a flame.
~William Butler Yeats

For Inspiratio Avenue - Marigolds

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This is Love

“Hopefully, someday we will both realize that despite our sharp differences, you and I have more in common than we think.” 

Ray Bourhis

For Moomania - Togetherness

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My Favourite Stars

I thank you, my beautiful friends, for your encouragement and friendship. You three are my stars.

Karla Bardanza

"You have been my friends. That in itself is a tremendous thing."

E.B. White

For Take a Word- Stars

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My Land. Your Land. Your Land, My land

For Sunday Postcard Art

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My Belles

Belle 1

Belle 2

For Digitalmania

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Sweet flowers in my heart

After a thousand watercolors you will find you have fallen in love with paper and paint. 

Rex Brand

This is my first watercolor and I am so proud of it. I fell love with paper and paint a long time ago when I took a course in drawing and I've been in love since then. I was a teen. Now I'm in love with watercolors. People tend to belittle digital works but I had to learn how to draw and paint digitally and it was not that easy. Today I am here showing another work that is not digital.It is the beginning of another passion and I know this love will last long.

Have a magical Friday!

Karla Bardanza

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Dance if you hear the music

“And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.”

― Friedrich Nietzsche

For Lunagirl - Sassy Showgirls


Background and wordart - Last Door Down The Hall

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Togetherness - União

“And as ridiculous as it may sound, sometimes all any of us needs in life is for someone to hold our hand and walk next to us.” 

― James Frey

A Moo is a little card sized 2 , 8 x 7 centimeters, or approximately 

1 , 1 x 2 , 8 inches. 

Em português

"E por mais que ridículo que possa parecer, algumas vezes tudo que precisamos na vida é de alguém que segure a nossa mão e ande do nosso lado."

― James Frey

 Moo é um cartão pequeno, igualzinho ao nosso típico cartão de visitas.Mede 8x7 centímetros.

For Moomania

Credits to Joy Design - flower and bow / flor e laço

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The heart asks pleasure first

Instead of a poem or a quote, I will share a beautiful song from a beautiful film. One of the best I've ever seen in my whole life: The Piano.

Ao invés de um poema ou citação, eu irei dividir uma linda música de um lindo filme.Um dos melhores que já vi em toda a minha vida O Piano

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A hug in a cup

The sounds of the tea being made invite the peach blossoms to peep in through the window. 

~Uson, quoted in Sasaki Sanmi, Sadô Saijiki

For Three Muses - Steam

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Dèjá Vu

“with shrunken fingers
we ate our oranges and bread,
shivering in the parked car;

though we know we had never
been there before,
we knew we had been there before.” 
 Margaret Atwood

For Inspiration Avenue - Buttons

Credits to Aneezka W, Colorel and Ellanoir

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Ostara

Ode To Ostara

Ode to Ostara, Goddess of Spring,

Goddess of fertile new beginning.

Goddess of hope, Goddess of bloom,

Goddess of all the life held in a womb.

As the wind kisses her plentiful hair,

Scent of new blossoms fills each whiff of air;

As she treads lightly on frozen earth crest,

One thousand butterflies rise from their rest.

As she strokes gently and gives the plants hopes,

Rainbows bloom over the vales and hill tops;

As she gazes up the lovely blue skies,

Larks charm the world with their musical cries.

Ode to thee, the smile in a flower,

Ode to thee, the life in rain shower;

Ode to thee, the Goddess of Spring

For all the blessings that you always bring.

Sunflower Poet

Take a Word - Eggs 

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Pablo is right

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Beltane

Queen of May

The leaves are budding across the land
on the ash and oak and hawthorn trees.
Magic rises around us in the forest
and the hedges are filled with laughter and love.
Dear lady, we offer you a gift,
a gathering of flowers picked by our hands,
woven into the circle of endless life.
The bright colors of nature herself
blend together to honor you,
Queen of spring,
as we give you honor this day.
Spring is here and the land is fertile,
ready to offer up gifts in your name.
we pay you tribute, our lady,
daughter of the Fae
and ask your blessing this Beltane.

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What is steampunk after all?

“To some, ‘steampunk’ is a catchall term, a concept in search of a visual identity. To me, it’s essentially the intersection of technology and romance. – 

Jake von Slatt

For Sunday Postcards Art - Steampunkery

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Dancing Maidens - Donzelas Dançarinas

This week at Digitalmania, we were invited to alter a well known old portrait painting or a portrait of a famous person in history.I altered Louis Janmot's Rayons de Soleil which is one of my favourite paintings ever.

Esta semana no Digitalmania, fomos convidados a alterar um quadro antigo conhecido ou o retrato de alguém importante na história. Alterei o quadro Rayons de Soleil, de Louis Janmot que é uma das minhas pinturas favoritas. O original está ai para a sua apreciação.

Louis Janmot's Rayons de Soleil 

Credits to Colorel - drops

For Digitalmania - Altered Art

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Time after Time

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Spring in my heart

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Here in Brazil, Fall starts now on March 21st instead of Spring. Ours is in September. But I am so glad because it's been extremely hot. Welcome Autumn!

For Three Muses - Spring

&

Art Journal Journey

Now in Portuguese:

Apesar da nossa primavera começar apenas em setembro, não resisti às palavras de Cecília Meireles. De qualquer forma, estou feliz com a chegada do outono. Que ele possa nos trazer

um pouco de calma.

clique para ver melhor

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My inner child loves cats

This week's art  challenge  at Inspiration Avenue invited us to reconnect with our inner child. As a child, I loved drawing and I still do. I remember I used to get my chalks and create a thousand characters on my blackboard. I could draw fairly well at that time. 

I allowed myself to go and my inner child brought the pussycat above from deep inside. Suddenly Karla was 8 again and it was a lovely moment.

O desafio desta semana no Inspiration Avenue era nos reconectar com a nossa criança interior. Quando eu era criança, eu adorava desenhar e ainda adoro. Lembro que eu pegava meu giz e criava mil personagens no quadro negro. Eu desenhava mais ou menos bem naquele tempo. Me permiti ser levada e a minha criança interior me trouxe um gatinho lá de dentro de mim. De repente, Karla tinha 8 anos novamente. Foi um momento adorável!

Me when I was 9 months/ Eu aos 9 meses

For Inspiration Avenue - Inner Child Art

and

Paint Party Friday

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Abstract

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For Mix it Monthly - Abstract

and

Mandarin Orange

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Kiss me, I'm Irish

Irish Blessing

Wishing you always...

Walls for the wind,

A roof for the rain

And tea beside the fire.

Laughter to cheer you,

Those you love near you,

And all that your heart may desire

Happy St Patrick's Day!

Dia 17 de Março é dia de Saint Patrick - São Patrício. Verde é a cor que o celebra. Estou postando uma de muitas Bençãos Irlandesas que existe. Não é a mesma da postagem em inglês. Aprecie:

Benção Irlandesa

“Que a estrada se erga ao encontro do seu caminho
Que o vento esteja sempre às suas costas
Que o sol brilhe quente sobre a sua face
Que a chuva caia suave sobre seus campos
E até que nos encontremos de novo,
Que Deus o guarde na palma da sua mão.”

For Take a Word - St Patrick's Day

and

Lunagirl - Shabby Green

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Hope - Esperança

WHAT`S A MOO?

A Moo is a little card sized 2 , 8 x 7 centimeters, or approximately
1 , 1 x 2 , 8 inches. 

O QUE É MOO?

Moo é um pequeno cartão, tipo cartão de visita. Mede 8 x 7 centímetros.

For Moomania - Childhood

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