Magic / Mágica

“Children see magic because they look for it.” 
― Christopher Moore

" As crianças vêem mágica porque elas procuram por isso. "

- Christopher Moore

For

Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla

The Secret

“And above all, watch with glittering eyes the whole world around you because the greatest secrets are always hidden in the most unlikely places. Those who don't believe in magic will never find it.” 
― Roald Dahl

For

Sunday Postcard Art
&
Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla

The Gift

“I am terrified by this dark thing that sleeps in me.” 
― Sylvia Plath

For

Sunday Postcard Art

&

Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla

Modern Saints

“Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.”

St. Therese of Lisieux

For

Collage obsession - trios

Hugs, 

Karla

Looking inside

For

Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla

Persephone

“Lost in Hell,-Persephone,
Take her head upon your knee;
Say to her, "My dear, my dear,
It is not so dreadful here.” 
― Edna St. Vincent Millay

For

Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla

Show your colors

Life is a box of colors.

Troll

For

Collage Obsession -  use the color duo Cadmium Orange and Cashmere Rose.

Hugs, 

Karla

Beach Vibes

“I thought of you and how you love this beauty,
And walking up the long beach all alone
I heard the waves breaking in measured thunder
As you and I once heard their monotone.

Around me were the echoing dunes, beyond me
The cold and sparkling silver of the sea --
We two will pass through death and ages lengthen
Before you hear that sound again with me.” 
― Sara Teasdale

For

Sunday Postcard Art - At the beach

&

Collage Obsession - Open Challenge

Hugs, 

Karla

Do you understand how dangerous a mask can be?

“We all wear masks, and the time comes when we cannot remove them without removing some of our own skin.” 
― André Berthiaume

For

Collage Obsession - masks

Hugs, 

Karla

Her rose coloured glasses

For

Collage Obsession - stamps

Hugs, 

Karla

Joy

“Pink isn't just a color it's an Attitude too!” 
― Miley Cyrus

For

Collage Obsession - shades of pink

Hugs, 

Karla

Dance Now!

“We should consider every day lost on which we have not danced at least once.” 
― Friedrich Nietzsche

For

Collage Obsession - Let's Dance

Hugs, 

Karla

Paris seizes us

“He who contemplates the depths of Paris is seized with vertigo.
Nothing is more fantastic. Nothing is more tragic.
Nothing is more sublime.” 
― Victor Hugo

For

Collage Obsessioon - Paris

Hugs, 

Karla

Her partner

“I'm not the one who's so far away
When I feel the snake bite enter my veins.
Never did I wanna be here again,
And I don't remember why I came.” 
― Sully Erna

For

Collage Obsession - Serpentine

Hugs, 

Karla

Go

“Let me tell you what I think of bicycling. I think it has done more to emancipate women than anything else in the world. It gives women a feeling of freedom and self-reliance. I stand and rejoice every time I see a woman ride by on a wheel…the picture of free, untrammeled womanhood.” 
― Susan B. Anthony

For

Collage Obsession - Cycle

Hugs, 

Karla

Abundance

“Plant seeds of happiness, hope, success, and love; it will all come back to you in abundance. This is the law of nature.” 
― Steve Maraboli,

For

Collagge Obsession - Abundance

&Lunagirl - Spring Chickens

Sunday Postcard Art - Eggs

Hugs,

Karla

Words are not necessary

"If you can't say nothing nice...don't say nothing at all." 

~ Thumper

For

Colllage Obsession - bunnies

&

Digital Whisper - bunnies

Hugs, 

Karla

Where's your hat, man?

for

Collage Obsession - Tall Hats

Hugs, 

Karla

Bharatanatyam - the art of my heart

"Bharatanatyam, in my opinion is not just a fine art to which children are exposed as a routine. It is a way of life which nurtures many related subjects which the average child may not come across in a school curriculum. Dance teaches them the core of our civilisation. They learn mythology, music, spirituality and languages. The body becomes a tool for expressing our culture in its myriad forms. When dancers as young as those I saw performing, walk through a temple, they learn about sculpture, painting, architecture and heritage. The lessons they learn are not from text books, but are experiences of Art. This augurs well for a future which can rely on a large number of youth who, having gone through the discipline of learning dance, will learn to respect all art forms. They will certainly stand up for a wide range of important aspects of culture which are getting slowly eroded with massive ignorance and indifference. They will be the custodians of our heritage, not just dance, because they have been exposed to the links that have held many streams together."
- Lakshmi Vishwanathan
(‘Everybody is dancing,’ The Hindu Friday Review, March 7, 2014)

Bharatanatyam will ever be my favourite dance. It embodies a beauty I can't see anywhere else. This is my simple tribute to the art I will always carry in my heart. If you don't know it, there's a video below. Enjoy it!

Hugs, 

Karla


For

Collage Obsession - shades of gray

Mail Art

Matiko

Mail Love

Brushes - Colorel

Geisha - Pringle Hill Studios

Other elements - internet

Girl/ plant/birds - Iktupilli

Man - Land of Nods

Hearts - Perfect Glamour (Deviantart)

Flower - Deviantart

Typewriter/ paper butterflies - Thrift Shop

For

Digitalmania - mail art

&

Collage Obsession

Hugs, 

Karla