The Artful Life Index

An art-filled life is a life well-lived. Beauty. Creativity. Making things. Transforming spaces. Seeing. Photography. Toymaking. Quilting. Knitting. Gardening. Games....

Dorothy Ainsworth is an amazing woman. I cannot believe a publisher hasn't scooped her up to write a book....[Read More]

I made this stuffed rabbit in honour of a black and white one we had living in our back garden a few years ago...[Read More]

By now much of the world knows what that one red paperclip was traded up for...[Read More]

Sometimes I wish I could have all my flickr favourites printed on little charms for a bracelet...[Read More]

I am unapologetically and irreversibly addicted to vegetarian sushi....[Read More]

I love how the curleque in the photo program....[Read More]

The Lamb made this design while she was playing today...[Read More]

I have been wanting to make bags for a while so I decided on a piano book bag....[Read More]

Now that both girls use the internet, I can't mention gifts I'm making them for xmas here.......[Read More]

Sometimes the answers seem to be sitting right before our eyes....[Read More]

The Lamb and I had time alone last night so we made this Star Baby doll from a Little Joys Dolls kit. [Read More]

Here's some early work from my very short-lived handknitting adventures in 2003....[Read More]

All I know is, I heard the scramble of scissors and paper and markers and I turned around to see a....[Read More]

In the ongoing quest to get the house in order, I am leaving no stone unturned and no fabric scraps untouched. ....[Read More]

I've been wanting some new art for above the sofa in the livingroom.....[Read More]

When the Lamb was younger she was always asking me to sew toys for her....[Read More]

I love how my favourite photos (by other people) on flickr look right now....[Read More]

Sometimes the clutter on her desk looks remarkably beautiful to me....[Read More]

I think there should be a rule that if Mommy loves the artwork, it cannot be given away to the best friend....[Read More]

Beautiful woman playing violin in a long gown on stilts = my favourite part of the busker festival each year....[Read More]

The obsession with the construction lot continues (the Lamb and I co-conspire in our love for it). Amongst all the dead seagulls (eek!), there are also thousands of live ones to chase into the sky. She runs, I click....[Read More]

The Lamb went on another photo-taking spree....[Read More]

She said: I can be a scientist and invent great things that will improve the world and make everyone's life much happier and healthier, or....[Read More]

She took a few hundred pictures on the digital camera (including this self-portrait)....[Read More]

I receive a few new drawings each day for the bulletin board above my desk....[Read More]

Other Categories: artists & writers on the creative process Motherhood My fantabulous trip to England (lots of good pictures) Quilt-related entries Virtual garden tours including my garden My home movies/vlogs Free home and garden project instructions Seasons, celebrations, & excursions Odds & ends Books & reading