tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-175801602024-03-07T20:44:27.421-03:00Papery DreamsPaper musingsMonica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.comBlogger209125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-38835202111370849852013-09-28T12:30:00.001-03:002013-09-28T12:30:38.105-03:00New Piece/Nova peça<div class="MsoNormal">
Working a lot but still not managing to make all the ideas
materialize.</div>
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Sometimes I wonder why I am in such a hurry to work. It’s as
if I wouldn’t have time enough to do all I want to do, but I have all the time
in the world….nothing else to do (at last!). So it’s hard to fathom why I feel
so pressed to work, so anxious about starting of finishing a piece, so hectic
when I’m working….Well it probably means the finicky muse attacks again….</div>
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So here is one more piece to show you. The details some
might not see are the texture on each
member of the family: the father has branches, the mother seeds and the son
leaves… I especially like the way the son’s heart is protected by the dad’s
hand. This piece is about 1.9 meters high.</div>
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Now I want your comments!</div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Trabalhando
muito mas, ainda assim, não consigo fazer todas as ideias se materializarem.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Às vezes me
pergunto por que tenho tanta pressa de trabalhar. É como se eu não fosse ter
tempo suficiente para fazer tudo o que quero fazer, mas tenho todo o tempo do
mundo....nada mais a fazer (enfim!). Então é difícil saber por que me sinto tão
pressionada a trabalhar, tão ansiosa em começar e acabar uma peça, tão agitada
quando estou trabalhando....Isto provavel</span></div>
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mente quer dizer que a minha musa
fricoteira ataca novamente....<o:p></o:p><br />
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<span lang="PT-BR">Então aqui
está mais uma peça para vocês verem. Os detalhe que alguns podem não perceber
são as texturas em cada membro da família: o pai tem galhos na roupa, a mãe tem
sementes e o filho, folhas...Gosto especialmente do modo como o coração do
filho é protegido pela mão do pai. Esta peça tem 1,9 metros de altura.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR">Agora,
quero seus comentários!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-51755832791139250212013-09-13T11:58:00.000-03:002013-09-13T12:09:32.060-03:00<div style="margin-bottom: .0001pt; margin: 0in;">
<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Long time away....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Time has passed, things have changed and improved a lot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">After my last post I sold my house in São Paulo, bought a new one
in Campos do Jordão, moved, built a new studio and have been working like
mad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">My muse was invigorated by the wonderful landscape and the fresh
air and has been inspiring me with many more ideas than I can actually
produce. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">So, life is beautiful. I have a cute house, lots of space,
wonderful old and new friends, and a lot to do. Who could ask for more?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">I have been working mainly with papier mache, have participated in
several shows, including a solo with my bookart and was appointed to represent
the town in an art competition to chose the best artist for the State of Sao
Paulo. Lots of responsibility there, but I'm loving it!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">From now on I intend to keep this blog updated regularly and, to
give you an idea of what I have been up to, here goes a link with my <a href="http://youtu.be/RAkN4qgc3iM" target="_blank">Recent work</a>. Watch,
enjoy and comment, please!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Will be back soon!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Muito tempo afastada....<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">O tempo passou, as coisas mudaram e
melhoraram muito.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Depois da minha última postagem,
vendi minha casa em S.Paulo, comprei outra em Campos do Jordão, mudei, construi
um novo atelier e tenho trabalhado muito.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Minha musa foi reanimada pela linda
vista e pelo ar puro e tem me inspirado com muitos mais projetos do que consigo
executar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Assim, a vida é linda. Tenho uma
casa graciosa, muito espaço, fantásticos amigos antigos e novos e muita coisa
pra fazer. Quem pode querer mais do que isso?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Tenho trabalhado principalmente com
papier mache, participado de várias exposições, incluindo uma exposição solo
dos meus bookarts e fui escolhida para representar a cidade no Mapa Cultural
Paulista. Muita responsabilidade, mas estou adorando!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">De agora em diante pretendo manter
este blog atualizado e, para dar uma idéia do que tenho feito, aqui esta um
link para o meu </span><span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><a href="http://youtu.be/RAkN4qgc3iM" target="_blank"><span lang="PT-BR">trabalho mais recente</span></a></span><span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">.
Assistam, aproveitem e comentem, por favor!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span lang="PT-BR" style="font-size: 13.5pt;">Volto logo!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-85725208876942059342009-12-31T08:49:00.005-02:002009-12-31T11:53:34.298-02:00Happy New YearAlthough I’ve been absent for such a long time now, I just couldn’t let today go without saying a big THANK YOU to all those of you who have followed this blog and who have so generously posted here and/or sent me sweet and motivating messages.<br /><br />I want to wish every one a bright and artful year and may the Muse be generous in her inspiration!<br /><br />Enjoy your days!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Apesar de ter estado ausente por tanto tempo, eu simplesmente não podia deixar o dia de hoje passar sem dizer um enorme OBRIGADA a todos aqueles que têm acompanhado este blog e que tão generosamente comentaram aqui e/ou enviaram mensagens tão positivas.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Quero desejar a todos um ano brilhante e repleto de arte, e que a Musa seja generosa com sua inspiração!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Aproveitem os seus dias!</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">Monica</span><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgIZHi6GbKExxOwSejnHCcolQMGO0Qg5TNExbszSaYs4pC4xNE-E0xIgJHrsQ2x4N4oxbqUPrjjLQMMlHKudjN4WrhhVAWQfFhOHYT8K-nH1idrEh3P7ZthgLzSUy2bH6hiPeww/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421396016892432530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSgIZHi6GbKExxOwSejnHCcolQMGO0Qg5TNExbszSaYs4pC4xNE-E0xIgJHrsQ2x4N4oxbqUPrjjLQMMlHKudjN4WrhhVAWQfFhOHYT8K-nH1idrEh3P7ZthgLzSUy2bH6hiPeww/s320/1.jpg" border="0" /></a></p>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-39835407107185881522009-11-30T11:01:00.004-02:002009-11-30T11:08:44.460-02:00An ending year<span style="font-family:times new roman;">As the year approaches its end, I tend (as always!) to want to make things for people I don’t know; for the needy, for the lonely, for the forgotten ones…I just wish the world was a more reliable place, where one could approach people in the street and offer a little love or a gift without looking threatening or being in danger of being attacked….Yes, the end of the year also makes me think a lot about relationships and how the world could be a better place….<br />I will definitely have to find a place where I can help others doing some voluntary work…it’s a good objective for a new year. But I need a small place, a place that hasn’t as yet become the propaganda banner of social climbers, a place that is about seeing to the needs of the unfortunate and not about what can be gained by playing at being charitable …so many of those around, so many people thriving on showing off….urgh!<br /><br />Meanwhile, I have been “working” quite a lot at papier maché and at putting together little scraps of fabric to make things while watching TV<br />Margarido Coração Partido, (Broken Hearted Daisy Boy) didn’t stay around for long... he very quickly found a loving heart to mend his…<br />Then came Rose, who involved sculpting, papier macheing, modeling, painting AND sewing (ooof!)…but I think she looks really cute.<br />After her Carmen and Bunny Dew were born and they are quite a pair too.<br />And last but not least, the Twister Sisters – 5 so far : Wendy, Claire, Judy, Jane and Suzy…little dollies made of nothing but sewn and twisted scraps and ready to warm little (and big!) hearts….It’s fun making little things!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">À medida que o ano acaba, como sempre sinto a vontade de fazer coisas para pessoas que não conheço, os necessitados, os solitários, os esquecidos...Gostaria tanto que o mundo fosse um lugar mais confiável, onde se pudesse estender a mão na rua e oferecer um pouco de amor ou um presente sem parecer ameaçador ou correr o risco de ser assaltada...Pois é, o fim do ano também me faz pensar muito sobre relacionamentos e sobre como o mundo poderia ser um lugar melhor...<br />Definitivamente terei que achar um lugar onde eu possa ajudar fazendo trabalho voluntário...este é um bom objetivo para um novo ano. Mas preciso de um lugar pequeno, um lugar que não tenha ainda se tornado o pôster de propaganda para os que procuram ascensão social, um lugar que trate das necessidades dos menos afortunados e não do que pode ser ganho brincando de ser caridoso...há tanta gente assim por aí, tanta gente que prospera exibindo seus atos....irgh!!!!<br /><br />E enquanto penso, tenho “trabalhado” um bom tanto com papier maché e com trapinhos que vou juntando uns aos outros para transformar em coisinhas, enquanto assisto à televisão.<br />Margarido Coração Partido não ficou por aqui por muito tempo...ele logo achou um coração carinhoso para remendar o seu.<br />Depois veio Rose, que implicou em esculpir, empapelar, modelar, pintar E costurar....ufa!!! Mas acho que ela ficou bem interessante.<br />Depois dela, Carmen e Bunny Dew nasceram e formam um parzinho do barulho.E por último, mas nem por isso menos importantes, as Irmãs Twister – 5 até agora: Wendy, Claire, Judy, Jane e Suzy...bonequinhas feitas de nada mais que trapinhos costurados e retorcidos, prontas para aquecer corações – pequenos e grandes....É divertido fazer coisas pequeninas!</span></span><br /><span style="font-family:times new roman;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtRsltf_kqBrC5hBW1xxN2wj8F8F8uVqp17JLBAoWzpljy5FvzXlDxaVHJNwxrRqGzB89nOthXnU7NQXJy-xkifyO-J57vSmPnMBoKIYT3K6k4_DASEx6OKEw5MVzZNgvQPmX2w/s1600/margarido+coração+partido1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409881688328315074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXtRsltf_kqBrC5hBW1xxN2wj8F8F8uVqp17JLBAoWzpljy5FvzXlDxaVHJNwxrRqGzB89nOthXnU7NQXJy-xkifyO-J57vSmPnMBoKIYT3K6k4_DASEx6OKEw5MVzZNgvQPmX2w/s320/margarido+cora%C3%A7%C3%A3o+partido1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgqjLzr2M0yNph8v-fToiZVUo7nPvjgVwcnmjRE_FnntubcyQwHJwW4_RLYOVp5wzuLyOBy3x524O3U_36o_nAxpn1LnfvioYA73uqZpOSTydkTKeZW7DGf-NXGWASTPkeGK72w/s1600/DSC09372.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409881694238363890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqgqjLzr2M0yNph8v-fToiZVUo7nPvjgVwcnmjRE_FnntubcyQwHJwW4_RLYOVp5wzuLyOBy3x524O3U_36o_nAxpn1LnfvioYA73uqZpOSTydkTKeZW7DGf-NXGWASTPkeGK72w/s320/DSC09372.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcPkoKOyOHSeB-G5TBJbGrXIgCFGbGTU1S31a4L2-h7AsLsT26YtOwL3gF_GOMKXpe9YHrFjLUbXUdl8tohdRAZI3mBMT5mKjbVHGXNTuuxvWYRMooyjWOVnwxhSd9ntT7w021A/s1600/carmen&Bunny+Dew.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409881699018152578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIcPkoKOyOHSeB-G5TBJbGrXIgCFGbGTU1S31a4L2-h7AsLsT26YtOwL3gF_GOMKXpe9YHrFjLUbXUdl8tohdRAZI3mBMT5mKjbVHGXNTuuxvWYRMooyjWOVnwxhSd9ntT7w021A/s320/carmen&Bunny+Dew.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi59eBcX48xVlXw_deaaaizGlXqiZcOuawWczsO_xxsFydONVSGSh8wAiDLrjUnMY8A3_RDaoKrKi4g8qOhQoXdqRogiP5zgEuTk3h_us7CKVN-1zItVWcUslH-NMsBuBZqmcSQ/s1600/the+twister+sisters.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409881703941182482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsi59eBcX48xVlXw_deaaaizGlXqiZcOuawWczsO_xxsFydONVSGSh8wAiDLrjUnMY8A3_RDaoKrKi4g8qOhQoXdqRogiP5zgEuTk3h_us7CKVN-1zItVWcUslH-NMsBuBZqmcSQ/s320/the+twister+sisters.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-21199782871980329682009-11-17T10:36:00.010-02:002009-11-17T11:12:35.241-02:00A long, long silence....again!<span style="color:#ffffff;">It HAS been a loooooong time but, hey….at least I’ve been keeping busy….<br />As winter changes into summer, the days have grown longer and the sun has shone a bit more giving us respite from the damp rainy days…My bones so enjoy the warmth!!!<br />And with the good weather comes a better mood too, not only for me but also for the Finicky Muse who has at least been doing an effort to cheer me up. Good for her….she got me to the point of thinking about hiring a new Muse!!!<br />But all is well between us now…she whispers in my ears and my hands fly over whatever I am led to make and here are the results…<br /><br /></span><span style="font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;">FAZ muuuuuuuito tempo mesmo mas…pelo menos tenho me mantido ocupada!<br />À medida que o inverno se transforma em verão, os dias ficaram mais longos e o sol tem brilhado um pouco mais, aliviando-nos dos úmidos dias de chuva...Meus ossos apreciam tanto o calor!!!!<br />E com dias mais bonitos também vem um humor melhor, não só para mim mas também para a Musa fricoteira que, pelo menos tem feito um esforço para me animar. Bom para ela...cheguei ao ponto de pensar em contratar uma nova Musa!!!!<br />Mas agora estamos em paz...ela murmura no meu ouvido e minhas mãos voam sobre seja qual for o trabalho que sou levada a realizar, e aqui estão os resultados....</span><br /><br /><span style="color:#ffffff;">In Papier Maché, The Ugly sisters (as irmãs Medonhas), Bobino, Hope (Esperança), Seaweed (Alga do Mar), Tweeties, and a box; </span><br /><br /><span style="color:#000000;"><span style="color:#ffffff;">In fibers: Night flight, Gloovy-the glove monster (o monstro de luva) and Miss Library- An experiment<br /></span><br /></span><span style="color:#000000;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgt7P2XHW-uZFZR3vNafY_Nk_DvrHivRa3xdp2o2D1sHV17PILfq2mkihs_YFQESS-fRo-rNoE3O5q2B8chGEjTPQkllqV7QPi0nWWoTel73gEzsxPlN_44FfwL-eNIHmjetW2p_Q/s1600/the+ugly+sisters5jpg.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405051458078148434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 238px; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi47zcB_YBy0iFfSs84W2_A2wvytvFT8WMkBtkPdgCQsPInny9uHalW5Cn36whDrPt_Na47OXpMNLuJ0DOyO4QxP4df8ae5FR8clst-g4YtraDn61LeyVpN5KSvgVMaW-Y7Qg6Pzg/s320/night+flight+1.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405050692897775186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_h2yVO4ht7LflSzWlodPsYfWlHBNMP-KPUVhXh-mHZZj0UoKRfuwEuOYCFH-FM1a3AMWX6wuj_KYPqNZKFla9laNa6iCgvxhkf655RbR4tPgenACXtSz-XxFVwQGzkKXhNqLSwA/s320/gloovy.jpg" border="0" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEXVnm7jm_R-LYBSpRlqIki_VER6_VOm87iUS-0fPkd9_9fpLjRUQskXc6_0Sp41F2ZY4TtwgahZKrt0PyiayJ7WxTtB7nqEiXOv3_YsCNA8tltShrC01F3bpZd_GvrkzuoBPiA/s1600/funkydoll+04.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5405050691216409058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 166px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHEXVnm7jm_R-LYBSpRlqIki_VER6_VOm87iUS-0fPkd9_9fpLjRUQskXc6_0Sp41F2ZY4TtwgahZKrt0PyiayJ7WxTtB7nqEiXOv3_YsCNA8tltShrC01F3bpZd_GvrkzuoBPiA/s320/funkydoll+04.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><img class="gl_photo" alt="Add Image" src="http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif" border="0" /></div></div></div></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-28467863282085952972009-10-14T10:48:00.008-03:002009-10-14T11:15:23.745-03:00Too busy to write????<span style="font-size:85%;">It is SO, SO, SO VERY GOOD to be back in motion, to feel the inspiration and to be creative again…And things seem to happen just because I’m back to playing. There was a big job for a Warner Bross campaign that occupied the best part of a week, then I made a leather photo album for a friend, a new figurine, “Pinky the Raggedy Princess” was born and I finished the 6 panels for the Loss of Heart, namely: Loss, The quest, Fear, Doubt, Hope and Bliss. Now I’ll have to figure how to put them all together sharing a common background. I also made a few new blank journals and prepared 12 papier mache pieces to work on as well as 6 fabric dolls to entertain me as I watch TV…Life is good when so much is being done and all your time is taken for creating….</span><br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;">É TÃO, TÃO, TÃO BOM estar novamente em movimento, sentir a inspiração e ser criativa outra vez...e as coisas parecem acontecer simplesmente por eu estar novamente brincando.Apareceu um trabalho grande para uma campanha da Warner Bross que ocupou grande parte da semana, depois fiz um álbum de fotos em couro para uma amiga, uma nova figura, “Pinky a princesa maltrapilho”, nasceu e eu terminei os 6 painéis que compõem a Perda do Coração, a saber: A perda, A busca, O medo, A dúvida, A esperança e A Felicidade. Agora falta descobrir como vou juntá-los num fundo comum. Também fiz alguns cadernos em branco e preparei 12 peças em papier maché para pintar e complementar, bem como 6 bonecas de pano para me divertir enquanto vejo TV.A vida é boa quando há tanto sendo feito e todo o tempo é usado para criar ...<br /></span><br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-fKQGMCY5sZtf9nMEnBDo84puUoBwxB_vNuLnlpzdXh7Oi44auoMMd3BRdU732ObFpBFUQs3YdoFT2eNxJ6GO_AuCvWt-om3jAlT3A9fF43TBALfYidGNGE54qoW75BxrxfHYw/s1600-h/leather+photo+album2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392453352323142178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjD-fKQGMCY5sZtf9nMEnBDo84puUoBwxB_vNuLnlpzdXh7Oi44auoMMd3BRdU732ObFpBFUQs3YdoFT2eNxJ6GO_AuCvWt-om3jAlT3A9fF43TBALfYidGNGE54qoW75BxrxfHYw/s320/leather+photo+album2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWcPRTr9hREBXpZLpEJyo1DVcM4ROWT3z7G3Bgz-IC2wvAS2NembpSia1VwX7cgDL_aXyIwcZpO5Q39f6PLZNT6ZBlH4hi1fLQmPHdytTbvMrTdld-518ZsO-QZshOMTjKnS11aw/s1600-h/Pinky+the+Raggedy+Princess+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5392453358991924610" style="FLOAT: left; 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I’ve slowly been coming back to creating and ideas are starting to wake me up again during the night….That’s good, it’s EXCELLENT !!!!<br />And as I started playing again, “Nightfall” which I began a few weeks ago was finished and I came up with 3 more papier maché figurines(Alice, the Queen fo Hearts and the Cat)…Not a lot but the wheels are cranking again and I’m grateful….<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Já posso sentir que as coisas estão mudando, sutilmente, mas certamente estão mudando....A Musa tem estado menos fricoteira e tem até se esforçado para me inspirar, o que ela nunca deveria parar de fazer!!!! Lentamente estou voltando a criar e idéias já começam a me acordar novamente durante a noite.... Isso é bom, é EXCELENTE!!!!E, à medida que volto a brincar, “Anoitecer” que havia sido iniciada há algumas semanas, conseguiu ser terminada e fiz mais três figuras em papier maché(Alice, a Rainha de Copas e o Gato)... Não muito mas as engrenagens começam a girar novamente e sou grata por isso</span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1oYZ40GQ4aGBYB36czWlMvKij5D6GTSQkUJin99g8IgeDDkRAD7du0rtwzKx6O8kSro7O0BAQGJl1DysZ1RztOUToe-KY97-r3qraCSr1GFRw-cA_S-7iP2kerXsQ5O3B5trzA/s1600-h/nightfall+rotation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384279826592967234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 135px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjR1oYZ40GQ4aGBYB36czWlMvKij5D6GTSQkUJin99g8IgeDDkRAD7du0rtwzKx6O8kSro7O0BAQGJl1DysZ1RztOUToe-KY97-r3qraCSr1GFRw-cA_S-7iP2kerXsQ5O3B5trzA/s320/nightfall+rotation.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu5s1uCGHoF5G0ag_m2I-WfstzJ8xlpTygcPMF03K78WExqAkgcbZ0NbzFZq5QPlY2RiuYGf5byBiPSzNronMq3Mm_io8CjSfl1arwo8Z57BhthiS3nO2oreo2C82SD8W903hPw/s1600-h/Queen+of+hearts+rotation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384279868720229554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifu5s1uCGHoF5G0ag_m2I-WfstzJ8xlpTygcPMF03K78WExqAkgcbZ0NbzFZq5QPlY2RiuYGf5byBiPSzNronMq3Mm_io8CjSfl1arwo8Z57BhthiS3nO2oreo2C82SD8W903hPw/s320/Queen+of+hearts+rotation.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVbAbJ9cjMg41ujYQXQZ1SZoQxg3EZkcLDH0vmTWa-XrWiPkuK29VFJiyJcWawxLMPIHd9ULARTT0XWNExl0DP-1fEUI43sGYs54kaokqag0AiAB7-MZRGtZwwvbU8cOo2ko4gg/s1600-h/Cat+rotation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384279847789217138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTVbAbJ9cjMg41ujYQXQZ1SZoQxg3EZkcLDH0vmTWa-XrWiPkuK29VFJiyJcWawxLMPIHd9ULARTT0XWNExl0DP-1fEUI43sGYs54kaokqag0AiAB7-MZRGtZwwvbU8cOo2ko4gg/s320/Cat+rotation.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhQ2zhi9IqH7gQwy4D8p5Y68jKhn2vmBlKagrll1Kf2rgp36zGcRc5pJaZMaOAUrJcUZUr_LMhw4F3tkU-oQfrsn6XDMAjjo3E8QR80kABxPDnog_Vy66Auq3fGnwotSjPKvQbg/s1600-h/Alice+rotation.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384279835251791794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkhQ2zhi9IqH7gQwy4D8p5Y68jKhn2vmBlKagrll1Kf2rgp36zGcRc5pJaZMaOAUrJcUZUr_LMhw4F3tkU-oQfrsn6XDMAjjo3E8QR80kABxPDnog_Vy66Auq3fGnwotSjPKvQbg/s320/Alice+rotation.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-9325301533223012832009-09-14T16:28:00.008-03:002009-09-14T17:11:45.980-03:00A new studio...finally!OK, it’s been a long, long, very long time and I’ve been waiting anxiously for the day when I could finally say “I’ve moved in to the new studio”.<br />Although it’s not 100% ready (when is anything 100%??) I’ve moved and can now get back to work….Even my muse is itching to work again…<br />The last 3 months were hell while I was cramped in a temporary room, with only a tiny part of my stuff available and a lazy Muse for company…<br />But it was well worth the waiting and I am proud to say my new studio is my dream come true…I could live here…forever!<br />Here are a few pics to show the before and after of what was a shack that kept tools and construction leftovers (from when the house was built, 12 years ago!) turned into a dream studio!!!! Enjoy!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Certo, foi um tempo longo, muito longo, longuíssimo de anciosa espera, pelo dia em que eu poderia finalmente dizer "Mudei para o novo ateliê".</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ainda que não esteja 100% pronto (quando é que alguma coisa está 100%???), mudei e posso agora voltar ao trabalho...Até minha musa está doida para trabalhar novamente....</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Os últimos 3 meses foram infernais enquanto estava num quarto temporário, com apenas uma parte pequena dos meus materiais e uma Musa preguiçosa como companhia....</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mas valeu a espera e é com orgulho que digo que meu ateliê é meu sonho que virou realidade...Eu poderia facilmente morar aqui....para sempre! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Aqui estão algumas fotos para mostrar o antes e o depois do que era um barraco de obras que guardava ferramentas e restos de construção (de quando fizemos a casa, há 12 anos!!) que se tornou um ateliê dos sohos!!!!</span><br /><img style="WIDTH: 252px; HEIGHT: 175px" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFGKi8rvgf6EJKYZW-vJiK7OfIKdNtVUQBLWH3yyCcuFvmXgYwORJHW3UAJYGR7Q8qPPI72c2vGv425IycO9s-PUOegQrVipOqXlNDx5Ml4gkEMzth5KaWLtXjn9Q6EBRPjQ8wDQ/" width="425" closure_hashcode_7pmjw0="1580" /> <img style="LEFT: 148px; WIDTH: 267px; TOP: 75px; HEIGHT: 174px" height="361" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMGiajLSKQTyGNg_knIcNAJgKzhmsBkewj_DPzLtZuV5573hVlCaoz4tcJ_yufCh6x6wFVx41Hh24uEYXaeHj3vBEh8vtXrKTw3Py0Y8z7nZf9KYHIehyen_fSZFoMkP5DKqeDnA/" width="481" closure_hashcode_7pmjw0="3144" /><br />Before and After - <span style="font-size:85%;">Antes e depois<br /></span>I love this color and the roomy porch!!!!!! - <span style="font-size:85%;">Adoro esta cor e a varanda espaçosa!!!!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikg23O8fbn85QyjoryjYIK5a2EeJPz1e3RjXszmbntU2q8ufmP_JPJx16BSfcSXe8xYGsXizNdnxluwY98W3Ta05GGIJDVTyKJPmozhehJEZ-MmO5YLLl50PlZpS2lpnUG5uW5Q/s1600-h/studio+06.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381407797708902610" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgikg23O8fbn85QyjoryjYIK5a2EeJPz1e3RjXszmbntU2q8ufmP_JPJx16BSfcSXe8xYGsXizNdnxluwY98W3Ta05GGIJDVTyKJPmozhehJEZ-MmO5YLLl50PlZpS2lpnUG5uW5Q/s200/studio+06.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimviL40mIuXb8She0KhUzqdyuTPp-kQey-nMaH2h15qDIs5X6eagZADzwGCg0MzNohHE8DSBDpwVgSJ21N6VbverFhXikqFhVK7PXcqGxPdZjvkei61OA5JnNbJSUQ2hvaYuP6gA/s1600-h/A.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381407808648449954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimviL40mIuXb8She0KhUzqdyuTPp-kQey-nMaH2h15qDIs5X6eagZADzwGCg0MzNohHE8DSBDpwVgSJ21N6VbverFhXikqFhVK7PXcqGxPdZjvkei61OA5JnNbJSUQ2hvaYuP6gA/s200/A.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Before and After - <span style="font-size:85%;">Antes e depois</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tSLl6Zyx27WuYh334HbnsBkijn2WSuM-CM4ABuJXDkDIjbNlLuXZW-nkWsMIfOOP89Jo-y0Sn7RJ8P8tTXCz1tbqQP4diZH0cnClLoK5yszlfFm2eBGD1I-uaqEwR9dhnbsGlg/s1600-h/studio+07.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381408602583186066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1tSLl6Zyx27WuYh334HbnsBkijn2WSuM-CM4ABuJXDkDIjbNlLuXZW-nkWsMIfOOP89Jo-y0Sn7RJ8P8tTXCz1tbqQP4diZH0cnClLoK5yszlfFm2eBGD1I-uaqEwR9dhnbsGlg/s200/studio+07.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXI0EbUrIUGHq9BCd8F9s02ViUsgX1qXCq0U_Tdf7S6gDxzUiKv8OVFvOMpagS0vB2sD0AHyLaG_VrHCt0V_EkB17UM9SOdKDIbrdhKQ0nsZBkFW_ht68cDaVIxf5VLcHL094GA/s1600-h/G.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381408604044873890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisXI0EbUrIUGHq9BCd8F9s02ViUsgX1qXCq0U_Tdf7S6gDxzUiKv8OVFvOMpagS0vB2sD0AHyLaG_VrHCt0V_EkB17UM9SOdKDIbrdhKQ0nsZBkFW_ht68cDaVIxf5VLcHL094GA/s200/G.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Before and After - <span style="font-size:85%;">Antes e depois</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbyV2uT_eBqh7qBqvPb4ufIuS8pmShbYI7hBTLaRbsLLxJqJqKrh2rEnAk_ZGN-PCQTLMHmtI__OD3bU-xB3AbCLo94Ro0wf3xS6MQj4VXQBo02OqX24SCxYP6kJiazMKQtHH8g/s1600-h/C.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381409246485834194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZbyV2uT_eBqh7qBqvPb4ufIuS8pmShbYI7hBTLaRbsLLxJqJqKrh2rEnAk_ZGN-PCQTLMHmtI__OD3bU-xB3AbCLo94Ro0wf3xS6MQj4VXQBo02OqX24SCxYP6kJiazMKQtHH8g/s320/C.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBmHus5Pp__aTAobDFOeDJOdQSVRATBMLGsBm9ZQG2tmVjLifKVs6CXboPsyxX8cFmCRxQiESBWGL1JsuEbdVWekHDd2Dg8A4MyufivWUACsQ_ewrawSNFjI-b_YBtHtNYHa8hg/s1600-h/D.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381409269245204498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgBmHus5Pp__aTAobDFOeDJOdQSVRATBMLGsBm9ZQG2tmVjLifKVs6CXboPsyxX8cFmCRxQiESBWGL1JsuEbdVWekHDd2Dg8A4MyufivWUACsQ_ewrawSNFjI-b_YBtHtNYHa8hg/s320/D.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The tree pannel where people will leave leaves with messages and hang their bags(on the flowers) , and the Little Shop cabinet behind it<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">O painel de árvore onde as visitas deixarão recados em folhas e pendurarão as bolsas (nas flores)</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">e o Armário-Loja atrás dele.</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm66NYKsmARjohdpZfk-uUsKCp_gWyVJ-3im7ex5Jg8sYkkViPrdwVkACxhhpW5-tF0MNvEKt0fkIS2XS9zLfrWpDW9R6tbMNbPGvqOC-n35Zw0vCMiG3WxdyPslYr4dNozhOghw/s1600-h/K.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381409255609728338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjm66NYKsmARjohdpZfk-uUsKCp_gWyVJ-3im7ex5Jg8sYkkViPrdwVkACxhhpW5-tF0MNvEKt0fkIS2XS9zLfrWpDW9R6tbMNbPGvqOC-n35Zw0vCMiG3WxdyPslYr4dNozhOghw/s320/K.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My thinking chair and embroidering corner. The stairs lead upstairs to my private Cloud.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Minha cadeira de pensar e canto de bordar. As escadas levam à minha Nuvem particular.<br /></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoGTbpzeEfboB0pIQ-WOpGxDudHA4xrvu3aRHvMbN2W944-DKIyO-wVIv2A8D5W97aOaeqa9pzuD4gmEvEXt7x3cLTBcJTBQ5GdN0BFeCaTnEF6iszV1Fta-ZTUMdKNqVRWM8Sg/s1600-h/L.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381409262590565346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixoGTbpzeEfboB0pIQ-WOpGxDudHA4xrvu3aRHvMbN2W944-DKIyO-wVIv2A8D5W97aOaeqa9pzuD4gmEvEXt7x3cLTBcJTBQ5GdN0BFeCaTnEF6iszV1Fta-ZTUMdKNqVRWM8Sg/s320/L.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />My Cloud...a space to rest, to study, to dream, to hide....<br />Minha Nuvem...um espaço para descansar, estudar, sonhar, me esconder...Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-53139463892133044482009-08-02T14:37:00.004-03:002009-08-02T14:48:53.243-03:00shiftingthe last few days have been frantic in the sense that my moods swing and my muse peeks from under layers of nervous expectation, refusing to create under less than perfect conditions....<br />the closest it comes to D-day - this being the day when my new studio will be ready and I will be able to be home again – the further that day seems to be….every time I count the days necessary for the work to be done, it seems another two weeks will be needed….and it’s been over 4 months….no wonder the finicky muse is upset….<br />thus, no work has been done…I have switched to playing around with my needle since this can be done anywhere in the house or out…and apparently the needle muse is a different one…<br />I have been drawing with fabric and thread, playing around with ideas and have finally come up with a project of sorts…something to do meanwhile….<br />So apart from this ladybug door stop made out of a round rock I found outside, I have needled.<br />One fist experiment in brown, then a piece made of hearts and then the beginning of a story in 6 small panels: the first called The Loss… I can’t explain how so many hearts came to rest under the needle, but they are there and The Loss is of heart…<br /> <br /><span style="font-size:85%;">os últimos dias têm sido agitados nas minhas mudanças de humores e nas olhadelas da minha musa que repousa sob camadas nervosas de expectativas, recusando-se a criar a não ser em condições perfeitas....<br />quanto mais o dia-D se aproxima – este sendo o dia em que meu novo ateliê estará pronto e eu poderei novamente estar em casa – tanto mais distante esse dia parece estar...sempre que conto quantos dias serão necessários para os trabalhos terminarem, parece sempre faltar mais duas semanas...e já são 4 meses...não é a toa que a musa fricoteira está aborrecida...<br />assim, não tenho trabalhado...mudei meu foco para brincadeiras de agulha, uma vez que isso pode ser feito em qualquer lugar da casa ou fora....e aparentemente a musa da agulha é outra...<br />Tenho desenhado com tecido e linha, brincando com idéias e finalmente delineei um projeto ...alguma coisa para fazer por enquanto....<br />Então, além de uma joaninha peso de porta feita com uma pedra redonda que encontrei lá fora, tenho agulhado...<br />Um primeiro experimento em marrom, depois uma peça de corações e então o começo de uma história em 6 pequenos painéis: o primeiro chamado A Perda...não posso explicar como é que tantos corações vieram descansar sob a agulha, mas estão aqui e A Perda é do coração,..</span><br /><br /><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1upDTQjE6bPpzAh_JbIxhvYtJrBV_1lW0_WftJVGiZUodKsXL-WbIjTCdXFQZBfH14DDfsdERomo5VJPIi15MJX1O_CkuFAqY5tM2QJlSD5pYFjq9aNl2qdy8Yo1rCFy8hWQn-g/s1600-h/door+stop.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5365422347226130594" style="FLOAT: left; 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Levou umas duas semanas mas estou bem satisfeita com o resultado...<br />Afora isso, nem ao menos uma página de diário visual e é incrível...sinto-me como um poço seco sem esperanças de chuva!<br />Quem sabe mais umas duas semanas e meu novo ateliê esteja pronto e quem sabe minha musa fricoteira nos dará então a honra de aparecer outra vez.E lá vou eu sonhar um pouco mais e esperar....................................</span><br /><div style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="WIDTH: 293px; HEIGHT: 400px" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdXqXkqQC9biD3RBBxr7CBYQqnanRlasGynqhTS0IkVGZQ_-1Q7CeXItWJ7DOlIsDYBRooYSC-qLFQXR9cIyCZDSAYttN_q1JOY84usXr0y5nHBMCY1LOeMPbKScdMM4CpCq_2vg/s400/Chair%20after1.jpg" width="294" closure_hashcode_3oa5yp="1519" /> <div style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 400px" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq0n5NMRF_uWEQPB-ldyXNnxKEa1dP6MxAxwtJaePj6j79-_jmHA4qA04IZGmZZgdBVSe69I9YXFqb5-Uf7My27oZ05Gi4OMNxbt3kyQrk2DEGQCijUbq4PGK_mHrd-QM_QvXmBA/s400/Chair%20before1.jpg" width="300" closure_hashcode_3oa5yp="3749" /></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-15619539581094708222009-07-11T14:23:00.006-03:002009-07-11T14:30:33.084-03:00Almost there<div><div><div><div><div>The new studio is coming along well…I never thought so many details had to be considered in remodeling a hut but it is starting to look like a proper studio…Today, despite the heavy rain, the walls are being put up…After that, it’s installing the windows, the doors, painting inside and out, installing the toilet and sink as well as electricity and water pipes…I would say there’s some 2 weeks more before I can move in….Two long and dry weeks…<br />Dry, because I have been dragging my creative feet around, unable of doing anything much apart from daydreaming and making countless plans as to how it is going to be or not… I have boxes piled high all over with things I’ve been buying and collecting to be sure they won’t be forgotten when moving actually happens.<br />And this is how I have almost nothing to show for these past few days….I have managed to finish Journal #16 and make the cover. I have also made two pillows for the new studio and am now working on covering my thinking chair with crochet squares…<br />Hopefully, inspiration will come again when I’m finally standing inside my new space and getting organized again.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">O novo ateliê está começando a aparecer...Nunca pensei que fossem tantos os detalhes a serem considerados na reforma de um “barraco” mas pelo menos já está começando a parecer um atelier...Hoje, apesar da chuva pesada, as paredes estão sendo instaladas...Depois disso, são janelas, portas, pintura interna e externa, instalação das peças do banheiro e dutos de eletricidade e de água...Eu diria que são mais duas semanas até que eu possa me mudar...Duas longas e secas semanas...<br />Secas porque tenho arrastado os pés da criatividade, incapaz de pouco além de sonhar acordada e de fazer incontáveis planos sobre o que vai ser como ou não...Tenho caixas empilhadas por todo canto, com coisinhas que tenho comprado e recolhido e que quero ter certeza de não esquecer quando finalmente mudar..<br />E é assim que tenho muito pouco para mostrar...Consegui terminar o Diário Visual #16 e fiz a capa. Também fiz duas almofadas para o atelier novo e agora estou fazendo uma capa de quadradinhos de crochet para minha cadeira de pensar...Espero que a inspiração volte quando eu finalmente estiver no meu novo espaço, novamente organizando minha vida...</span></div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieJ8EJ4kBfa1u40CLltDpDXE32rmVM3aNkpjzOvjUEeXcyz4I5H2xIeibDdV-euSV6EV5yVgJ2KpBWldvMxPwqmvwfFRk3snrXS8QQCAmEC1F213ehYbUFQi6PnsLwKZfnbSr2MQ/s1600-h/+pg+29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357255113937150066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQQSRcG2H1nlPseh9HPzH0b-tu-cIehNKoc5UAg9urt5iFnz2WkcN-TXt9rN4ht188-Uu4NGn44dSJXzF_ZR1AxVnxFCbgVxIKlbTwA5pAUJjwD4UfAmjdy9qPk0CfkMxRFlA3Jw/s320/%2316+pg+29.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7SWAyBUplYzSHkbVfukgRNgOeOk5ft0cEjK2mgyRufUZ6rlf3dmwp7_1PflsOdAyS-swoSe3ZPSmKKIcH3zORmrbugPSFOQdaxxuGjs4AfsB76cWiVSdCy6sooulVz5ow6sxoZQ/s1600-h/+pg+30.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357255119401298690" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpuaW3qJNDq0KOOe8rpJWO3eB61m1HlaUUXf-ovnrnCF0mUL-_yuKkSzZY5M4NdvRbpSAldfYl6ivC5lVRQ_q2mS1dMAx9VuyxzAc7arP0-o7Sd5nWb-Dv6uGt7xxP-5xVOnZ8g/s320/FlowerGirlPillow2.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUCmytEGcfF9V0fOH9Mf76FEf5NwtS3ppIr9B-ldDwWLVJWriyeQqlBPecZaCDhv24FLAHvltr8TO6RMdNryyfTABB0nff32w8s4oG4wmXyi2S9IOrbuC2Cel5WTu0YwW4rQRKw/s1600-h/crazyquilt+pillow.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5357255635319943410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdUCmytEGcfF9V0fOH9Mf76FEf5NwtS3ppIr9B-ldDwWLVJWriyeQqlBPecZaCDhv24FLAHvltr8TO6RMdNryyfTABB0nff32w8s4oG4wmXyi2S9IOrbuC2Cel5WTu0YwW4rQRKw/s320/crazyquilt+pillow.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-52077988654776534842009-06-22T14:25:00.007-03:002009-06-22T14:44:35.381-03:00Waiting, waiting, waiting.....Another week or so and very little progress has been made in the building of the new studio, which translates in mounting anxiety….yep, that’s me….still have a lot to learn, patience being the main subject!<br />And while I can hardly contain my anxiety, while I plan and organize trying to make time go faster, I have the hardest time creating anything….Nevertheless, as keeping my hands busy is also part of me, I managed a papier mache clown which I called “Georgy the Music Clown”, a plaque for the door of the new studio, and a journal page…not a lot, heh?<br />But I'm making an effort to concentrate on being creative instead of craving my new space...who said the best of a party is waiting for it?????<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mais uma semana ou mais e muito pouco progresso na construção do novo atelier, o que significa ansiedade crescente...pois é, essa sou eu...ainda com muito a aprender, sendo a paciência o assunto principal! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">E, enquanto mal consigo conter a ansiedade, enquanto planejo e organizo, tentando acelerar o tempo, tenho uma imensa dificuldade para criar qualquer coisa...Ainda assim, como também é parte da minha natureza estar sempre com as mãos ocupadas, consegui fazer um palhaço de papier mache ao qual dei o nome de “Georgy, o Palhaço musical”, uma placa para por sobre a porta de entrada do novo atelier e uma página de diário...bem pouco, não é mesmo? </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mas estou fazendo um esforço para me concentrar em ser criativa ao inves de ficar sofrendo pelo novo espaço....quem disse que o melhor da festa é esperar por ela???????</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiELFWffflUZkmvqzI4UWXAI8LlDTwtNgQv4SVE3ywwMpseEW7H6wkfkxTn2a8FZs6jyIwhkUl8bdpOe9xboP2bLoJB5xpVgWbu28HMeBg7sxjaQ53WAHld1EEm70Pjqf5efgTV4A/s1600-h/Georgy+5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5350207328741983330" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFuoA5p3UbfeMuSYTl1sDUeNT35yIIFq0aYysDiqHxTftNLwvCGdh0c8qn3eA1CZdcjuDxZxe5DW2294RHM5sUN1Ow04RnHgOi4xzUAZbCBKKvi-b_wG1WjYsKEWDCtiKXEPkjvQ/s320/flight.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-40329180178063131002009-06-08T10:27:00.005-03:002009-06-08T10:39:10.815-03:00Anxiety x CreativityI guess anxiety keeps me from being creative…<br />As I wait and wait for my new studio to be ready (and there’s still at least a month or so until I can move in!!!!), I haven’t been able to do much…not even a journal page came up this week….it’s unbelievable!!!<br />All I managed were this rag rug that I would have made bigger was it not for the fact that I simply have no more rags around the house and the little garden which was made as an emergency gift for a very dear friend….Today I made two more for my “for sale” cabinet…Let’s hope I am more creative this week….<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Acho que a ansiedade não me deixa ser criativa...</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Enquanto espero e espero que meu novo ateliê fique pronto (e ainda falta um mês ou mais para que eu possa começar a mudança!!!!) não tenho conseguido fazer muita coisa....nem mesmo uma página de diário saiu esta semana...é inacreditável!!!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Tudo o que consegui fazer foram este tapete de trapos que eu queria que fosse maior mas acabaram-se os trapos aqui em casa e esse jardinzinho que foi feito às pressas como presente para uma amiga muito querida....Hoje fiz mais dois destes para meu armário de "objetos a venda"...Vamos esperar que eu consiga ser mais criativa esta semana...</span><br /><div style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="WIDTH: 384px; HEIGHT: 400px" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2iVRvPRoLr2ZuMHAEd5Py_yO89JfbdxQxDP1CGQNyBgmE9ZMiVfygmfTY48VMuaoap6m1TA9gLKKF8YhuVyDQ1NFqN8YQrfVl2BOlZhKgjVdnM67KJjzDgYfgYsYAiWKXecXTXQ/s400/RAG%20RUG.JPG" width="384" closure_hashcode_b7vyqw="1485" /></div><div style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: center"> </div><div style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><div style="OVERFLOW: hidden; POSITION: relative; TEXT-ALIGN: center"><img style="LEFT: 183px; WIDTH: 360px; TOP: 0px; HEIGHT: 400px" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4T_IEFIMKmuhwZRN1-RQqxNHJs9mMo1Prg-KXK_6OIwBswO9nFQMlqAz1osQ03yFZBl-MJTH5vOTiORIBuw-XeOOtyqc7SspxiLhhS5M4twWLMX-JQrgrzKqKvnBuYjfGN4u7A/s400/bouquet2.JPG" width="360" closure_hashcode_b7vyqw="2971" /></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-90115169440848126072009-05-28T09:34:00.008-03:002009-05-28T10:04:41.103-03:00A week of endingsAlthough there is a new project going on on my table, there's not much to show for the week past.<br />I managed to finish the center piece for the English paper piecing bed spread I was working on and it is now bagged and waiting for the backing. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt6F07LQnstIQwV2e_y4L_C_VT8E2fhdNQ84lpnVFCtJV9gI4Einjf0xjO_uPseaMnibElpoovC_iksn7IhAZija4VDIbWItl_tnTWCyl89GwdgZ9EzHrmppVvMqVHF7ZQt5jOg/s1600-h/DSC08728.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857650381027634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLt6F07LQnstIQwV2e_y4L_C_VT8E2fhdNQ84lpnVFCtJV9gI4Einjf0xjO_uPseaMnibElpoovC_iksn7IhAZija4VDIbWItl_tnTWCyl89GwdgZ9EzHrmppVvMqVHF7ZQt5jOg/s320/DSC08728.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Then, there’s the 5-minute wreath I made for my new studio door, using up all the tiny pieces of flimsy multicolored fabric a dear friend provided me with. I love the colors! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNtgKQyvoQFQW7w_YoPd-xzcNHv4L3H7yx95KXpuCWFpnbATSLXf-XXpAYMVv1U-DzHvBhFfmy9q118Pf4EshXFBW7p0PKgfXeExp1kYkRWLD8qvIMtcCTs23XaKAoXmBVlChDQ/s1600-h/WREATH.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857650838046226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifNtgKQyvoQFQW7w_YoPd-xzcNHv4L3H7yx95KXpuCWFpnbATSLXf-XXpAYMVv1U-DzHvBhFfmy9q118Pf4EshXFBW7p0PKgfXeExp1kYkRWLD8qvIMtcCTs23XaKAoXmBVlChDQ/s320/WREATH.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I also found my way to finishing the little rug I started way back in January. For this one I used all the leftover pieces of wool I had lying around. This too is going to my new studio. It sure will be lively and colorful! <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwp5kBKsSSuvHNCCP-ywPC-u9RNVmIM2ApQ8QkWlL0aBxn3vRg5XqK-jji6bdUCr50824Zj1VQhaA7tnQSUZ6bnicf7QsqeRIs_S-u40ns3JGVLtGcT19CSa01g2OwLGTG3c7aw/s1600-h/STUDIO+CARPETCLOSE.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340857654555310226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWwp5kBKsSSuvHNCCP-ywPC-u9RNVmIM2ApQ8QkWlL0aBxn3vRg5XqK-jji6bdUCr50824Zj1VQhaA7tnQSUZ6bnicf7QsqeRIs_S-u40ns3JGVLtGcT19CSa01g2OwLGTG3c7aw/s320/STUDIO+CARPETCLOSE.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And, evidently, there are a few journal pages too.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_fBlk_-CCxRTqa8zhCI2vga0mXtXFHDqMR862po6_q_SG0wSI2P2aS7o_lxWYaAiMsfQj7q7RgSTl3l7FISxwNmLzHDvyEfJTuJ_Ogc0kQPhhBWXv1sdVL_9Qh0xnZdKYFSSBw/s1600-h/DSC08730.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5340859063587837666" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjL_fBlk_-CCxRTqa8zhCI2vga0mXtXFHDqMR862po6_q_SG0wSI2P2aS7o_lxWYaAiMsfQj7q7RgSTl3l7FISxwNmLzHDvyEfJTuJ_Ogc0kQPhhBWXv1sdVL_9Qh0xnZdKYFSSBw/s320/DSC08730.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Hope my latest papier maché piece will be ready by the end of the week…I’ll post the pics then.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Ainda que haja um novo projeto acontecendo na minha mesa, não tenho muito para mostrar esta semana.<br />Consegui acabar a parte central da colha feita em “English paper piecing” na qual eu vinha trabalhando e agora está ensacada e à espera do forro.<br />Aí, fiz uma guirlanda de 5 minutos para meu novo ateliê, usando todos os pedacinhos de tecido fininho e multicolorido fornecidos por uma amiga querida. Adoro as cores!<br />Também consegui terminar o tapetinho que havia começado em janeiro. Para este utilizei todas as sobras de lã que eu tinha. Ele também vai para o novo atelier que certamente vai ser bem colorido!<br />E, é claro, há algumas páginas de diário também.<br />Espero terminar minha mais recente peça de papier maché até o final da semana...Faço upload das fotos assim que estiver pronta.</span>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-55426826497442795512009-05-15T15:47:00.003-03:002009-05-15T16:10:13.852-03:00Just a quick Hello!Not much going on around here. I just wanted to say hi!<br />Too much time spent visiting the wrong people leaves little time and inspiration to do creative things and keeps my muse distracted….But I have been taking advantage of this blank to organize my thoughts, to dream about my new creative space, to come up with ideas and solutions for it, and to start a journal on the remodeling of “the shack” into studio…I will eventually upload some before and after pics…but only when I have the “after” ones or everyone will think me crazy!This said, all I managed were a few journal pages…but I’m still working on my paper piecing bed spread every evening and it is already getting huge…Pics will come soon too, I hope.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Pouca coisa acontecendo por aqui… Eu só queria dar um oi! </span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Como temos gasto muito tempo visitando as pessoas erradas, a atenção da musa tem sido desviada e pouco tempo e inspiração tem sobrado para fazer coisas criativas.Mas tenho tirado vantagem desse branco para organizar os pensamentos, para sonhar com meu novo espaço criativo, para ter idéias e achar soluções para ele e para começar um diário sobre a transformação do “barraco” em estúdio.Eventualmente teremos fotos de antes e depois...mas só quando eu tiver alguma de “depois” para mostrar ou todos vão achar que enlouqueci!Assim, tudo o que consegui fazer foram algumas páginas de diário visual...mas continuo trabalhando na minha colcha de retalhos todas as noites...Fotos logo serão postadas...espero!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeu3TSbcX2e7tjLaGnaEzGbHih7l0NjIUb10ZVkl0-GdJTHuNdEYr4e7KGKSw6VGQjonz2ZachipufBRgXMH81dW_ndKu92I6Kn-RERRCvHJz3WXzZP78KwcfOY7ExLeAQ9SGSA/s1600-h/prov5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129359702524546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJeu3TSbcX2e7tjLaGnaEzGbHih7l0NjIUb10ZVkl0-GdJTHuNdEYr4e7KGKSw6VGQjonz2ZachipufBRgXMH81dW_ndKu92I6Kn-RERRCvHJz3WXzZP78KwcfOY7ExLeAQ9SGSA/s320/prov5.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmPBNF5Pv4gR20sJ415pD0wQvi9Ekk52FYHQSQbJ7dEnzG-K-j2afBO01RUOMEwncSt_Z-eFpFOAwRETv0NshPqxKAJGrzGQ1okC06xFZfnnDuxi9rXfoi9SQdfgD5mhyphenhyphenCFsFQA/s1600-h/prov7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129359224269074" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 301px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjmPBNF5Pv4gR20sJ415pD0wQvi9Ekk52FYHQSQbJ7dEnzG-K-j2afBO01RUOMEwncSt_Z-eFpFOAwRETv0NshPqxKAJGrzGQ1okC06xFZfnnDuxi9rXfoi9SQdfgD5mhyphenhyphenCFsFQA/s320/prov7.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo-a9W0fMxJS7r7RvsQjaMZhyphenhyphenM0o6mnPKIl-4k7v8qpbzPQv9PHaqZhKAysTZMU2gC1lspLZy-lHeMBt8ZyieUBAQJuR_inzAQez85AWRa2TmowaaRU19DD5Wm60J5vu6-i-q6A/s1600-h/prov6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5336129358147475810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 318px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDo-a9W0fMxJS7r7RvsQjaMZhyphenhyphenM0o6mnPKIl-4k7v8qpbzPQv9PHaqZhKAysTZMU2gC1lspLZy-lHeMBt8ZyieUBAQJuR_inzAQez85AWRa2TmowaaRU19DD5Wm60J5vu6-i-q6A/s320/prov6.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-68266552447745479462009-04-29T10:50:00.002-03:002009-04-29T10:55:23.984-03:00Journal PagesIt’s been a long time since I posted pages from my journal so I thought today would be a good day for that.I haven’t worked on my pages as much as I’d like but being in a temporary studio, not having my things about me is not exactly motivating not inspiring…I am really in need of change and newness in my life …a little adventure, something to plan for and to dream of, mingled with some laughter and carelessness would be just great…guess that’s why my pages come out with theses titles….<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Há muito tempo que não publico páginas do meu diário então achei que hoje seria um bom dia para isso.Não tenho trabalhado nas minhas páginas tanto quanto gostaria, mas o fato de estar num atelier temporário, não ter as minhas coisas por perto não exatamente motiva ou inspira...Estou realmente precisando de mudanças e novidades...um pouquinho de aventura, algo para planejar e com que sonhar, misturado com um pouco de risos e despreocupação seria ótimo...acho que é por isso que minhas páginas têm esses títulos....</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3b26tYna-C2RfEI4LnEM6A-6p_BDehFKblsjTUqke6eyfzisz36GNQ6iEQleRHeQST7QrmSf6q-FeRw78Cl0Ni3E0npR9Lx8dtBN9NM6pPkqRjsOCTo9Q0bVKJ7LPNLrxlirVbQ/s1600-h/prov4.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330110975069638418" style="FLOAT: left; 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MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWa2ElBPbDOD-H6bwrfQC1B6c92WgJFROki2olB9iwlKyhhx1J_Qq_RR2DWi-X28Hzec5YIby-ffjZD7qOLO3BD1Pncwppn8FTRmVBmABMxdXxBtnZKXqNCnha95w6QaYVqn7VkQ/s320/prov2.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfGxZycL_D1ti670ZNQjHnuFHjYntCAexg_QfSTfbWqVQTlt6EntbMKB4zkSiImGRB2rU6Ss0PhVk32QZvkp_SK3pYPkw3dnqYXziRxsK62Kz8BueS0bxAkhQVAnwZftKELOA6g/s1600-h/prov1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330110967955749970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 302px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfGxZycL_D1ti670ZNQjHnuFHjYntCAexg_QfSTfbWqVQTlt6EntbMKB4zkSiImGRB2rU6Ss0PhVk32QZvkp_SK3pYPkw3dnqYXziRxsK62Kz8BueS0bxAkhQVAnwZftKELOA6g/s320/prov1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-41945228213493031262009-04-21T08:30:00.005-03:002009-04-21T08:41:49.591-03:00Mademoiselle de ParisThis one has a story and it goes like this....<br />I was making the Easter Bunny (see previous post) and I figured he would look better with a large carrot in his arms. So I ripped, crunched and twisted a piece of newspaper and came up with a carrot shape. Added two wires for the leafy part and when I placed it near the bunny, it looked far too stiff. I put it aside and went for another piece of newspaper.<br />The stiff carrot kept rolling around on my table and popping up under my journal, among my glue tubes, in the pencil holder, on top of my paint box and literally driving me mad, until…I saw that it looked like a body with no head and two legs…<br />At first I called it the Carrot Girl because of its origins but as I added the coat, the scarf, the features and all the little details she progressively became Mademoiselle de Paris and what started without a real plan became, by accident or by fate one of my favorite pieces…I could hug her and her little dog! Hope you like her too.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Esta tem história e é assim...<br />Quando estava fazendo o Coelho de Páscoa (veja postagem anterior) achei que ele ficaria melhor abraçando uma cenoura bem grande . Então rasguei, amassei e torci um pedaço de jornal e formei uma cenoura. Acrescentei dois arames para a parte folhosa mas, quando a coloquei perto do coelho, achei que parecia rígida demais. Coloquei a peça de lado e fui atrás de outro pedaço de jornal.<br />E a cenoura descartada ficou rolando sobre a minha mesa, aparecendo sob meu diário, entre os tubos de cola, no pote de lápis, em cima da minha caixa de tintas e, literalmente, me levando à loucura até que....percebi que parecia um corpo com duas pernas e sem cabeça...No começo eu a chamava de Carrot Girl (Garota Cenoura) por causa de suas origens mas à medida que acrescentava todos os pequenos detalhes, o casaco, o cachecol, a fisionomia, ela progressivamente passou a se chamar Madmoiselle de Paris e, o que começou sem planejamento tornou-se, por acidente ou por destino, uma das minhas peças favoritas...Eu poderia abraçá-la e ao seu cãozinho! Espero que gostem dela também. </span><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTXlBqLoOEqeqDjoeT2Ku6_J6hFDOqGpYzyLDYiySLSFLvVcxHEP_8Ly4GgWTa4vpH7ziHnL1UAWc_sY2NbNO1plRRYn1TBkkXJl7-B0GJSsVSKR5ZpNUpkX0O3W_RgxhNNDKxw/s1600-h/Mamselle+de+Paris2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327105909250775906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 199px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLTXlBqLoOEqeqDjoeT2Ku6_J6hFDOqGpYzyLDYiySLSFLvVcxHEP_8Ly4GgWTa4vpH7ziHnL1UAWc_sY2NbNO1plRRYn1TBkkXJl7-B0GJSsVSKR5ZpNUpkX0O3W_RgxhNNDKxw/s320/Mamselle+de+Paris2.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZRI3_gL5t3yuoDWI8qeRLfDqwG6aAE2MbMPvibB9rNxnHNnubRMK74oby0s1McNoG9BcrXof9EyX86EhFHj19pkAiuGsFDoHFVLE2-0UgBo-sFGUCusIfvVvPp9_Uq14p20X9g/s1600-h/Mamselle+de+Paris3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327108001119284690" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 165px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfZRI3_gL5t3yuoDWI8qeRLfDqwG6aAE2MbMPvibB9rNxnHNnubRMK74oby0s1McNoG9BcrXof9EyX86EhFHj19pkAiuGsFDoHFVLE2-0UgBo-sFGUCusIfvVvPp9_Uq14p20X9g/s320/Mamselle+de+Paris3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /><br /></div><br /><div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-60830927923261949502009-04-09T17:34:00.003-03:002009-04-09T17:42:18.386-03:00Another week...a few more piecesThis week really flew by but I managed a few pieces of work: a bunny for Thiff (one more!) and another Humpty Dumpty for my great friend Ana Rita, both as Easter presents…<br />Made another Paintbrush Recycling effort (hah!) and came up with a dragonfly this time.<br />Also, the carousel horse DH and I were working on was completed and I think it looks really great.<br />And that was it….<br />It hasn’t been easy working in the temporary studio. Most of my stuff is upstairs and I have to ask around for people to go and get things for me every time I need something … this involves asking (which I really am not very keen on), then waiting (which I definitely hate) AND knowing exactly where things are kept! That’s when I am really glad for being organized (at least) with my art stuff…. Hopefully, I’ll soon transfer back to my favorite place or a new one will be prepared for me.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Esta semana realmente voou mas consegui fazer algumas peças: um coelhinho para a Thiffany (mais um!) e outro Humpty Dumpty para mina grande amiga Ana Rita, ambos como presentes de Páscoa.<br />Fiz outro esforço (hah!) de Reciclagem de Pincéis e acabei com uma libélula desta vez. O cavalinho de carrossel no qual o marido e eu estávamos trabalhando juntos ficou pronto e acho que ficou lindo!<br />Não tem sido fácil trabalhar no atelier temporário. A maioria ds minhas coisas estão no andar de cima e tenho que ficar pedindo que as pessoas vão buscar aquilo de que preciso..isto quer dizer: pedir (o que não é realmente do meu feitio), esperar ( o que realmente detesto) E saber exatamente onde está cada coisa! É aí que fico feliz por ser organizada (pelo menos) com minhas coisas de arte...Espero que logo eu possa voltar para meu lugar favorito ou que um novo espaço seja preparado para mim.. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_PwSbmbUJEN1n-lg3TEsSiUvtvBeZN0d_DE3d2MjYiCksS6rTpczyUI12DRodU_qN7RPApwHNOve7qwjvbVtojlCSx5TNDzwWTH1R6MxnmmQhO7sQQheZZxspjziB5-A8KDylg/s1600-h/Easter+Bun1peq+.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322794341159649490" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO_PwSbmbUJEN1n-lg3TEsSiUvtvBeZN0d_DE3d2MjYiCksS6rTpczyUI12DRodU_qN7RPApwHNOve7qwjvbVtojlCSx5TNDzwWTH1R6MxnmmQhO7sQQheZZxspjziB5-A8KDylg/s320/Easter+Bun1peq+.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxL0vZAh7UrPvZysUgYu4TKzLDhEvqRrhPOv9ODQjZTKGdx_lpLbdnPqCow1xrfHK1y91JerZycsC8rCxCcC6ktdGvewaQsBgsR7B2QbcR3bFiUIhyphenhyphenYy0MGzFbCUgAFms9bDjrA/s1600-h/green+humpty2peq.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322794337265176946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXxL0vZAh7UrPvZysUgYu4TKzLDhEvqRrhPOv9ODQjZTKGdx_lpLbdnPqCow1xrfHK1y91JerZycsC8rCxCcC6ktdGvewaQsBgsR7B2QbcR3bFiUIhyphenhyphenYy0MGzFbCUgAFms9bDjrA/s320/green+humpty2peq.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMerlrM21dW72O3z_GWDQMiiA5a38cxaUgpF9h7XyDFcvhvSHca4AmimHl4CByOJ-tTOFUY8kNYqlvCaxqkOB0uFGTPsoBMmjmTZpvRXElTFBBeVhPHWgfI-VhV4Q3VPyLFK4-7g/s1600-h/dragonfly.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322794342313422834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 175px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMerlrM21dW72O3z_GWDQMiiA5a38cxaUgpF9h7XyDFcvhvSHca4AmimHl4CByOJ-tTOFUY8kNYqlvCaxqkOB0uFGTPsoBMmjmTZpvRXElTFBBeVhPHWgfI-VhV4Q3VPyLFK4-7g/s320/dragonfly.jpg" border="0" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSAfrbGDNLxdjXIEMOsBV4aHo-RklpunMYtY025MQ1QmPZ_KJeNbjW-AnILuJixlKWbcll3tade4TSI3ZC9nGvAFZ6YQKmRXC4x_WG3Vl_JfxIwaUgOtQ16P1Z2Guc9pIyu_Kyw/s1600-h/Horse.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5322794342286916434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 313px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiSAfrbGDNLxdjXIEMOsBV4aHo-RklpunMYtY025MQ1QmPZ_KJeNbjW-AnILuJixlKWbcll3tade4TSI3ZC9nGvAFZ6YQKmRXC4x_WG3Vl_JfxIwaUgOtQ16P1Z2Guc9pIyu_Kyw/s320/Horse.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-78108760237083809422009-04-01T14:12:00.006-03:002009-04-01T14:41:14.891-03:00RecyclingI know that if I go on keeping and transforming things I’ll need a new house only to stash the things I just can’t get rid of…I’ve heard it time and time again….<br />But my paint brushes, each and every one of them, are such good friends; they’ve been in such wonderful adventures with me, we’ve shared so many fantasies, traveled so many colorful roads hand in hand and accomplished so much beauty together that I can’t face throwing them away like old and useless things….<br />So I’ve decided they deserved everlasting color and a tribute for all the things they made possible for me. I transformed the ones that were too old to work in beauty things to decorate my studio…. Eventually I’ll have a huge bouquet of flowers and a host of little friends to keep me company. Meet them and enjoy!<br />Enjoy the journal pages too!<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Eu sei que se continuar guardando e transformando objetos logo vou precisar de uma nova casa só para acomodar as coisas das quais não consigo me livrar...Já ouvi isso muuuuitas vezes.<br />Mas meus pincéis, cada um deles, são tão bons amigos; estiveram comigo em aventuras tão maravilhosas, partilhamos tantas fantasias, viajamos por tantos caminhos coloridos mão na mão e realizamos tanta beleza juntos que não consigo pensar em jogá-los fora como coisas inúteis...<br />Então decidi que eles mereciam cor eterna e um tributo por tudo o que tornaram possível para mim. Transformei aqueles que estavam velhos demais para trabalhar em coisas bonitas para decorar meu estúdio...Eventualmente terei um enorme buquê de flores e uma multidão de amiguinhos para me fazer companhia. Conheça-os e aproveite!<br />Aproveite as páginas de diário também!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYXa3vE99gTUrQXbWChv-42mpmm5Fw_7JQyw2LdRJrOUvF8aQi1Ojw0TTrz3ZKtEug4srbMqO5qW2yEK05xDPRalQAm82SY-ELJZxjMGgdi8IWaFM6bHM9KZn_Ep9N8H_tqlHUw/s1600-h/paintbrush+flowers.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319778241582261650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYXa3vE99gTUrQXbWChv-42mpmm5Fw_7JQyw2LdRJrOUvF8aQi1Ojw0TTrz3ZKtEug4srbMqO5qW2yEK05xDPRalQAm82SY-ELJZxjMGgdi8IWaFM6bHM9KZn_Ep9N8H_tqlHUw/s320/paintbrush+flowers.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_kzo0Ern1ORNzc2EoYGD0Rucz7Ej5xHmk_WnztuJ6AdZWeoNMcDIL6eF20prXwRA_5HTqfFwOkTK3cdHos3rp_7ZgmE8O0qgN3IwTbZw52WAXPjVomI81YIn_jtRgqNohRX3yg/s1600-h/Paintbrush+ballerina.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319778237392426914" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 142px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg_kzo0Ern1ORNzc2EoYGD0Rucz7Ej5xHmk_WnztuJ6AdZWeoNMcDIL6eF20prXwRA_5HTqfFwOkTK3cdHos3rp_7ZgmE8O0qgN3IwTbZw52WAXPjVomI81YIn_jtRgqNohRX3yg/s320/Paintbrush+ballerina.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAyRrTvN9o_eWGfvdcu119obXEluJTnzVp7BA0ZW8xLavGCW1UN7YbKnjBvnWHvX-WOCdVOrfBxTbAuV4fLfBv-GZ-i5DaSKzWC3efYonehKU7q-uvsVJdY8a9B_9czh3CVM30Q/s1600-h/to+shine.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319778611226110946" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwAyRrTvN9o_eWGfvdcu119obXEluJTnzVp7BA0ZW8xLavGCW1UN7YbKnjBvnWHvX-WOCdVOrfBxTbAuV4fLfBv-GZ-i5DaSKzWC3efYonehKU7q-uvsVJdY8a9B_9czh3CVM30Q/s320/to+shine.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9-j21teIMl_LiCEXbnlWljFo4s_-NH6YqsdBYeCRmNxib13CWN9tT5ieuOZ1qjKo7wfnYm_UF-XL7Y8xfXUAnEH-ZWGvi6ORYkLqbMy_YA-FjdXC6SdkgSlB_0cP1wpINYJ7_g/s1600-h/now+what.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319778609814723202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj9-j21teIMl_LiCEXbnlWljFo4s_-NH6YqsdBYeCRmNxib13CWN9tT5ieuOZ1qjKo7wfnYm_UF-XL7Y8xfXUAnEH-ZWGvi6ORYkLqbMy_YA-FjdXC6SdkgSlB_0cP1wpINYJ7_g/s320/now+what.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HYR32TCpdvLwziabTFrZzP5B7aPb5GBhuBoCM0m4xm-FG7ybJsvS6epNMC5LiJDiJm28-4zcpOPLsWYh3eAzPnJvIw1ijVaa73hCQcbYreMoGSsAiGFiRCOKfR_rDWjq8xP2oA/s1600-h/countdown.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319778604577938498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5HYR32TCpdvLwziabTFrZzP5B7aPb5GBhuBoCM0m4xm-FG7ybJsvS6epNMC5LiJDiJm28-4zcpOPLsWYh3eAzPnJvIw1ijVaa73hCQcbYreMoGSsAiGFiRCOKfR_rDWjq8xP2oA/s320/countdown.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><br /><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-40540762455696836542009-03-30T08:07:00.005-03:002009-03-30T08:14:16.213-03:00On daughters and bunniesSee, my daughter has been going through this bunny phase…she seems to see bunnies everywhere. They seem to have followed her from Europe to America! So, to make sure this doesn’t get out of hand, I decided she should be able to see herself riding the bunnies and know she is not hallucinating….<br />That’s how Thiff and the Bunny were born….The whole structure (Thiff’s as well as the Bunny’s – which by the way are independent pieces that can sit separately) is made of crumpled and twisted newspaper – NO WIRES…Very thin wire was used only for the details. The whole piece is approx 18x18 cm (7x7”) and very, very light, which will be good when paying for postage.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">É assim: minha filha está passando por uma fase “coelhística”...ela parece estar vendo coelhos por toda parte Parecem tê-la seguido da Europa até a América! Então, para me certificar de que não vamos perder o controle da situação, decidi que seria bom se ela pudesse se ver montando os coelhos e saber que não está alucinando...<br />E assim nasceu “Thiff and the Bunny”. Toda a estrutura ( da Thiff e do Bunny que, aliás, são peças independentes)foi feita de jornal amassado e torcido – SEM ARAME...Um arame de cobre muito fininho foi utilizado somente nos detalhes. A peça toda mede uns 18x18 cm e é muito, muito levinha o que vai ser bom na hora de colocar no correio.</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzAeUxdcQd2GOBXFrLxXi4qwxumuucdoMUQ4ipHAU-hcG7F5jT4YS4EcNk2V_5whFzmm4ppx96kLOdf-3f342ZlRtAkfWr-0Tr0asnWyTsZysIF0_3iHePxqhHyq9-vTCS6Fezg/s1600-h/thiff+and+the+bunny5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318936718296704786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhzAeUxdcQd2GOBXFrLxXi4qwxumuucdoMUQ4ipHAU-hcG7F5jT4YS4EcNk2V_5whFzmm4ppx96kLOdf-3f342ZlRtAkfWr-0Tr0asnWyTsZysIF0_3iHePxqhHyq9-vTCS6Fezg/s320/thiff+and+the+bunny5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f50T-FLlGAD3hMQy80oAhVBVmz98OPlGaAkRhroOy2EuEOcbXllvgPFJAVqWcTNjrsIfI2WRtyzY9XQRBBOnNX6aeVdn8Tt4oCXugZxZ_n1Kl-lTyS0UjiCA3EXrQ4b8ers5hw/s1600-h/thiff+and+the+bunny6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318936701812900226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6f50T-FLlGAD3hMQy80oAhVBVmz98OPlGaAkRhroOy2EuEOcbXllvgPFJAVqWcTNjrsIfI2WRtyzY9XQRBBOnNX6aeVdn8Tt4oCXugZxZ_n1Kl-lTyS0UjiCA3EXrQ4b8ers5hw/s320/thiff+and+the+bunny6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><div> </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEWt-bkctHWh_zNUlbtrflSuJaUuk0rilK_FZpaV-n9Fw5FdA5iX9D_WukNEmb-Oe2CidyJ3c67giC5vtwu42nrsUIgMCCQy_AAgvjLEVyuUbZ7iWiP-Vc2HSc5OZIVDmzLBnOA/s1600-h/thiff+and+the+bunny7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5318936707527734850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 257px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGEWt-bkctHWh_zNUlbtrflSuJaUuk0rilK_FZpaV-n9Fw5FdA5iX9D_WukNEmb-Oe2CidyJ3c67giC5vtwu42nrsUIgMCCQy_AAgvjLEVyuUbZ7iWiP-Vc2HSc5OZIVDmzLBnOA/s320/thiff+and+the+bunny7.jpg" border="0" /></a></div></div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-54325296759107541382009-03-20T18:48:00.005-03:002009-03-20T18:57:28.237-03:00Finished!!!!!<div>Wow! Never thought it would take so long but I am sooooooooo pleased it really was worth the time spent on her...<br />So here I am, introducing Miss Darling to the world!<br /><br /></div><div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Nunca pensei que levaria tanto tempo mas estou tão satisfeita que realmente valeu todo o tempo que passei com ela....</span></div><div><span style="font-size:85%;">Aqui estou, apresentando Miss Darling ao mundo!</span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tYLDZIVRg-v_r6frJNSQsvBdjQycWRxxV4FdUyHbSlfHQRj6BrcQUlbTH5NmTBSC_ogtvkTxD8oCUYPzeSdOcLX1xs5x30LARLh_z8l-yRH7bsTR5syNiWMzHl5ksj5CiBgflQ/s1600-h/MissDarling06.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315390952308984194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6tYLDZIVRg-v_r6frJNSQsvBdjQycWRxxV4FdUyHbSlfHQRj6BrcQUlbTH5NmTBSC_ogtvkTxD8oCUYPzeSdOcLX1xs5x30LARLh_z8l-yRH7bsTR5syNiWMzHl5ksj5CiBgflQ/s320/MissDarling06.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div></div><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><div><br /></div><br /><p></p><br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><br /><p></p><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C56ky9_NWo3WXQSaa30PvcLpC98a8hVXy1ovezweHQ7EhbH90W4AmuRNiHsQn6XQm6PIqU5vegjvYkIPPG4pcixDoG81SgG1PiUW0m1KOCLFm03Xt1ZYoQMfgaEw6JXnP1ZeHA/s1600-h/MissDarling02.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315392151095034562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2C56ky9_NWo3WXQSaa30PvcLpC98a8hVXy1ovezweHQ7EhbH90W4AmuRNiHsQn6XQm6PIqU5vegjvYkIPPG4pcixDoG81SgG1PiUW0m1KOCLFm03Xt1ZYoQMfgaEw6JXnP1ZeHA/s320/MissDarling02.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHHKWdGXayoKpoOaqFA4H4P97EqsNiMwI6OaBJbYkuw3zYvZeH-f00SnJ6m1Rui04EKeokUJKu2kA6K3Kuru-XHlwP4tn3-j4rGfd5VTlbQsXH7qzJoMcnL654pQygkee1CAmIQ/s1600-h/MissDarling05.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315391712181695794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHHKWdGXayoKpoOaqFA4H4P97EqsNiMwI6OaBJbYkuw3zYvZeH-f00SnJ6m1Rui04EKeokUJKu2kA6K3Kuru-XHlwP4tn3-j4rGfd5VTlbQsXH7qzJoMcnL654pQygkee1CAmIQ/s320/MissDarling05.JPG" border="0" /></a></p>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-91817071395375912472009-03-19T17:02:00.015-03:002009-03-19T18:53:22.072-03:00Studio spaceI thought I would post some pics of my studio, since I haven’t got anything much to show for this week….I’ve been working on Miss Darling and the amount of details kept me veeeeery busy. But the result is going far beyond what I thought I could go….I’m pleased and will post as soon as she’s ready.<br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Pensei em postar fotos do meu atelier hoje, uma vez que não tenho muito a mostrar esta semana...Estou trabalhando em Miss Darling e os detalhes são tantos que me mantiveram muuuuito ocupada! Mas os resultados estão muito além do que eu imaginava...Estou bem satisfeita e faço upload das fotos assim que ficar pronta.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU2yfqKnVFFHPrbbfSfnqexKxvT1aGjI65F8Z8WvudcnBBJ99fNT4i-uqgQPahF9qMho_YEVof3oTwSVAQKm529y-CExF7uuX0Mh01vCcsTzaoHWpqOjsq_7KZ79ZPB4gAOZ3-w/s1600-h/Studio7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996778230480322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDU2yfqKnVFFHPrbbfSfnqexKxvT1aGjI65F8Z8WvudcnBBJ99fNT4i-uqgQPahF9qMho_YEVof3oTwSVAQKm529y-CExF7uuX0Mh01vCcsTzaoHWpqOjsq_7KZ79ZPB4gAOZ3-w/s320/Studio7.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Here's a pic of the studio as seen from the entrance. The guest working table (the horse is a papier mache colaboration with d.h.). Under the window the image trays. To the left my working table <br /><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Aqui foto tirada da entrada. A mesa de trabalho dos visitantes (o cavalo é trabalho em papier maché em conjunto com meu marido). Sob a janela as bandeijas de imagens. À esquerda minha mesa de trabalho</span><br /><br /><br /><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WZlkOKU6Ku2UEBr9xB-i1KMfeSgeVSaljVGmuYq2RC-QsvUHLGpYcGmBx_ueiLqnDrK8MQ4WDHvXj6EYv9YWJyjniGS5mgx3qV0mx2ud54ug22hfLHlg0BtaiKWT4z_k6daX_w/s1600-h/Studio5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996519255697762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-WZlkOKU6Ku2UEBr9xB-i1KMfeSgeVSaljVGmuYq2RC-QsvUHLGpYcGmBx_ueiLqnDrK8MQ4WDHvXj6EYv9YWJyjniGS5mgx3qV0mx2ud54ug22hfLHlg0BtaiKWT4z_k6daX_w/s320/Studio5.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Here the outside window and the sink corner. The ladder goes upstairs to my attic where odds and ends are kept.</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Aqui a janela externa e o canto da pia. A escada leva ao sótão onde guardo as tranqueiras.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UAAyEy1AS3GcxOPWEUASTUpkhyphenhyphenhp8ko4qdJEex7ThRnrZFKm7sJjUgb3mwTGRY3NwxFO-t2l97a_7ieCSbR7F9BVmPZ5lMz2bSSq2WWLd1RWp8knWx8mMp6hwz0aFdrK4Q8BIQ/s1600-h/Studio1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996085230410338" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1UAAyEy1AS3GcxOPWEUASTUpkhyphenhyphenhp8ko4qdJEex7ThRnrZFKm7sJjUgb3mwTGRY3NwxFO-t2l97a_7ieCSbR7F9BVmPZ5lMz2bSSq2WWLd1RWp8knWx8mMp6hwz0aFdrK4Q8BIQ/s320/Studio1.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>This is my working table and the internal windows (they look into the inside garden). The shelves house all my art books and magazines. On the left, my fabric cupboard.</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Esta é minha mesa de trabalho e as janelas internas (dão para o jardim interno). As prateleiras acomodam meus livros e revistas de arte. À esquerda, meu armário de tecidos.</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4L4IxcG1fcz4fZEqhF-JDK8wLrmxcT3_Ej4wcFYQSNFpyREPpE5jIOgRAPKmWp7Az-pX7bb7ECxirnUN6XOsNLz_1FkN7SIRGkO_bHCw-g1gGY0Gp0mIgL0CKbHB7akTeyrPLg/s1600-h/Studio3.JPG"></a></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy5A5Ii0tfKZP9bI9duwXRcEwvhDeP5GPfUGTM8wCKIfTpFGwAeJS1LpQHcQ-sVcieAHUPuZovY332O1qrjS5d-y2KkLeCXNyQd3P68sp73TRvQeDBYCZE2pORjzBwYVTI5TK2g/s1600-h/Studio6.JPG"></a> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhsXAfsiKfyZcRf3gQ1a2j6XDz9deEPaMdCzj64ZVBwz_PF9v_xPHaraAe1UAWn-DnyaDVhxnnpkt7DwwTlUZ3qN0vZfka2Wg1gQsOZ6MO_4ql4pUpbdmZtYhXJYyYhgAo0KiQw/s1600-h/Studio2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996088826287586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhsXAfsiKfyZcRf3gQ1a2j6XDz9deEPaMdCzj64ZVBwz_PF9v_xPHaraAe1UAWn-DnyaDVhxnnpkt7DwwTlUZ3qN0vZfka2Wg1gQsOZ6MO_4ql4pUpbdmZtYhXJYyYhgAo0KiQw/s320/Studio2.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>Again the sink corner and the computer desk. You can see the book press d.h. made for me (under the window) and my sewing cupboard to the left.</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Outra vez o canto da pia e a escrivaninha que acomoda o computador. Pode-se ver a prensa de livro feita pelo maridão (sob a janela) e o meu armário de costura à esquerda.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdyfplPe0rWUQv-cZnvkcl19ZxKjGMTJAQHPBKmB176OSRCl-ujGP6GmebDzDSI6pg9J_2tqreH0FaG_UWbiI2KHOi7LNzM8KGuNWApgehjVYSvZX-HxcpMlvcU37lIySOESwyg/s1600-h/Studio4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996513426469826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBdyfplPe0rWUQv-cZnvkcl19ZxKjGMTJAQHPBKmB176OSRCl-ujGP6GmebDzDSI6pg9J_2tqreH0FaG_UWbiI2KHOi7LNzM8KGuNWApgehjVYSvZX-HxcpMlvcU37lIySOESwyg/s320/Studio4.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p>A close view of my working table as it was today after I stopped working. This table is something...my most precious possession. D.H. made it for me and it is like a dream come true...I simply couldn't live without it!</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">Um close da minha mesa como estava hoje quando parei de trabalhar. Esta mesa é algo....meu bem mais precioso. O marido a fez para mim e é como um sonho que se tornou realidade....eu não poderia viver sem ela!</span></p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4L4IxcG1fcz4fZEqhF-JDK8wLrmxcT3_Ej4wcFYQSNFpyREPpE5jIOgRAPKmWp7Az-pX7bb7ECxirnUN6XOsNLz_1FkN7SIRGkO_bHCw-g1gGY0Gp0mIgL0CKbHB7akTeyrPLg/s1600-h/Studio3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996091510868642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM4L4IxcG1fcz4fZEqhF-JDK8wLrmxcT3_Ej4wcFYQSNFpyREPpE5jIOgRAPKmWp7Az-pX7bb7ECxirnUN6XOsNLz_1FkN7SIRGkO_bHCw-g1gGY0Gp0mIgL0CKbHB7akTeyrPLg/s320/Studio3.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p>My desk (the cat is regularly sitting there, preferably ON the keyboard!) and the door as seen from the side of my working table.</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">A escrivaninha ( o gato está sempre lá, de preferência sobre o teclado!) e a porta vistos do lado daminha mesa de trabalho.</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDyE4mQHjNxjSLYMFuXg1_1ZPojRjK8z8jZwV_c_SoKHIFCdz0moCV-yit4dkk1L_NSHd5duBsYXKtebOP6cncDdVnvs3hn2Atl39CfXbQgUtf1YZfafT5oPMLOHHMR7t27zWHw/s1600-h/Studio8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996780249227266" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtDyE4mQHjNxjSLYMFuXg1_1ZPojRjK8z8jZwV_c_SoKHIFCdz0moCV-yit4dkk1L_NSHd5duBsYXKtebOP6cncDdVnvs3hn2Atl39CfXbQgUtf1YZfafT5oPMLOHHMR7t27zWHw/s320/Studio8.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p>The sink corner, the desk and all the little drawers filled with knick knacks (at one point I had over 200 drawers in the studio!!!!)</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">O canto da pia, a escrivaninha e todas as gavetinhas cheias de coisinhas (cheguei a contar mais de 200 gavetas no atelier!!!!)</span></p><p> </p><p> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyhsXAfsiKfyZcRf3gQ1a2j6XDz9deEPaMdCzj64ZVBwz_PF9v_xPHaraAe1UAWn-DnyaDVhxnnpkt7DwwTlUZ3qN0vZfka2Wg1gQsOZ6MO_4ql4pUpbdmZtYhXJYyYhgAo0KiQw/s1600-h/Studio2.JPG"></a> </p><p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy5A5Ii0tfKZP9bI9duwXRcEwvhDeP5GPfUGTM8wCKIfTpFGwAeJS1LpQHcQ-sVcieAHUPuZovY332O1qrjS5d-y2KkLeCXNyQd3P68sp73TRvQeDBYCZE2pORjzBwYVTI5TK2g/s1600-h/Studio6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5314996523208360962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGy5A5Ii0tfKZP9bI9duwXRcEwvhDeP5GPfUGTM8wCKIfTpFGwAeJS1LpQHcQ-sVcieAHUPuZovY332O1qrjS5d-y2KkLeCXNyQd3P68sp73TRvQeDBYCZE2pORjzBwYVTI5TK2g/s320/Studio6.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><p> </p><p>The temporary stairs to the attic. D.H. is making new ones soon.</p><p><span style="font-size:85%;">As escadas provisórias para o sótão. O marido vai providenciar novas em breve.</span></p>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-14562525255779660192009-03-14T07:53:00.007-03:002009-03-14T08:32:16.805-03:00This and thatIn between rainy days and the lack of energy (no one will ever make me understand how a few drops of rain can knock out the energy supply for 18 hours!) the days have passed quietly and the evenings darkly….<br /><br />I have manage to do my things though and am currently working on another 2 papier maché pieces… Flori, the flower girl I finished yesterday and whom you will see below came out very much to my taste….I think I will never stop being amazed at the notion that these pieces come out not as I plan them or as I would like them to. It’s as if they developed a soul of their own and no matter how much I try, they will end up looking as they chose to look… as if I am here only to start the process of their being and then they take over and decide who they want to be….<br />From this post on I’ll try going back to bilingual so the local friends too can read the blog<br />And, as always, here are some journal pages too on which I’ve worked this week.<br /><br /><span style="font-size:78%;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#ffff99;">Entre a chuva e a falta de luz os dias têm passado tranqüilamente e as noites no escuro (nunca vão me fazer entender como algumas gotas de chuva podem cortar o fornecimento de energia por 18 horas!)...<br />Apesar de tudo consegui fazer minhas coisas e no momento estou trabalhando em mais duas peças em papier maché. Flori, a garota florida que terminei ontem e que pode ser vista logo abaixo, saiu muito ao meu gosto. Acho que nunca vou deixar de me surpreender diante da percepção de que estas peças não saem como eu planejo ou como eu gostaria que saíssem. É como se elas desenvolvessem uma alma própria e, apesar de todos os meus esforços, elas acabam com a aparência que ELAS querem ter...como se eu estivesse aqui apenas para iniciar o seu processo de ser e, a partir daí,elas tomassem as rédeas e decidissem QUEM elas querem ser...<br />A partir de hoje vou tentar voltar às postagens bilíngües para que as amigas locais também possam ler este blog.E, como sempre, algumas páginas de diário que fiz est</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w8GjCrUs_tBjjcXxYgVKJocu0esr6Nxz0TwaGmmE7Ll1H4ud_qhdG2Me4pnyuod_FGF3qJMtS1ifAq0CpC_lKwqZ-C8gkEr55rVdGxhAURf_7ZIt1OaVa_W_1EyFcnPi7UNBqQ/s1600-h/Flori6.JPG"><span style="color:#ffff99;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313002366366187570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 178px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-w8GjCrUs_tBjjcXxYgVKJocu0esr6Nxz0TwaGmmE7Ll1H4ud_qhdG2Me4pnyuod_FGF3qJMtS1ifAq0CpC_lKwqZ-C8gkEr55rVdGxhAURf_7ZIt1OaVa_W_1EyFcnPi7UNBqQ/s320/Flori6.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#ffff99;">a semana</span></span><span style="color:#ffff99;">.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlrPWgdPZztJ7lIkLn0NnDu15RwDvqC79VZrymsWzbEu-a86cEW45Wt4j3MjI6xILZ4AIi3QaNSZtT8aUROLKtee_mlgB0BX8UGItJcjTFVfeaY7Tr8BviNs9Fk7sZDglZK3uVA/s1600-h/Flori1.JPG"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#000000;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313002368789970178" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 163px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFlrPWgdPZztJ7lIkLn0NnDu15RwDvqC79VZrymsWzbEu-a86cEW45Wt4j3MjI6xILZ4AIi3QaNSZtT8aUROLKtee_mlgB0BX8UGItJcjTFVfeaY7Tr8BviNs9Fk7sZDglZK3uVA/s320/Flori1.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="color:#000000;"><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYWA_iFn2aVh4bSGR6CLM2W_jt3El68hD-fVyFIIwq7edYc4fk7Bu34jIFSURaJ0CcuoTvk-M9jsQe2EFs5yiJUFn6Sq8jnN9YUWMrq9PO27IriHjDFWaslYZhxQ5VyZniziWMA/s1600-h/descart6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313003227970616674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAYWA_iFn2aVh4bSGR6CLM2W_jt3El68hD-fVyFIIwq7edYc4fk7Bu34jIFSURaJ0CcuoTvk-M9jsQe2EFs5yiJUFn6Sq8jnN9YUWMrq9PO27IriHjDFWaslYZhxQ5VyZniziWMA/s320/descart6.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Er1IRBNnOi-tt0avBvX8r1PsHiEVUO0Brw7KN1z6oVBFLJDBsWt7VDRt7F6BBTI-_jEfBWP1Ii21ZNkt7NkdHCADq6P3OpVJQw2p8Dk0dc2NNpDzzfDLJ4GUdm2MiYTyHWNCQ/s1600-h/descart8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313003237856839826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgu4Er1IRBNnOi-tt0avBvX8r1PsHiEVUO0Brw7KN1z6oVBFLJDBsWt7VDRt7F6BBTI-_jEfBWP1Ii21ZNkt7NkdHCADq6P3OpVJQw2p8Dk0dc2NNpDzzfDLJ4GUdm2MiYTyHWNCQ/s320/descart8.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dtn5bjVeLIhl359NoYir58GrjMVawERhxcmee_y6sv_MuedPXlPdanfdCUEFas-OkxHq2Nt28GpTurwWNDvbdEp5pHHMEzDq5AF3mWayRrLEKcd44RYLRQQ8xbztPUSzNDK9XA/s1600-h/descart7.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313003234841389570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Dtn5bjVeLIhl359NoYir58GrjMVawERhxcmee_y6sv_MuedPXlPdanfdCUEFas-OkxHq2Nt28GpTurwWNDvbdEp5pHHMEzDq5AF3mWayRrLEKcd44RYLRQQ8xbztPUSzNDK9XA/s320/descart7.jpg" border="0" /></a>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-77781390326114200642009-03-03T07:21:00.003-03:002009-03-03T07:33:21.671-03:00Caught by the play bugSaturday we had friends to play at papier maché and it was great fun… They were both so enthusiastic that they were working on 2 or 3 pieces each, at the same time!!!!<br />And as I watched, the bug caught me and I made Miss Gigi below… Quick and fun, a gift to myself…I might add a bunch of flowers or something to her hands…still thinking and accepting suggestions.<br /><br />Have a creative day!<br /><div>Monica<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5E-yq8Z1lkCJAlPWa18mzRwhm1jnD6D-oyem-bEgusxbF3XICVC-zWJe_dFMyO0ckQFknHccSBBjbUtv4UxeO0ZJWAD0QPl2weChhyWPxDB5PdFSrtSIAIP0Od2MvrT8K5Lfy-w/s1600-h/Gigi1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308907110513596562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 168px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 200px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5E-yq8Z1lkCJAlPWa18mzRwhm1jnD6D-oyem-bEgusxbF3XICVC-zWJe_dFMyO0ckQFknHccSBBjbUtv4UxeO0ZJWAD0QPl2weChhyWPxDB5PdFSrtSIAIP0Od2MvrT8K5Lfy-w/s200/Gigi1.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev4MQjSsyZWymfIgxfWXISOFbJhxiVPb15t37dCJ_JCCj0DejUkiVkox9mHHhZv7cSjEkT8m-9knoH3zConxXo2JW8o_OBTliIgTTIm1KgzFdbrG0n-hv2AZirzlfVTWqXl_LxA/s1600-h/Gigi4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308907112831363794" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 208px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhev4MQjSsyZWymfIgxfWXISOFbJhxiVPb15t37dCJ_JCCj0DejUkiVkox9mHHhZv7cSjEkT8m-9knoH3zConxXo2JW8o_OBTliIgTTIm1KgzFdbrG0n-hv2AZirzlfVTWqXl_LxA/s200/Gigi4.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div>Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17580160.post-56764579452408352752009-02-28T11:55:00.004-03:002009-02-28T12:03:40.086-03:00Enjoying my new journalThe big size (approx. two A4 pages side by side when open) of this journal is really great...I tend to make journals that are thicker and smaller in size but when I do venture into bigger sizes I am always so thrilled with the possibilities...it's almost like playing on a canvas... <div><br /><div>Plus, as this time I made the pages all in different sizes and with odd edges, the fun is doubled...I have pockets and folds to fill in and/or transform into something, which is very pleasing too. Guess I can say I'm totally enjoying my pages.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307863516589706114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg9FQCQ2Z-N52U2-j6GkixAbcooZnStiku4BoW7DHKQ3rQUX8fUns3QgMWOyrLbTI1KrchAfSLWurE2kVLnlqmKcdiSdp3t5CxxpBQZrETMoXoKSoJUjUz1s6FzdE7FCmB5GWKr0w/s320/descart6.jpg" border="0" /></div></div><br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307863525180254306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 198px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNRWYZJ8O_pA_mj0DxotSdmWwIzJ2_8PsTt6oJQ8xETv42-OlTHSj3WydtzrNz58SovbazvMWQjqUX1e-L8SKH83MJkMBTvptgyrkkB3J0M5gaISVUz_a9Wlo9cRUCheaUlCr-ew/s320/descart6A.jpg" border="0" />Monica Beldahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13637576679008511055noreply@blogger.com0