Hmmm...

Today we are baking Easter biscuits, watching Easter

movies and philosophising about the holiday...

image found via I've had dreams like that

What do bunnies, a holy spirit, chocolate eggs and little girls 

dancing with giant bugs have to do with Easter?  Who knows! 

I did try to research this image... but I got confused. 

I love this beautiful vintage picture postcard though.

It's so surreal, so dream-like.

I hope everyone's enjoying a most lovely Easter break. xo 

How Wild The Wind Blows

Indeed the weather has been wild and windy here lately, but 
with dashes of random sunshine and masses of butterflies.  

Wanderer Butterflies sipping nectar in our flower garden.

So I've been busying myself inside this week. In the studio.

Making, making making for shop 1 & shop 2 (opening soon),

taking photographs for my portfolio, making new artwork,

contemplating making some more sculptural pieces

and listening (a lot) to the music of Nick Drake.

It seems that Nick's mother was musically inclined too and

a couple of her homemade recordings have been doing the 

rounds on the internet lately.  This is possibly one of them...

How Wild The Wind Blows

An acorn carries an oak tree

Sleeping but for a little while;

Winter lies in the arms of spring

As a mother carries her child

And never knows

How wild the wind blows

A thought carries a universe

A seed carries a field of grain

Love lies in the arms of change

As a joy carries a pain

And noone knows

How wild the wind blows

written and sung by Molly Drake (?)

Eerie... and beautiful, even if it turns out not to be Molly's song. x

Another World Recordings

my portfolio of art and illustration

from the 'Playtime Series' circa 2008-9
copyright Anna Maria Drutzel

I've been busy photographing my work for the site lately,

including extracts from my visual diaries and workbooks.

There's a lot to wade through; I've filled nearly 50 journals 

in the last 15 years... of course, not all of it's note-worthy.

The site is under construction but there are some pics up 

if you would like to see a bit more of my artwork ↓

Another World Recordings

(click here)

curiosities

Museum of Black and White No. 5

by Sir Peter Blake

( MA + CHR )

"All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in rain."  
BLADERUNNER

wonderful collage work from design studio ( MA + CHR )

sign of the twins

It was my birthday yesterday 

and I had a wonderful day.

Here are some of my favourite twin images

It was really lovely to catch up with so 

many of my dear friends this weekend.

I feel blessed to have 

such beautiful people in my life.

Thank-you for all the wonderful gifts

and loving thoughts and words...

 I'd also like to wish a very

✩ Happy Birthday ✩

to all my fellow geminis... 

I know so many.

image sources:

1. unknown 2. Billy und Hells 3.Diabolus 

 4. Sarah Ogren 5.Theremina via flickr

more incredible twin shots on this blog

looking through the kaleidoscope

a painting by Olaf Hajek,

interiors styling by Irina Graewe,

and a butterfly assembledge 

by Damien Hirst 

...and one of my collage work which will

hopefully be available as prints in the shop soon

sorry, not sure of the links for these images...

colour & shapes

HERE 

from the fabulous

 VIVIENNE STRAUSS  

HERE 

from the delightful

MMTWOEMS 

HERE 

from the wonderful

violet may 

images via this Etsy treasury 

by Charlotte Jolie