Milliande Art Blog

♥ to be loved

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gently I turn my head

just a little closer

as my skin

meets the touch

of love

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milliande

♥ sights and sounds

I had a great time last night, heading out to Richmond in the South of London to a local acoustic music venue where I went to support the upcoming singer /songwriter
Rachel Gittus

I have had the pleasure of being invited to work on several photo shoots for her second album cover art which is a brilliant project to get my creative juices flowing ... after spending several days photoshooting amongst the reeds of a beautiful pond, climbing trees and getting my bottom wet for the sake of art and the perfect shot ..I enjoyed the opportunity to watch her perform live.. 2 of my favourite tracks are "gloria saville " and " postcard " .

apart from one song I am officially in love with the whole album ... which is rare ... :-) here

I invited Julia from our ning community to come and join us and we had a fun evening ... giggle she brought along her received  RAAK ( Rand Art Act of Kindness) having just arrived this morning all the way from Texas ...A beautifully decorated Gourd from Gloria :-)

Our feets were juggling to the sound of a great variety of live musicians ... with lots of friendly giggles in between

♥ milliande

♥ stitched

I had a lovely indian summer like day  ...woke up to a very warm breeze this morning and decided to pack a picnic and head down to the the beach .. we are lucky to live within 40 minutes drving distance to a lovely stoney beach full of driftwood treasures ....

We sunbathed all day , with a lovely but icy dip in the sea.... gorgeous...

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That seemed funny given the fact that I finished knitting my autumn wrist warmers and learned how to make a hat from recycled curtain material at our community camp ...

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I just snuggled down to a warm sauna to finish the day , ate a bowl of leftover Thai Green currey ..yum and now off to have girly night ...

...getting ready for some chartreuse nail varnish ...

♥ milliande

♥ busy hands

 

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Building Dens in the Wood

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harvesting my herbs today and hanging them up to dry  .... a little bit of lovage, some delicious peppermint, some chickweed, some pungent chives and ohh soo lovely lavender ... and rolled up some rosemary and sage smudge sticks to dry

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made some lovely garlic and chillies oil ... and an infusion of sage, rosemary and thyme with a hint of peppermint ... can you smell it ? :-)

♥ milliande

♥ an autumnal walk

Just returned from an autumnal walk ... the blackberries tasted oh so sweet and the sun tickled our faces through the leaf canopy of our local wood

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We did not find any mushrooms yet, if the sun keeps the warmth in the air a little longer we might be in for a nice crop of edible fungi this year.. I still have some dried ones left over from last year and they are simply yummy in a nice mushroom gravy

Which reminds me of my childhood when my dad used to take us in the forest ... bit by bit introducing the edible ones and teaching us how to always remember our way back to were we started..

ohh how I am so much better finding my way around a wood then in the city chaos of london ....

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I am trying to learn more about our local trees this year... identifying species that grow near us as somehow this year for me is about looking closely at what surrounds me ... explore that which is right under my nose and really get to know my place on this land ..

I am fascinated by Hazel wood ...the long slender stems that have such an unusal bark ...   working with wood  ... whittling and carving away at a found piece of wood can easily absorb my attention ... without an outcome in mind ..

I feel a shift, changes that are making themselves known in such subtle yet unmissable ways ...

..hmm i might try a blackberry and rhubarb crumble tonight ...

♥ milliande

♥ a little bit of Jazz

I installed a new app to my iphone ... JAZZ FM ... and came across this song this morning that made my toes tap ... It feels a little bit strange to be back at home .. after 6 weeks flocking in a field with creative friends ... one of them reminded me just how "strange" stairs feel under your feet when they have been tickled by nothing but morning dew covered grass ... A little bit sad today too...my summer hairbraid came out... and then the sadness washes away as i welcome a new season that is making itself known... changes ... always revolving .... nothing can be held onto ...i want to play with new moments of life everyday ... I like to comb my hair ...like to eat something sweetsmelling from an oven .... like to wonder what today will bring .... like to let go of anticipation the minute I catch a glimpse of it .... like to be ... me... ♥ milliande

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~ I have been persuaded ;-) to give facebook another try ... so if you like to catch up on my daily happenings that don't make it to my blog, photos from my summer fun in a field , general creative chitchat , news and updates from our art community for women and events throughout the year then please feel free to friend me here

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~ I got back from another wonderfilled 2 weeks in Wales .... now its time to get reaquainted with homelife... and settling down for the beginning of a new creative season ...

looking forward to catching up with all of you

♥ milliande