7.24.11 Trapped leaves and Valley lilies

Slowly but surely getting back to it

5.16.11 Ikebana Sogetsu

Today was our first class of Ikebana Sogetsu at the Smithsonian. I can not explain how exited and happy we both were. Our Sensei is the coolest and most awesome lady ever. She has been studying Ikebana for over 30 years and she has been to Japan several times with the official Ikebana school, or something. Any way, it was awesome, we learn all the basics and the we put it to practice. Here is my very first Ikebana arrangement. We got to take it home with all the other flowers and branches we didn't use. I'm so happy and exited i can not wait for next monday!

5.3.11 Full of surprises...

Just never know what's gonna be next...

4.17.11 They move like a dancing dream

Mobile land!! so, made a mobile using a couple of strong magnolia tree sticks, used invisible tread (truly invisible..) and finally pulled out some of

the thousand leaves i collected last autumn.

Also used some money tree thingys (don't really know

how to call them)

and this is the outcome. After making a mobile for my

Isabella i had this idea going around my head.

The pictures are awful, and i'm sorry. i had a really hard time

taking them. but i promise, it looks better in person.

4.13.11 From land and sea

Exploring new dimensions and colors.

2.22.11 Trapped leaves No. 4

The last pieces of the trapped leaves series.

I just can't have enough of these...

2.15.11 Just a Box

First box. still trying to figure out how it really works.

I'm loving the little compartments!

Oh! and also i found out that my new walnut inks

work great on balsa wood...

Happiness...

2.8.11 Holding Autumn Hostage...

Thinking of Autumn...

1.5.11 Altered Book "The Savour of Life"

My very first experiment on altered books.

Still a work in progress and i'm loving the process...

11.30.10 Folium Inclusum

11.4.10 Autumn Works

9.16.10 Subtle Spirit

Frail bliss

9.16.10 Frame to the uncertain

Mesmerized by Lilith

Chamber of compartments 

8.23.10 *Dream de lotus part 1*

Part One of my new project. still a work in progress. 

Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens

                       An awakening to nature's profound beauty...

5.21.10 Stone matters

Yes, stone matters...

5.17.2010 Four dimension planet

Solid wood planet host of four examples of beauty in our planet. Four dimensions to get lost in...

5.10.10 new ideas

I've been thinking of this idea for a while, so, i got meself a printer and started working on a selection of my own pictures to put in the background of some of my pieces. this is the first execution. i took this picture at the Tudors garden in Georgetown. I love the dog and how the sun falls into the grass. In the beginning i was having some issues with what to do so i wouldn't overshadow the picture... anyway, here it is, and i feel this is the beginning of a whole new phase.

4.17.10 My Wall

I love how art and nature change the way we see things. i remember when this wall was just a wall, plain, dull wall. Now it is the host of such precious little things. this are most of the pieces i've created in the past four months. that is how long i've been playing with them. i like the way they look together.

4.17.10 Trapped leaves series

Here is the second piece of my trapped leaves series. I wasn't sure of doing another trapped leaf, i thought it may be a little of repetition, but, Mr. enoughforall advised me that it wasn't repetition, it is a series, and i liked that. So here it is. i love this kind of leaves, they kept their green color and their consistency is hard, they are great to work with.