Quiet Creativity

"Painting is silent poetry." ~Author Unknown

Taking a blogging break has been good. I greet the morning with quiet time at the farmhouse table with tea, watering and meandering through the garden(I picked another bundle of carrots and green beans this morning), hanging fresh laundered sheets on the clothesline, and then I turn on Pandora(bon iver) and spend hours in my studio.



Last night I had a custom order for SEA tags, which lead me to pulling out all of my stamping stash... and guess what happened? I created new tag sets for the shop. I had forgotten that I purchased these Classic Alphabet and Number stamps a while back.



So newly listed to Seawashed Shop are Number Tag Sets (set includes 1-9).



In the same classic alphabet stamps are these new SEA tags.



Also new OCEAN, BEACH, COAST tag sets in my seawashed stamps.



I have also been painting...lots of painting.

Coming soon to the shop are tiny 4 x 4 canvas block ROSES. This white rose could be tucked in anywhere to bring a bit of romance to the room.



1.5 inch thick so the leaves are painted down the side. (paint is still wet)


and ROSE tags to go with them.



Quiet creativity is a retreat for my artist soul.

For your weekend dreaming (thanks to French Grey)...


Have a beautiful one. ox

Calm tidings,
Kerrie

*photos~ Seawashed Studio, Designworks Studio.

Beauty comes out of emptiness

I am a white flower, light and empty, singing without words, by myself.
~K.Sanderson(a poem inspired by T.Merton's writings)



Beauty comes out of emptiness...



my newest painting 'Lilia'



white roses 11 x 14 of the Rose Series




painted in white with shades of grey for the french nordic style





and 'Amelie' just listed in my Seawashed Shop



8 x 10 white seawashed roses







During my bloggie break I will be painting roses in paris pink and tiffany blue for Anita's of Castles, Crowns, and Cottages upcoming Paris Blog Party! See you soon in France.



Sea Tidings,
Kerrie

*photos~ google, seawashed studio, castles crowns and cottages.

Empty

"A yellow flower
sings by itself
for nobody."

thomas merton


I'm taking a bloggie break.

Beauty comes out of emptiness...
my newest painting 'Lilia'~




to see entire post visit Seawashed Studio.

calm tidings,
Kerrie

*photos~ shelterness.com, seawashed studio.

Coastal Memorial Day Weekend

Your silent tents of green
We deck with fragrant flowers;
Yours has the suffering been,
The memory shall be ours.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Sea Tidings,
Kerrie



*photos~ Country Living, Completely-Coastal, Martha Stewart.

Seawashed Shop

Jennifer Rizzo is having a 'Show Us Your Shoppe' Party and I decided to join in. My etsy shop Seawashed opened on June 25, 2011. I've been open for almost a year. I am really enjoying this new journey.



I have been an artist my entire life but it wasn't until my children began going to school that I decided to pursue my art. I spent the last 22 yrs. as a homemaker and home educator to my four children. My three oldest are now pursuing careers and college. My youngest will be a senior in H.S this fall. I am still learning how to run a shop but am meeting the loveliest people through etsy.

I thought I would start by showing you my studio where all the magic happens...



I could stay in here all day, and I often do, because when creativity is flowing I just have to let it flow.



I opened Seawashed featuring my watercolor Sanddollar Series. My latest features are The Sea Series and The Rose Series. Both series are acrylic original paintings on stretched canvas.



The theme of my shop is 'original artwork washed by the sea...' hence the name Seawashed. A coastal, seaside, faded palette of greys, blues, and seashell pinks. Seawashed offers original paintings on canvas and watercolor paper, prints, notecards, and tags which includes the sea, sanddollars, seashells, starfish, florals, botanicals, beachhouses, sailboats, and surfers.

Pacifica Sanddollar watercolor print and notecards
8.5 x 11 print $20
set of 6 notecards $10



Handstamped Starfish notecards
set of 6 notecards $10



Handstamped Seahorse tags
set of 6 tags $5



Handstamped Seahorse notecards
set of 6 notecards $10




Beach Cottage notecards
set of 6 notecards $10



'Sophie' of The Rose Series on canvas 8 x 10 $70



'Juliette' of the Rose Series on canvas 11 x 14 $90



The Sea Series






washed by the sea...Seawashed. You can visit my shop here or by clicking the link on the sidebar.

Linking with Jennifer Rizzo for Show Us Your Shoppe Friday.



To see more visit my Seawashed Studio blog....

I hope you enjoyed your peek into my Seawashed world. Come by for a visit!
Bringing the calm of the sea to your shores.

Sea tidings,
Kerrie

My blogs~
Sea Cottage
Seawashed
*photos~ Seawashed Studio.

In The Garden At Sea Cottage

I put the bistro table in the rose garden under the shade of our birch tree
for a rest on these hot days.



I am really enjoying our gardens this spring(almost summer). They have grown so much! Only 6 years ago this entire space was hardpan clay dirt. We have slowly planted everything ourselves on a very tight budget. My husband and sons poured the concrete, built raised beds and trellis', put in sprinkler systems, planted grass, filled in tons and tons of good dirt, and then crushed granite.



a view of the potager from side yard



sugar snap peas



tomatoes from Italy(a friend of ours brought the seedlings over)



our first harvest of carrots



bird bath under the pear trees where the bird feeders hang



french lavender





herb garden- thyme, rosemary, oregeno, salvia, basil



rose trellis with cecile brunner climber



We have maple trees, pear trees, a plum tree, redwoods, river birch, crepe myrtle, and palm trees, roses, hydrangeas, herbs, and vegetables. It really is alot of hard work but the rewards are worth it. A peaceful respite from the cares of the world. Are you enjoying a garden?

Sea tidings,
Kerrie