New Angel Pictures

 My sister is involved with a Waldorf Kindergarten

Many of  the young Mother's have new babes

This always inspires me to create Angels carrying babes

Bringing new life down to earth and placing the babe in a Mother's arms

 I never tire of making these, they are a joy.

Love and light  Marie

Tolkien's Middle Earth - The Ring

 

The Ring

Living in Middle Earth is rather cool

 One of my dear friends works with Art Clay (Silver)

Do check this out here 

Love and light  Marie

Snow flurries

Snow swirled around my home yesterday

I could see snow laden hills in the distance

So I decided to make a Father Christmas

Love and light  Marie

Anti-smacking

New Zealand has a high rate of child abuse and violence towards children

There are lots of reasons for this

Poor housing , lack of education, no money,  high unemployment to name a few

Prior  to the Anti-smacking law change of 2009

I would see Mother's whacking their children in the supermarket and street

Now I see them still annoyed with their child, but restraining themselves because the public is viewing them 

This gives the Mother the time to breathe, and so when they finally get to the car, it might have blown over

And the child is free from the fear that violence creates

I am a supporter of talking  to the child

Physical discipline is not the answer

What are your views

Love and light  Marie

Needle felted flower notebooks

These delightful notebooks are coptic bound
They have 96 blank pages

And measure 4x4

A needle felted cover of flowers in pure New Zealand wool 

Have a super weekend 

cheers  Marie

Bright Star

A thing of Beauty is a joy forever"

I have just seen "Bright Star" again with my husband this time

The movie about the romantic English poet John Keats and his love for Fanny 

I so enjoyed the movie and the clothes and language, that I made  this picture.
Set in 1818, Fanny is standing in a field of purple and blue flowers

It brought back to me this picture I made a year ago, which has gone out into the world.

Love and light  Marie

Desending Angel

Look who alighted on my journal

Love and light  Marie