Tuesday 11 June 2013

joyful challenge



birthdays bring out the best in me.

i seem to find as much joyful challenge in realizing personal as well as professional projects.
is it the child in me awakening? is it a warm-up exercise where anything is possible – no briefings. no rules. you are the client. limitless creativity of materials, form and media. sometimes the results prove surprising:




individual tea-light as party invitation
alternating semi-transparent lanterns were sent
to guests as colourful fairy-gathering summons.






gathered flower petals as floating welcome

a handful of garden blossoms lovingly
transforms a mundane basin into exotic greeting.





lemon cakes with a zest
a basic recipe of cupcakes get glammed up
with mascarpone cream icing, simple & fresh berries
and a tangy baby sprig of mint.





ruffled sacrifice
a week of staged layers and sticky fingers
results in a festive star to
trash amongst cheers & laughter.





a freshly mown 6
there's room enough for creative fathers
to even get in the act.

4 comments:

  1. Creativity enhanced by love!

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  2. ah, yes. was hoping that would come across.
    our house-theme these days: do it with love!

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  3. Heather I think you are filled with joy! I love seeing your posts on Facebook and I believe that your innate, internal happiness feeds your work and view of the world. I too possess a curiosity for our globe and the adventure living and working in different countries affords, but so jealous (underline, CAPS, boldface, italic) of your languages. Embarrassed to be unilingual.

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    1. thank you, merci, danke, liebe jane xo

      BTW, joy IS (underline, CAPS, boldface, italic) my middle name. no joke. check my passport ;-)

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