The Ideaology of Whimsicality

Last week I mentioned something in my comment post to Vicki from Simply Hue in my blogpost about Beauty and Whimsical that I will show something that I create of the topic "whimsical" (part of the exercise of Raining Umbrella). Today, I'm going to show you my idea of whimsical. For me, whimsical depicts something that is out of the ordinary. It is something different and often times impossible to achieve without imagination.

I love this exercise topic, because the word whimsical itself forces me as artist to create something different from my usual approach. I made a drawing of my daughter, and anything around her consists the topic of nature.

I have a few more drawings that I'd like to show you in the next few posts, they're not done yet, however, I promise I will show you more whimsical drawings. One of these days, I'll take those drawings and turn it into a painting :)

What do you think about the word 'whimsical'?

Live, love and be creative.

Changing Seasons in My Life.

The next assignment of Raining Umbrella's E-course is to:

WRITE IT: What was the happiest season of your life? What was the most challenging?

CREATE IT: This weeks assignment is based on the theme "Changing Seasons". You have the choice of creating a project based on the four seasons of the year (Winter, Spring, Summer, or Fall) or on the seasons of life (childhood, adulthood, and old age). Seasons of life can also include birth, marriage, anniversaries, birthdays, etc.

So I decided to do a little collage about changing seasons of my roles in life. My role as a daughter to my mom and dad, a sister to my two siblings, a wife to my husband, and now a mother to my daughter. It's all going back in a circle as I can see it. Each of the collage I also put the things that I'm grateful for in each role's season.

So, here they go: 
My season as a daughter:

1.      I’m thankful for my mom, for her unconditional love, dedication, patience and wisdom in raising her three beautiful daughters with grace and sophistications.

2.       I’m thankful for my dad, for his love and support throughout my growing time from childhood to an adult. Dad, your legacy still lives in my heart. I love you.

3.       I’m thankful for the values and morals that my parents taught me.

4.       I’m grateful for the opportunity that was given through my parents to achieve higher education for my future.

5.       Most importantly I am thankful for my faith. For all of the prayers for my salvation, and for all the knowledge of the Word of God that was taught by my parents.

My season as a sister :

1.       I’m thankful for my oldest sister for always sticking by me. She always wants the best for me and thinks of me as her best friend. I learned to be stronger through her stories, and experiences.

2.       I’m thankful for my youngest sister for being a role model for me in life, her adventurous spirit, and her keen characters made me a better sister.

3.       I’m thankful for a moment in life when the three of us got to spend time together in Arkansas and discovered our bond as sisters.

4.       I’m thankful for even though we’re far apart by location, but we never stop calling each other all the time and talk about anything in life and never get bored to hear each other’s voice.

5.       I’m thankful for their godly characters and wisdom that they imparted to me.

My season as a wife:

1.       I’m thankful to God for being the best matchmaker for me and my husband. I’m simply thankful for my husband.

2.       I’m thankful that I get to spend each day with my husband. I love spending time with him

3.       I'm thankful for my husband's characters, he is patient, kind-hearted, and generous.

4.       I'm so grateful that I get to kiss him everyday and tell him how much I love him.

My season as a mom:

1.       I’m thankful for my daughter, she is a gift and blessing from heaven.

2.       I’m simply amazed of the small things she does, that seems to be really small, but it's a big progress for her. I am grateful that I get to see that.

3.       I love to hear her cry, smile, babbling, laughter, and to see her through when she's looking at me with her innocence eyes.

4.       I'm so grateful that I get to enjoy her and spending time with my little girl, that will soon grow up to be a beautiful woman. I just want to treasure every moment.

Live, Love and be Creative

Ira.

Wisdom

RAINING UMBRELLA EXERCISE

This week's Raining Umbrella's Exercise is to draw, design or photograph the word "WISDOM".

Ever since I am blessed with my daughter, Lucy, I have been praying for a lot of wisdom to not take this gift for granted and wasted it. I asked God to give me wisdom from above in raising up my daughter. To have the wisdom from above is not easy, it means that I have to pray for it and seek for it. Pray everyday for the ability to see the future through everyday glasses and raise my daughter in the manner that would bring the best out of her and of others around her. Seek for wisdom everyday through experienced parents and family friends and learn from them.

Here's my thought on wisdom.



Live, love and be creative

Ira.

Fashionita!

RAINING UMBRELLA EXERCISE

The second exercise of Raining Umbrella's course is the word 'Fashion'. I was thinking literally about the word 'Fashion' to be associated with anything sewing. I have mentioned earlier that things that inspire me is pattern/fabric in my collage. So, I found a scrap of batik fabric and I made a simple skirt for my daughter for this project.

I call this: Fashionita Skirt!

What do you think?...

Live, love and be creative!

Ira

Serendipity (ser·en·dip·i·ty (sĕrˌən-dĭpˈĭ-tē) )

RAINING UMBRELLA EXERCISE

One of the exercises from Raining Umbrellas Course is to draw, design or photograph my perspective of the word 'serendipity'.

Since I was a little I always enjoy making things out of paper. Becoming a graphic designer makes me become so passionate about printing work, I found that I can do so much to impress myself and others with just using a single sheet of paper. So, my perspective on serendipity is my discoveries of paper, and how it always fascinate me with the things I can do with it.

Live, Love and Be Creative! :)

Ira

A Life's Story Collage

RAINING UMBRELLA: WEEK ONE ASSIGNMENT

Raining Umbrella's e-course this week's assignment is about 'A life's story collage'.

Here's a little background:

WRITE IT - Write down atleast one factor that played a large part in who you are as a creative person today.

CREATE IT - Select any medium and create a collage of your life. You don't need to chronicle every event (unless you'd like to), but choose some of the more meaningful, joyful, or difficult times that formed who you are today. If you're short on time, just choose one event, person, or subject that is meaningful to you and create a simple project around it.

MY COLLAGE:

My collage is about life fascinations. Things that fascinate me and has become a large part of who I am. I love the things of nature, my family, scriptures, art, paper and fabric. Place where I was born definitely plays a major part of who I am too.

Let me know your thoughts.

Ira.