Tea can make you happy!

Well, at least if you serve homemade scones with it, a tradition we came to love throuh our dear au-pair Janine from New-Zealand. I'm not a big housewife or baker myself, but these are so easy - and perfect for grey winter afternoons.

Recipe:
2 cups of flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons butter (room temperature)
3/4 cup milk

Mix all dry ingredients, ad butter in little lumps, then stir in a little milk and knead a dough. Gradually add more milk, as you go along. Form a roll and cut little rounds from it. Place on baking sheet (covered with baking-paper) and bake until nicely browned. Serve warm with jam and whipped cream.

Felted Love

Felted things i made for the handmade section of our magazine KidsLife. Although i normally hate needlework of all kinds, sometimes in winter i like making little things out of that Waldorf-wool - it's so soft and cozy, and the things have a life of their own. It's like therapy - try it!
Directions: http://www.kidslife-magazin.de/download_bastelideen_geschenke.html

Snowflakes in spring

A series of Stillifes for Polka-dot lovers, bringing a fresh breeze into grey winter days. Flower-petals, snowflakes, sun-spots, digital dots or just simply a fun pattern - dots continue to inspire my work. Now available in my shop.

Free Calendar

Found a lovely Goodie that could even make a nice present for one of your friends - a stylish 2010 calendar by talented Gleaux.
"There is something nice about starting fresh every month by flipping a page to reveal a clean slate. But, there is something even nicer about filling in that clean slate with plans of play dates, dinner dates, and the occasional girls night's out!"
Check out this amazing Blog full of great ideas:
http://loveobsessinspire.typepad.com

Put on your red shoes

... and dance the blues! Shoes are such nice little objects of desire and somehow, they express personality and style. The shape of beautiful shoes always inspires me, and time after time i get back to painting some of them. Especially those i can't wear. High-heeled Stilettos are so chic - but mostly to painful to dance in - what a pity!

Big stripes

A big striped painting that is more abstract then what i normally do. Sometimes, i feel drawn to simple, yet delicate solutions. We are subject to so many impressions every day, things we see, hear, feel, think and say. Sometimes we need a rest - and painting stripes to me is kind of meditative. The painting was bought by real good winemakers from "Weingut Neumer", close to where i live. They put it in there tasting room, which is held very modern.

Painting at work

One of my recent works in progress. The "Luminous" theme accompanied me through last winter and maybe this winter as well. Already long for more light and sunshine!

KidsLife-Fashion shoot

Took such a long break from blogging - too many projects around our Magazine, KidsLife, which has it's own website as well. These pix are from a fashion project in the house of my artist-friend Andrea, photographed by the talented Robin Benito. It was great fun, the atmosphere was nice, the house (and hostess) beautiful, and the kids all did a great job. Am thrilled to work on the layout. The painting you see in the background of the first photo is a combined work of Andrea and me - a large Medusa head.

French Toast

Is a wonderful way to start a day of artistic adventures! This is how Sophie serves them in her romantic house in Conneticut: Cut crunchy italian white bread in thick slices, place them in a baking dish and soak with a mixture of 2 eggs, stirred in milk and a bit of Orange juice. Spice with a pinch of salt and some vanilla and crumble some butter on top. When the bread has absorbed the liquid, bake in the oven until lightly brown. Serve with maple-sirup and fresh fruit, hmmmm.

Great times in NY

Fun fotoshoots with my friend, gorgeous actress Sophie Sutton and her daughter Olivia, some pix for my magazine, some just for fun. New York is a place for action, so it felt really good to be all involved and busy, visiting all kinds of interesting places for little - and big - girls!

What comes next?

This is just foundation, not a finished painting yet. I don't know, how the story goes on and give it a little rest. I'll be off to New York tomorrow, collecting new impressions and ideas and am really exited! Don't know if i'll be able to blog for the next 10 days, but, who knows? There are computers everywhere, so, let's keep in touch! Have a great time everyone!