Nearly one and half years since I blogged! Gee that went fast.
So now I'm back with some new work which will be up soon.
Thanks to all of you who have contacted me to find out about my disappearance, all is good in my world I just took a break from online selling to just relax.
I've uploaded a video of myself just after waking up one morning which I thought was quite apt for my first blog piece.

Sentimental Heart - She and Him

Washington - The Hardest Part

'An important message about the arts' - an animated video by artist Davi...

Not until we are lost do we begin to understand ourselves.

Douglas Coupland

Do you tumblr?
I do.
I've found it easier for bookmarking photos and images I find via the web that don't need a full blog post.
Come and visit here, vanessadelacy.tumblr.com

Well I'm back but not really back, just a quick pop in to say:

My house is sold.......and I am one happy little lady.
(via flickr)

I still cannot do anything at the moment, my mind is still a mess and I haven't lifted a pencil or sewn a stitch in months but I can see light ahead.
I think I turned off my creative mind to concentrate on all the changes going on in my life but I think slowly I will start working and find myself again.
The lovely thing now is that my thoughts has changed from;
How will the girls and I cope?
To,
What an amazing life I can set up for my girls and me.
Finally to be feeling positive in the direction my life is heading.
And a big thank you to those who have left comments and emailed me in the last few months with your best wishes. I am very lucky to have lovely friends and readers of my blog and I hope to be back very soon with more art related reading and new work to show you.

But before I go off house hunting I did want to show you a recent purchase.
Frida
Isn't she gorgeous.
She is made by the lovely Lori from Run Lori Run and I was so excited when I unwrapped her. She is more beautiful than she looks in the photo, I was mighty impressed!

This is where I have been the last month or so, tidying my house. The real estate agent came today and the photos were taken and it is on the market in a day or 2....
My house has never been so tidy and really, never been so not me. It is neat, ordered and cluttered-less. Usually I like things hanging from the roof and little drawings and cards placed everywhere and anywhere there is a space but I suppose people do want to see the house itself not what I put in it and decorate it with!
It's those little touches that make it your home and that is what I look forward to doing in my new house, and where would that new house be you ask?? Well I have absolutely no idea, I will keep looking for something with character (think old), something that is not too expensive (think renovators delight) and something that my girls and I will feel settled and secure in. That is what is really important.
Wish me luck xx

Inspirational artists - Morteza Zahedi

Well hello, I haven't been blogging for a few weeks but I am still reading all of your blogs in the morning while having the first of many coffees! I found this artist Morteza Zahedi, while reading one of my favorites, dear ada. Lovely chickens busy scratching around with beautiful fresh line work and interesting shapes. (Found via dear ada via all the mountains)

Assignment 52 - week 3

I made this little plushy, softie, tiny pillow (what ever it is) the other night while watching TV. I just wanted to embroider black onto white and this is the design that I came up with. It measures approx 25 cm x 12 cm.
'Falling asleep to the sound of rain' my favorite feeling in the world.

I haven't blogged lately, my mind is racing with so many jobs that need doing and decisions that need to be made that I can't relax at all to think about anything interesting to write, (actually is anything I write that interesting!)
I wish it would rain so I could relax my mind and sleep!
I was thinking of closing my store for a while but I am currently exhibiting on Paper n Stitch so that wouldn't be the cleverest idea.
But what I do want to do is a complete overall of my store, instead of just listing what ever I make I want a bit more planning to go into it, more continuity in my work, I feel it is a bit higgledy piggledy at the moment.
The other thing is photos, I will admit a hate taking photos of my work and I really don't put much time into it but I obviously need to, any advice would be welcome.
I will leave you with my 5 year olds favorite words at the moment;
To wit to woo!