Trois Petites Filles

9.1.16

Saturday

As the first ray of day light slowly drifts through the living room, my bare feet move through the shadows. All is quiet except for the noise of this old house waking itself up slowly and the excitement of the dogs who are ready to escape through the back door and into the cold morning for a run.

Just like yesterday and the day before that, my body moves through the motions of the day. However if I am mindful enough, in the sameness of everyday, I find life's little pleasures.

Here is just a glimpse of small bits of my day.

I love sitting at Bella's desk and look through her art book. I am constantly blown away by how amazing children's imagination can be.

I am rarely alone but when I do get a chance to be by myself, I truly cherish it.

Today is one of those days.

Love,
Victoria

4.1.16

Turban on. Turban off

I have to tell you. I have been wanting to write this post for a very long time. It is about turbans and my love for them. Everytime I start writing it, I get overwhelmed with excitement and I can't seem to just pick a few inspiration pictures from my archive of hundreds and hundreds of turban pictures. I don't know where or when my obsession with turbans started. I assume it started with my grandmother as she truly is the most chicest woman I know. I have collections of scarves I picked up from flea markets over the years and they come in handy for those days when you don't feel like doing your hair. I guess I have a lot of those days because I find myself sporting a turban most days.

Can you believe the top two portraits of yours truly is taken by Bella? She styled me then told me how to pose. She was so excited that I let her use my big girl camera.

Here is Bella rocking her turban. Just in case you are not convinced yet to try a turban I found inspirations of women of all ages rocking turbans. I found all of these pictures from pinterest.

If you are thinking that these women can wear a turban because they are young, I have to tell you some of the chicest women I have seen wearing turbans are beautiful older women.

How beautiful are they? If a full turban seems intimidating then try a half turban.

Here are a few ways you can wrap a turban courtesy of pinterest.

So pour yourself a glass wine and go through that stash of scarves you have hoarding ( I know you have it.) Have fun and rock that turban!

Love,
Victoria

29.12.15

Living with Art

I didn't grow up with Art. There are no artists in my family and in my culture, most artists come from poor families because that was the only way they could support themselves. Art was never encouraged or thought of. Of course, time have changed and being an artist and a creative is finally thought highly of. Back when I was fifteen and fresh from Burma, I found so much refuge in museums and books. Something about standing in front of larger than life art pieces make me feel so happy. I guess I have been trying to recreate that feeling and appreciation for art with the girls.

For Christmas all I wanted was a John Waterhouse's print to go inside this frame. The frame is about seven foot tall and four foot wide. B who is now used to my crazy ways got me a print of Waterhouse's Circe Invidiosa.

As a lover of Greek mythology, I have a soft spot for Waterhouse's paintings. His romantic colors and depictions of women are incredible. There is something dark and moody about this particular painting that really attracted me. Circe, who is the goddess of magic, is seen here poisoning the water to turn her rival into a monster. I was as giddy as a child when I got this print...so can you guess how disappointed I was when I found out the print was only three foot wide and too small to fit into my frame? I cried. While trying to figure out what to do with the print, I decided to hang it up in Bella's room. The print is printed on a heavy canvas and all I had to do was used decorative nails to hang it up on the wall.

Without a frame, the print seems flat, doesn't it? After finding out how much large frames really cost, I decided to make one myself. All I did was buy three pieces of eight foot moldings to build a simple frame. I added left over appliques to the corners and gilded the frame.

How gorgeous does it look against the black wall?

The details on the print are amazing. It actually looks and feels like a painting.

Here you can see the details of the frame. I nailed the two pieces together. The frame is very light since there is no backing.

Where there is darkness, there is light. In this case, where there is a problem, there is always a solution. Now I am in search for another painting to go into the frame. I suspect soon our house will actually look like a museum...and I can't wait for that day!!

Love,
Victoria

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15.12.15

Crazy Chair Lady

I think it might be fair to say that I am turning into a crazy chair lady. I have chairs. I collect chairs. People give me chairs. Chairs remind people of me. So this was the case with this little vintage chair. A friend of mine found it at a local Savers and bought it for me.

It had broken cane on the side. I stripped it down to its bare bone. It was the perfect size for Bella's room and she even picked out what she wanted me to reupholstered it with. Faux Fur and Velvet. Yup, that is my child. Here is Bella's chair all beautified.

I decided to use two different color velvet for contrast.

It is the perfect chair for her little desk.

Of course, the chair also got gold leaf treatment.

I might be obsessed with this new dark moody room. The room isn't always this dark. Actually it is the brightest room in the house with lots of windows. I love the moodiness of the black wall when the sun sets.