Powerful women
Women are powerful and I see them stifle this every. single. day.
Stop looking to be saved and hiding your magic.
Stop tossing aside your voice and valid emotions.
Stop wasting your time with toxic friends or searching for numbing cures.
Material things, better jobs and even other people-they won’t fill your gap.
Only you can do that.
Life is short.
Rise up and step back into your own intuitive and innate power.
You are compassion and creative force and divine life itself.
You are a goddess.
Victoria Erickson
The Behold My Feminist Agenda paper cut is available
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{ Sneaky Peek } A Diamond Anniversary card
I was commissioned to make a paper cut card for a very special couple celebrating their Diamond Wedding Anniversary, 60 years, something to truly be celebrated.
Where to start with a commission, the awful prospect of a blank sheet of paper!
The commissioner had seen my work before and liked the idea of having two birds, a heart and leaves, so to the scribbles.
I start with a few thumbnail sketches to get the idea fixed on paper, to try out a few of ideas, get the major components in the right places and the overall proportion and composition "right"!
At this point I tend to walk away and let the ideas circle through my sub conscious and thought for the rest of the day. Somehow this "sets" the idea of how I should cut the piece and I can develop the design a bit further.
And then BINGO! It all clicks into place and the design flows from the pencil onto the paper.
A bit of time and patience and here it is, all cut out.
I backed the paper cut with a lovely matt gold paper which gave the card a lovely glow and I'm told the special couple were delighted with their card.
This crazy life
I love working on a new design and cutting it out for the first time, I'm never sure exactly how it's going to look, very pleased with this one!
excited.com!!
Tonight I'm off to Aberdeen to the lovely Claremont Gallery for the launch of their Artisan Winter Exhibition which features some of my work.
VERY excited about this, I was a student in Aberdeen so it's full of very fond, somewhat hazy memories! The exhibition opens on Friday, 23rd November and runs until the 19th January so if you're visiting any relatives in the North East over the festive season, pop along and have a look!
Friday I'm going to be framing, collecting, packing up and organising for Saturday when I'm taking part in Creative Heartland in The Albert Halls, Stirling.
This is a brand new event with art, craft, live music, storytelling, design and debate. EXCITED......again! There is going to be some fabulous work on display and I think it'll have a fantastic, buzzy atmosphere!! I'll have a selection of work for sale and be giving papercutting demonstrations. So if you're in Stirling and are in need of some inspiration for Christmas presents come along and see us!
And as if ALL that wasn't enough, I'm off to the Country Living Christmas Exhibition at the SECC in Glasgow on Sunday! Can't wait to see all the lovely stuff and start getting in to the Christmas spirit!