Landscape In A Bowl - A Japanese Wonder

Hello lovelies!

Today I wanted to share a Japanese wonder with you, as I love and admire anything related to Japan. Here are "landscapes in a bowl", how wonderful is that?!

These are all hi res pictures, click on them to view them larger.

 Enjoy those small worlds...

-Naomi of TeaButterfly

Things I Love Friday - the Random Edition

Hello Lovelies!

A few random things I like today: a bit of photography, a bit of Japan, some insects of course, and news about my art. Enjoy!

photo, my own. more photos of my vacation in the South of France here.

Speaking of vacation, the wabi sabi blog took one in Sweden, and i love their image of "some weeds in the lake" by Nääs Castle & Crafts.


 It's Friday, it's FFF time!

This week, i'd like to share this diptych I made out of two fave photos. Do check out the original images, they're stunning!

1. P1016582, 2. The tree in the silo

It's Borges' birthday! check out it this beautiful poem. Bittersweet, isn't it?

I also enjoyed this instagram photo of the day:

[ @ ] photooftheday PHOTO OF THE DAY 14 aug 2012 @phantastic420 / judge @luka04

This is beginning to smell of "Back to School" time, my favorite time of the year (no wonder i'm a stationery junkie...).

Sarah has been playing with film underwater, and it's beautiful!

I love insects and botanical charts as art hung on walls! Here's my latest inspiration:

image by weekday carnival, via sfgirlbybay

Also check out my new "Botanicals Charts" board on pinterest.

...Yesterday was a productive day and I started a new series of paintings. They still need to be photographed properly, more about it soon!



Have a swell weekend everyone!

-Naomi of TeaButterfly.

Kibo Means Hope in Japanese

Hello Lovelies!

 instagram photo of my drawing. (c) Lipson 2012.

Remember the Japanese tsunami of 2011? Fukushima? Well, I have thought about it for a long, long time, and always wanted to offer one of my Japanese-inspired drawings to help raise funds for the relief of Japan and the Japanese people.

I have finally drawn what I find is the right piece for just that purpose. I will sell this black ink drawing for Japan via 'Kibô-Promesse', a French non-profit organization. Kibo means Hope in Japanese, and Promesse is the French for 'Promise'.

If you wish to purchase that drawing directly from me, this is also possible. Just send me an email, and I promise all the price of the drawing will go to the Japanese Red Cross.

Here is the full view of the drawing as well as some details:

Untitled (steaming cup of tea). Mixed media. (c) Lipson 2012.

size: 14.5 X 21 cm

technique: ink drawing on wallpaper, glued on drawing paper

Let me know what you think, and enjoy!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Oh, and happy, happy Friday!

Hello Lovelies!

I really love this picture and wanted to share the love with you.

It's all about Japanese sense of serenity and soft elegance...

Have a nice weekend, all!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.