It Hit Me, Again

Hello Lovelies!

I'm in a rainy mood.

image via la grande dépression - do listen to this awesome (but melancholy) podcast!

The evil illness, depression, hit me again. I struggled and struggled until I could not bear it it anymore. It's not an easy subject to be talking about... Let's just say I feel constantly exhausted for no reason (other than the depression itself) and that everything seems to be dull, grey and blurred... This is what depression looks like to me:

 image via pinterest

I have to check in hospital today, and so will close my etsy shop for now. I wish you lovelies a wonderful end of summer and I hope to be returning soon.

I'm trying to remember this inspirational quote:

"But without the dark, we could never see the stars."

My best,

Naomi of TeaButterfly.

The Promise of April

Hello Lovelies!

 photo, my own

Though this year has been quite an exception weather-wise, February and March are usually two very harsh months. Come April, we can start to relax, and enjoy the blooming trees.

If you are the religious type, you know April is the time for Ressurection, and if not, you might call it simply Renewal. And there are new paintings in my Etsy shop, I'm quite happy to say!

-Vic from Teabutterfly

We All Live in a Yellow... Tram!

Hello Lovelies!

 Yellow Tram in Lisbon, via pinterest.

I've been thinking (it happens, too). And guess who's gonna ride those beautiful Lisbon yellow trams? Well, me, very soon!

So while I'm away, blogging will slow down. I'll post on Mondays (moodboards) Wednesdays (beautiful butterflies found around the net) and Fridays (interesting links and flickr faves of the week).

I'll keep that slow rythm when I get back from Portugal, since I believe I need to find a balance between blogging (too much) and actually drawing and making art (not enough at the moment).

So what do you say? I think blogging three times a week is fair enough, right? And you'll get more interesting posts when I get more art-related content to share with you!

I also have a couple of projects (secret, hush) up my sleeve. And I want to share them with you, some time soon!

Much Warmth,

Vic from TeaButterfly.

Drawings - my best of 2010 video

Hello Lovelies!

 Insect In a Maze I - 2010. by (c) Vic Lipson.

Please check out this video on flickr to see my best 2010 drawings.

Some of them will appear as postcards in my shop very soon (I'm discussing princings with my printer as I write this) so that you can have a piece of my original work of art for an affordable 5 dollars!

Yay for affordable original insect art!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Tea with Katarina K. and Other Good News

Hello Lovelies!

My Etsy Shop reopened yesterday !

so let's celebrate with a very nice cup of tea, shall we?

 "one morning" by (c) Katarina K.

I really love Katarina K's photgraphic body of work and her blog, called "Grain & Silk". Dainty, feminine, soft, but not in the frivolous, annoying yeah, see what I mean?

Simply lovely.

 "honeylights triptych" by (c) Katarina K.

And apparently, as seen above, Katarina masters beautifully the art of the triptych and adds honey (oh, my) to her tea! ;-)

Have a great day my lovelies,

Vic from TeaButterfly.

My Etsy Shop's Grand Opening: discount + giveaway!

Hello Lovelies!

I've worked hard and today is the BIG day: it's my official Grand Opening of my first ever etsy shop!

First, let me show you a short video showcasing my recent work:






You get the idea: i just *love* to draw insects, and tea scenes, in a half-surrealistic, half-Japanese way!

And now to the gifts i have for you, my faithful readers:

• first, a 30% discount on any purchase made in my shop from now on and for the entire week (ends on next Thursday, April the 15th at 4PM Paris, Europe Time. Just enter the discount code: "OPEN30" in your message to the seller.

• second, I offer an insect drawing as a give-away for not one but two readers. Meaning two readers will receive one drawing each. Just leave a comment below about your favorite item in my shop! The two winners will be picked randomly through some online randomizer. 

The giveaway drawings are called "Clones" and "Imaginarium".Just click on the inks to view the drawings in my flickr photostream.

Have a great day, everyone!
I know *I* am excited about this!

-TeaButterfly.