My Mighty Life List - Part II

Hello Lovelies!

Let's daydream! Here's another quarter of my life big wishlist:


26 go night swimmin
27 own an original painting by an artist I admire : Peter Hammar (see my fave AT house tour)
28 Go swimming in a lake
29 Seriously edit my stuff
30 have an art studio of my own (separate from home), a place shared with other artists at first
31 while in the States, attend a TED lecture
32 thrive as an artist
33 have a lemon tree in my backyard
34 write thank you note to my Latin, Greek and French teacher, Mrs C.
35 complete a « whoisamy.com » mission - http://www.whoisamy.com/
36 Do one of Miranda July's projects
37 properly classify family photos in albums – so the memories last

image from decor8 

38 make my own perfume
39 have tea and cake at the legendary « le loir dans la théière » teahouse in Paris

photo by chocoladdict

40 visit Lisbon, Portugal, hometown of the famous poet, Fernando Pessoa

 

image via flickr

41 learn ceramics basics from a Japanese master in rural Japan, maybe in Shigaraki (www.e-shigaraki.org/e/shop/play-e/)
42 have a heavy silk dress made to measure especially for me
43 see Emma Kirkby perform live
44 learn to play the cello
45 visit the Calanques, Marseilles, France
46 have a clean and organized closet
47 make homemade preserves regularly (esp. Pickles)
48 visit Fire Island
49 find that dream St-Germain-des-Prés apartment (no need to buy it)
50 visit New England in the fall – and say hello to my friend C. B.

What about you?

-Vic from TeaButterfly

My Mighty Life List - Part I

Hello Lovelies!

image source : decor8 blog by holly Becker

I wish you a happy Monday, and I hope you had a swell weekend. I spent mine by the sea, it was just great swimming and sailing again!

photo found on jjjjound.com - I wish I knew who the photographer is!

Now, I've first heard of a project callled, "My Mighty Life List: 100 things to do before I go" through the French novelist Geroges Perec (who wrote his 50 items' list in form of a poem) But who knows who had the original idea? It is such a great idea it sounds universal.

I just stumbled upon it again via sfgirlbybay and mightygirl.

Here's what I jotted down so far:

1 read my entire 'ABC Challenge' list by sept 2012
2 continue with my regular yoga practice
3 write/finish my novel

drawing found on a Japanese website. Muji.com, I think.

4 meet Keri Smith
5 help others by recording audio-books for the blind
6 go on an air balloon ride (montgolfière) with R

balloon by Fornassetti

7 regain energy for good
8 go back to my own thin self (and keep the extra weight off) before i'm forty
9 find a job I really like
10 visit Barcelona, Spain again
11 never look back and have no regrets
12 Dance in a flash mob
13 own a small house by the sea
14 age gracefully
15 take photos of self in photo booth
16 have my portrait made by Studio Harcourt
17 finally learn to speak Arabic and pre-war German
18 learn to organize finances and save
19 go sailing on my own again
20 visit San Francisco (and the States for that matter) for the first time
21 tend properly to my 'all white flowers' mountain garden
22 listen to the radio more often
23 find proper storage for my Cds so i actually listen to them
24 make a short movie
25 learn simple sewing skills

What about you? Do you crave a mighty life, too?

-Vic from TeaButterfly

"Birds Flying High..."

Hello Lovelies!

 photo, my own. (c) Lipson 2011.

I'm out of the hospital and free as a bird! Finally ready to blog and post here photos and scans of my latest drawings.




Talk soon,
-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Hello Lovelies,

Still in hospital but in a great mood. So i wanted to share with you this fun triptych :

1. Cyanotype, 2. Submerge., 3. USA-California / Cup of Steam

Please visit the original pics and have fun!

-Vic from TeaButterfly.

Moth Vibration! ...and Happy Friday!

Hello Lovelies,

 drawing of moth - mixed media, (c) 2011 by Lipson.

Just when I was about to leave home for hospital this last Wednesday, I opened my letterbox, just to check in, and I found an amazing moth ( a butterfly that lives at night and seeks dark places like the inside of a letterbox).
It hopped right on my hand and started vibrating intensely... I wonder what this vibration meant fear for his life? fear of daylight? or just the sheer vibration of life? In any case, it was amazing!

Just as i tried to reach for my camera without frigntening him too much, he took flight! But I drew him afterwards, for you to see...

Happy Friday everyone! I will rest and stroll in the Magic Park. What about you?

-Vic from TeaButterfly

The Magic Park

Hi there,

This is Vic from TeaButterfly speaking from the hospital. Now forget what you know about hospitals. This one's special. It is set in a beautiful old, decaying palace with a great big park with a magical atmosphere, moss-covered statues everywhere, the hospital's cats napping in the sun, and koi fish swimming in an old pond. Recent additions include fountains and the water murmur in the morning while you stroll there is most uplifting.

The whole place is so picturesque, it is sure to lift one's spirit and and a quick cure is sure to happen soon. I've been taking lots of photos and will show you a selection when i'm back.

I've also taken my black ink and my brushes with me and i've been drawing this morning, so more to come art-wise.

Talk to you lovelies soon,
-Vic

Pale September

Hello Lovelies!

autumn still life with books - source : http://pinterest.com/pin/100460524/

September is one of my favorites months, down here in the South of France, it's like a long Indian summer, with bright light and just a hint of crispness in the air. Just lovely!

Unfortunately this bright september has turned a bit pale for me, for I've been ill lately and will need to go to a health clinic for a few days.

But at the end of the day, I remind myself that "Pale September" is one of my fave songs by fiona Apple. So here goes:

-Vic from TeaButterfly.