Love is in the Air.....

Hi Friends!

It's actually me, here, on my blog! I know, I know.... it's been a while. And by the way, Happy 2016!

I'm just popping in for a very quick update to let you know that I will be hosting a Secret Love Bug Sale for my Mailing List recipients this weekend. It's not scheduled. It's spontaneous because it's a small collection, and I just finished them! I've been juggling this original character set with special orders and several different licensing projects. Therefore, I was uncertain when this collection would be complete. So, setting a scheduled date was a little too scary for me.....eek! Anyway, they are almost ready to release, winged and ready to flit and flutter their way into your hearts. I'm working on their graphics, Secret Links and Newsletter now.

If you are not on my Mailing List, you can simply join HERE. Keep an eye on your inbox over the weekend for my Secret Sale! I will eventually post the sale on my website for all to see, but the sale will debut as an email event via my Newsletter.

Thanks for your loving support!

xoxo,
~ Johanna



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where I have been posting progress photos and little hints and teasers along the way....

Going Love-Buggy!...

Hello friends and Happy 2014! I just realized that it has been a whole month since my last post! After the holidays, I took a little time off from blogging as well as sculpting. The break was a nice change of pace after a very busy show season, but I am happy to be back and immersed in my creative bliss! Currently, with Valentine's Day just around the corner, I am working on a handful of original LoveBugs. I snapped a few photos from the work shop, but remember, they are not quite finished yet... They still await more painted details, wire accents, buttons and trims. With just a few of these one of a kinds to offer, I have decided to release them within my next Newsletter which will go out in early February. As it is a spontaneous sale, there is no scheduled sale date. But, it looks like I will have about a week or so to finish this small collection of ladybug inspired characters, photograph and prepare their graphics. So, keep an eye on your inbox, and best wishes to you for a LOVELY new year!

xoxo,
~ Johanna



* LoveBug mini busts and ball characters gather around my paint palette and await more details...



* A peek at the back side of one of my LoveBugs reveals swirling patterns and spots!



* Black, white and even a green-faced bug are included in the mix...



* This LoveBug says "OH, I'm not ready yet!"...... I think he feels a little exposed :)

You can also sneak a peek of their backsides on my FACEBOOK Page....

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Poppies & Clover...

Welcome to the garden! I am truly amazed at what the magic of nature can accomplish in just two and a half months... If you recall, JP and I spent a full day in early May, sowing both clover and poppy seeds across our newly designed, rolling landscape. Little did we know how lush the results would be! For reference, I suggest you take a peek back to my Playing in the Dirt  post to see the astonishing before and after images. Now, it's mid July, and a large portion of our front yard is blanketed in a luscious layer of Dutch White Clover. The knoll in the midst is all-a-buzz with the happiest of bees, frolicking in a colorful mound of poppies! So, it seems my vision for a whimsical garden scape is certainly taking its magical shape. Neighbors and passers-by, pause to ponder the amazing transformation on a daily basis and inquire about the process and the plants. We remind them that it's still a work in progress and a learning experience, but we are overjoyed at the results so far!  So, I invite you to take a walk with me in the garden...



* I can just imagine that a tiny elf & fairy live here...



* Like morning glories, this sweet poppy mix radiates its best mix of hues in the early morning hours...



* The bees were absolutely drunk-in-love with this gleaming red poppy...



* Take a stroll on a winding path that promises to delight your imagination...



* Captured in time, a bee darts from one poppy to the next...



* Just a peek above, peering down at the colorful knoll...



* Soft, painterly poppies sway in the breeze...



* I noticed this little gem ~ a sweet red poppy, trimmed in white...



* Poppies reach for the rays before a field of lush green clover...



* A sweet bee savors the delicacies of this pink poppy...



* Brilliant red poppies add a festive punch to the mix...



* A pair of bees with that glassy-eyed look of love...



* A sweet knoll of poppies adds a touch of whimsy to our landscape while clumps of clover create a whimsical backdrop. Once upon a time, this was a crusty old driveway infested with cracks and weeds...



* The clover fields are polka-dotted in red as we have noticed how much the ladybugs like this new habitat...



* Clover now sprawls and spills over the rocky borders that we painstakingly placed early this year...



* A pebble path snakes around and accentuates all the green...



* And the clover is now starting to flower ~ as a result, the bees are jubilent!



* A dreamy zoom on a clover bloom...



* I recall being quite concerned that my efforts to sow the clover seed had fallen short as there were so many barren patches of earth with no seedlings emerging. Again, this is another reminder that with patience comes reward, and worrying will get you nowhere!  :)



* Another ladybug dangles from a clover leaf...



* Slowly but surely, this garden is taking shape...



* Once barren berms of clay soil are now completely covered in mounding masses of clover! Off in the distance, JP has rigged a 3-story scaffolding configuration which allows him more play on the house, attic and siding...