Sunday Spaces

sunday spaces: Murfreesboro Secret Gardens Tour#1

June 5, 2011 By Sonya 4 Comments

I sit here with more than four hundred photographs of six secret gardens from here in the Boro and my thoughts are focused on the people I met or didn’t meet. Each one inspired me in the most humble way. I got dressed up a bit and off I went … just , my camera & me in Tennessee.

Plan on enjoying, each space with me as a special production of sunday spaces for summer 2011. We’re going to take things a bit slower for the summer as we always do in the south. You know kinda … down by the river SLOW.

For a donation of ten dollars, visitors, such as myself were able to drink in the lusciousness of six very different garden spaces. This week for Sunday spaces, I am sharing with you the friendship garden of Kirby McCain.

The secret Garden brochure tells me that Kirby’s garden is an expression of her love of color and these photographs are evidence of just that … would you not agree.

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sunday spaces: studio mailbox

May 29, 2011 By Sonya 11 Comments

Welcome to Sunday Spaces and please allow me to introduce to you artist and creative girl extraordinaire TJ of Studio Mailbox. This photo of this Sunday Space is the property of TJ and has been republished here with permission & grace. You just gotta love this extremely creative girlie Tari June, another mommy on an Artful Journey … this stop Germany. I’m Thankful to Tari for sharing her photos with us today on Sunday Spaces.

Just click on the links above to discover Tari’s spaces!

P.S. : Be sure to check out Crusade No. 51 on Michelle’s Blog … it’s a bit of a challenge … love is a verb … sonya la

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sunday spaces: Baxter’s Mom

May 22, 2011 By Sonya 3 Comments

Welcome to Sunday Spaces and please allow me to introduce to you artist and creative girl Sylvia Drown of Baxter’s Mom. The photos of this Sunday Space are the property of Sylvia and have been republished here with permission & grace. You just gotta love this extremely creative girl Sylvia, a retired Grammy on an Artful Journey. I’m Thankful to Baxter’s Mom for sharing photos of her creative space with us today on Sunday Spaces.

Baxter’s Papa created this dream studio … sunday space … for Baxter’s Mom

Baxter’s Mom gets super creative with containers!

and shelves … WOW! I am amazed!

and even more amazed …

This creative girl … has some creative girl powers … check her out … Follow Baxter’s Mom on her Artful Journey on her …

Blog

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Etsy

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sunday spaces: Dyan Whyte

May 15, 2011 By Sonya 2 Comments

Welcome to Sunday Spaces and please allow me to introduce to you painter Dyan Whyte. Dyan is an artist and dreamer, a dreamer and an artist. Creative Girl and CCO … you know Chief Creative Officer. Yes, I say that all the time … cause this is who we are and I want us to own it like we own the skin we are in. All content and photos of this Sunday Space are the property of Dyan Whyte and have been republished here with permission & grace. You just gotta love this creative gal … I’m Thankful to Dyan for sharing her inspiring story here on Sunday Spaces …

It’s my favourite little corner, not too cluttered, a big desk for paintbrushes

and larger boards and a pretty chair cushion.

That’s Theresa in the corner, she watches the paintbrushes and occasionally helps with figure studies.

My Kimmidoll ,I found her in a little boutique one Sunday afternoon

about a year ago, her name is Yumi – beauty.

I like to think that she is a reminder for me to create beauty everyday and in my art.

It’s all a part of what makes this space sacred for me -

the fact that it’s a creative and meditative space for working and the cycles of beginning,

creating and closing a new painting with little things that have meaning to me -

even if it’s the simple act of cleaning brushes!

Dyan shares her work and life on her self titled blog Dyan Whyte

Check it out … your sure to love the quiet beauty there.

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sunday spaces: Linky Love

May 8, 2011 By Sonya 1 Comment

Happy Mother’s DaY … Check out these creative spaces …. I’m just going to give you the list …

That should do you for now … love is a verb … sonya la … have an awesome sunday … Today in Tennessee … the sun’s shining bright! Oh … don’t forget to check out the new issue of Inspired Studios Magazine … this is the last day to view it for FREE! It’s click able!

Sunday Spaces is a new and fresh way of sharing your special living spaces, right here in the blogosphere … we’ve had an awesome start with Laura, Amy, Linda and Alease. I can’t wait to see and share your special sunday space. It may even be your sanctuary! Join in the sunday space sharing by emailing me Sonya at sonyamacdesigns (at) yahoo (.) com … can’t wait to see where you work, relax and play …

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Sunday Spaces: Rose Brady … sneak peek

May 1, 2011 By Sonya 3 Comments

Welcome to Sunday Spaces and please allow me to introduce to you artist and Inspired Studios Magazine reader … Rose Brady. The photos of this Sunday Space are the property of Rose Brady and have been republished here with permission & grace. You just gotta love this creative girl Rosey … I’m Thankful to Rose for sharing photos of her creative space with us.

You can read more about Rose and see more photos of her hard working creative space soon … she is our Inspired Reader Spotlight story for the quarter … yes … Inspired Studios Magazine is still in production but will publish … soon and very soon as in Monday or Tuesday of this very week!

have an awesome Sunday … love is a verb … sonya la

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Sunday Spaces: Your Invited

April 24, 2011 By Sonya 2 Comments

below … please find photos of my work space after the clean up for the Spring Issue of Studios Magazine 2011 … these photos didn’t make the cut … so happy to share em.

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Sunday Spaces: Artist Alease Michelle

April 17, 2011 By Sonya 3 Comments

Welcome to Sunday Spaces and please allow me to introduce to you artist Alease Michelle. A collage artist and instructor … Creative Girl and CCO … you know Chief Creative Officer . All content and photos of this Sunday Space are the property of Alease Michelle and have been republished here with permission & grace. You just gotta love this creative teacher Alease … I’m Thankful to Alease for sharing her inspiring story here on Sunday Spaces …

Welcome to my creative space. I am an collage artist and an instructor. And because I do both activities at home, I require two desk. One desk to work on collages and the other desk to create lecture presentations.

I tend to have lots of projects going on at one time. So my project board helps me stay on schedule.

I also collect images that inspire me and after collecting images for over 7 years, the collection can grow. So below is my way of organizing my images. I have a notebook for each category. It has really helped me stay focused.

I love to dream about the possibilities of life. So here is my creative visualization board. I paste any and everything on this board and hopes of them coming true.

Then I have an area where I showcase those I admire. It too keeps me focus on my dreams, and hopefully one day they might be a collector of my work.

Now for the 411 on Alease …

Website

Studio Blog

School of Creative Business

I hope JOY & Inspiration Stalk yoU like the wind & Look for MORE Inspiring stories in the Spring Issue Of Inspired Studios Magazine, which is delayed a bit due to Friday night lighting strikes in Tennessee. Please e-mail me (sonyamacdesigns(dot)yahoo.com) to share your space on sunday spaces …
love is a VERB sonya la

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Sunday Spaces: Linda Thiltgen

April 10, 2011 By Sonya 3 Comments

Welcome to Sunday Spaces and please allow me to introduce to you artist Linda Thiltgen. A wife, Mother & Grandmother … Creative Girl and CCO … you know Chief Creative Officer. Yes, I say that all the time … cause this is who we are and I want us to own it like we own the skin we are in. All content and photos of this Sunday Space are the property of Linda Thiltgen and have been republished here with permission & grace. You just gotta love this creative Minnesota girl … I’m Thankful to Linda for sharing her inspiring story here on Sunday Spaces …

I am fortunate to have a dedicated space in my home to create. It is a lovely room that overlooks our backyard garden. My studio is my work room, my creative space and my retreat. Because I am a collage artist I have a lot of “stuff”. A couple years ago at the Junk Bonanza (www.junkbonanza.com) I found a collage artist’s dream cabinet; a twenty-eight drawer beauty from a school mail room! Thus began the start of the “organization” in my current studio which, as most of you artists know, is an on-going process and a challenge. I would like to say that it is always tidy with everything in it’s place, but I would be lying. Hey, a cabinet can only do “so” much.

My art is inspired by nature and the beauty that surrounds us in simple everyday objects and sights. Using leaves, feathers, stamps and other ephemera I create art that usually hints of my love for Asian treasures and icons. (In fact my logo is a chop of my name I had made while visiting Hong Kong) I enjoy combining textures and objects and stitching them into place.

I have always loved quotes and include a message; visible, invisible or simply wished to every piece I create. I hope my art and it’s message will be a blessing, encouragement or inspiration to the person who receives it.

I enjoy creating print and pattern, doing collage, dying fabrics, stitching, making jewelry, taking photos, gardening and making art and fun with my little granddaughters.

Find out more about Linda on her website & follow her blog HERE!

I hope JOY & Inspiration Stalk yoU like the wind & Look for Linda’s Story in the Fall (2010) Issue Of Inspired Studios Magazine.

Please e-mail me (sonyamacdesigns(dot)yahoo.com) to share your space on sunday spaces.

love is a VERB sonya la

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Sunday Spaces: Bailey’s pond

April 3, 2011 By Sonya 4 Comments

Welcome once again to Sunday Spaces … It’s a warm Spring day in Tennessee and our Sunday Spaces feature story was inspired on a vacation to Tennessee by this extraordinary, Michigan based artist AmyJO. Creative Girl Amy Jo & family call this Sunday Space Bailey’s Pond. All content and photos of this Sunday Space are the property of Amyjo and have been republished here with permission & grace. Once again … you just gotta love this all around creative Golden Retriever lover Amyjo. I’m Thankful to Amy for sharing her inspiring story here on Sunday Spaces.

We call this Bailey’s pond,he was our first Golden retriever. we took him on vacation to Tn. and stayed in a cabin on a creek. it was love at first site and we couldn’t keep him and his tennis balls out of the water! We loved it too.

So we decided we needed a pond for all of us.

It’s a thousand gallon pond which was built by a local company. We have some large Koi,some goldfish and now and then a frog.

The pond is about 8 years old now and our beloved Bailey has his wings.

Our new 2 year old Golden is

Willy and we still hang a sign out every spring that my daughter made for us. It says Bailey’s Pond and we enjoy many hours sitting out there ,watching the fish,birds and enjoying the flowers.