The Muses

The nine muses are Greek Goddesses of arts, sciences and inspiration. They are the daughters of Zeus and each one has her own specialty and personality. They are gentle goddesses who are easy to work with and are wonderful to work with when you have a creative block, even if your particular blocked field doesn't belong to one of them.

Erato - Muse of Love Poetry


Euterpe - Muse of Music


Calliope - Muse of Epic Poetry


Clio - Muse of History


Melpomene - Muse of Tragedy


Thalia - Muse of Comedy


Terpsichore - Muse of Dance


Urania - Muse of Astronomy

Each Muse is rendered on 4x4 watercolour paper with watercolour and ink.

We're moving!

Our trip to South Carolina, though long, was a good one. My husband got the job and we are just waiting to find out the date they want him to officially start so we can rent the truck and make the move.

I am a bundle of energy. I've started packing, I've told my friends and family. I've already started decorating the new place in my head. I'm excited for the move and I know it will be a grand new adventure, yet I'm still a bit sad. I'll be leaving the place I grew up and all the people I've known for the past 27 years behind. While there is so much good in this change, the parting will be sad and the transition will take time. It will be worth it.

Especially because the area is so damn charming. The apartment we got (oh yes, we applied for and were approved for an apartment already) is beautiful. The community is quaint and there are stores and food within walking distance, which growing up in the woods, I've never had before. While I didn't get the opportunity to take photos of the interior of the apartment, I did snap some outside.

This is the building we'll be living in. Our apartment is on the ground floor in the back. Which means...


This will be our backyard! Much better than the buildings and parking lots outside of my windows currently.

After my husband's interview we ventured into the city of Greenville, which is only 15 minutes from our apartment, to stroll through the downtown area. It is hands down the cleanest, quietest city I've ever been to. I didn't see a single piece of litter in the street and there are recycling and garbage bins all over. The streets are lined with cute shops and restaurants, several of which I believe I'll be frequenting and possibly applying to work at.

The best part of all though, is the park at the center of downtown:

Which has a most unusual city sight:


and as if that wasn't captivating enough, I've found a new favorite spot to meditate and contemplate:

Packing and Ready...

Can you spot the rusted heart?

I'm starting to get my things in order for our weekend trip to South Carolina. I've gotten things that we will need to apply for an apartment if the lovely gets the job. My camera battery is charging. I just have to pack those pesky clothes.

My heart is a flutter and while I'm not one to wish my life away, Friday afternoon is not coming quickly enough. Tomorrow morning I'll be going to work the same as every day, and we'll be setting out on our road trip immediately following. I'll be driving for the first leg of our estimated 11 hour drive and will snooze for the second half. My ipod is charged and ready to go, rock and metal will definitely keep the road hypnosis at bay. :)

I most likely won't be updating here again until after we get home, since we'll only be down there for a very brief two and a half days. However, if you want to keep updated, I'm quite the twitter fiend, you can check in over there. Go ahead and follow me if you have an account too!

Have a beautiful weekend loves.

A change, will do you good

Happy Sunday, Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, Evening lovelies! The past two weeks have been a flurry of emotions ranging from excitement to terror to anxiety and I've been neglecting my blog and most internet activities in general.

I had a birthday Wednesday that was marked by the most snowfall New Jersey has received in years. While the snowfall kept me from going to see the Tim Burton art exhibit at the MoMa in NYC, I still made the most of my day. The lovey and I played in the snow, ate strawberry cake with dinosaur sprinkles and he was even sweet enough to make me dinner. So all in all, a good day.

We're still waiting to see what will happen with our living situation. At the current moment, I'm positive we will be packing up and heading south but I'm refusing to start packing until lovey has signed papers and has a start date. As it stands right now, we will be traveling to South Carolina on Thursday night so he can meet with the HR rep to 'finalize the paperwork' on Friday and we can look at apartments. We'll be returning with a verdict and a game plan late Sunday night. I'll also be holding a huge moving sale in my Etsy shop if we get a 'yes' on Friday.

I'm still breathing. Thank you all so much for all of your support and kindness on the last post. :) I'll have some artwork, photos and pagan posts soon enough!