tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-91907271350467662342024-03-14T01:20:46.332-07:00Life as a tea partya blog about Art, parenting , homeschooling and being true to yourselfVitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.comBlogger505125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-76380125464417635932015-12-04T11:34:00.001-08:002015-12-04T11:34:15.628-08:00Felting awayHere it is again, cold days, long evenings, chilly winds and I am reaching out to the wool again. It might have something to do with the season, or might be a much needed change of pace.<br />
I have completed t he ebook <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/254262352/mobi-book-tails-of-the-big-city?ref=shop_home_active_4" target="_blank">Tails of the Big City</a> and am working on two more books, for self publishing authors. But wool felting is my escape for now. After several years of doing it I finally feel like I am comfortable and not poking my fingers.<br />
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As for the rest, time to get a Christmas tree, time to dig out the cookie receipts (I bake them once or twice a year, so I don't remember how to do it without google), time to make some more painted cups and mugs (I use them for gifts each year). Winter is a good time of year for me, if I don't have to drive much.<br />
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<span id="goog_886667690"></span><span id="goog_886667691"></span><br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-80416765853179478942015-09-04T19:32:00.000-07:002015-09-04T19:32:26.065-07:00A recap of our summerSummer is almost over. I have finished my first season as a gardener, and I loved it! The book Tail of the Big City has been fully funded on Etsy and is in the making as we speak. As a matter of fact, it is amost finished. My wonderful friend Sofia Lindeman has agreed to work with me on it, and has been writing lovely poetry. And I have been busy painting 12 spreads with various animals and birds that are our neighbours here in NYC.<br />
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As a gardener I feel I have been fairly successful. Having never done this before, I have managed to grow a few croooked carrots, a number of rather prickly cucumbers, a handful of raspberries, some wild strawberries, some blueberries, dill, onion, lettuce and a few tomatoes. The key was to water and weed regularly, and not to buy to many new plants and try to grow them on a very limited space that I have. The conclusion is to be more organized next year, plan the garden in advance and try to stick to the plan. I am way to greedy when it comes to gardening. As I see something I want to plant it in my garden, and the bottom line is --IT IS IMPOSSIBLE to have everything. :) This is more a note to myself, than anything else, since I will try to do it again comes spring.<br />
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As an artist, I think I did well this summer too. It was a difficult project, I have never designed a book by myself. And I am not a very consistent or organized person. So to stay focused for such along period of time, designing and redesigning the page layouts, picking the best, working with the poet, managing the campaign...I somehow managed to do it, and keep the husband, kids, cats and plants alive. And most importantly I think I am still sane:)<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-8789569067915069432015-06-25T10:35:00.000-07:002015-06-25T10:35:14.872-07:00Something completely NewI am very excited about this. Etsy is running a beta project on funding project for Etsy sellers, and I am one of the first one to be in it.<br />
I am trying to raise money to make an e-book about the Nature of NYC.<br />
Made a video, painted some pictures, a friend of mine is writing some AMAZING poetry. And it is running LIVE NOW. Please take a look!<br />
<a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/232918111/e-book-nyc-nature-tails-of-the-big-city?ref=sr_gallery_1&ga_ref=fp_ln_new_fund_on_etsy&ga_search_type=campaigns&ga_view_type=gallery">Tails of the BIG CITY</a><br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-61503346181932890782015-05-19T08:04:00.001-07:002015-05-19T08:04:21.827-07:00The BOOK is HERE!And it is gorgeous! A wonderful poet Warren Ross had written amazing poems to go with my watercolors, giving them a whole new life. Like little riddles put together they work to make it come to life. I am absolutely amazed how he did it. The quality of the book, the pages, the hard cover, the dust jacket. I am absolutely amazed at the final product. I know I am bragging, but I can't help it. It is my first hard cover:) And I love it:) I have 5 more left to sell for now, and they are in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vusova?ref=hdr_shop_menu">Etsy shop</a>.<br />
I will be happy to personalize them for you , just leave a little note for me ot Etsy or on Facebook.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-59543007323484673342015-04-15T21:02:00.000-07:002015-04-15T21:02:33.768-07:0015 minutes ruleJust read a book about how important it is to sketch 15 minutes a day. Somone might laught, but to me 15 minutes of sketching is not something to be taken for granted. So I promised myself i will do it no matter what. Let us see how long it lasts. Meanwhile, a few new paintings here and there and a lot of gardening. I am trying to make a garden out of our back yard. So far it is a big mess , with lots of trash that needs to be taken out ,pieces of a pool we took down and not too many grean things growing. It will take some time, before anything worth picturing will come out there.<br />
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Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-64504081402886195412015-04-13T20:34:00.000-07:002015-04-13T20:34:34.866-07:00Easter 2015Big holidays are always a time of reflection. A time to think what was happening at this time last year, the year before....This year as we were driving at night on one of New York beutifully lighted bridges and looking at the city asleep, I was happy that we are still doing "it". It being "being together during Easter night", cooking, getting dressed in all white, driving at night, holding Easter baskets, arguing and being late. It is not very easy for us to keep doing things year after year after year after year. But I am so thankful that we managed to walk through this fast together and complete it and be happy. There are many challanges, that come up as kids get older, as work load increases, health issues come up, and I am glad we can put it all aside and do this drive at night. We usually come back around 5 am, when the birds start singing and fall into beds to wake up the next morning to eggs, and kelbasa and baked goods. And it is one of the best mornings one can imagine.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-77364530948459989992015-02-09T20:17:00.000-08:002015-02-09T20:17:21.453-08:00Plates<br />
I have a new "thing"! I am painting plates with Pebeo paint. It is a very different feeling than doing watercolors, and I really enjoy the cleanness of lines and the smootheness of the materials. It could be my new favorite medium for now.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-29397649744283587192015-01-28T18:03:00.002-08:002015-01-28T18:03:58.682-08:00Winter moodWe were supposed to have a "snow storm of a century". Ha ha! I believe we got 12 inches at most, but oh what a fuss had been created. All cars were ordered off the streets, grocery stores were empty, everyone was waiting and preparing. Nothing came of it. But I did clear the driveway all by myself. Took the kids sledding, and had a fabulous time. And finally got stuck in the parking lot. It was such a mess! Half of Staten Island was pulling me out, just like the fairy tale<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61DrNz8lYRc"> Repka</a>. 4 big guys were pushing my car, 3 were pulling and finally someone came along with a towing tross and pulled me out. They did say that they are working for their ticket to heaven , but I can only imagine what they thought of me. And yes, the little one had to go to the bathroom then as well (he is not in diapers any more). It was fun:)<br />
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Here are a few pieces I manage to produce every now and then. All of them listed in my <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/vusova">Etsy shop.</a><br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-39134275440550050312014-12-31T12:00:00.003-08:002014-12-31T12:00:25.672-08:00Waiving good buy to 20142014 was very good.<br />
Briefly we baught a house (first one our family has owned), planted some trees ( I hope they grow big and strong), made 2 books, got Anna a kitten (she really really really wanted one), learned to start a fire in a wood stove, felted 12 animals, painted 6 cups, went snowtubing for the first time (hated it),<br />
had many many many cups of tea with people I love. Thank you all for being there with me!<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-3859796682241242282014-12-03T21:20:00.001-08:002014-12-03T21:20:35.678-08:00Life in Our Kingdom<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
So, as promised I am trying to keep documenting our life. It is such a great way to capture the moments, that will otherwise go without noticing. We painted a chicken, and a deer, built a tent, decorated part of the house and painted some more. I am coming together again and starting to pick up the speed with some projects here and there, and I think this keeps me really alive. Even painting the silly old chicken. Nobody knows what I will do with it, since it is rather large, but I've developed a soft spot for it, so it stays in the house:)</div>
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-6271952673541871782014-11-20T20:43:00.001-08:002014-11-20T20:43:27.955-08:00I'm backAt least I will try to get back. It is cold outside, the Christmas lights are on, the fire stove burning, and everyone in the family is asleep. Except for the cats of course. Life is good.<br />
It is hard to keep oneself steady and calm and consistent day after day after day. Especially when all the projects come at the same time, and the oldest child decides that you don't understand him and the middle one is upset because you criticized her art, and the little one just want your attention all the time(and you are not Mom but actually a bear who is supposed to go berry picking), and the roof all of a sudden decided to leak and soccer and ballet are scheduled at the same time, and your husband gets back from work around 9 pm daily...Well, you know....<br />
But then dinner is somehow ready, and everyone is fed, and finally even upstairs in bed, and the fire is so comforting, and the cats come to say that they still think I'm the best, and there is an hour or two of quiet painting.<br />
I have my work table set up , for the first time in many years I have real work space, with shelves and a table of my own, and a lamp and all those fine supplies that have been waiting in boxes. So, I am making things! Making things , painting , felting makes me feel alive. And I am thankful for that.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-1623131506777547412014-08-20T11:21:00.001-07:002014-08-20T11:21:45.193-07:00My first real charityI do not post much these days, because I simply do not have enough time to make Art. I try to keep going at least a bit at a time, but it is minuscule in comparison to what I used to be able to do.<br />
However, the little that I make these days to sell and a big portion of what I make I send to the wounded Ukrainian soldiers. This is not to say how good and charitable I am, there are people who are REALLY doing something, but I wish to help even in the small amount. So, when you buy from my shop please know that I try to use that money to send to the volunteers who are helping the wounded.<br />
Wishing peace to all the fighting countries in the world these days. There seem to be so many.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-79065226799397700102014-03-13T18:09:00.001-07:002014-03-13T18:09:56.960-07:00Ukraine I just want to have this here. I wish Ukraine peace. With all my heart I wish that no war will strike and no people are killed in this absurd political game that Russia is playing. I have been watching the news daily since November, and I am not a politically inclined person by any means. I feel that I am with them mentally even though I live thousands of kilometers away. Peace, let there be peace . And Hope.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-87329105830558937992013-11-24T21:44:00.001-08:002013-11-24T21:44:52.154-08:00So Here We areWhere?<br />
Good question. We moved. It was a long a hard move, and after 6 years of staying in one place it was not easy to pack up and go. But as always moving was a cleansing experience, getting rid of things that need not be here and rethinking what is it that we are looking for in life.<br />
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Here we are. Still in NYC, but on an island now. Staten Island. Not what we planned for , but happy to be here. Life is a mysterios thing and all the plans that we carried for so long and thought out so well came to meet reality, and reality made a way to show us what really needed to happen.<br />
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New things:<br />
We are in a house (BIG plus NO NEIGHBOURS BELOW so we can play soccer in the living room. And we do)<br />
We got a turtle and named her Gortenzia , the poor silly thing has no idea that she carries such a magnificent name<br />
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The house had a piano in it so now there are bits and pieces of music hanging about our daily life<br />
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As always the pictures are woth a thousand words, so here we go.<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-62177838419175656462013-04-09T08:22:00.001-07:002013-04-09T08:22:26.567-07:00Spring It is spring once again here in New York. My favorite time of year, my favorite smell in the air, my favorite color of the sky.<br />
We have repainted our apartment anew and are ready to start selling it. I hope we will have a buyer soon and a new chapter in our lives will start. We are all talking of the country now, kids want to plant apple trees near our new house, I can't wait for a space that could be my studio with a big window and some greens outside to look at, and the cats are just anxious and anticipating some big change. It feels like it is time for a change, like this chapter of our life is coming to a conclusion and something different will take it's place.<br />
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Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-73944035741585363592013-03-11T17:16:00.003-07:002013-03-11T17:16:48.128-07:00More glimpsesMay be it is more for me to remember, but I do want to remember these days. Travelling here is like recharging my battery of inspiration and creativity. I do not have time to draw or paint here with 3 kids running around. I try to show them as much as I can and try to make it fun and interesting. And if there was no rain it would be perfect, but it does rain much of the time. But NEVER THE LESS. it is wonderful! I think I will paint and paint and paint when I get back home.....shoes, tomatoes, river, dome, rain, umbrella, pigeons, dogs, trees, mermaids, narrow streets with lamps<br />
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<br />Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-70921093773680274202013-03-08T15:05:00.003-08:002013-03-08T15:05:33.606-08:00My favorite Florence<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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My second love, after my home town Lviv is Florence. I am so happy to be here again!Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-48177579144195036832013-02-14T21:30:00.002-08:002013-02-14T21:31:27.047-08:00ValentineMay this not happen to all of us years and years down the road together, of if it does may we find those special slippers
<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/KHs3Pe32b8Q" width="560"></iframe>Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-71372267092236833542013-02-13T21:52:00.000-08:002013-02-13T21:52:14.754-08:00Favorite things and useful thingsLife is very very very busy these days. I have not painted anything serious in 3-4 weeks...And I'm not happy with myself in this aspect.
However I decided to make a list of things that I do and that I have learned. Just to keep myself positive and thinking in the right direction. It is hard to think all the time of the things that I DO NOT do. So here it goes, things that I DID not know how to do a year ago:
I have learned to make and use ginger tea out of real ginger roots.
Lime has become a regular item in our shopping bag.
Spirulina and chlorella don't sound scary anymore.
I have cooked several raw desserts and enjoyed them.
I have added grape fruit seed oil and food grade peroxide to the kitchen cabinet.
I have made several green juices and loved them.
Ok, ok, ok...it sounds like it's all about food and health. Let's see if anything interesting happened somewhere else in my life.
I know a lot more about robins, larks, mocking birds and starlings. Teaching a NYC nature class was a wonderful endeavor so far.
I have discovered the "Little HOuse on the Prairie" series and our family has loved it so far.
And last, but not least the Little Nicholas books have been thoroughly enjoyed by me and the kids. <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Nicholas-René-Goscinny/dp/0714861154/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1360820952&sr=8-1&keywords=little+nicholas"></a>
It's not much, but this is what I have..
Oh, and my favorite flowers are in bloom and sold at Trader Joe's:)
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partment and the need for something greener has been haunting us for the past 5 years. So we started looking. I probably will miss the city terribly, the past 10 years I have lived here. I will miss my much loved friends. I will miss the teas together, and the sleepovers that our kids are always having, and the fact that one can just drop in on a friend every once in a while. I will miss PEOPLE . This city is full of wonderful people. But I will not miss the traffic, the horrible parking, the driving around your house with a crying baby in the back and hoping that may be , just maybe someone will pull out. I will not miss our neighbors from downstairs, who have made our life here very very stressful. I want my kids to be free in their home, play ,run and enjoy themselves not tiptoe around scared that the police might come to check what is going on. It will be a leap of faith, and I hope that it will all work out for the best, since I do not know what is right and how it should be done. I hope that there is a new home waiting somewhere for us and it is just the right place, and it will be ment to be, and I will know it from the look of it:) Dreaming, as always.Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-18526360351981974212013-01-10T20:47:00.000-08:002013-01-10T20:47:49.703-08:00The lightness of being Watercolor is so light. It is full of light. The more I work with it the more I feel that what I do is too heavy, less is needed. Less strokes, less effort, less information. It should be more free.
I am attempting to do something slightly different in this series I am doing for Storybird. I will be painting a number of little gnome watercolors, posting them on Storybird for stories to be made and selling the originals on Etsy. I feel I have to do little simple things now. This post is mostly self reflection, it will take me some time to get used to proper blogging after such a long break. Please bear with me. <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-26270740551129700462013-01-05T12:26:00.000-08:002013-01-05T12:26:11.453-08:001 year ago I had my little baby Ilya who is a walking and almost talking joyful little person as of today. He loves animals, books and tries to draw. He is in total awe of his older brother Andrei and makes us smile many many times every single day.
Artwise, I have been doing some fun projects lately, lots of custom illustrations and one book collaboration project. I will post just a few highlights of the things happening around here lately and wishing you all the very very best in the New Year will send you all a big greeting and a cheer.
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Vitahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08246144783750454106noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9190727135046766234.post-48456767948055125492012-11-06T20:27:00.000-08:002012-11-06T20:27:01.018-08:00A warm cheer into the universe!New York has gone through a terrible hurricane as all of you probably have heard already. My family is fine, but what we have seen the past week was something we will remember for the rest of our lives.
But like one of my friends said , New York is strong and it will make it through the toughest of times. Cheers to my fellow New Yorkers who have accepted this last challenge with such dignity and kindness to one another.
I have found a wonderful little animation that I would love to share with you. It is called "The King forgets", and in summary it is about a king who forgot what he went out of the palace for and got his army together but instead of fighting ordered them to sing..and thus the war ended. Peace to all of you!
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And as promised a few new pieces some listed on Etsy already and some not listed yet
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