Forbidden Fruit

...not so sure it was an apple afterall...could it have been a forbidden cherry? forbidden papaya? a shell? some kind of drink? or a place she took him? ...i keep guessing

with love,
eve

LOCAL BEAUTY II

On some days i want to run far far away from this place to see tall buildings, hear the noise of traffic on the streets, to be shoved, pushed, yelled at & do some of the same thing myself...crazy?! Is it that the beauty & peacefulness of this place is so powerful it's scary & it makes me want to abandon it because i know (i see its work in the eyes of locals) this place is addictive, it ties you down & never lets you go. brings you back from travels. disappears you from the radars of city life. one big beautiful black hole. bermuda triangle.

READING DEPRIVATION

i m reading this great book called "the Artists Way" written by Julia Cameron. Its about "getting unstuck" creatively. she advises to use reading deprivation as one of the tools on the way to creative recovery. Since (as i know now) i ve been creatively blocked for at least about last 20 years i m eagerly following her advice. Shutting up humbly i am so you too can enjoy insightful silence.

...may be just a few pics:)

WATERCOLORFUL LIFE

picture perfect still life

On Crisis, Drinking & Drowning

I am often asked by Russian compadres how the crisis affects me personally. hm...it's not too much fun if one loves to shop. At the same time, this much needed break from obsessive consumption made me (like so many of us) go shopping for something else...something very essential, a staple, a must-have: creativity. In a way, i am grateful for the recession.

More life-guards on duty.

(images for "Sneak A Drink" magnets are from a vintage "Dairy Book" printed in USSR in 1961 & given to me by my grandma...See, granny, i m using it wisely:)

LOCAL BEAUTY

And just when i thought i knew all nooks & crannies of our little village i stumbled upon this Beauty! Never underestimate big potential of a small thing:)