MaternityShare

a blog about pregnancy, birth and motherhood

 

Pregnancy Photos July 9, 2008

Filed under: art — Tags: , — Christine @ 10:39 pm —
  • It has crossed my mind to have some artful photos taken of my pregnant body. The question is: clothed or unclothed… or partially clothed.
    Then there is the fact that most times when people take my picture I get uncomfortable. Camera shy sums it up. But I must admit, I love it when pictures of [...]

     
     

    Barcelona: Art & Dance June 18, 2008

    Filed under: art — Tags: — Christine @ 11:03 pm —
  • It seems as if Barcelona is in my world this hour…
    In the last hour I have conversed with Etsy seller and artist LOEY who was gracious enough to let me use her photograph of her beautiful necktie in the post just prior to this one. I just found out that she used to live in [...]

     
     

    Using Word Press As A Website June 3, 2008

    Filed under: art — Tags: , — Christine @ 11:16 pm —
  • I am intrigued by the idea of using a Wordpress as the building blocks for a website. I have only scratched the surface. I have begun building a Wordpress site for my dancer friends Julia and Jenny (of Portland, Oregon) so that they can get the word out about their art. They are The Joe [...]

     
     

    Baby Super ‘Stine May 29, 2008

    Filed under: art — Tags: , — Christine @ 12:16 pm —
  • My Mom sent me this baby picture of me yesterday. I am running around in my dad’s shirt and looking very pleased about it.
    I am attempting to restore this picture in Photoshop but have come across some difficulty with the biggest flaw that runs across my noggin. Once I am done I will post my [...]

     
     

    Create A Photo Wall May 27, 2008

    Filed under: art — Tags: , — Christine @ 11:24 pm —
  • We have this long, quite nice, concrete wall that spans our hallway that we wanted to adorn. We don’t have the means to put pins or nails in the concrete but we did notice some points in the wall that we could run some string on and create a place where we could display a [...]

     
     

    i heart etsy May 15, 2008

    Filed under: art, maternityshare — Tags: , , , — Christine @ 9:02 am —
  • I’m totally fascinated with Etsy (www.etsy.com).
    In the words of Etsy:
    Etsy is an online marketplace for buying & selling all things handmade.
    Our mission is to enable people to make a living making things, and to reconnect makers with buyers.
    Our vision is to build a new economy and present a better choice:
    Buy, Sell, and Live Handmade.

    Watch the [...]

     
     

    11 year old girl interviews seasoned author Neil Gaiman May 10, 2008

    Filed under: art — Tags: , , , — Christine @ 8:35 pm —
  • I was reading up a bit on Scott McCloud today. He is a comic book artist and theorist.
    He went on tour with his family from September 2006 to September 2007 to promote his latest book Making Comics. Toward the end of their tour, his daughters, Winter and Sky, video interviewed author Neil Gaiman. Neil [...]

     
     

    Visual inspiration

    Filed under: art — Tags: , , — Christine @ 5:16 pm —
  • Today mine eyes were graced by beautiful visions that I want to share with you. Click on the links within the text to see them:
    This picture deepened my breath and relaxed my soul… things I need and crave to help me keep my baby inside. I was actually thinking of taking up meditation to help [...]