can you believe it? it's a feelgood painting from me, and an authentic one to boot. my daughter and i read the secret garden last week and i found myself just as enchanted by it as she was. so while i should have been packing for our trip into the texas sunshine, i jumped into this doodle at the 11th hour, powered by the thought that the yearning for a little secret garden doesn't go away even when childhood ends. for some of us it means getting lost in art, for others it is a retreat into reading, writing, cooking, running, conversation with best friends, tending an actual garden - really anything that takes us into our own happy dream world.
the fabric and little crochet thingies i picked up on a quickie IKEA spree on sunday - and since i don't sew, it's anyone's guess as to what will come of it all. pins, tape, glue, wood - i'm about to find out what i can do with fabric other than putting a needle through it. but first i will unpack and catch up on all of your worlds. thanks for your wonderful and supportive comments in the last post, even those from the spammers which i read with a chuckle and then deleted. wishing you a maximal fun and minimal stress week! if you find yourself stretched to your limit, find your secret garden and hide there for a bit :)
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i love this doodle! i should go read the secret garden too, it's been ages :) Happy holidays!
How beautiful! I love the Secret Garden. There is a wonderful historical home just kittycorner from my house. I love the garden there and told the owner it reminded me of the Secret Garden.
Low and behold, she'd modeled the garden after that book--even down to the hedges round about. Lovely lovely place. I'm so blessed!
As are you! Merry Christmas and thank you for sharing your whimsical talents with the rest of us!
Love it!
Gorgeous, as always!
i love it. have a wonderful trip. soak up some of that sun for me too. hugs-jane
This is so wonderful!! The Secret Garden is a favorite around here too. Have you seen this movie? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VrMahhudZvo&feature=related
We LOVE it.
Have a great trip. Say howdy to Texas for me!
thank you ladies! we are back already - it was a quick trip and we soaked up feet of sunshine while a good part of the country was soaking up feet of snow. peggy, i haven't seen the movie but i'm planning on it!
The Montgolfiere brothers were the inventors of the hot air balloon, first flight in 1783, Paris.
I say you call him Monty.
Oh for heavens sake I am completely kerfuffled. That last message was a mistake... how to delete?
don't delete it!! that made me laugh so hard!
You should have heard me laughing at myself!! I'm going out back to the secret garden with a bottle of hootch....
that kind of kerfuffletalk is exactly what secret gardens are all about!
Did someone say hooch? I'm there!
We are getting hit with the snow, so I enjoy the sun for me!
We love going to the Chicago Botanic Gardens and I love all the little benches nestled amongst the willows by the pond.
I would love a magic secret garden I could get to from my closet with a big papasan chair, a window full of sunlight, and a stack of books waiting for me.
i love your doodle and that book! love the movie, too! safe travels and enjoy your holiday!
aaaah, one just turns one's back for a minute and all kind of kerfuffling starts going on in this iniquity of a garden of yours ;)
loved that comment by peggy. re-read it a couple of times and yeah, I say you call him monty, too.
off to my little balcony, for lack of a garden.
lurvely post missy.
we can add this doodle to my very long list of "much loved aimee doodles"!!! so glad you enjoyed some texas sunshine.....much happiness to you and your family in the new year!! :)))
what in blue hell is peggy talking about?
LOL! I love it when this happens. oh to share a bottle of hooch in the garden with you and your blogging buds!
not to be overlooked-this doodle is outstanding!
this is one of the best turns of conversations i've ever had in a post! what started as a light and fluffy feelgood discussion has now slid into a history of hot air balloons and kerfuffletalk about sneaking off into a garden with a bottle of hooch. and now my painting has been renamed monty.
you are the best readers. ever!
love the doodle, love the movie (which i just watched for the first time last week)... haven't yet read the book... and love that i can ome here and add new words to my vocabulary AND have an awesome history lesson...
kerfuffletalk
hootch
and who knew about the inventors of the hot air balloon?... i just know i will dazzle someone this holiday with my flair for dinner conversation, hitting them at just the right moment with this bit of trivia (that is, if i can figure out how to pronounce Montgolfiere)
The secret garden is my favourite childhood book, the film is good too. Just love this. Glad I'm not the only mad and distracted one here!
Have a great holiday Aimee
I got a secret garden too ;) and like yours very much... Yours is magic...
aaaw sweet. have a marvellous time and travel safely and keep happy and wishing you and yours a very very creative and healthy 2010 aimee, with lotsa big hugs and xxxx from london and ME
this is lovely aimee!
i don't think i know this book. must check it out.
no stress over here, thank god. just been freezing and i got lots of dvds to watch snuggling up in the couch and pigging out on the xmas treats :)
have a good one too!
The Secret Garden was one of my favorite books as a child. Wonder and magic always comes to mind when I remember it. Happy Holidays!
ohh Aimee it 's beautiful!!!!!
Ok, I came back in from the garden and I had my composure back, then I read the rest of the comments and now I'm laughing again so hard that I can barely breathe. Here is the post that I intended the Monty comment for:
http://tinyurl.com/ykrpn4e
I swear I wasn't nipping on the rum nog until AFTER I did this...
Aimee, I love love love this one! It sounds so much like my garden, full of chaos and fairies and fun...stop by my place and leave a comment, I'm having a giveaway.
(It's fudge!)
I love this piece. The Secret Garden is a favorite of mine, maybe its time to re- read it.
Kate
I LOVED The Secret Garden when I was little -- the book and the movie. Glad to hear it's still delighting today's young girls.
So THAT's what hooch is? Good grief, I've always thought it was something else. Probably because of Charo and her hoochie-coochies. How embarrassing!
Aimee, dear, YOU are my secret garden. I can always come here for some sunshine and color. Thanks for tending it.
Hope you are having a wonderful holiday season!
Aimee,
Beautiful piece!
I hope you have a terrific holiday season! See you next year! : )
manon
I love this so much!
eautiful! have a good trip and happy holidays!
What a lovely colourful doodle! I like your secret garden! Congratulations on the art journalling article. The first time I sae your work was in that magazine-Such an inspiration-I will definitely get a copy of this one-so I am not going to spoil the surprise by haveing a secret peek!
Have a lovely holiday.
Sarah :)
and this Silent Night that surrounds me is also a secret garden. Love this piece.
Peace to all You Stars out there.
Aimee I know you are Bella's dear friend and now I hope that we can become dear friends too.
I love your blog and I love any secret garden however I can get to it.
Merry Christmas.
Love Renee xoxoxo
How inspiring! I noticed you are in Lawrence, KS -- do you know the amazing Traci Bunkers?
There are so many creative women in Lawrence...
Thanks for stopping by my blog, too!
Great to virtually meet you, and congrats on your recent publication in Art Journaling!
Just dropping by to wish you a merry Christmas, Aimee!
It's so great to see this whole list of people who loved The Secret Garden as a child. It was one of my all-time favorites! WHen I read it to my boys when they were little, they even liked it (though they didn't much care for The Little Princess, which I also loved). My neighborhood is filled with "secret gardens", and they all make me ridiculously happy.
Fun doodle!
Oh lovely lovely. I think we all yearn for a secret garden, don't we?
love this doodle, aimee.
and the Monty " kerfuffletalk," too.
yay for random nonsense!
OH! I just discovered what happened here when dear Peggy posted her comment for Halfland here! HA! How fun!
FYI to Artsyvillagers: I did name the character "Monty" thanks to Peggy!
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