a little place to call my own (art and fashion blog)

Hello dear readers! How are you? Today I'll blog about nature park Blidnje  (#notsponsored), one of the most beautiful protected nature parks in Bosnia and Herzegovina. If you're a nature lover planning on visiting Bosnia and Herzegovina, this protected area is a must see. We visited it during one Sunday in August. Don't ask me which Sunday, I didn't keep track. This August is just flying by, I can't believe how fast this summer is passing us by. It always happens when I devote time to my art as I have been doing lately. Scroll down to read more about nature park Blidinje.  WHAT TO SEE AND DO IN BLIDINJE NATIONAL PARK?  READ ABOUT MY PREVIOUS VISITS TO NATURE PARK BLIDINJE: Nature park Blidinje as a whole is definitely worth a visit. I don't like to repeat  myself on this little place of mine, so you're more than welcomed to have a look at my previous posts if this subject is of interest to you: 1. PROTECTED AREAS IN BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA: NATURE PARKS BLID...

Today I have a book review and recommendation to share with you: Roadside Picnic, a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky. In addition, I'll share two summer outfit proposals, one very suitable for daytime and other perfect for those warm summer nights. So, let's get started. The novel I'm going to write about today falls into the domain of science fiction. I've published my review on goodreads a few days ago. For readers of my blog, I'll try to do better than that and write a bit more. If reading isn't your thing, no problem. You can just check out the outfits and skip the book talk. I've read this book online for free as it is in the free domain ( here is a great side to side English to Russian translation of Roadside Picnic ). This was my second book by Arkady and Boris, my first one was the Inhabited Island (sometimes translated as Prisoners of Power) and I liked that one as well. I recommend you to read both of these books if you like dys...

Hello readers! How are you? I'm occupied with various art projects at the moment and today I'll share some of them with you. We'll start with a digital fashion illustration you can see bellow. You see, while I was cleaning up and organizing my art folders I came across an old pencil fashion illustration I did way back. I decided to colour that fashion sketch with art tools in Paint 3D. I ended up creating several digital fashion illustration versions of the original drawing, one of which is available for purchase in my redbubble shop  as an acrylic block , art board print, sticker and etc. I may add up other version of this illustration to my shop later, I'm still considering it. Digital art has both its pros and cons. The fact that one doesn't need any new art supplies is definitely an advantage. When working with digital art, at least you know that you won't spill oil all over your very expensive balcony tiles like I did a few years ago (well, the wind did i...

Hello dear readers and fellow bloggers! Today I'll show you ten ways to wear a nautical pattern dress. Nautical prints and patterns are simply perfect for summer. They often come in traditional nautical colours such as red, white and blue, making them easy to style. In fact, when putting together nautical outfits, it is these three colours (red, white and blue) that you will often (subconsciously or unconsciously) rely on. I came across nautical look being referred to as one of the trends for summer 2020, but honestly for me nautical look is a classic in summer time. One summer arrives, it is only natural to make a mental connection with everything nautical chic represents: voyage, wanderlust, open spaces,  love of the sea and ships. If you're into nautical chic, then nautical print is an easy way to capture that. Nautical prints and patterns often include stripes, ship, boats, nautical equipment and so on. My dress is a mixture of all those things often found in nautical patte...