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

 Spring is near (it already arrived here in Mostar). When I think of Spring, there is one item that immediately comes to my mind and that is a classical leather jacket. Today I'll show you 21 ways to style a classical black leather jacket, from dressy to casual options. If you don't wear real leather, a faux leather jacket will do quite nicely as well.  I have this vintage leather jacket that I like to pull out once it gets a bit warmer but before it gets too warm. A leather jacket can be such a perfect transitional piece, wouldn't you agree? I'm very attached to this vintage item. My husband received it as a gift from his late brother more than thirty years ago. I feel so lucky to be able to wear it, for both practical (it's a high quality leather jacket) and sentimental reasons. As I always say, there are many benefits to shopping your closet. I genuinely do enjoy thinking of different ways to wear an item. It's not just about sustainability, I have fun shoppi...

Today I'm excited to share with you my new acrylic painting of Vrboska village on island Hvar. The title of the painting is: Lost in Time. That's what this village feels like to me: a magical oasis lost in time. In other words,  Vrboska  served as a perfect inspiration for this sun-bathed painting. The painting itself took me about 100 hours to finish. It was a very labour intensive piece and I worked on it for two weeks every day. I don't know how well you can see it, but I spent hours working on the tiny details, making sure I captured every shadow. I used a photograph taken by my husband as a reference, but I made some small changes. For example, I didn't include myself in the composition because I wanted the attention on the fishing boats. The painting was a challenge. It required a lot of work and it caused me joint pain. I think it was worth it in the end because when I look at it, I really feel as if I was there in Vrboska. You will see the reference photograph o...