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

jacket: alpine pro, dress: moda in, sweater: vintage, shoes: nosense, bag:handmade for me by my grandmother, sunnies: DM jacket: Azel, tartan scarf: tartan tablecloth bought at local store, midi skirt: vintage, heels: no name, sunnies: DM I wore both of these outfits last Friday, so I've decided to post them together.The first one I wore when I went to buy some new canvases and the second one was really just trying out this vintage midi skirt I got recently. The skirt is about one size too big but I've decided that I won't do anything about it because this way it is easier to layer it (or maybe I'm just too lazy). I love to wear colours in winter and both of these looks are dominated by a certain colour, the first one by green and the second one by blue. That would be all for today, I really lack the energy to write about anything else. xoxo Obje ove odjevne kombinacije nosila sam prošlog petka, pa sam ih odlučila objaviti zajedno. Pr...

I may not be able to travel to Africa, but I can at least paint it. The painting is finally completed and I'm satisfied with how it turn out. Možda ne mogu putovati u Afriku, ali mogu je barem naslikati.  Ova slika je konačno gotova i zadovoljna sam kako je ispala. My fashion illustration 30+ OUTFIT IDEAS WITH A SHORTER BLACK COAT - VISIT this post, TO SEE 30+ ways to wear this black coat for autumn/winter.   What is more classical than a black coat? If there is an autumn/winter outwear essential, that's definitely the black coat. Most of you probably own at least one and many of you own several of them. I own only two and they differ only in length. Both of them are double breasted but one is longer than the other. I have had both of them for ages and I do enjoy styling them.   ulje na platnu oil painting MORE TRAVEL WITH MY ART POSTS It's just occurred to me that this post could be another TRAVEL WITH WITH ART POST. Afterall, I was commissioned to...

oil for canves, not for sale/ ulje na platnu, nije na prodaju This painting is a gift for someone. I thought I had finally finished it on NYE, but now I'm not so sure....maybe it needs a bit more work? Ovo platno je dar za nekoga. Mislila sam da sam ga konačno završila na novogodišnju noć, ali sada nisam sigurna...možda  ipak treba još malo dotjerivanja? 

Happy New Year! I wish you all much  happiness, bliss and  personal growth. Something about the beginning of new year always fills me with optimism. I know it doesn't make that much sense, it's just a date, but it feels like a blank page, a blank page that can be filled with wonders...There are times we must put our retrospective and intellectual self at rest and marvel in that childish joy of getting something new in our hands...even if that new is something symbolic, just a date really. I started this new year feeling very peaceful, but then something happened that reminded me of my personal sorrow. Still, I'm old enough to know that happiness without sorrow is often a very empty kind of happiness.  It is as much what we had lost, as what we have, that makes what we are. I wanted this new year to start with homage to the years gone. This traditional  folklore bag was hand made for me by my late grandmother, who died on my eighteenth birthday. I'v...

EN This is pretty much how I dress when temperatures get below zero Celsius. Being warm is all that is important and from head to toe, every clothing item was selected with the sole purpose of keeping little me warm, including dr. martens boots  (that I didn't wear for a while and ) that must one of few shoes that can be worn with two pairs of very thick socks. Today I picked up a few books that I have been planning to read for a while.  HR Ovo je otprilike kako se odijevam kada temperature padnu ispod nule. Važno mi je jedino da mi je toplo i od glave do pete, svaki odjevni predmet je izabran samo u tu svrhu, uključujući marte koje nisam dugo nosila i koje su jedne od rijetkih cipela koje se mogu nositi sa dva para jako debelih čarapa. Danas sam pokupila par knjiga koje se već dugo spremam pročitati. EN First,  The Autobiography of Martin Luther King .  One of my dear friends once send me a few YouTube links with Martin Luther King interviews and sa...

This watercolor comes with a message. Ovaj akvarel dolazi s porukom. Do you believe me? I believe you. What is the difference? Is there a difference?  Vjeruješ li mi. Vjerujem u tebe? Koja je razlika? Ima li razlike?  The difference between forever and now. Razlika između zauvijek i sada.  The diffrence between falling in love and being in love. Razlika između zaljubljivanja i prave ljubave. What is the inspiration behind this? Well, sometimes we can love the person but not everything they do. We can see the best in them. We can believe in them. Sometimes we can realize that the person we love is deluding themselves, or refusing to face the truth, but we can still love them, love what is good in them. Kakvo je nadahnuće iza ovog akvarela?  Ponekad možemo voljeti osobu, ali ne i sve što ta osoba radi.  Možemo vidjeti najbolje u njima. Možemo vjerovati u njih. Ponekad možemo shvatiti kako  osoba koju volimo zavarava sama sebe, ili ne može ...

Thank you all for your lovely comments on my last post. Speaking of the last post, this one is a sequel. Just a few more photos of my outfit and this lovely place after I took of the jacket because it was too hot. Before you get envious of the fine and warm weather we've been having this winter, let me inform you that I caught a nasty cold (or even a virus) and was quite miserable for most of my holidays. In fact, I still have fever and feel like I was run down by a truck. Unfortunately, warm weather in winter often means that viruses get to spread more easily (they quite enjoy warm weather too). I  hope you're enjoying yourselves and getting the most out of that precious time with loved ones. Happy Name Day to all of you that celebrate it today. Depending on the language, the name itself  will sound different, but you all know who you are.  Hvala vam svima na divnim komentarima na zadnjem postu, a govoreći o njemu, ova se objava sastoji od par fotografija na istom mjestu...