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

Hello there! Today I'm back with another reading update. We'll start with an author that is new to me: Kiran Brah. This writer actually reached out to me on Goodreads, offering to send me a free book in exchange for a review. I declined his offer and said I will buy his book myself- and I did that. While on the subject and before sharing my new book reviews, I'd like to say that I planned to write a bit about my experience with writers approaching me for a review but decided to write a separate article about it some time in the future. Long story short, I prefer to buy my own books for a variety of reasons, so I rejected the free book offer but still bought and reviewed this book because it sounded interesting. When it comes to Emily's book, I just borrowed it from the library.  The two novels I will reviewing today are by Kiran Brah and Emily Griffin. If you want to keep up with my reading, I also have a Goodreads account  (Ivana Books are Magic) where I upload most of...

 Today I'll keep things short and simple at this little digital place to call my own. I'm sharing my new acrylic painting with you. If you saw my art gallery at home post, you surely know that I have a passion for painting boats. This boat painting was inspired by an actual wooden traditional boat I saw in Hvar town during one of my last visits. I took a photograph of it so you can also see the photograph reference I used. Scroll down to read and see more. Danas će objava biti kratka i jednostavna. Dijelim s vama novu akrilnu sliku koju sam naslikala, a koja je nadahnuta drvenim brodom koju sam primjetila tijekom jednog od svojih zadnjih posjeta gradu Hvaru.  Fotografirala sam taj brod, tako da možete vidjeti i referencu koju sam koristila. Ako ste vidjeli moju umjetničku galeriju doma, zasigurno znate za moju strast prema slikanju brodova. Nastavite čitati kako biste saznali više.   WORK IN PROGRESS- MAKING OF A PAINTING- HOW LONG IT TOOK ME TO PAINT? THE STYLE- T...

 It's more than a year since I moved to Jelsa on island Hvar. I took a last minute job offer and I definitely didn't regret my decision. It all went well despite the fact that this was a challenging year for everyone. While I was here, I worked full time and even manage some free lance work. Now, that my work contract is over, I'll be moving back to Mostar in Bosnia and Herzegovina.  Not before reflecting on my year in Jelsa on island Hvar, though! Today I'll show you five outfits I wore for exploring Jelsa on island Hvar.  There will probably be more posts from island Hvar to come.  Honestly, I have no idea how I find the time to blog sometimes, but somehow I always do. Maybe because I have such lovely readers who always leave me interesting comments. That definitely keeps me motivated to blog even after all this time and during busy or stressful periods of my life.  #1 MUSTRAD SWEATER WORN WITH NAVY FLARE PANTS AND LEOPARD HEELS I love this kind of easy but ch...

 Buying t-shirts from a local printer with my own art printed on them proved a great idea. Besides, being a visual reminder and  a motivation for me to keep working on my creative hobbies, these t-shirts have helped me refresh my wardrobe. Who knew that styling graphic t-shirts was so easy? Today I'm showing you a comfy outfit with a graphic t-shirt, one that I wore for sight-seeing Hvar town. I love to visit this beautiful town in Autumn when there aren't many tourists around and when (to quote the poet and songwriter Arsen Dedic): ' sky made of lead and sea of pines'.  Kupnja majica s otiskom mojih vlastitih ilustracija od lokalnog grafičara pokazala se kao odlična ideja. Osim što mi služi kao vizualni podsjetnik i motivacija za nastavak rada na mojim krativnim hobijima, ove majice su mi pomogle da malo osvježim garderobu. Tko je znao da je tako lako nositi grafičke majice? Danas ću vam pokazati udobnu odjevnu kombinaciju sa grafičkom majicom koju sam nosila za obilaz...