maandag 3 september 2012

Erica in the making: World Wide Web

Erica in the making: World Wide Web: Dear World Wide Web, I know it’s true I turned my back on you For a week or two I was hooked on you And couldn’t do Anyt...

Erica in the making: Encaustic Art Your House...

Erica in the making: Encaustic Art Your House...: It's been quite some time I've been writing on this blog. This was because of the weather. Yes, we had some weeks of summer. Most of the tim...

5050 jaar in 150 seconden... - Plazilla.com

5050 jaar in 150 seconden... - Plazilla.com

Erica in the making: Encaustic Art Your House...

Erica in the making: Encaustic Art Your House...: It's been quite some time I've been writing on this blog. This was because of the weather. Yes, we had some weeks of summer. Most of the tim...

Encaustic Art Your House...

It's been quite some time I've been writing on this blog. This was because of the weather. Yes, we had some weeks of summer. Most of the time the weather has been like autumn, but then it all changed into sun!
Now our normal lives have begun again and I'm on the computer more and more.

I wanted to show you a movie I've made. Encaustic Art Your House is the title. Here you can see some of the art I'm making. Not during the summer, because it's too hot to handle an iron. When autumn sets in the iron will start doing its job again...

Encaustic Art Your House

Enjoy watching my video and I hope you will comment on it... I really could use some feedback.

maandag 30 juli 2012

World Wide Web

Dear World Wide Web,


I know it’s true
I turned my back on you
For a week or two

I was hooked on you
And couldn’t do
Anything without you

Now I meet you again
I’m lost without a plan
To face the World Wide Web
Again…

donderdag 10 mei 2012

Chocolate...

Chocolate is the best remedy for stress or should I say it's an anti-stress medication...





On this picture you see a oneliner of a Dutch actress and column writer. It says: 'Chocolate is happiness. I will never sacrifice happiness to weigh one pound less.' Well, this proofs chocolate is good for you. It makes you happy even though you might gain weight. Just don't eat too much of it...

But, happiness, let's talk about happiness. Happiness for me, let's think... Happiness to me is when I have a day without pain and I can create some art or write a great story and people react to my work. Not only good reactions, but even comments are welcome. Just so I know I'm seen, or better, my work is seen.
I'm also happy when people around me are happy. When you smile it's easier for another to smile too. That's what I do on my round delivering the mail. Last friday was very difficult for me to smile on this round, because my pain was too much. With tears in my eyes I delivered the mail and when I greeted a person I tried to smile and hide my tears. I  was so relieved after my second round when I was home and started crying. Crying because of the pain, crying because I couldn't stop the pain, crying because I was alone at that time. Really, I was a wreck...  But, then I picked myself up again and had a shower to wash away some of the pain.
The rest of the day was hectic, because we had to welcome a friend home from Kunduz. She's in the military and was over there for seven months. But now she's back and we had a drink or two to celebrate her homecoming. We laughed a lot, but I was still in pain. The next day would be even worse...

I've survived everything, but now again I'm suffering a great deal of pain because of the weather. It's been rainy all week long, but today it warm outside. Okay, there's still rain and that's why I'm in pain.

No worries, I'm still alive and planning on doing so for a long, long time!