Music, Art & Inspiration

Coming Soon!

SMWB-Grandpa-web I’m currently working on a one-woman show, titled I Still Have Something to Sing. This show is based on my life before and after a diagnosis of MS, but the message of inspiration and hope is universal and will resonate with anyone who is facing a personal challenge.

Watch this space for more about this project.

 

Home-Grown Art

I’m not a “fine artist,” but I love creating artwork by combining a little ingenuity with crafts, canvas, and found objects. This is a fun and inexpensive way to have a home environment with lots of character and visual interest. I love the challenge of giving an existing product a new look or completely different use. For example, sheet metal is bent and painted in order to appear fluid and fabric-like. Store mannequins become sculptures with the help of scissors, colorful paper and glue. And gold and silver leaf transform a piece of cardboard and a plastic mold into a glowing moon. MORE ABOUT HOME-GROWN ARTWORK

Furnishings from Found Objects

I love walking through hardware stores and lumberyards, daydreaming about how to turn odds and ends into interesting furnishings and decor. Copper pipe fittings become candlestick holders. A stone slab becomes an entry hall table. Window frames become picture frames. You get the idea.

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Parties & Celebrations

Holidays, parties, and celebrations are some of the best parts of life. That’s why I like to let my imagination run free in order to create decorations and foods that make a table setting inviting or a room come alive with whimsy and color.

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Clothing Design & Style

I began designing clothes in high school when I saw my first hip-hugger skirt in the movie, “A Hard Days Night.” The skirts were not yet available in the US, so I went home, altered a skirt pattern, and had the first “British invasion” in my school. I also have an unceasing curiosity when it comes to good design. But by nature, I am also frugal and ultimately find my greatest inspiration when challenged to create something, not buy it.

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Live Creatively!

Creativity can help us solve a given problem, view an idea in a remarkably different light, bring something new into being or appreciate our life experience with greater sensibility and depth. We are born with a spirit of creativity, a seed of our potential. The curiosity and wonder that lead us to develop our gifts is planted, ready to be awakened as we grow. But if our motivation has been restrained by too many obstacles or too few opportunities, our spirit may wither. But it does not die. It may simply need a little inspiration. This website is intended to be a platform to share creative ideas that may inspire an innovative look for a wall hanging, or an innovative outlook for a life. Enjoy! Bobbi