Happy New Year!

I wish you all a Happy New Year! 

Celebrate and enjoy Life!

Thank you all for following me, and keeping the blog alive! 

I will have many surprises and news in 2015! 

XOXO, 

Lorena 

Nude,beige and beaded

Nude, beige and beaded was born one morning when picking my favourite coffee pod from Nespresso 

Blame Livanto for this necklace! 

Staring in my coffee on a sunny morning, and following the nude, beige colours of the coffee and the milk made me think about a new design full or aroma, interesting shapes, flow of colour with a touch of classic black beads. 

I was on the move looking for my black beads the coffee inspiring cotton thread, hook and needles...

But wait... not without finishing my beloved Livanto! 

( Original Art is available here )

E voilà... a few hours later a new design was taking shape.....

Aren't the colours a dream?

Two days later a new necklace was born and ready to find a new owner!

Check out the details of the necklace in my etsy shop

Enjoy to be original, wear wearable art and drink a cup of coffee!

In lovely memories of Maya Angelou... RIP Still I Rise....

You may write me down in history

With your bitter, twisted lies,

You may tread me in the very dirt

But still, like dust, I'll rise.

Does my sassiness upset you? 

Why are you beset with gloom? 

'Cause I walk like I've got oil wells

Pumping in my living room.

Just like moons and like suns,

With the certainty of tides,

Just like hopes springing high,

Still I'll rise.

Did you want to see me broken? 

Bowed head and lowered eyes? 

Shoulders falling down like teardrops.

Weakened by my soulful cries.

Does my haughtiness offend you? 

Don't you take it awful hard

'Cause I laugh like I've got gold mines

Diggin' in my own back yard.

You may shoot me with your words,

You may cut me with your eyes,

You may kill me with your hatefulness,

But still, like air, I'll rise.

Does my sexiness upset you? 

Does it come as a surprise

That I dance like I've got diamonds

At the meeting of my thighs? 

Out of the huts of history's shame

I rise

Up from a past that's rooted in pain

I rise

I'm a black ocean, leaping and wide,

Welling and swelling I bear in the tide.

Leaving behind nights of terror and fear

I rise

Into a daybreak that's wondrously clear

I rise

Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave,

I am the dream and the hope of the slave.

I rise

I rise

I rise. 

Maya Angelou

It's one of my favourite poems by Maya Angelou.... 

What is yours? 

If you are interested in the print, it;s available in my Etsy Shop

Enjoy and keep her alive in our hearts, minds and for the future generations. 

Lorena 

Workshops Yarn Glorious Yarn & Romanian Point Lace

You all know that I illustrate and it;s still going on but I also teach Romanian Point Lace in the city. 

Teaming up with Yarn Glorious Yarn

made it possible to teach in a funky, bright and fun environment!

Thank you Sue from Yarn Glorious Yarn. I had a great time and I am looking forward to the next 

Workshop

So if you are in Brisbane and need some Craft Therapy, Romanian Point Lace your stress away with a great workshop! 

Relax and Point Lace 

XO 

Lorena 

PS: If you knit and crochet I truly recommend that you visit Sue! 

Her shop is not only fun, but a true yarn-aholic treasury! 

You don't have to be local to buy her amazing yarns!

Shop Yarn Glorious Yarn  

Are you ready for Easter?

Easter is around the corner and if you are like me a last minute card picker, this might be a great solution for you! 

You can download these cards from my Shop

These cards are just 5 Dollars and you can reprint them! You can give one of a kind cards to your friends and family! 

So visit the shop and take advantage of the Easter Sale! 

Be original! 

Galleries & Moi

Galleries are such a magic place. You enter one and you loose yourself in another world.... A magical world of art is in front of you and you dive into a fantasy, dream, think and refresh your mind.

You can find my original pieces on Artfuly

Two unique, bold, feminine and extravagant fashion inspired pieces are waiting for you! 

Please visit and enjoy! 

Lady with parrots  and Carpe Diem

If you are a fan of prints, I believe DegreeArt is the right place for you. 

On DegreeArt you can find limited edition piece, like 

Fashion and Martinis

Australian inspired Art you can find on ArtMeGallery

If you have any enquiries, commissions you can reach the galleries or get in touch via blog, email, 

Etsy Shop

So get in touch and be original - but some funky bold and feminine fashionable art on your wall! 

Happy Weekend!

PS: How do you enjoy Galleries?  

A Vote please....Poison Me

Hello Dear followers and fans!

One limited edition Print is part of a great Award

Please Vote for me and make  

Poison Me

a great success! 

Thank you so much for your support! 

Enjoy! 

Just in time for Xmas....

Just in time for Xmas I uploaded new art on DegreeArt

Find pieces like Delicious Treats ,

Back to basic

and 

It's all I need

Enjoy! 

Inspiration...US Vogue September Issue 2013

Publication: Vogue US September 2013

Model: Edie Campbell

Photographer: David Sims

Fashion Editor: Grace Coddington

Hair: Guido Palau

Make-up: Lucia Pieroni

The print is available in my shop

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART

Ballerina dancing with Shoes

This is my latest illustration!

Inspiration:  Ballerinas and Manolo Blahnik Shoes! 

The illustration is available in my shop! 

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART

Enjoy! 

Sunday Carpe diem Coco and a cup of Pu-erh-Tea ....

Soon in shop! Romanian Point Lace fashion accessories!

Rings, necklaces and brooches galore! 

Life is about standing out and originality! 

Be unique and original! 

I wish you all a wonderful Sunday from sunny Brisbane!

PS!

Visit my shop an surprise your mum with a custom portrait fashion transformation 

illustration!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART

Tradition a step further....Romanian Point Lace Zine

Romanian Point Lace is my passion and I am developing new ways to create and reinvent 

this ancient technique for quite  a while now. 

About 8 months ago I started to collect ideas on a mood board for recreating Romanian Point Lace and later on a 6 months process started to write a little Zine on this subject. 

E voila.....

Just in time for my Romanian Point Lace Workshop! 

If you are in Brisbane and love to do something different, check out Bleeding Heart! 

http://www.bleedingheart.com.au/

 Check out my shops!

https://www.etsy.com/shop/BaleaRaitzART

A love affair with yarn - Knitwear Vogue China

Do you wear knits?

Enjoy! 

Don't forget to visit my Facebook! 

https://www.facebook.com/BaleaRaitzFashion

Romanian Blouse .... IE Today

Inspiration is every where and sometimes it's closer than we think...

For me inspiration is in you your past, who you are and where you are from!

Mix beautiful hand made Romanian  ceramics

with some hot red high heels inspired by Brancusi designed by  

Phillippe Guilets 

A beautiful painting by Franciszek Ejsmond 

Romanian Maid 1885

E voila ....

If you are interested in purchasing the illustration, feel free to contact me! 

Custom work is available as well! 

Enjoy and stay close to your roots!