I am so happy to finally begin blogging on our official website! It feels like home here with everything (almost) parked under the same domain name. I have links to our social media presence like: Tumbler, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest, Flickr and so on.
I would like to officially welcome you to my new website and I hope you visit often, wander around and soak in the view.
I am a busy mother at present, caring full-time for my 2 year old son and running Alleva printmaker. Although I only have one child, I find myself living an unpredictable life. Some days are better then others. I guess we all experience this. The ebb and the flow of life.
The chaos and sheer adrenaline rush of motherhood can only be a good thing for creativity. It's like the pot is often being stirred. Yet it's a time when for once in my life I feel defined by the choices I've made along the way. Meaning, I know who I am just that little bit more and that is conducive to being able to focus on what it is I want to achieve.
While I am waiting for what seems like forever as my wide eyed child jumps in muddy puddles for the first time, I find inspiration in the experience and appreciate how within the most simplistic moments there can be such joy. When I finally get a break from my son I often set to work in my studio, if I don't have a pile of dirty clothes the size of Mount Vesuvius waiting to be washed! I guess now more then ever, I find a sense of wonder and excitement in the simplest ideas and work really hard to stay focused and allow those imaginative childlike meanders to take me on a journey into the unknown.
