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In Every Petal, a Little Light. In Every bloom, a Brighter Day

Tiger Lilies and Roses are two of my favourite flowers, so I was very happy when I received them for Valentine’s Day a few years ago.

I think these beautiful blue Tiger lilies are bold in their form, their energy leaps off every petal and stem. The colour blue is indicative of calmness and quietness which reminds me how I like to live my life.

Blue Tiger Lilies are not found in nature, they are created by dying the petals, but they are striking nonetheless. This makes them different from the naturally occurring pink and orange varieties and being different is OK. OK to bloom and to shine in their own way.

Like the lilies, rainbow roses are created artificially rather that naturally, but they are eye-catching and colourful and instil joyful feelings. When I look at these roses and see the different colours, I see a mirror of myself – many hues, many stories, all woven into me and I am embrace who I am.

There’s something soul-raising about these roses, each vibrant petal a reminder that life doesn’t have to be ordinary, that colour can return even after darker days. They inspire me to create and to have the courage to shine brightly.

In Every Petal, a Little Light. In Every bloom, a Brighter Day.

Peace & Love, G x

Metallic Flowers

I love painting flowers and these were done with metallic paints.

I love being creative. I have just started to experiment with watercolours and I really like how the colours blend with each other. They make some cool patterns. You can’t really go wrong with it! Some pieces have turned out well, others not so well, but that’s OK, I am here to learn!

Peace and love

Gill x

Hot Air Balloon – Quiet, Steady, Peaceful!

Every year, our town has a balloon festival when lots of hot air balloons take to the sky – weather conditions allowing – and bypass overhead. From my balcony I get a brief but beautiful glimpse of them as they rise above the rooftops and slip quietly out of sight.

There’s something incredibly calming about the way they move – quiet, steady, and peaceful. It’s like the world has stopped to watch them pass.

Quiet, steady, and peaceful is how I live my life and seeing this balloon flying passed reminds me of that.

However You See the World – Enjoy it!

Everyone sees life differently – in the things they see, what they feel, and the decisions they make. Every way is valid. However the world appears – bright, quiet, chaotic or calm – may you find a little joy in each day.

Every Experience Makes You Grow

Every experience in your life – whether positive or negative – makes you grow, builds resilience, and gives you the opportunity to reinvent yourself.

Every experience makes you grow – the joyful ones, the painful ones, the uncertain ones, the ordinary ones.

Each moment in time leaves you a little wiser, braver, and stronger.

“Every experience makes you grow.” Anonymous

Peace and Love

Gill x

Pink Daisy

Sometimes, I have an idea of what I want to paint, but I don’t know where to start. This pink daisy is the result of that. I started and finished with added green borders which I didn’t initially plan!

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Where Metal Becomes Magic: Exploring the British Ironworks Centre

A couple of years ago, my friend and I visited the British Ironworks Centre in Oswestry, Shropshire. The centre says:

Each sculpture has its own unique message and aims to educate our visitors on global issues and spread our motto:

Art With Conscience

It’s a cool motto I think and such a great way to get the message across.

It’s a great place to visit – there’s lots to see and do from a sculpture park and grounds to explore to shopping and creative workshops. The first thing I explored was the ladies toilets where I met this fellow taking up one of the cubicles – could have shut the door!

There is a garden full of scrap metal sculptures you can buy.

In the grounds, there are all sorts of sculptures.

You can walk around the Extinction Trail which features endangered wildlife.

This close up photo of a Komodo Dragon sculpture shows the individual components of the whole piece.

There are some interesting figures as well as mythological and well-known pieces.

And ones that make you want to look closer.

All of the sculptures have more information about the individual pieces, but better yet, go and see for yourself! I thoroughly recommend it.

You can find out more on the website:

British Ironwork Centre | Shropshire Metal Sculpture Park

Doodles

I love doodling and creating shapes with lots of lovely colours. I get inspiration from other artists and sometimes I just let my pen flow!

Check out my art shop for more..

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Mandala

This mandala was created using a stencil with green and yellow paint and dotting tools to complete it.

Visit my shop for more arty stuff!

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Still Flying Solo – Memories to be Treasured

Since I took a break from writing for talkingthailand, I haven’t been sitting idly staring out of the window in my free time. I’ve been busy with other projects and one of those was a second book in my Flying Solo series. It didn’t start out as a series, but I wrote Still Flying Solo and I’m currently working on Only Flying Solo. Who knows if there will be more – how much flying solo can I do? My mind is full of ideas bouncing around at all times!

still Flying Solo. memories to be treasured

I sometimes wonder how I have come to be living in my hometown again after spending so many years living in Thailand. I sometimes think I was living my best life, especially when I returned to Thailand in 2014 and made Bangkok my home.

But, we make choices in life and my choice was to return to the UK. Everything happens for a reason, right? And my reason was I wanted to be closer to family and friends because living halfway across the world from those you love means I missed out on so many things.

My life in Bangkok was great and I never thought I would see the day that I started to think of leaving, but a conversation with my best friend, Chris, was what set the ball rolling for my move. If we had never started talking about it, both of us wonder whether it would have actually happened – me moving back home and him moving to Rotterdam. Who knows, but we must accept the choices we’ve made.

I’ve been home since 2019 and I feel settled. I have a job I love, I get to see my family and friends as often as I like, but I often think about Bangkok and all the special times I had there.

My new book is a compilation of memories and stories of the wonderful years I spent in the city I called home for 4 years.

Flying Solo. A Woman on the Wings of Life is available to buy on Amazon and Amazon Kindle.

I hope that you enjoy my memories!

Gill x