Alma Stoller

Alma

I love my name.
It is simple. Reminds me to snow, ghosts, mist and a lighter shade of lilac... like if I mixed white with a small drop of the lightest purple, that would be an Alma color to me. I also love that it means soul and spirit. Not a very popular name, but certainly familiar to the ear, I am always delighted when I know of another Alma in person or online.

This short film by Rodrigo Blass simply thrilled me.

Alma - Teaser from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

And here are some other Alma's I know of.

Alma Allen

Alma de la Melena Cox

Artsy Gifts

WOW! what great ideas you all shared to this post.
and the winner is:
Dale Anne. Congrats.

Here is a list of some artsy gifts received: 

I got this Artsy Fiber Kit  a few weeks ago from Karen at Museables.com.
This is one called  Reds Autumn Sizzle –  in shades of rust, gold, straw, persimmons, fern, & burnt oranges.


sweet colors and each package is color coordinated.
So the question is....what to do, what to do, what to do?  crochet or knit? Most likely...a fusion of both.



I also got this lovely handmade journal from artist Dawn Sokol at D'Blogala.
Perfect for a new year of doodling.



And this lovely package from fellow art zine artist Helen Salo....
Behold the contents... perfect for an artist date at the Met.

What Pains the Gray

midnight blue
cold and stone-washed white
a sun tinted day
on a sepia-toned night.

watch the veil of mist 
evolve into a fog
and the cast of gray
walk without a form.

inside the empty fortress
of half vacant rooms
where only shadows reside
and wood floors ache
breathing in the splintered air.

in this, 
this here,
is no place for a viable pulse
or the echo of hearts.
what pains the gray
has lived here from the start.---

The above is an excerpt from What Pains the Gray, a poem a wrote some time ago. I am loving the color Paynes Gray, so much that I wrote about it in soulcraft no. 4.
 


The above painting was done with only Paynes Gray, a pencil, collage bits and Golden fluid Titanium White.  Paynes Gray is a brilliantly versatile color, not quite blue, but not quite gray, not a black either....it's incrediably mysterious and haunting.



I am cooking up a super fun Paynes Gray e-workshop which will be a great way to start up the New Year.