Happy Found Art Friday!

I can't believe it's Friday already. Christophe has been in France, and the days have just flown by. I am currently on semi-vacation' because my mom is visiting from California for the weekend, but I wouldn't dream of letting down my "Found Art Friday friends."

And, speaking of Found Art Friday, I've had a few people ask me to explain what I mean by found art. To me, found art is 'art' that comes to you in an unexpected way. Maybe it arises through a dream, the subconscious or just plain luck. Maybe it is a surprisingly beautiful or artful moment that you are able to capture on film or a medium because you were in the right place at the right time -- or just because you had your eyes open to see it. But enough talking, I'll let the art speak for itself:

"Breakfast in the Garden" by Marisa Haedike of Creative Thursday. This is a beautiful sight Marisa "found" while breakfasting in her sunny California garden one morning.

In the spirit of synchronicity, the image for Marisa's current podcast -- entitled "Trust" -- is also from this same morning garden series!

"Lady of the Lake" by Leah Piken Kolidas of Creative Every Day. In this piece Leah was painting intuitively over a collage and the face of the woman just seemed to appear, as did the feather tattoo on her arm! Leah also has some beautiful thoughts about found art in her post "Creative Muses, Magic and Synchronicities."

"when peacock blue meets a dollop of spring pink" By Gina Lee Kim. I love what Gina has written about this piece on her blog! Gorgeous colors, Gina!


"Carnation" by Alicia Hurst. Alicia found this beautiful flower when she was browsing through the flower market. She says that she usually goes there to photograph flowers but on that day she wasn't looking. The carnation found her so she bought it & brought it home.

Have a beautiful Friday and happy weekend everyone!! Hope you find art & beauty today in your world.