Turkish Wedding Invitations

The Wedding of Oya and Barbaros



. . . from Louisville, Chicago, Miami, Long Beach, Hawaii, Atlanta, Dallas to . . . Bolivia, Switzerland, Italy . . . ah, I am so grateful to be tasked with handwritten calligraphy, hand painting and designing wedding invitations for US weddings, destination weddings and weddings abroad!

My wonderful and gracious clients, Oya and Barbaros from New Jersey, are a delightful and talented newly wed couple. They selected traditional, premium wedding invitations in classic thermography printing. Oya asked me to paint a red rose of wine tone to embellish their invitations. The wedding invitation wording was written in Turkish, following Turkish wedding invitation etiquette. I painted shimmering gold on roses and centered them lovingly on the invitations. The rose, a perfect wedding symbol of true elegance, made a romantic theme.

For destination bilingual weddings, I can create both an English and native language invitation(s) for you, the wedding couple.

And if you are looking for the perfect wedding shower or wedding gift, please visit their site at turkishtowels.com for luxurious towels and robes.

Chinese Garden

Feelin' Zen


Chinese Garden at the MO Botanical Gardens -- My Favorite Garden


After a long cold Missouri winter and 1 1/2 years on a personal journey to reconnect to my inner wholeness / my "inner woman", I am still in search of that "placeless place" inside myself. That "place" that one can go, even in times of great stress and trauma. I believe we are all trying to find our inner "safe castles". What does it take to make us completely happy? We know that we cannot rely on external circumstance, events, people or things to make us happy because all of those things are in constant change. So true inner happiness must come from within, right? So how do we get there and stay "zen" consistently?

Well, I guess this is a lifetime struggle for some of us, if not all of us. And I find that nature and art -- its imagery -- helps me to feel close to "zen". I believe that when I someday arrive at this "placeless place" -- or even while I journey towards it, I will be able to create art which will truly heal myself and others.

Great books and guides are helping me on this personal journey as well. I am presently reading Dr. Barbara De Angelis' books. My favorite is "How Did I Get Here?" It is about finding one's way without "a map" to rebirth, renewed happiness and hope when life takes us on a different course, rather than what we envisioned. Dr. De Angelis believes that we can all connect to our inner happiness when we need to do so. I am also enjoying books by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer. His works explore restoring balance to one's life, spiritual solutions to our problems, as well as the study of the Tao.

As I journey to my "placeless place", I imagine a place of unbelievable, natural beauty -- a feeling of complete peace -- a direct connection to God.



MO Botanical Gardens -- Tulips in bloom along my visiting path. I notice that weather / nature really has an impact on my artistic mood and my overall mood in general. I especially love the ocean, and the water's ionizing relief that it brings to me.

Spanish Wedding Invitations for a destination wedding

Spanish Wedding Invitations
for a destination wedding

Powel Hall
and playbill cover for the Spanish music concert.

I recently attended a wonderful concert performance at Powell Symphony Hall in St. Louis. The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra performed "Flourish with Fireworks", "Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor", "Danzas fantasticas", and "The Three-Cornered Hat Suite". The last passionate Spanish performance was my favorite! The beautiful Spanish piece moved my heart and soul! Just wish I could have seen the ballet performed to this music too! During the concert, my mind wandered to a few of the wonderful international clients I have worked with over the years, and creating their Spanish wedding invitations. If you are looking for a bilingual option for your Spanish, european or destination wedding, our studio can assist.