Tracy Porter Blog… be inspired!

I LOVE the Giselle piece ~ I too would put it anywhere in my home! My 17 year old son is very creative and has some wonderful pieces in his portfolio!! I am inspired by his work daily and know he’ll love to check out the collegeartonline site. Thank you for sharing Tracy!

LOVE the bathing woman, so pretty! and the one before that… scrumptious!! the aqua colour with the pops of red, MMM. Love that combo together. Thanks for that Tracy! Love checking out new artists. Have you guys ever checked out etsy.com?? Awesome, awesome art and jewelry by hundreds of different indie artist at killer prices. I have so much fun on that site! Everything is original so you feel like you are getting a one of a kind masterpiece. LOOOVE!! Have a wonderful *snowy* day~

Such goodness TRACY! Those pieces speak to me as well! GREAT WORK! I went over and peeked a little…very interesting…nice of you toshare them with us…and I am sure they appreciate it too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoying an english muffin wiht butter and honey…dripping down my chin…lick the plate deliciousness!!!!!!!!!!!!!I am also tea staining a pair of drapes..you got me going girl!!!!!!!!!!RIde Sally ride………………margie

OHHHHHH……..what a wonderful talented artist!! He will go far with his work….lovely. Listening to radio show…fun!!

Soulful home: LIVING in it, BEING yourself in it, dreamning, creating and ENJOYING..all the quirks and FEELING it’s soul in the bare bones and creaks.. evolving with it as you evolve and seeing its gift as part of your history. The fabrics, fun and dishes and rugs and all the other ’stuff’ is the fun stuff that just ’shows you off and its true beauty’..let it shine!
Easter deco’s up…so fun…my, oh my, candy out if antique french glass vintage jars and I have already eaten two bags!!! Sugar HIGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love all the talent here! My parents are artists and wow did I grow up in a soulful home!!,…Woke up to French, or Country or Opera or ??? music and a colorful display of works in process every day! My home is currently a haven for the creative process,…my formal dining room has been transformed into my 17 year old’s electric guitar playing and learning room,..he uses his laptop to learn how to play new songs from artists who teach online,…and he wants to be near me in the kitchen so I can witness how great he is doing…. …. LOVE IT!!!!
Ride Sally Ride!!!!
Hello to all you lovelies!!! So wonderful to hear from MARYANN and all about the trip to RIPON…. .. Hi to ROBYN!! and CLAUDINE!!
CAMEO??? Sending hugs and love!!
VALERY …MARGIE….HELLO!!!!!We are having a mega snowstorm…kids home from school,…baking choc. chip cookies,..listening to Van Halen coming from the Dining room,..and watching Martha cook on TV… life is good!….Hope all you gorgeous magpies are enjoying your day!
xoxoxoxoxo Desiree

Good Morning all! Wanted to say thanks to all for the congrats yesterday. I felt like queen of the day! Will share with everyone the surprise tucked inside…Chiclets maybe…LOL…The artwork is breathtaking!! What a mixture of talents….I was pondering the soulful home and remembered a home I went through once…It had family pictures and memorabilia everywhere…some were professional photos some were snapshots…some were framed exquisitly some not…there were little glimpses into the life of the inhabitants of the home everywhere. Sort of organized clutter if that makes sense… Even in unexpected places such as the WC…for some reason this spoke volumes to me… It made me want to live there and be a part of it…since then I have little by little tried to fill my home with these same kinds of things…moments in time…life snapshots that mean so much to my family…it goes so fast…my fridge is covered, my bulletin board is covered, my walls are slowly becoming covered, I love it! A home is a comfortable safe haven from the storms of life… Just my thoughts what soulful feels like to me…Have a terrific Thursday everyone! Foggy here so I’m lighting candles all over my house…Stacie

….five things I forgot to mention that I always have in my home,…it just seems lifeless without them…..and they bring our vacation homes or hotel rooms to life instantly!!!….(
Music,…candles…personal photos, bowls of fruit and fresh flowers!!…xoxo Desiree

What a splendid selection of art – Tracy,thank you for sharing – I enjoyed browsing that website very much – so much talent out there.
Valery! I just got caught up, listened to yesterday’s radio show (I need more curtains!), read yesterday’s blog and, Valery, your words about the snow teaching you to fall with grace and the moon teaching you to embrace change, etc – LOVELY, LOVELY, LOVELY – you are LOVELY!
OK, soulful home – such inspired thoughts from everyone. I’ll share one of mine – my absolute favorite thing to do ON THE PLANET is plan trips and travel with my husband and children – see new things, eat new things, spend 24/7 together sooooo I bought a very large world map, had it mounted on foam core board and framed and I stick those colored map pins in it any time we go to a new place. I think I need to surround it with framed photos of us on the road – so much to do!!!!
Thanks to everyone for ALWAYS making my day!

HAPPY, THURSDAY,..DAY BEF. FRI., EVERYONE!!!!.. Really pouring here, in NY,…awaiting the snow, and very strong winds,…they are calling it a
“Snow Hurricane”, that’s a new one,…never heard that one before,….Hope all of you, are having better weather….
TRACY,…Did’nt get the FULL, podcast yet, it’s only broadcasting abt. 15 mins. of it,… I should have gotten the full show last night but did’nt get any of it then, and now it’s only abt. 15 mins. long,….hope they fix that soon,…..my ENTIRE, life would be TOTALLY!!, ..DESTROYED!!!..:)….The art work looks really interesting, some of the work is really good,…I love how these young and talented artists, are able to put onto canvas, interpetations, of how they see things through their eyes,…My DAD, was an artist, but alot of his paintings were lost after he died,..:( sure do wish I had at least one of them……
I’m gonna check out esty.com like SarahKristi, suggested,..should be fun if she says so,…you guys never fail,….LOVE YOU ALL!!XOXOXO

Tracy, thanks for asking about my arm…..healing every week! I have been catching up on some good reads lately. Now, for the art….SPECTACULAR idea on your friends part! There truly is so much talent on the college level and I am all about giving credit to where credit is due! As Theodore Roosevelt once said, “Credit belongs to the man in the arena!” Anything to help these students along………

Stacie–congratulations! Wonder what the surprise will be?? It was fun hearing the show yesterday live as it’s school vacation week here–no carpooling! And soulful homes, what a wonderful topic. Those magazine rooms really are staged within an inch of their lives–all glory and no guts. Even those karate-chopped pillows on the couches. Yikes.
Julia Cameron, who wrote the increidble Artist’s Way, was writing about pearls, but this fits so well with creating a soulful room, too: It is the interruption of equilibrium that creates beauty.”

Hoping everyone’s equilibrium gets interrupted at least once today!
~Lauren

OK….now I am going to talk about myself again….heh no one else will listen and I have no one else to tell….so you can read it or not….your choice…after all things are always our choice to choose….lololo… When I lived in Hawaii….Oaho…I got tired of sun bathing and touring…so I got a job in an Investment Art Gallery….oh my God……literally…..I touched Salvidore Dalis’s…..Rembrants…..Picasso’s……etc.now mind you I didnt do it when anyone was watching……I was just in awe….that they sold for the prices that they did…..and…. there was an artist…that I got to meet, her name was Margaret Keane…she did what they called sad eyes in children and women…..or big eyes…that was such a wonderful experience it made me appreciate art…..now some I dont understand….Like Dali’s, limp wathes….he had to have been on drugs and was…in reading about him and going to his museum in Florida….any of these pieces you show attract the buyer…….I am sure…..I will have to tell you someday about my art work and how I got it……funny, fun story….later XOXOXOXOX, thanks for listening T………….I am what I am……tooooooo!!!! Divinely inspired to inspire everyone I meet…..loololo…some dont get it……!!!!! Oh well such is life…..in the fast lane!!!! The only rules I go by is the Government rules and God…….the rest……well thats anther story…….I am an open book…….I have nothing to hide……its wonderful……bye

LOVVVEE these! How beautiful! Thank you Tracy – these are a gift indeed! And more snow coming from Desiree – yikes!

So nice to hear eveyone’s thoughts on a soulful home and be connected with such a warm bunch!!! DESIREE, do you have your parents art hanging up?….A few posts back I was wondering how your decuopage eggs were coming along…so nice to hear how your son likes to be close by you…LOVE THAT!!! WendyM2…I hope you can still get to NYC…ANGELA and STACIE…stay plugged into the sunshine that is reigning here…and do keep those candles lit…believe it or not…it is a sunshiny day here amidst beautifully fallen snow…I can tell its a spring sun and sky though….what would a soulful home be without a doorbell…that rings…like mine just did and it was my neighbor dropping off some KAUAI coffee…they just got back from Hawaii…i made a cup right away…mmmm…they also shoveled our driveway…truly the best neighbors…and i do mean truly!!! Have you ever had someone like that for a neighbor? Genuinely good people? Of course I am also admiring the map on the side of the bag…JUDY, love your map idea!!!!!!!!!Great to see my shole yard drenched in sunshine…it’s shaded in the summer. Love how the drapes came out…the tea warmed them up!!!Margie

Tracy, Thanks for sharing, I am such a lover of all things artsy and soulful. By the way, did you happen to catch that little number titled Hippie Hill? Instantly I had visions of Tracy Porter frolicking across the field wearing your flirty Daphne dress.

Valery, do tell more…I love open books. I am a tinge of green just hearing about your run-in with some of the masters. Visiting an art museum for me is like opening an epic tale. I can just feel the history and emotion all around me, as if I were in their world.

Well,……..this Mustang Sally has been in neutral for way too long!!!!!!!………. I have the key in the ignition and I am cranking this baby up…. this day!!!!!!! I am cruising down that highway of LIFE,…..I’m not looking back…….and i certainly am not slowing this Mustang down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!……… Ahhhhhhhh Ride Sally Ride!!!!!!!!
But first,………i am dancing a jig to WILSON PICKETT on you tube!!!!!!……bad to the bone indeedy,…….wearing my CHRYSALIS vintage cowboy boots, (just pulled those jewels out of the box)……they make me SMILE,…they make me HAPPY,………and they make me want to DANCE!!!!!!! They feel so GRANDIOSE on my feet,….i don’t even know they are there!!!!!!!!…..I am throwing my English riding boots in de trash!………..des right!!!!!
be back later………………
I LOVE you guys!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cameoxoxoxo

STACIE,!!!! WAY TO GO!!!..sooo very happy for you,…Now I am the one anxiously waiting for YOU,… to share, your Surprise!…..ENJOY!!!!!
WENDYM2,…Have a great time in NYC,…(so near yet so far)….the weather is suppose to be good, hopefully it will be,…Prom dress?,…how EXCITING!!!…Please take pictures and share, if you can!!! HAVE FUN!!!Safe trip!!!xxxxx
VALERY,… Safe trip,..Gonna miss you my, HONEY!!! xxxxx
MARGIE,…You are PRETTY TALENTED, my dear friend,.. LOVE the way you described how you use curtains, it sounds sooo charming, please, let me know how these turn out,…
YUMMMMMMMY!!, English muffin with butter and honey!!!,…OOPS!!!,…think you missed a spot,…..:) LOLOLO!!!xxxxx

CAMEO,!!!!!SOOOOOOO, GLAAAAAD!!!, YOU’RE BACK!!! SURE DID MISSSSS!!! YOU!!!, ….Aren’t those vintage boots GREAT?..SOOOOO!! GLAD!!! they make you SMILE!!! The sound of you’re voice, (YES, I CAN HEAR, YOU!!), makes ME, SMILE!!!!,…:)…
YOU GO, GIRL!!!!!XOXOXOXO
PS,…OK!, ENOUGH!, OF ALL THIS, FROM THE HEART STUFF!!!,…FROM NOW ON, IT’S BACK TO OUR OLD SELVES AGAIN!,……
OOOOH!!, SO, YOU WERE GONE!!???……LOLOLO
LUV YA!!!! XOXOXOXO!!!

what makes my home soulful?
*crumbs under the kitchen table
*fresh (i use the term lightly) flowers or greens next to my bed
*music playing while i make dinner
*lots of laughter
*the unexpected game piece/toy/story/drawing found in an unexpected place
*views of my garden from every room in the house
*love!

CAMEO…i can smell the rubber burning!!!ANGELA…it’s ALL about the butter and honey…the drapes were ho-hum non-descript beige and that tea did the trick…forget it’s best to do this thing in the summer when i can lay them across loungers to dry!!!!!!!!!!Oh well…don’t think, just do!Right? I am glad it looks like WendyM2 will find good weather when she arrives…Have fun!

Hey Val…Dali was interested in Freudian symbolism and imagery. Used them a lot.
Anyway, sounds cool. I met Warhol once and I have a sketch he did in Sharpie…a very fast one, but one nonetheless, signed to me.

And very soon after, he passed away.

TRACY – This so timely…..I have been scrolling through art.com lately but this is even better! I ewll be scrolling here instead!
…………….ANNE-MARIE….Imagine my surprise this morning when I glanced on my front porch and there was a…..!!!!!!!!!!!Hmmmmmm, she said!!! I will be getting back to YOU!:)…………DESIREE – Oh yes! We had the MOST fun with sweet ROBYN over the weekend! CLAUDINE and ANNE-MARIE are BIG fun!…MARY CLAIRE made a video and it is great…Shows off ROBYN’S shop so well!….Nexy time perhaps a road trip for you too??? I wish!
Love,
Mary Ann

Too weird…just opened an email from my sister about Clark Little…ARTIST from HAWAII who captures cool shots of waves!!! I am going to go grab myself some Macadamia nuts now!!!!!!!!! Covered in chocolate of course…and maybe another cup of coffee. Was listening to Ryan Farish…very good…can’t remember who mentioned it, but thanks!!Does it feel like a Friday to anyone else?

loves….aren’t you all so wonderfully busy! My goodness….
CAMEO….we missed you!! xxx
MAUREEN….you have a signed WARHOL…that is insanely cool!! Did you frame it? Fabulous!!!! Even cooler that it is in a sharpie!!
ANGELA….did you get me -email? I hope i had your address right? Please send your e-mail to service at Tracy porter for me if you did not get it…thanks my girl….you are rockin with loveliness!!!
MARGIE..all this talk of butter-n-honey has my belly all rumbly……xxx yopu have alot of good stuff up your sleeves…ceiling painter…curtain hanger extraordinaire…keep telling…..
VALERY…..this is why we love you….truly, everyday you keep me smiling…!
LOVES…the podcast is coming hopefully in full form something got botched…no worries, TOGINET is on it and will come to the rescue….thanks again fir listening in!! i adore you for it!!
JENNIFER P…yes, yes..you are my girl…dear god do we have crumbs under the table…and on the couches…sometimes in our bed…( i don’t like that when there are crumbs in the bed…but…with kids come crumbs!!) thank goodness the dogs love the crumbs….
SONIA…yes, yes…..artsy and soulful…me too…it’s just easier…and lovely and real…and not fussy….it’s good.
WENDY M2 …now, when you go to NYC if you find a prom dress for your sweet girl and it’s need a little something..pop over to TINSEL TRADING…..you will love it and you can find something to add onto the dress….i just know you will love it!!! Have so much fun!!!!!
DESIREE….i thought i knew so much and then you tell us more goodness….you truly are my queen of Sweden…..nice to see you my girl…xxx
JUDY….i agree…trips are THE BEST….so good to travel with family….for so many reasons…..good for the soul…good for togetherness…..good for treasure seeking….xxx

Ahhh…gotta fly…be back later….
kisses to all!!!
T.
t

Oh boy…Cameo is back! Ride Sally and do it looking smashing in your new boots!!! I’ve only been here a short time but have enjoyed myself so much. I’m used to all your banter so when your absent I’m wondering what’s wrong…I’m a worrier…working on that..yes Angela I’m wondering too…fell asleep guessing to myself what’s inside my little package coming. It feels good to be excited with anticipation! All this soulfulness is making me get started on a project with my 19 year old wedding photos…the digital age is going to help me tremendously in this venture and you ladies are helping me get motivated!! In starting this I found a whimsical little poem I wrote to my hubby and I when we started our life together…I have had it hidden all this time and now it’s time to share with my girls…they’ll laugh but it brings a tear to my eye…..

HI MARGIE!! I HAVE ONE OIL PAINTING AND OODLES OF WOOD CARVINGS….MY PARENTS HAVEN’T DECIDED WHO GETS WHICH PAINTINGS YET,…BUT BROTHER #1 HAS A FEW ALREADY..???…AM I SCREAMING?? I THINK MY SON’S AMP IS TOO LOUD!!!….
HI CAMEO!!! HI MARYANN!!!
Ok that is better…fine line between encourgaing son’s music and being blown out the door… …but not complaining too much…who knows? might wind up being a famous rocker and I want him to remember his dear old mum in a very good way!!….rock on son!
As far as the decoupage eggs,…on the back burner for now…too much other stuff I’m cooking up….thanks for asking!
We are getting buried in snow!!…son #2 out snowboarding with his peeps….
putting another log on the fire!
Hubby brought home hot pink roses because my red roses were starting to wilt. LOVE THAT MAN!!!!!….

DESIREE….YES,I CAN HEAR YOOOUUUU!!!!!! Hot pink roses…oh baby!!! Thanks for sharing…where do you live…east coast? Fire and hot pink roses…you have got it going on girl!!!!!!!!!!…Keep cozy, Margie

well this has inspired me to dig out my canvases from college, restretch them and slam them up somewhere! maybe that will add to the soulfulness of my house! i’ve also been planning forever to do a photo gallery of family going up our staircase, and it’s high time to do that as well. what really makes my home soulful i think though is having things that belonged to my grandmothers’ that i now have and use in my home… an antique mirror from one, my dining room table from the other. so many great memories.

oh, and my mom bought truffles from home goods over the weekend, so i passed on the truffle butter recipe! can’t wait to taste it…

my soulfull home is overflowing with the 6 of us before any of the stuff is moved in!

Loving my TP jewelry and fantabulous clothing…. so many compliments, so little time!

I had such fun listening to the Radio show this morning – thank you for the sisterly comments, tips and chatter – so great! I had a flood of memories from two trips to Europe as a teen with my Walkman cassette player – Italy in 1986 it was Phil Collins and Ireland/England 1989 it was Natalie Cole, Unforgettable. I can see the countryside going by in our family rental car when I listen to those soundtracks! Alas Science Fair weekend for us was 3 weekends ago but I must say that I have never really felt like drinking a margarita after Wednesday morning school drop off in the whole time my kids have been in school except that day! I did not DO my kids reports – I really have to find patience when the other parents obsess about this stuff because I am grateful for the learning experience for the kids, period. Did not drink it but certainly dreamed about that cocktail!
What makes my home soulful?
~ the stack of blankets on the ottoman in living room, some from my Grandma, some from the little girls phase – all just folded and stacked and ready for people to snuggle up and watch a movie or play cards. Really not a big TV fan but it’s funny that we watch Dancing with the Stars because my grams watched it when she lived with us and it helps us remember her – yes, love the teaching moments we find there also, great point.
~ the door swinging open and closed with family stopping by! My house is in “town”, my family lives in the country and our house is the hub. I have meetings, friends over to swim and my uncles just stop by any time. Sister, sister-in-law, cousins, the more the merrier! They all understand when I need to step out for a while but Mi Casa, su casa and it’s great!
That’s all for now – I hope everyone has a wonderful day! I LOVED the college art website and shared with my FB friends – thank you for this wonderful idea and connection!!! Now just gotta go make some money so I can buy these beautiful pieces! xoxo, Kathleen

Speaking of art….check out what they can do with your children’s artwork. Really cool.
http://www.finedoodles.com
Got another package from TP yesterday-the Affinity Long Cardigan and Follow Your Destiny Jersey Shirt. LOVED BOTH!!!!!!!

T,…….dahhhhhhling!!!! xoxox back to you!!!!! Missed you and the crew, the cowboys oxoxox,…Madame Butterfly hello…and xoxo to the royal children!!!! TP bloggers,……thank you for the LOVE…….oxoxox back to you ALL……now let’s remain calm and carry on loves….. LIFE is GOOD!!!!….
STACIE,…….get the boots love…..they are DIVINE, and definitely worth every dime!!!!! …. think I am sleeping in mine,.. tonight!!!! And CONGRATS on your win love!!!! You simply must inform us,…. as soon as your package arrives!!! oxoxo
MADHATTER,……better batten down the hatches tonight love……..trouble is coming your way…….do you have enough food in the fridge??????? All you really need is the black truffle butter……..oxoxox
DESIREE,…not too worried about you tonight,…….hot pink roses,….. tells me that your night will be heated!!!!! Oh yhea baybeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!… And I know the game your parents are playing!!!!
MARGIE love,…throw all of your rugs out in the street,…..this Mustang will get the job done alot quicker!!!!!! and…..seriously considering moss on a few picture frames!!!!
WENDYM2,…..love,……are you still planning on NYC???? Be safe,…….and if you make it to the Bowery,……cheers from CAMEO!!!! oxoxo
MAUREEN in AUSTIN,……A WARHOL?????? signed to YOU????? Let me kiss your ring love!!!!!
VALERY,…where the “Hay” do you think you are going?? I just got back into town,……..now you are leaving????? Can’t believe you touched those paintings with your oily fingers!!!!!!
SARAHKRISTI,…… I too am digging the bathing woman in the bath……that cobalt and turquoise rocks…..do you think those are carpet burns on her elbows?????
MARY ANN,……I know for sure that you have an excellent eye for the arts……..remember the gorgeous phoenix?????…………..don’t ignore me love!!!!!! I know the secret………….
Cameoxoxoxo

Tracy and Girls…TraLaLa…I had a great bloody Mary today at a Rodeo luncheon. It was garnished with pickled cactus and quail eggs…Yum. Just had to share!

Durls – I am MOST definitely going to NYC regardless! Neither rain nor sleet nor snow (well you get the picture…) And I will recreate a couple of Tracy’s shots at the Bowery (Tracy – you are now so famous we can recreate your famous shots like pictures of the Beatles crossing the street in Abbey Road!).

Cameo – so glad you are back and I am SOOOO jealous of the boots – OH MY GOSH – they are to die for!

Tinsel Trading? Another item to the list!!! And someone mentioned Century 21 though I am not sure if I can afford even 70% of some of those crazy designer duds!!

And I LOVE it when you talk about yourself Valery! And Angela – much thanks for the good vibes on the prom dress. It is a very delicate business – if I look too interested, she will not be interested at all; if I feign disinterest, she will love it. And that, is the joys of a mother-daughter relationship!!!

NYC – Lock up your silver – I am on my way!

Thank you for sharing this web address. I passed this along to my college aged son for his friends. He “commissioned” a friend to do a painting for their living room apartment. He bought the canvas and paints and she did the work. BEAUTIFUL! I told him I was absolutely smitten with it…that I wanted it when he was tired of it.
Also- wanted to comment on when John did the radio show. I SO enjoyed listening to him. Tracy, you can tell when he speaks that he is truly your other half. The pride in both of your voices as you speak about one another is truly endearing and lovely.
Keep up the positive vibes~
Julie

Soulful Home…
Candles aglow at all times of day.. (especially upon awakening… listening to calmimng music after prayers.0
A fire in the fireplace at all times of day too… (the dark morning is so delightful when begun this way…
SURROUNDED by books, books, and more books… on every shelf in the Gathering Room… up to the ceiling…and so many yet to be read.. ‘calling to me’….
And recently .. in the last month or so.. eating dinner in front of the fire with my beloved husband by candlelight, and soft music at the over-sized coffee table… with placemats, cloth napkins… seashells and stones gathered from our walks on the beach… with our dog snoozing at our feet. ahhh.. a bit of Heaven On Earth….~*~*~

Loved seeing the artwork. One of my daughters has an art degree, the other one has an “interdisciplinary art degree (art and music) so I was so happy seeing this type of Website. I have not listened to the radio show yet, I will on Saturday. Also, have the “Tracy Porter” emails stopped????

We are finally going to see Avitar. We must be the last people in the country to see it!

What amazing artwork! Such talent. So cool of you to share with us, and I am definately checking out that site… really cool of you to spread the word about it.

xoxo
izz

Hi Tracy and lovely ladies, I think what makes my home soulful is that I always try to bring as much nature into my home as I can possibly find. I live in the country on about 14 acres and I love it for so many reasons. One, it’s very private and I can run to my garden in my jammies and my hair all crazy. But the biggest thing is all of God’s beautiful creation to enjoy. So I’m always searching for things to drag into the house so to feel connected to that creation. I to love, love, love all things mossy. So I find all kinds of mossy goodness to warm up my living space. I also collect birds nest and cool branches with great lichens, they are such a gorgeous color of green. My Husband is a general contractor and specializes in historic renovation so he also brings me all kinds of wonderful treasures like great old windows and neat old trim and wooden do dads of all kinds. I will take those goodies and transform them into functional stuff I can use or sometimes just set pieces on a shelve just to add character. My home is not picture perfect but I feel it’s warm and welcoming. I also sew and make alot of stuff for the house like curtains, duvets and pillows. I loved some of your suggestions for different ways to use curtains. I may try the one about hanging them behind the bed.Maybe even hangs some artwork on top of them for yet another dimension.
Well those are just a few things I feel that make my home soulful. I always love listening to your show and getting to hear your great ideas on decorating and cooking. You are a real joy to listen to and I want you to know that your joy is infectious. The winter here in Alabama has been very gray this year and some days it’s real hard to feel motivated and happy. Then I turn on your show an spend an hour with you or even just visit your site and graze thru all the beautiful stuff and I begin to feel my inspiration well up inside me. Thankyou Tracy for sharing yourself with us and helping us all to become more true to ourselves in the process. Hope you have some green spring forth in your little plot of heaven there in Wisconsin. Stay calm and carry on! xoxo Nancy S

DO YOU ONLY SELL YOUR ITEMS? I MAKE BEAUTIFUL THINNGS TOO AND WOULD LIKE TO SHARE THEM WITH YOU AND MAYBE YOUR CUSTOMERS? POSSIBILITIES? THANKS,GAYLE

Hi Tracy,
Finally found the time to listen to your last radio show. It is so enjoyable to listen to you that I want to make sure I am able to take in each one. I think how I made my home more soulful was by painting every room of the house with bold, courageous colors…names such as Raisin and Eggplant. I put up grass cloth wallpaper with a lot of texture, put large pillows on the floor. We have a wood burning fireplace and I love it when I walk in the door and can smell the wood burning, makes it feel so cozy and welcoming. I think the real key to making your home soulful is to fill it with what you love. The colors you love, the furniture you love, and of course Tracy Porter items. I always say everyone should have some Tracy Porter in their home. I love to give Tracy items as gifts, they are so unique and everyone loves them!

My SOULFUL house….tubes of oil paints,Painting ,singing ,playing with my kids ,looking out my BIG windows ,all the colors running together on my palette,noisy bird out my window at usually at 3 in the morning, oh yes and my kids have to wake me up early but its just too cute.

What a lovely thought—”soulful home.” So much SOUL is found in our kitchen! Bright-colored bowls, dishes, and my favorite cook—my hubby, bring rich and happy soulfulness to our home, especially since it’s open to half the house. You never know what concoctions are stirring in there and I absolutely love it! After the kitchen, I think our fireplace, which seems to be aglow most of the winter, brings that warm and cozy soul to our home. And last, but certainly not least, is an entire wall of bookshelves… what is more dreamy soulful than that? This wall is a feast for the eyes and I so enjoy moving things around to give it new presence from time to time.

the firstone is so sexy!!

Fantastic! So glad you shared this, I am actually passing it on to my daughter who is a BFA Major! Thanks so much..

Teresa

ya the world needs to know!! i lov pics like that one!! SEXY

I first saw your blog about the websight for college art students and was drawn to the bathing woman. I made the purchase this AM and am excited to receive it soon. Thanks for the tip and taking the time out of your day to share with others. My little bathing woman will be very happy in my home.

the first picture!! is grand it would bring my husband close!! thanks soo much for sharing that!! =0)