“With these hands I make Art, but with this Heart I make miracles”

A belief I have strongly held on to in the recent years is the Power of Transformative Art -- putting our heart into creating gifts of joy. Book-binding is something I have recently picked up as a hobby. I love how it allows me to weave any idea, texture or object together into a coherent story. I came across a whole set of old library cards just waiting to be love-cycled. :-)

From this was born the idea of Books of Love: To create little handmade booklets which have inspiring poems, thoughts and quotes handwritten in them with illustrations.

I have been sharing these little symbols of Love and Hope with friends and strangers. Sometimes as gifts for birthdays and occasions, sometimes just anonymous tags, occasionally to bring a smile in a low moment and sometimes to bring smiles in a happy moment. In a time of deep questioning, a dear friend was moved by Maya Angelou's quote: “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how you can still come out of it."



The Books of Love are my little offerings of Love and Light. I would love for more opportunities to share them with any friend who would like to receive one.