H2Os wonders
Handmade art by Denise Leigh Waters
I’ve always wanted to have an art show. Consider this one an open invitation.
Here you’ll find what I’ve been making: paintings, little wooden things, hearts with and without blessings, and art you can use in everyday life. Sometimes that’s a book cover. Sometimes it’s something to hang on a wall, tuck onto a shelf, or bring out for a season. There’s usually something else taking shape.
Some pieces begin with a story. Others begin with a color, a scrap of something, or an idea I want to try.
I love making them, but some have to find their way into the world so there’s room for what comes next.
Wander through. Stay with whatever catches your eye. If something feels like yours, I hope you’ll take it home.
I’m glad you came.
Explore the Collection
Heart Blocks
Flourish
Reflect
Memories
Achieve
Houses
Red & White Love House
Beach House
Flowers & Cactuses
Red & White Love House
Beach House
Paint, Fabric & Thread
Teal Hearts
The moon and the sun
Black & white love
Art for Everyday Life
Teal Hearts
The moon and the sun
Black & white love
The Pink Garden Heart
This heart is for you if you believe in slow walks through the garden, soft earth beneath your feet, quiet voices, and the scent of roses.
This heart says,
Come. Let's go for a walk and talk about our dreams.
You are a gift in a hard world.
You are the softness of warm soil.
Your expectations are simple–pure love and loyalty.
You receive both because you give them so freely.
Your gentleness comes from wisdom
Your care from the depths.
You aren’t naive.
Just true.
A little heart, with words to go with it.
Each heart block is made by hand and one of a kind, paired with a printed blessing that begins, “This heart is for you…” The words recognize something good in the person receiving it—a little reminder of who they are and what they bring to the world.
Choose one for someone you love, someone who needs encouragement, or yourself.
Includes the heart block pictured and its accompanying printed blessing.
The School Heart
This heart is for you if you buy your school supplies on the very first day, you lay out your outfit and you still have a lunch box. You love school and all the things that point to a new year.
This heart says,
Come, let’s meet the new kids.
Whether you are a student or more likely the teacher, you delight in opening a book for the very first time.
You love the days when you could write your name on the front of a notebook and a brand new box of crayons has not a look but a smell that you revel in.
You believe in first days. New friends and second chances.
You are both nurturer and the one with the highest expectations.
The yellow color of the bus is your second favorite yellow after that of the pencil.
You have a favorite pen, a favorite sweater, and a favorite path back to class.
You are the hope of the new year and the sage we all need.
A little heart, with words to go with it.
Each heart block is made by hand and one of a kind, paired with a printed blessing that begins, “This heart is for you…” The words recognize something good in the person receiving it—a little reminder of who they are and what they bring to the world.
Choose one for someone you love, someone who needs encouragement, or yourself.
Includes the heart block pictured and its accompanying printed blessing.
Herd Heart
This heart is for you if you know the meaning of the herd. You have long believed that we are better together. Circling around in times of joy and pain.
This heart says,
Hi, how have you been?
You are the gold of the friendship.
Long standing, abiding, becoming.
Your loyalty is your lead.
Your love the home we all long for.
You are gentle and caring, you know when to step back and when to make more room.
You, friend, remain.
A little heart, with words to go with it.
Each heart block is made by hand and one of a kind, paired with a printed blessing that begins, “This heart is for you…” The words recognize something good in the person receiving it—a little reminder of who they are and what they bring to the world.
Choose one for someone you love, someone who needs encouragement, or yourself.
Includes the heart block pictured and its accompanying printed blessing.
Changing Heart
This heart is for you if you if you once decorated your home or your classroom or your heart with everything Mary Engelbreit.
This heart says,
Bold always meant change.
You played your role, you did the job, chores and car pool, baked goods and PTA.
You came home and tidied up, you showed up for friends, for teachers, for the children.
Along the way you may have forgotten the joy but the bold, bright colors always brought it back.
This heart says it has always been in you.
This next season might just be the brightest.
A little heart, with words to go with it.
Each heart block is made by hand and one of a kind, paired with a printed blessing that begins, “This heart is for you…” The words recognize something good in the person receiving it—a little reminder of who they are and what they bring to the world.
Choose one for someone you love, someone who needs encouragement, or yourself.
Includes the heart block pictured and its accompanying printed blessing.
The Gathering Heart
This heart is for you if gratitude is your go-to calming device.
This heart brings blue skies and sunshine, a life filled with flowers.
A heart that remembers the warmth on your skin even after the moon has risen.
This heart remembers gatherings and events punctuated by laughter and family.
This heart reminds you to hear their little voices in the grown humans they have become.
This heart reminds you: this is the day we will have love.
A little heart, with words to go with it.
Each heart block is made by hand and one of a kind, paired with a printed blessing that begins, “This heart is for you…” The words recognize something good in the person receiving it—a little reminder of who they are and what they bring to the world.
Choose one for someone you love, someone who needs encouragement, or yourself.
Includes the heart block pictured and its accompanying printed blessing.
Purple Garden Heart
This heart is for you if you feel stitched together.
Beautiful and broken.
It is for the parts of you barely holding on, and the other bits that keep growing anyway, unexpectedly, like the hairs on your chin.
You have loved and lost. You have won. Your friendships, your lovers, your many selves are all chained together, creating the you we see today.
You are soft with an edge. A worker. Someone who keeps going, accomplishing what you can, until it is time to rest.
This heart says: look, the flowers are blooming.
You have done your job.
A little heart, with words to go with it.
Each heart block is made by hand and one of a kind, paired with a printed blessing that begins, “This heart is for you…” The words recognize something good in the person receiving it—a little reminder of who they are and what they bring to the world.
Choose one for someone you love, someone who needs encouragement, or yourself.
Includes the heart block pictured and its accompanying printed blessing.
Something calling to you?
Each piece is one of a kind. Some are here simply to be seen and enjoyed. Others are available to take home, and a few I might be persuaded to part with.
If something calls to you—even if it isn’t marked for sale—let me know. I’d love to hear what caught your eye.