Some more inspiration from the PLAY retreat. This page from my friend Leslie's journal just blew me away with it's insight and wisdom. She had taken a class at the Artfest Annex in Seattle with Jesse Reno and this quote above came flying out of his mouth. And seriously. When you think about it, how true is … Continue Reading
Just back from the PLAY journaling retreat in Port Townsend. It's such a wonderful get away in the depths of January. And so great to reconnect with all the creative souls that make the sojourn. I mostly worked to get my Sketchbook Project journal finished. Which I did and mailed off yesterday, within a hair's … Continue Reading
Dreaming of this… …while looking at this… …have escaped into my new watercolor box working in my "In Ten Minutes" journal for the Sketchbook Project. I have procrastinated like a freakin' banshee on this one…4 pages done and it's got to be mailed a week from today : ( My saving grace is that … Continue Reading
I have always been a pinner. The humble bulletin board. That’s right. Somewhere to pin up my favorite finds. Photos, studio dreams, favorite postcards, artwork, heroes and heroines, hearts and hands – some of my favorite visual things. I talk about this in my classes as a way to develop a visual dialogue and to really discover … Continue Reading
I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality… I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This sunrise last week had me stepping out onto the back patio in my slippers and just gawking, slack-jawed as the sky caught fire. Truly awe inspiring. I felt very small in a very signifcant way, humbled to witness this fire in the winter landscape. When I move to town in March I will … Continue Reading
As the first days of 2012 roll by, I thought I'd share a bit of inpsiration that has come my way. I was really delighted to find a new magazine! As a lifelong magazine-a-holic, and former magazine adveriting director, I am always thrilled to find a new magazine to tuck into. And it is a … Continue Reading
I'm adopting Woody Gutherie's 1942 "New Year's Rulin's" as my own this year. I will endeavor to work more and better, take bath, read lots good books, listen to radio a lot, learn people better, don't get lonesome (followed closely by, have company but don't waste time), dance better and (try to) love everybody. A … Continue Reading
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Love THIS! We get huge "murmurations" of starlings in the fall, eating up the left over corn fields. I'm so fascinated by their mysterious elegance – I just had to share. Brougth to you by Islands and Rivers