on blaming…. says me
My latest art journal page! I can’t decide if I like the blobby red line down the left side of the page, or if I should go back and “straighten” it up… What do you think?
Says Me…
Another page from my “says me” observations on life. “Don’t be so hard nosed and thick skinned that your heart can’t make itself known.” Our protective armor can so easily become our prison don’t you think?
“And now here is my secret…”
“And now here is my secret, a very simple secret, it is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye.” Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Pondering, a Mother’s Day message from my art journal
I am always drawn to these words written about Mary, the mother of Jesus. There was a woman with much to think about! But as mothers, we can identify can’t we? Lots of pondering happens as Mothers. From the exhausting, … Continued
Gratitude – from the art journal
Another page from my “says me” series. These are bits of advice that I give myself…recorded in my art journal just in case anyone else ever wants to hear it! I am so enjoying my Dylusions art journal this year! … Continued
“I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it.” Vincent Van Gogh Whew! anyone else feel like they are on a constant learning curve? It seems like every time I turn around … Continued
Look for the Possibilities… Art Journal style
Another page out of my art journal. This year I have been recording some of my own “truisms”, as designated by the ‘says me’ in the corner. They are an informal look at my philosophy on life and faith, put … Continued
Blessed are the Weird People…
“Blessed are the weird people, the poets and misfits, the artists, the writers and music makers, the dreamers and the outsiders for they force us to see the world differently.” Isn’t that exactly the task and purpose of artists?
“Life is Like a Garden”
“Life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved except in memory.” These words were supposedly the last tweet of Leonard Nimoy, better known as the beloved Spock. As my youngest child prepares to graduate from … Continued
The Adventure of Art
Unfortunately I don’t know the author of this quote, so if any of you do, please let me know! But the words are so true, at so many levels. Art is so risky. It is not only being vulnerable enough … Continued