February 27, 2011

Jack Johnson - What You Thought You Need (Live)

Wim Wenders - Pina(2011) trailer

~this film looks amazing....

February 24, 2011

~remember this...

~my entrance into the south garden...


can you smell this...

"Yet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top."

— Virginia Woolf





February 22, 2011

~new reading...

The Sound of Paper: Starting from Scratch



Published: January 15th, 2004



ISBN: 1585422886



In this landmark book on the creative process, the bestselling author of The Artist's Way reveals the intricate soul work artists must undertake in order to find inspiration.



In The Sound of Paper, Julia Cameron delves deep into the heart of the personal struggles that all artists face. What can we do when we face our keyboard or canvas with nothing but a cold emptiness? How can we begin to carve out our creation when our vision and drive are clouded by life's uncertainties? In other words, how can we begin the difficult work of being an artist?



Drawing upon her many years of personal experience as both an artist and a teacher, Julia Cameron guides readers to a place where they can find the strength and courage to create. Demonstrating how this involves a process of constant renewal, of starting from the beginning, she writes, "When we are building a life from scratch, we must dig a little. We must be like that hen scratching the soil: 'What goodness is hidden here, just below the surface?' we must ask."



With exercises designed to develop the power to infuse one's art with a deeply informed knowledge of the soul, this book is an essential artist's companion from one of the foremost authorities on the creative process. Julia Cameron's most illuminating book to date, The Sound of Paper provides readers with a spiritual path for creating the best work of their lives.



~while i read...she naps...



February 20, 2011

~most perfect sunday...

~i am finally clearing out my office and creating a new creative space for my self...plus putting new art work on my walls...perfect for this cold wintry day...xo

February 17, 2011

just learning...



When you discard arrogance, complexity, and a few other things that get in the way, sooner or later you will discover that simple, childlike, and mysterious secret known to those of the Uncarved Block: Life is Fun.

February 13, 2011

~something sweet...

~my daughter has been in her creative venture...homemade brownies...for valentines day!!!

the recipe is from here....

February 3, 2011

bleu = blue (objects)

Blue is the overwhelming "favorite color." Blue is seen as trustworthy, dependable, and committed.



The color of ocean and sky, blue is perceived as a constant in our lives. As the collective color of the spirit, it invokes rest and can cause the body to produce chemicals that are calming. However, not all blues are serene and sedate.



Electric or brilliant blues become dynamic and dramatic -- an engaging color that expresses exhilaration. Some shades or the overuse of blue may come across as cold or uncaring.



Indigo, a deeper blue, symbolizes a mystical borderland of wisdom, self-mastery, and spiritual realization. While blue is the color of communication with others, indigo turns the blue inward to increase personal thought, profound insights, and instant understandings.



Blue is the least "gender specific" color, having equal appeal to both men and women.



How the color blue effects us physically

Calms and sedates

Cools

Aids intuition

February 1, 2011

~in the studio...

Life is a process of becoming, a combination of states we have to go through. Where people fail is that they wish to elect a state and remain in it. This is a kind of death.

Anais Nin



lacy wanted her photo taken...


new piece...