impossible ideas...

b.lamphier photo

b.lamphier photo

not what happens....in the studio...

Nothing makes me feel better — calmer, clearer and happier — than being in one place, absorbed in a book, a conversation, a piece of music. It’s actually something deeper than mere happiness: it’s joy, which the monk David Steindl-Rast describes as ‘that kind of happiness that doesn’t depend on what happens.’

trust the darkness....

b.lamphier photo

b.lamphier photo

b.lamphier photo

“Mystery is at the heart of creativity. That, and surprise...As creative channels, we need to trust the darkness. ”
― Julia Cameron

Winter dawn is the color of metal,
The trees stiffen into place like burnt nerves.

b.lamphier photo

Sylvia Plath, Waking in Winter

~january window...

CAKE....

Eat Cake...always with berries & NO frosting ....

for my birthday...how sweet it is...xo b

even in winter....

aka lejardengirl....

THE STAVES - winter trees (perfect for today...)

"If you've never experienced the joy of accomplishing more than you can imagine, plant a garden." ~ Robert Brault

created new (old) socks for the upcoming holiday....

“Because IQ tests favor memory skills and logic, overlooking artistic creativity, insight, resiliency, emotional reserves, sensory gifts, and life experience, they can't really predict success, let alone satisfaction.” ― Diane Ackerman, An Alchemy of Mind