beginnings of another picture. experimenting with colored pencil -(prismacolor verithin)I\’m really wondering how this is going to turn out- i usually make a black india ink outline and shade after, with markers first followed with pencil(normal prismacolors) after. My thoughts so far are centering around the feminine principle- how it is always young, vibrant; Life …
Wisdom
Once again, I just had to start coloring- before it\’s completely drawn out. I think it gives me a better insight into what colors I\’ll be using, and that in turn helps me complete the picture. Besides, I get really bored doing one thing for very long. I begin to feel bad for the lovely …
On leaving a trail
The daughters of your daughters of your daughters are likely to remember you, And most importantly, Follow in your tracks. ~ Clarissa Pinkola Estes I came across this quote yesterday. And whether or not this remembering and following actually happens, it startled me into thinking that it could possibly happen. Thankfully, I no longer react …
New Work -fall leaves. Mainly.
New work! Don\’t even have a working title for it yet. Something about life-in-death and death-in-life. And how as things are \’dying\’ – returning in various stages to the earth from where they came – they are breathtakingly beautiful. The unbelievable colors of fall, the rich greens of spring and summer, and the golden …
Honoring the Elders? Become one.
Becoming elderly will happen whether you choose to become an Elder or not. Becoming an Elder requires a choice. You can honor the person you have become, or get lost in regrets, guilt and broken dreams. Becoming an Elder requires making peace with the past and purposefully leaning into the future. It’s really a decision …
Anam Cara
Anam Cara. Prismacolor markers, pencils. a few copics too! on marker paper. 19 x 24…Finished!!! Anam Cara – the beautiful Irish soul mate, the sacred friendship of the heart. I imagine this sacred friendship extended to include earth and sky, the intimate, glorious connection we share with all life. Filled with ‘symbology’ to help meditation and contemplation …
Dwarfs, illumination and knowing that everything matters.
I think of him as a healer of sorts- but maybe not a healer of symptoms, more of a caretaker of our need to create meaning where it seems none exists. A reconciler that ties things together- a witness to something greater that assures us that somehow what happens to us makes sense – …
drawing the neolithic way
These things always start off poorly. At this point I\’m a bit panicky, because it looks more like a dessert rather than rock. I stay with it, knowing that if I throw enough color at it, it will be fine. If in doubt, add more. (color, coffee, nutella…) Getting the lines of ochre and sepia …
Kiss a frog…
The work for today. A Northern Leopard frog. And why, exactly, is there a frog in this picture(among other things)? The water represents the unconscious, and the frog symbolizes that which can move between both realms- the conscious and the unconscious. The unconscious at first may appear as frightening and …
Creative people…are also Innovative?!!
Are creativity and innovation really the same thing? Do creative people have inherent innovation ability? Well? Do we? Best answers: CREATIVITY: Creative people are like a dog with a bone. They refuse to let go of an idea. They mull over the problem at their workbench as well as in the most mundane places. They …