beguiling
Sunset last night: beguilingly calm. Is it the full moon today? Inside, I’m just moving in so many directions at once. Feelings about this, feelings about that. And all these are part of making my art. It’s not just the light that is disappearing at sunset, or, in the case of my art, appearing at […]
20 somethings
This pretty much sums up how I feel today. In words: “Where am I? What was I planning to do today/tomorrow/ with my life? What’s happenin’?” So, yes, I am both rejoicing and, well, dealing with the spontaneity of life with “20 somethings”, as I now wrongly call my children. First of all the “thing” […]
balance
I’ve struggled mightily with the balance to strike between the sweet smell of roses and the addictive rush of achievement. ~Neil Hanson. Who doesn’t share that sentiment? I’ve been quite sidetracked by the “roses” lately, although I’m not sure it’s smelling them as much as tending. And not always just roses. Dear friends. Wonderful family. […]
red everywhere
This is the color that greeted me this morning. The photo is much dimmer than the reality. It was pinker/redder. And, I thought, “Red in the morning, sailors take warning.” Two days of rain ahead. Quick, get the garden ready. I needed some marigolds – to guard my tiny new tomatoes – but ended up […]
full on
The slightest movement, what might seem like a small decision one day, magnifies over time. Like an arrow whose direction is ever so slightly adjusted, the new path follows that course. Slight move, different outcome. Last was it August? September? I joined an online artist group run my Martin Stellar. He was launching the group. […]
redbud … red bud?
This is the redbud tree that stands next to my house. I always thought it was misnamed. The buds did not look red to me. So, this year, I decided to focus in close to see if I could see the red in the bud. Do you? Just now I was sorting through this rather […]
objective to subjective
These are blueberry bushes growing along my shore. If you look closely, you might be able to see the white blooms. Right now, promise of fruit: objective truth. When and if the fruit comes – yum! – subjective enjoyment. I just returned from a wildly fun trip to DC for my daughter Ariella’s graduation (yay!) […]
many things at once
A while ago I was reading a book that was describing one of the differences between men and women, or rather, one of the reasons for misperception. The author had been in discussion with each gender. On one hand, the men were perceiving the women as floaty and unfocused. On the other hand, the women […]
red
All winter long I wait for color. Waiting and waiting. It’s what : mid-May? And here’s the reward. Those bulbs that sat in the ground for months and months. And months. How enticing! Look at that color! So what do I want? More red. More color. Even as I was adding color to my indoor […]
still moving
Above all, don’t try to write something you think you ought to write. ( Diana Wynn Jones) How can you not LOVE her for those words??? I can see how all any “good girl” training is completely counter productive to creating art. No. That’s history. Now it’s, what’s up? What’s going on inside that needs to come out? […]
