Posts Tagged ‘children’
Sunday, December 14th, 2008
This little rambunctious darling, decided, that her cat was in need of “bootifying” (beautifying). The precious part to me was how she went on and on about how her baby (the cat) “just gets into everything.”
All children should be “rambunctious” it’s the only time in life when we’re “allowed.” Now who do you think is the really rambunctious one?
This has been a stressful and very busy week for me, so I had to go to an image that was already completed some time ago.
Actually, right now I’m finding the adults in my life rather rambunctious and I really don’t mean that in a positive light! It’s so much more wonderful when it’s a rambunctious child!
I hope during the frenzy of what is a holiday season for some, that you take a moment and enjoy your little ones, they really know how to live their lives, if you let them. Peaceful blessing to you all!
Tags: children, color pencil, enjoyment, Graphite, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, life, mixed media, Rambunctious, watercolor
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Friday, November 14th, 2008
 When I was a kid in NYC, there was an individual who used to roam the streets in my neighborhood. To this day, I don’t know if they were a man or a woman, (nor do I care) but we called, this person, “Birdy.”
Birdy walked around in a big overcoat, with his/her arms tucked inside, so Birdy appeared armless! Yet the moment, there was any group of little kids around, the pretend magician, would say, “Abracadabra” and out of that opened cape-like coat would appear two hands…and then… all of a sudden … little birds came flying out of their coat!
It was the most wonderful thing to my nine-year-old eyes!
I often wondered what happened to that beautiful individual pretending to have a home, living on the streets, pretending to be a magician, pretending to be a man or woman, but always giving real joy to all the children in my old neighborhood.
Days, when I think about Birdy, I’d like pretend that Birdy is alive and living a wonderful magical real life, because those memories I have of Birdy are pure magic!
Pretend to be or not to be, but make it magical to the people in your life this week!
Peace to you all.
Tags: acrylic paint, Birds, children, collage, homeless, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Indigeneart.com, kids, magical, Magician, NYC, oil pastel, paper cut-out, Pretend
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
 There are so many things to worry about nowadays.
I miss the days of just worrying about getting my allowance because I didn’t clean my room, worrying about whether Kevin Thomas liked me as much as I liked him or worrying whether my extremely curly hair would frizz up in the humidity! The days of being a teenager.
My worries are much greater today and they seemed to be centered around others. My children, my parents, my extended family, my friends, my environment…who’s going to be the next President of the USA! Yeah, in our days in time we do need to worry about who’s going to be President. The worries of someone opening the door to being fifty years old.
But this morning I looked out on my deck and looked at the beautiful tree that’s been haunting my thoughts over the last week and my worrying over completing her portrait, which I just finished.
I know and adore that tree, it’s a female entity, since she nourishes and shelters most of the wild life in my back yard. She has a giant hole in the middle of her trunk where I imagine her heart is and it’s open, bearing her soul to all.
Today, I worry about the environment and hope that the generations to come take care of her.
Please do something for her today…don’t litter, bask in her glory, recycle, be green always…
Have a happy, glorious and safe green weekend and week!
Tags: children, collage, environment, green, heart, Illustration Friday, Indigene, ink, litter, parents, pen/ink, president, trees, watercolor, worry
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Monday, April 21st, 2008
 Well, this was a tough one, since I don’t think of the style of this image or the people as primitive, but there are others…
This image was created after visiting South America. While I was there, I distinctly remember, tourists stating that there were still “primitive people” to see in the jungle. Every time I heard it, I cringed inside. I absolutely despise the term, “primitive” when it is associated with people or their culture!
Yes, I know that some folks don’t mean any harm when they use the term when referencing people, and I try to take in consideration, ignorance, age difference, cultural exposure, etc. But it still gives me a burn and leaves a bad taste in my mouth.
Anyhow, I created this piece after visiting the beautiful forest areas in South America and enjoying all the children, I met along the way. They were like all children all over the world, simply beautiful.
Happy Week and try to expose yourself to new environments and people and remember to leave your judgements at home!
Tags: acrylic, beautiful, children, Illustration Friday, Indigene, judgement, oil paint, opinion, primitive, rain forest, South America
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Sunday, March 16th, 2008
Heavy for me, often means carrying heavy objects, heavy thoughts, heavy weight and sometimes for mothers, it means lifting a heavy child beyond the stage/age that you would like to!
But heavy this week, for Illustration Friday, for me, means children carrying heavy anything beyond their capacity. Often when I see children with eyes and responsibilities beyond their years, I would like to carry their burdens for them, and allow them to run off and play. For every heavy, there should be something light and airy!
Peace for this Illustration Friday!
Tags: children, Heavy, Illustration Friday, Indigene, pen/ink, watercolor, world
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Monday, February 4th, 2008
 There are just some days when we are bombarded with information, circumstances and life. This is my visual commentary on the onslaught of garbage that children are exposed to daily.
All comments welcome!
Tags: children, collage, editorial, exposure, garbage, Illustration Friday, Indigene, Visual, watercolor
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