My intent for this year is to live in abundance, it is what I will be aware of in my life, the abundance that I have in mind, body and spirit. The word came to me during my quiet time in the morning where I do my sitting in silence prayer, my "Morning Pages" (journaling), then I listen to tribal music, in my nook with a candle burning, living in that special moment. It has become a ritual that gives sanity to a day that may have anything in store for me. It doesn't mean that I will not have bad days or days of frustration, but that I will remember, I have abundance of everything, "creativity, love, family, patience, will, friendship, ... Continue Reading »
Studio Time
Debut From The Nookery – “Ala – Ibo Goddess”
Last week, she was just a pretty face, with a splash of blue in the background sitting on my easel. Voila, this week, she is making her debut. ALA, also spelled ALE, ALLA also known as ANE - Earth Mother Goddess of the Ibo tribe in Nigeria. Creator of the living and Queen of the dead. Provider of communal loyalty and Lawgiver of society. Her symbol is the crescent moon. She is still worshiped by the Ibo today, who pay tribute to her each year during the Yam festival. Ala is a part of my Goddess Series. I think this series may be ongoing for some time, since there are thousands of goddesses from all over the world clamoring for me to ... Continue Reading »
Deja-Vu and Studio Nook Chaos
In rearranging my studio nook and painting, life was chaotic! When you're working on a new painting, that you have to stop and start, there is that feeling of deja-vu! Yet, you know it's all real...lol! This is the beginning of the painting. I put several different symbols around the main part of the painting...and then...I changed my mind...and erased the symbols. I'm feeling the main character, but the symbols are eluding me. I was rearranging the studio as I painted, you know trying to multi-task and get as much done in the window of time I had. But, back to the painting... I erased all the ... Continue Reading »
Happy New Year – Happy Birthday to me!
I want to thank all the people who have supported, assisted, prayed and were with me in spirit in the year, 2010; I'm glad I lived it and I'm glad it's over! Many people have New Year's resolutions and I'm no different, but for me they're a little more special, since it's my birthday, too and they become my birthday wishes as well. Making resolutions, writing them down and letting others know what the resolutions are, help me to stay the course during the year. Big Thanks and shout out to Maria Brophy for giving me a little help in my artistic resolution department. FIVE NEW YEAR ART/ARTIST RESOLUTIONS: 1.) I RESOLVE TO PROMOTE MYSELF ... Continue Reading »
Greetings
Hello Everyone: After almost nine months of taking much needed time to relax, heal, reflect and grow...I'll be rejuvenated and ready to birth new creations in the New Year. Happy Holidays and Peace to you all. ... Continue Reading »
Dipping Into Color!
After some surgery, I've been at home resting and looking out of my living room window. I happened to see a cardinal eating from the bird feeder in my neighbor's yard. I always see cardinals as the seasons changed, and they always whisk me to another dreamy zone. I am captivated by their color and songs. I love cardinals and hummingbirds, they continually rescue me from the mundane and add a natural sparkle to my surroundings. I dipped into some of the work I've done in the last couple of weeks, and this little darling came to the rescue! Color enriches life and this Cardinal Goddess has given way to spring time happiness! Just what a girl ... Continue Reading »
Changing Woman
Much of the folklore regarding women was subterranean, to the mainstream for many generations; but they were and continue to be very much alive in the cultures from which they came. In the Native American (Navajo) culture, "Changing Woman - "Estsanatlehi" comes closest to being the personification of the Earth and of the natural order of the Universe as to any other brief way of describing her. She represents the cyclical path of the Seasons, Birth (Spring), Maturing (Summer), Growing old (Fall) and Dying (Winter), only to be reborn again in the Spring." To learn more about the Native American Changing ... Continue Reading »
