Grandmothers
Hearts

Hearts

She Wore Her Hearts She wore hearts upon her sleeve, more on her left than on her right.  There were more closer to her own heart than not. This drawing comes from my sketchbook. It is relaxing to me to just allow individuals to appear, and get lost in playing with...

Silence of the Squirrel

Baby squirrelall sweet and soft lookingsat on his favorite branchWashing face with the backs of his pawsthoroughly involved in the taskThen, stillness overcamehis every fiberLooking sideways at that big personthere in the kitchen windowIn a flash, he was gone!

Emergence

Emergence

Out of the Ink, the Faces Emerged   The process of mono-print making is so delightful because it begs the awareness in the moment. Each unique print as I play with the ink calls on the Muse to guide my thoughts and hands.  It's even more joyous when there's great...

Rosepoint

Rosepoint

On Point with a Rose She made her point with the point of her pen And the whole point of the rose  is beauty amongst the thorny points of life, I suppose.

Love DNA

Love DNA

Cosmic Love Today, I started out with a simple black felt tip pen drawing. Then, I began playing in Photoshop CS6. (I recently signed up to subscribe to the Cloud. I love it! I had been using CS5, which was wonderful in it's own right. ) This image is the result of...

Catching the Breeze

Living on mountain topsor frolicking on rooftopsHumans can catchthe breezes in their hairMore alive simply because of placementAh, but the real trickis catching the breezesin the stillness of the quiet valleys

Reflect

Reflect

Reflection Amidst the frosty mornings and the need for growth-inducing action there is a part of me that must take a moment here and there to reflect. I love this chair that I rescued from a curb with a little sad-sack "free" sign tilted in the grass.  It feeds my...

Move Through Your Fear

Move Through Your Fear

Move and Breathe The more that I just breathe, and move through my fear, I discover new blessings every day. This project is already feeling daunting. And so, I breathe.

An Image a Day

An Image a Day

Transition   I have been feeling the pinch lately of not living up to my own commitments to myself always,  and I have observed that I feel much better when I do.  One instance that I have been fairly engaged for a good long time is the Daily Napkin project. I've...

Keep the Faith

He was one hum-dingerand so was his songAnd the winged one flew bysilently in truthknowing there was nothing wrong“Keep the faith,” the birdie saidas ice fogged morning sprung to lifewith every crisp footfallAnd, he was aware, not afraidin the quiet hoursof his early...