Oct 29, 2012 | Global
Between a car accident that rendered me home and a hurricane making it un-wise to venture out, I have been home since Friday.
Those of you who know me well, know that in this season it is rare for me to be held up for so long.
I have had a great deal of reflection time. And even more time for art making.
When in an art class I do not put much pressure on myself and I go with the flow of the teacher.
Making it so much easier to create and “Let Go” of the creation.
But how different it can be while faced with my art pieces for three days!
Three days of critiquing!
I think God really has wanted me to create. Because this coming weekend I have taken off three days to do so. A total of six days this week set aside for art!!
This never ever happens! My days are so filled with work and people that I often come home after 3 a.m. collapse in bed and get up to the sounds of oatmeal covered lips laughing. Bright and shiny early!
I am slinging paint around, adding polaroids and quotes to my England journal,
feeling quite pleased and BRAVE!
Oct 27, 2012 | Global
My flight didn’t feel like being affable.
SO after a few hours of waiting and not being able to board.
I spent another day in my dear Portland. While Vinnie worked away,
I sat in a nearby coffee shop and created over a carmel Macchiato.
I created page after page until Vinnie returned and I was glue covered.
To top off being able to spend another day in heaven,
I ate Pad Thai and watched Wes Andersons (At the time) new movie: Moonrise Kingdom.
Oct 26, 2012 | Global
I remember the time you told me “Love is touching souls.”
But surely you touched mine, cause part of you pours out of me in these lines from time to time.
-James Blake
This song has played 7 times already. The rain falling, gliding out of the grey haze.
Pulling myself to walk in joy. Leaves crackling and crumbling across the parking lot.
Minutes seem like hours these days. SO packed with seeds of my future.
It’s a constant opening of my hand. Every minute RELEASING.
RE-LE-SING
I put on this gentle song and sang in the coming storm.
Love is touching souls…
And hands were made for letting go of control.
Oct 21, 2012 | Global
A night out with my beautiful momma and best friend!
We ate German, laughed and went to a concert! x0x
Oct 13, 2012 | Global
Something about autumn never ceases to fill up my spirit.
I have been so blessed to start off this season in England and France.
So many of my very favorite things were all spun into one brilliant trip.
I spent an enchanting weekend painting with woman from all around the world. Constantly being romanced by all the heart shaped nature I discovered.
I got to drink coffee with my best friend all over Europe. We were adventurous in our coffee tastings. Our favorite was a carmel latte near the London Eye. If possible only trying the local coffee stops.
I roamed book store after book store, of course purchasing a few neglected vintage ones for my journaling! I got to use my nifty polaroid for the first time really. The expired film made each polaroid like a “treasure surprise” as it developed. I also visited the graves of my literary hero’s in Westminster Abbey.
But most of all I got to “feel” England and France.
Travel to me is like a love affair. It is such a blissful unruly thing. Constantly surprising and maybe frustrating you! Each new step to me really is a magic all it’s own. I was made to travel. I was made to move. I love the elegant and unlovely parts of countries alike, each with it’s own sets of joy!
Something in me comes alive when I travel.
Words are less necessary than ever and all that matters is my senses to take it all in!
