July 17, 2008
Fragile
I am learning much about myself on this silly journey in recent days... The journey I was told I was entering but did not want to believe was mine to take. But in these days little sound bites of wisdom stream into my heart... soul... brain, bringing clarification to questions that have long puzzled me within. These things have profound effects on my actions. But they are becoming a part of who I was... and no longer who I am. It seems as though I am unlocking the doors to places I closed down somewhere along the way. It is good. It is revolutionary in my life.
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July 02, 2008
Wrenched
Sometimes life throws a wrench right in to your side. A blunt trauma that knocks the breath out of you and leaves you grasping for something to lean against just to keep you steady as you take it all in. Something so unexpected that it causes you to gasp and hold a hand over mouth. One of those moments when you know that if you were acting it would look so perfect... so real... so pure. A moment that you think "Is this really happening to me? I am really IN this moment?"
That happened to me today. My husband had sent the kids outside to play and then said I should take a look at a letter from my kids' preschool. It arrived in the same 5x7 manilla envelope all of the school materials arrive in. There in among the papers was a letter to all the parents.
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June 29, 2008
Clayboard
I am sooooooo excited! I tried a new multi-medium art board tonight and it was amazing. Called a "clayboard", it is made so that it will virtually hold anything on it: watercolor, acrylic, oil, whatever! PLUS, it can be carved in to. So, being that I like to dig my heals in (just ask my hubby about that one!) I got the closest carving implement I could find (in this case it was the metal cap at the bottom of one of my drawing pencils) and started to carve into the board. The idea of the branch happened first. It just sort of flowed out of my hands and became my all too familiar choice of image. But I love vines, branches, trees, leaves, flowers, and rocks... And butterflies, birds, turtles, and bees... Anyway, once that presented itself I set in the watercolor paint which gave a little transparency to the image... Reminding me of stained glass... It wasn't soft really, so, it chipped a little but actually that made for a cool effect.
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June 26, 2008
Better
The days have been better since the last entry. And tonight I panted my mudroom with some very interesting paint. Keep you all posted!
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June 09, 2008
Maybe
Maybe it was the hot weather drawing us to stay indoors... Maybe it was lack of interesting food choices in the cupboard... Maybe it was the lack of social interaction... Maybe it was the heartache of never being the person I should or could be... Maybe it was the lack of interest in doing anything worthwhile... Maybe it was stillness of our house... Maybe it was the little mites that are living on all of our windowsills... Maybe it was because I seem to fail more than I succeed... Maybe it was the stop sign I neglected to obey... Maybe it was the ticket that came next...
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