it will come ~

'sitting quietly, doing nothing, 

spring comes and the grass grows by itself.'
~ zen proverb

a sighting of fresh green is all it takes...

no harm in looking forward to spring's newness while being in the present moment, is there?

RAW love

this year i am participating in a ring a week challenge... this one will be finished up today i hope - i have been working on it throughout the week... the rings are really quite incredible - they can be made of anything and are posted in this flickr group...


here is one of my recent favorites:

by iacua

and thank you to emily for taking this picture of a walking bridge over a lake near to us... i was struck by the graffiti heart's reflection in the water which was also reflecting the bright blue sky... last night, it occurred to me that it was a beautiful representation of how the heart can touch the sky... 

visual diary

'painting is just another way of keeping a diary.'

~ picasso

i would take it a bit further for myself and say 'creating'... 

this week i have longed for respite into a world of elevating dreams, swirling colours... 

i had to concede to time after taking many pictures of this and not being wholly satisfied with my ability to capture the painterliness of the enamel (i now completely feel the name of barbara lewis' business)... not quite sure what i will do for etsy!

textural, aged, light... shakespeare's words float in the resin and are set off against layers of different colored enamels... 

'survivor' is defined in the 1877 dictionary that i used as 'one who outlives another'...  almost 130 yrs. later, our definition has greatly expanded... one can survive a natural disaster, a serious disease, a damaging relationship... i chose the colors of beige and red to allude to the root chakra... i think that often 'survivor' speaks to our self - the very core of who we are here and now... the root chakra acts as a grounding force - it empowers by allowing us to connect to the earth's energies... the faux shibuichi is rough - as trials can be...  

'remember there's no such thing as a small act of kindness.

every act creates a ripple with no logical end.'

~ scott adams

a copper ball representing your act... set within the depths of resin... a three dimensional ring, allowing you to gaze upon the potential you carry within...