mornin' world

i must
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"Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn't learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn't learn a little, at least we didn't get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn't die; so, let us all be thankful." ~ Buddha

can i just say i so love the dancing mermaid, images, rocks
and blog. and while there today, she led me to boffo panda.
two sweet blogs.

in the crazyiness that our lovely wall street and government has left us with - i wish each of you a day of solitude, peace and understanding.

we each will be okay, there is no other way. so hold tight, treat others with love. we are all frustrated and scared. so with that
i am sending out BIG FAT hugs.

peace.

some happy monday

cabin fever
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since mondays can sometimes be crap and today it is cold and rainy in middle earth - here is what i am happy about

1. big bro's 6-0 football season, GO WARRIORS!
[ i love watching him coach]
2. my nieces who think i am okay.
3. little c participating in golf regionals as a freshman
4. new music on my playlist
5. a notebook gathering new ideas, goals and lists
6. opportunities
7. phone calls and emails with my creative guru...you know who you are.
8. yueng-ling beer
9. a gorgeous weekend
10. my new studio layout that will really rock once i purge old supplies, books and furniture. i am about 1/2 way there.

happy monday!

a thursday and a wedding

mavris art center ~ indianapolis photo courtesy of mavris

a thursday nite wedding, who does that?

that is all i could focus on yesterday as i drove to indy for this
wedding. miz c played club volleyball with the bride. i get up at
4:15am each morning - so the thought of getting home on a week
nite so late is not appealing. but this place made it all worth it.

the mavris is an old converted warehouse. three floors of exposed
brick and beam. a side yard terrace that would make anyone drool.
and as the music began and the first course served, the black blinds
in each window - raised to expose the gorgeous indy nite sky. heaven
is where i was last nite. i have to take the little jewels of moments,
as i get them. living here - we don't have options like the mavris.
all i could do on the ride home was plan my future store front. artgallery
and design shop first floor, reception hall 2nd floor, class rooms or
apartment 3rd floor. i swear this is the only way my athletic
department, loyal husband will keep me here in the little sleepy town.
we have the buildings to do it. we can downsize and become loft
dwellers, we really can! i just have to run it past the man! yeah
right - we all know i am the ruler of the land!

i also realized last nite that my nite blindness has gotten much worse.

i don't like driving at nite - because....I CANT SEE!!!! i about took

out a curb on delaware street. miz c asked if i had had more than

one beer, no only one - four hours prior. [insert - do you know how

good a cold heinie is, while vegging in a really sweet art center is -

the best!] after i dropped her off, i am heading down 116st, a

road i have traveled many days and nites. so i go to turn on

to 96th to head to the interstate and realized i am turning onto

the oncoming lanes! i had to swerve to get to my lanes, because

i have NITE BLINDNESS and can't see. i can't believe i didn't get

pulled over for suspision of drunk driving. i was mortified. and

laughing all at once. i finally pulled safely into town around 11:30.

looking for a nappie this afternoon.

the mavris is owned by john, nicely done john!

oh and happy weekend - woowhoo!

peace.

funky finds art giveaway

head on over to funky finds for the september giveaway.
the happygirl shop is giving away two prints of your choice.
all you have to do is leave comments for your favorite shops
so you can comment on as many as you want.

last month i won a $45 gift certificate from harrilu.!

I'm Yours

this song makes me happy every damn time i listen! hope it makes you happy too.

campbell turns two

i am campbell - september 2008

finished just in time for the birthday party.
of course her dad couldn't figure out the eye patch, but

he is always saying what a "shit" she is, so i had to give

her a bit of "rebel" oh how i love ruffling his feathers, it

is so easy.

process

campbell turns two - 3ft x 3ft mixed media

now drying and waiting for the finishing touches.

mindful

mindful
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'if you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is a compromise.' ~robert fritz


miz missie shared this with me today.

..listening..

morning, lake girls, and a few boys...

image kindly borrowed from beth, photo take by heather

the sun is shining today in middle indiana, but squam cool to

say the least. i am curious if any of you have had an emotional

let down this week. yesterday i trucked over to wal-mart for a

few needed items and as i went in i felt like the world was closing

in. by the time i got home - tears. i cried all nite! much better

today, but i think reality set back in.

i miss my cabingirls, i miss my vintage sliding bedroom doors

and walking out to the view of squam lake. i miss the hugs,

i miss the smiles and the full acceptance i felt while there.

i just miss that. all that.

so no intentions of sounding woe is me, just curious if i am

the only and if you have felt this - know i am sending a hug

your way.

for anyone who is looking for a soul mantra, do i have a

place to visit. liz elayne....oh how i adore her....has some

of her mindful necklaces on her etsy shop. apparently they

are some hot potatoes, they seem to be flying out of the shop.

but i am sure she will have more....right LIZ?! go check them

out. HERE

happy thursday!

peace.

om

happy, a bit sleep deprived, blessed. sept 2008

it was everything i wanted and needed it to be. silly car

mates, cabin mates that i feel in love with. a dining hall

full of food and seconds! ice cream cones!

meeting those who i have only talked to via email, new

chicks who i adore and instructors who gave themselves

and their talents to each of us. i am not a wordsmith,

at this moment i wish i were. so when those, here at home

ask how it was - all i can do is smile and say "perfect"

if anyone knows where the hell lou is - shoot me an email!

the hugs, giggles, live music - the hauls to the dning room

and the magic swirls around in my crazy dark brain.

love runs deep for every creative soul who attened, this

gorgeous event, year one. history in the making i say.

for more happy, click here..

the camp off to soul camp...squam

squam art workshops

off to squam - no cell, no laptop - just re-plenishing
the ol' creative spirit. i am sure laughing, dancing and
some tears will be included and why the hell not....life
is short so lets paint!

for anyone attending, please stop by my table and
say hello. the number of creative chicks at this
camp is amazing - to be included this circle is
humbling.

see you next week.

peace!

check it.

head over and visit erin at
design for mankind and her
new mag.

it rocks!

..crap that bogs the life..

my brain spins....

not sure where i will end up with this post. today my

mind is full of chaos, things i wish weren't there, floating

around - banging into each other like bumper cars

at the fair.

last nite i got out of bed at least 4 times, to check my squam

checklist...do i need sheets, should i take a rain coat. do

i even have a rain coat, where the hell is that flashlight

and i pray someone didn't run down the batteries.

..chaos..

i have a friend that calls this monkey brain. gotta
go, got to swing - branch to branch, back and forth.

this summer - oh this summer. a huge disappointment.

we have not planted one flower, no garden. no lawn

cushions, no tiki lanterns or cookouts. my yard seems

baron. i need color, i need the cool breeze on a summer

nite on my face. we haven't even had friends over for

a cookout. not our normal summer

..swing, branch to branch...

too many obligations, too many jobs coming in

at odd times of scheduling [odd way to put it]

all we did this summer was work and do things

on weekends, that weren' t ideal summer fare.

with all of this comes so many other branches that

i swing back and forth too. dear friends who are

struggling to keep it together. where is our place

in this. when do we step in and say, please - let

us help.

we, as humans, have such a desire to be heard.

our feelings must be validated, justified. and

yet as we cry out. we tend to make terrible

decisions, hurtful decisions, that change our

whole course. why. why are we so self-destructive.

i am constantly amazed at in our nation, our generation

of information. we have every self-help, diy book

imaginable....yet - we still make decisions that are

so hurtful. how is that. ah yes, the whole human

factor. doctorates, masters, bachelors.....further

education. yet - it doesn't make the heart any

smarter, wiser or forgiving.

no no...for that we must dig deep into our character,

our soul and remind ourselves that sometimes,

we have to put the other in front of our own

desires, our validation.

one other thing. school is back in session. b is back

in the middle of fall athletics. some days, i just

wish my husband had another career. our town

is so small and it takes two seconds for the word

to hit the street. only this time, i heard it first.

and the info weighs heavily on my mind.

..chaos..

i so want to get through this week, box up all my

artwork and supplies and get on that plane. to

sit and paint, talk, dance, giggle and learn. to

meet a new dear soul, running into another friend

face to face. no emails back and forth. just sharing,

creating - growing.

mmmm.....wow, the mind is slowing down and i am

feeling calm.

thanks for the ear!

..sweet peace..

oh sweet peace..

12x6 canvas, mixed media art
ready for vendor nite.
hope to see you there!

studio is full of life.
squam two weeks.

workings

working towards squam

no panic here! just working in studio, putting all the pieces

of the squam puzzle together.

.happy.apprehensive.excited.nervous.elated.anxious.sassy.

how are you feeling today?

*on a squam note, if you haven't heard already - a girlie that i

really look up to and adore has self published a book. you can

find it HERE. mine arrived saturday and it is a gorgeous tribute

to the creative life. i love her for sharing it with all of us.
now go on and check it out....cmon' you know you want to.

..finished..

atra - auction extraordinAIRE original.

10x10x2

mixed media-gallery wrapped canvas.

vintage map of the midwest, acrylics,graphite

found papers and silverleaf.

off to the auction!

progress

donation for airedale rescue. atra fall frolic

work in progress. i have been spying alot of sillohettes

out there. i thought this would be something fun and

different to try.

i have to add my flowers and maybe a few targets

and it will be off for the fundraiser.

..happy tuesday..

spt tuesday..woohoo

recently someone told me about a little exercise
of looking at yourself in the mirror each day. you
know who you are and don't even deny it...you

started this!

of course, this makes me sooooo uncomfortable,

and so does having my picture taken. but there

is something about spt and a digital camera. it

is addictive! i take a picture and i look and then

i giggle or then i want to cry because my fluffy

cheeks are extra fluffy this tuesday. so out of
sheer madness - well hell, lets take another one

and then i look and then my eyelids are half

closed - so of course i laugh and i have to make

the next one better and so it goes.....

c'mon - don't give me that crap - you know

you do it too...and if you don't, i highly

recommend that you do.

now go laugh and enjoy your tuesday...

peace out.

ryan's peace

ryan's peace....finished commission

36x24x2

gallery wrapped canvas

mixed media

finally i am done! whew, this quickly became a hard one to finish.

but i am so glad i can now say it is done. they are picking it up

this afternoon. i couldn't pin point why i was struggling to finish

it. then i realized that i needed more space. so i put it on the

floor and it all came out. i had a sketch that i loved, but every

time i sat down to paint, i froze. then depression set in. you

know how it is you see the picture, but you cant get it wear

your vision is, on your canvas. ah finally, it came.

this is a gift for a son and husband. his favorite scripture

is ephesians 6:13-17...

"Therefore, take up the full armor of God,
so that you will be able to resist in the
evil day, and having done everything,
to stand firm."

like my home series, i used the color block on the side and

had all intensions to use the eph. 6:13-17, but i wanted something

a bit softer. so i added wings. i am always so inspired by

christine mason millers wings. hers are so comforting

and spiritual. i have some girls who earned their wings.

so these seemed to meld into the piece.

anywhoo. he is done and ready to go to his new home.

happy weekend!

peace.

oliver..the dirty martini

meet oliver...the newest member of this crazy house.

::stats::

oliver the dirty martini, or ollie for short.

huge paws, 3months today, pure black

and tan airedale.

we think we will keep him.

peace out.