Jan14
Wordless Wednesday
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Jan13
Spirit Dolls
Spirit Doll – Bringing Magic & Creativity
I’ve always had a love for “Spirit Dolls.” For some reason they seem to hold mystery, and magic for me. They are interesting, sometimes cute, sometimes not so cute. They come in all shapes, sizes, and colors. I look at them and immediately they tell me a story!
A friend of mine whose niece visits her at Christmas, was again here this year, and since she is also an artist, I try to create a small piece of art for her to open. This year I decided to make her a spirit doll. So I gathered sticks, and pieces of cloth to put together, and was immediately intrigued by the process. Never having made one of these dolls before, it seemed interesting to me how they found their own way to the finish line.
Being an intuitive artist, this was a perfect project, and this is exactly the way this doll wanted to look!
How many of you have created spirit dolls? What was your process, and did you like the end result?
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Jan9
Inspiration Comes From…..
These roots look like a mask to me.
Everywhere!
I’ve been walking Daisy in the morning lately, and it seems everything I look at gives me ideas to paint. It seem a little crazy since some of the things that have inspired creativity have been roots from the trees along the walk.
For some reason the first photo looks like a mask or maybe the eyes of an owl.
Just plain old roots sticking up…they look like a ratchet!
Looking at them this way, it looks like a ratchet, or a club. Who knows what goes on in an artists brain, we are a little crazy you know!
I’m really not going to paint roots, but just the thought of finding shapes that inspire is going in the right direction.
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Jan8
Thursdays Time Out For Art!
A Big Pot of Vegetable Stew!
With the colder weather Southern California has had lately, I decided to make something that would stick to the ribs. It turned out to be a vegetable stew!
Warming and yummy, this is what we had for dinner a couple of nights ago. Since I made the stew, we have now had a warming trend…..Go Figure!
It’s a good thing I froze the remainder in containers, and stored it in the freezer.
Don’t you think this is a work of art? Just look at the color, & how well they blend. The stew was my Thursdays Time Out For Art, and of course my inspiration came from Zebra Designs & Destinations.
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Jan7
Wordless Wednesday
12/23/14 Beautiful So. Calif.
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Jan6
First Things First!
Let’s have a morning cup of Coffee together.
As I read through the end of the year report that WordPress has put together for each of us, I wanted to stop and thank WP for their wonderful support. I have learned so much, and grown far more than I expected. This by no means suggests that I’m finished. I’m just getting started! You’re never too old to learn and as long as you’re learning, you’re growing.
I also want to thank my fellow bloggers for supporting me in my journey to become a better blogger, and all that goes with it. At times it has been challenging, and sometimes a breeze, but I have never forgotten that all of you are what helps to make me who I am, and will become.
Our Mela Luka trees after our big storm. We lost a big limb, & had to cut many off.
I wish for us all to have a more prosperous year of blogging, and growing in an endeavor to meet our own personal goals.
We should all get an award for showing up, and trying! So in this new year, I hope to get to know many of you better, stay friends with those of you I’ve gotten close to, help each other meet our goals, and continue creating with wild abundance!
Old as Dirt and Proud of it! 
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