Shelter

she took 

just enough shelter

so that she could still 

touch the rain

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Santa

Ho Ho Ho

may the divine breath of life

sprinkle blessings on each and every one

 

Lovely holidays to one and all

 

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Winter Solstice

on the shortest day of the year

her spirit takes flight

leaping in celebration 

for a bit more light

each day

~

lovely Solstice to one and all

whether it is Winter or for some Summer.

here it is certainly winter

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Balancing in Life

a wee imp

balancing

with life's ups and downs

~ 

evening sketch

sweet days and nights to you!

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Solstice Elf

tis the season

for magical elves

to add delight 

to those of our world

ink sketch or watercolor

so often a question that rises for me

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we are in a snowy realm

cold days and nights

a different sort of winter for us

I think the high for today is 11F = -11C

burrrr

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Feeling Winter in the Air

I did this ink drawing in autumn

(decided to paint her yesterday)

it is certainly winter here

was -17F/-5C last night

burrrr

ice on the inside of my cabin windows this morning

Sure is pretty out!

I have been enjoying my snowy paths

 

and 

lovely crystals that thrive and grow in this weather

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Christmas Elf

this little elf is full of holiday spirit

ready for sass and fun

(in the shop)

~

woke up to 3+ inches of snow

It's beginning to look a lot like winter!

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lovely week to you!

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Golden Book

reading the golden book

of all the Christmas blessings

sprinkled on earth

by angels before her

~

Sharing with Alexandra's Sunday Sketches

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Tattoo Elf

A customer saw one of my Christmas Elf's and asked if I could do her

holding a tattoo gun.

Her she is ready to make your dream tattoo for you

wink wink

~

original in the shop

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Happy Thanksgiving to one and all. 

I am thankful for your kinship here in blogland!

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AC: Sanctuary

she finds sanctuary

in the heart of her being

she finds sanctuary

in the quiet stance and strength of stones

she finds sanctuary

in the air all life breathes

she finds sanctuary

in all living beings

~

dear Veronica is our host for this: Art Challenge

her choice for us: Sanctuary

Visit Veronica's to enjoy how 'sanctuary' inspired others

thank you Veronica!

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Fungi

this autumn it has rained

and 

poured

and sprinked

at the moment it is pouring rain!

such a great environment for mushrooms to fruit up 

through the crust of our earth

I adore finding them, seeing them, learning about them

and 

lately drawing and painting them

tonight it will freeze and that will stop most mushrooms from popping up. 

Mushroom season is coming to an end. 

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I hope you enjoy my little mushrooms

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Art Challenge: Winter Salon

deep in a California forest

land of moss and rain

there was a winter party going on

the fungi gathered 

to dance and chatter

one of them said: can you imagine living in a Montana forest

earth frozen and cloaked in snow

we could not fruit until spring

all the more reason to gather and celebrate life

~

winter Salon is our theme this week

offered by our lovely friend Stefanie

I did not know what it meant

I think it is a lovely idea to gather, visit, share and ponder

with one another

Thank you for being our host Stefanie!

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Deer Woman

wandering through the woods

i met a hunter

he was looking for a buck

good thing my antlers were invisible

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Art Challenge

every day she listens to the birds

wind in the trees

fungi rising through the earth

watched the flowers  sway

for they are her teachers

they fill her mind with wisdom

and

heart with joy

~

this summer cousin Laura visited
we walked my woods and found interesting mushrooms
 

so here I am studying them
most my days are filled with some sort of schooling in nature
it brings me vitality

i wish all schooling would bring vitality to it's students!
~

So nice to have another Art challenge happening.

Thank you Ariane for hosting with our theme:

School

or 

Halloween

~

Visit Ariane's to see other wonderful posts for our theme!

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Tree Pose

like a tree

she stands

swaying a bit

in a star filled breeze

~

last night the sun poured through a break in the clouds

illuminating a patch of forest

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Inktober Ends

with ectacy she flies through the skies

little rabbit decided to be a lady for Halloween

Happy Halloween

~

Today is the last day of InkTober

It has been a fun challenge. 

Thank you for keeping me company.

~

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Little Witch

do I fly down for Halloween

or sit on this lovely island

watching from above

found these amazing violet mushrooms in the woods

such a lovely shock of color 

~

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Inner Sensing

when she closed her eyes

she could feel winter

in the midst of autumn

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Autumn Pleasures

autumn meditation

Still enjoying doing ink drawings for

InkTober

seems i end up painting many of them

it has become one of my favorite challenges

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Sylvan Spirit

she wandered in the woods 

long enough

that the woods embraced her

 

the other day

i wandered among golden giants

 

autumn Tamaracks don gold

aka

Western Larch

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Book of Magick

in considering his book of magick

it began to shine upon the entire world

magick is like that

~

it is always a dilemma 

leave it an ink drawing 

or color it

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Living Meditation

standing like a tree

melding with the breath of life
~
 

a frosty morning:

 

diamonds in the grass

~

inktober sketch

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Color

I love working with color

and 

using watercolor 

it is a relationship with water

 we create together

~

for #inktober

Restorative pose with a friend

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Restorative Pose

she rests

stretches and meditates 

with the help of her friend

~

just finished this ink drawing, felt good to make one
i had been feeling stuck
drew the rabbit and then thought…. now what
and this is what happened
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for #inktober

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Phaeolepiota aurea

admiring the Golden Cap

from last weekends Fall Foray 

with Larry Evans

of Fungal Jungal

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Golden Cap Mushroom

I spent the weekend wandering through 

rain soaked forests

seeking out mushrooms

with the fabulous Fungal Jungal People.

learning, finding fungi, laughing

Larry Evans is such a wonderful teacher!

Someone found a mushroom I had never seen

the golden cap, which is in this drawing for

#inktober

Woke up to home sweet home being cloaked in

Autumn snow!

 

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Natural Woman for Inktober

a woman of our natural world

full of sass

and 

adventure

~ 

for 

inkTober

#7

Little Miss Tipi

she fills her home with flowers and light

~

for: inktober

#6

Sprinkled with Stardust

 

Sprinkled with Stardust

I had to watercolor this one.

sketch 5 for InkTober

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A Tribe for Inktober

a bundle of little faces.....

for #inktober

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#3 InkTober

trust

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