With Child

together they touched a deeper awareness

of life

~

this is the first time a pregnant woman showed up in a sketch

i feel happy about it

and wanting to do more women with child

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AC: Sticks

One day a friend picked up two sticks

and 

began to balance one on top of the other

it was fun to watch

a bit like juggling

simple pleasures are so good

~

I hope you all have fun visting one another 

to see how "sticks" inspired each of you:

Ariane

Sabine

Nadine

Stefanie

Sharmon 

Eric 
Roberto
 

If anyone else would like to join in, leave a comment 
and
I will add you to the list
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AC Invitation

sticks to start fires

(box was a dresser drawer I found at the dump, painted it and now it holds my kindling)

some nests are made of sticks

many sticks are hosts for fungi

sticks made by beavers

found on the river shore

big sticks for fencing

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for Ariane of Rose blog's art challenge

 

I have chosen: sticks

I hope to have inspired ideas with these images

 (any thing welcome: 

photos, drawings, recipes, poetry, furniture etc.)

all are welcome to join in

simply leave a comment below letting me know you will post something this coming weekend

January 27th-29th 

and 

I will add your name and link

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AC: Daily

daily

she walked the earth

breathing in the vitality of life

daily

i walk the woods

noticing it's offerings

like the fairy wreath of ice crystals above

this week

lovely crystalline snowflakes graced our world

and 

piled in sensuous ways

for me

a bit of art

and 

time in nature

are daily bits of grace

that nurture me

~

sharing with my friends 

for AC: art challenge

hosted by lovely Ariane
here theme: daily

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Lollipop

this little guy showed up the other night while doing my evening sketch

I think he is content with a lollipop in hand

~
I have been photographing teeny tiny snowflakes in my forest
so easy to be smitten with them!

 

lovely day to you

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Lady in a Green Hat

I've taken to small night sketches lately. 

Creating little characters, I call them evening meditations. 

Sketching brings me present, 

stills my mind and inspires contentment. 

Often they are characters that I think would be fun to meet.

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sharing with Paint Party Friday
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Pink Cheeks

this last week 

these snowy nights and days

I have taken up a tiny sketchbook 

creating tiny characters

I like to call them evening meditations

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Bakasana

yoga with his woodland friend

we have a family of fox in our area

I rarely see them

though one night i looked out my window

just in time to see one on my steps 

under the full moon light

with grace

it flew down my steps 

then my snow path

across my frozen pond

disappearing into the forest

all illumined by the full moon

~

I like letting my world influence my art

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sharing with Alexandra's: Sunday Sketches
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