DC: Calm

 she closed her eyes

breathed slow and steady

igniting her heart

following her breath

 to the center of her being

tuning into the infinate

she found her calm

calm

that lives within

something about aquas and pale greens

light dancing on water

that brings me to an inner calm

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Thank you Veronica

for this timely prompt: calm

Visit Veronica's wonderous place to find others sharing in Calm

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Drawing Challenge: Deer

this summer

I saw the buck (below)

so beautiful in his velvet antlers!

somehow he

influenced the drawing/painting above

our word this week:

deer

Mr. Linky is new for us:

1. go to your blog

2. click on the title of your post

3. copy your address out of the address bar

4. return here and paste your address and your name in the linky below:

I think this Linky will be easier on everyone

as we will know when each persons post is up and ready to visit

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DC: Pocket

she had one pocket

and 

in it sat a weary bird

which had journeyed across sea and land

tales from these far off lands

burst from its beak

 melodies the tree sprite had never heard

 being rooted in one spot

her pocket sheltered multitudes
and
brought her endless gifts

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Thank you Veronica

for hosting this weeks DC

theme: pocket

visit her blog to see who else is sharing 

their pocket inspired post

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DC: tiny

a tiny home

amongst vibrant life

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inspired 

by last weeks painting:

It was fun to pick up needles and thread

when i did

two sentries appeared

to hold the tiny world in their embrace:

the back:

within the forests embrace

wild love beauty and grace

It is my pleasure to host this weeks DC 

with the prompt: tiny

please visit my artful friends

to see how they were inspired:

Barbara Bee

Veronica

jo headinton

Ariane of Rose

nadine of tinyWoolfe

Möwe von der Insel

Carole Reid

Sue Hutchen Lay

Breathing Life 

Sharmon

Patrice A.

Fische Frauen
Eric 
Roberto 
Stephanie
Norma  
Marian  
Lissa

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DC: Move

he poured her

color

as it moved from him to her

their hearts 

moved

with vitatlity

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thank you Katrin of Fische Frauen 

for being our host! 

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DC: Frida

thinking of Frida

feeling into the trials and joys of her life

roots and wings came to me

she painted her life

through roots and wings 

more than the conventional and expected ways

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thank you Patrice

for hosting this week

and your wonderful prompt
Frida Kahlo

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DC: Trickster

he seems like a charming young lad

yet consider that he is from the wee folk clan

if she accepts his gift

she'll be rushed to his native land

a trickster he is

not a bad sort at all

with glee in his heart

he hoped that she would follow him

to his tiny far off land

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lovely and our generous host for drawing challenge

Veronica

has offered: trickster 

for our challenge

thank you Veronica

visit her blog to find other wonderful

trickster arts

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DC: Coat

apparently

these coats have a life of their own

a very colorful life

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Patrice is our lovely host this weekend 

for drawing challenge

theme: 

Coat

which reminds me, my wood shed needs a coat of stain

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DC: Grass

 in the realm of grass

i offer you this most precious gift

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but i could not stop there.....

the land of grass

house under hill of grass

house made of grass

nest of grass

bales of hay (grass)

man wearing hat of grass and shoes

smoking a pipe of grass

green green mountains

of grass

and

snake in the grass

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thank you Veronica for being our generous host!

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DC: Pollinators aka: Gold Dusters

butterfly fae

spreads pollen where ever she may

my friend and i built a bee nesting house this week

our native Mason Bees do not drill holes

they look for ones made by other critters

so hopefully they will lay their eggs in these holes

line them with pollen and seal them with mud and leaves

and next year new bees will emerge and begin anew

you can learn more about bee houses:

here, here and here

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with Spring doing the tango with winters end

i find myself thinking of the beings that pollinate our flowers

enabling our foods to flourish and then feed us

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an interesting National Geographic article: Gold Dusters

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visit the lovely people below this weekend 
to enjoy what they have shared:

Veronica

Renee

Nadine

Sabine

Barbara bee

Tanïa

Viola

Melodye

Patrice

Ariane

Carole

Sharmon

Beth

Fische Frauen

Lissa

Renilde

Eric

mano

Roberto
Kelly
Lara
Amanda
Rebecca

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if i left anyone off the list, let me know

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Next Weekends DC: Pollinators

tears of honey
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With Spring here on this side of the earth

it is a great time to consider: 'Pollinators

Droege said “Almost all the fruits and nuts, and a lot of the vegetable varieties, that we eat require some insect—usually bees—for pollination,”  

here are some of our pollinators: bees, butterflies, hummingbirds, bats, ants, beetles, tiny rodents and more. So BIG Vast possibilities this week!

I saw my first butterflies of the year today! Two kinds, Mourning Cloak and an Compton Tortoiseshell:

also i found a tick on me, just walking around, did not bite me

I would say that Spring has begun!

let me know in the comments if you will post and share with us
March 28-29th

(if your link does not go straight to the blog you are posting on, then leave the link as well, pretty please)

also, even though we call it Drawing Challenge
it can be expressed anyway you imagine:
drawing, painting, writing, photos, food.....

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DC: Aqua & face 14

it is her aqua aura 

that supported her chosen path

energy of a healers stance

breath of alpine waters

presence of serenity
wisdom of the ancients

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long ago i took a thin sheet of wax

carved these heart-full pieces

cast them in sterling silver

i had strung them in pearls

but tired of that

and this weeks aqua inspired a new expression:

blue quartz, chalcedony, aqua marine and chrysophase

this is how it was for the first 20 years:

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thank you Veronica for hosting DC!

her inspiration for us: 
aqua

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thank you Alaya for inspiring a month of faces:
 29 faces

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DC Match Box

mystical drawers

divining a message

for you

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which drawer

or color will you choose?

PLEASE 

FOR FUN, stop here

CHOOSE ONE OF THE SEVEN DRAWERS

OR ONE OF THE COLORS....

THEN READ YOUR SWEET MESSAGE BELOW:

1. red drawer

2. purple drawer

 

3. blue drawer

4. gold drawer

5. pink drawer

 6. turquoise green

7. apricot pink

i hope you had fun with the magical match box drawers

and their messages for you

was your message meaningful

or fun?

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this weeks drawing challenge is by Eric

he chose: Match Box

so many possibilities!

thank you for the fun inspiration Eric

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visit Eric's blog to find other people creating art with Match Boxes

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DC: Folds

 unfolding her wings 

she took flight

she folded her eyelid over her eye

a bit of a wink

yet with her tears slowly cascading down her check

it was a mix of sweet sad and alluring

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Carole

is our dear host this weekend for Drawing Challenge

she chose the prompt: folds

visit her blog to find other participants

thank you for being our host Carole!

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Cookies cookies Cookies; DC

would you like a cookie

would you like a cookie

would you like a cookie

and

maybe a cuppa tea

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this is how i started:

 

lovely Stefanie is our DC host this week

and she chose the fun theme: Cookie

visit her blog to see art from other cookie artists

 

thank you Stefanie!

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DC challenge: Swoon

I did this series of ink sketches with the same theme

a woman escaping feelings of sadness and pain

wanting what she thought would bring her good feelings

and thus the word 'swoon'  arose

this is the poem that inspired the drawings:

take flight

she wanted to fly to the heavens
maybe sit on the moon
be with the stars that twinkle in the sky
laugh with the heavens and swoon

yet it was not time for that flight
the rooted trees held firm to her
the task was set
open to the earthly plane
allow it to permeate her soul
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it is always interesting for me to do more than one piece on a similar theme

if you feel comfortable sharing:

do you like one of the drawings more than the others?

can you tell me why?

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I hope you had fun with this theme!

this weekend

please visit our friends who are sharing art for 'Swoon':

Lissa
Patrice A

nadine♥
Joke Konings
Stefanie 
Ariane  
Veronica
Eric 

thank you Ariane for inspiring us to share in Drawing Challenge!

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if you would like to join in
let me know in the comments and i will add you to the list

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