Face 27 of 29

 a few years ago, my dear friend Abigail and I got together to do art

this piece started then and was finished today

we took heavy paper and put some sort of heavy paste on it and pressed burlap and bubble wrap into it for fun and texture

carved words and sketched a loose face with a stick

after it dried i believe we put a wash of dark ink or paint that would go into the grooves, i chose purple

 then played with oil pastels

feels good to complete it

I had to photograph it outside

(leaning against a grinding stone, surrounded by a wasp nest, piece of bird egg, colorful Montana Rocks)

did not want the oil pastels on the scanner

face 27 of 29 Faces

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29 Faces, day 1

crown of candles
to light ending winter days
  in honor of Imbolc tomorrow:

Gaelic festival marking the beginning of spring.
 

well maybe if you are in California it feels like spring
but here in Montana i have snowflakes falling, 
landing on my frozen creek:

 

yea

it is February's 29 Faces

looking forward to sharing with all of you

and seeing your faces

thank you Alaya for being our lovely host!

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Inner Stillness, Inner Life

resting

lightly

sweetly

within

calm waters

give rise to peace

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Prayers

sending heartfelt prayers

the spirit of peace

true wishes for serenity

for all those with pain and suffering

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Colors are Fun

born of the mossy forest floor

she rose with grace and dignity

creature not quite human

yet and earthling all the same

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we are now cloaked in a thick blanket of snow:

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Election's Eve

as a dear friend replaced my plumbing today

i found myself drawing a Buddist monk

in meditation

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i thought about our country

the USA 

our election tomorrow

    

 my heart leans towards all hearts

may we consider the best path

for all life

on planet earth

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may we consider paths that support life

of trees

 of flowers

 fungi

and critters

all people

may peace and health and love

reign on earth

  

with love,

Tammie 

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Wish You Happiness

within his mind

mostly one thought

to wish you 

and you

and you

happiness

in the deepest sense

on a soul level

within the air you breath

the thoughts that rise

the way you walk

and dance 

and talk

and all he did

was to imbue:

wish you happiness 

in you 

and you

and you

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Youth

he is a young genie

spunky 

more sure of himself than is wise

 his determination for adoration

pushed him

revealing his weaknesses

and 

bruising his pride

this began as a sketch 

in a wee book (5.5"x7")

page coated in Casein white paint

then i smeared oil pastels here and there

and rubbed

added watercolors

straight from the tube

i thought i was done here:

nope, final it the top image

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not until i took this photo did i read the words

of this page

perhaps it would be good to read this beautiful book

before i cover it with art!

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sharing with Sophia's:

Sunday Sketches

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Depth of Feeling

within

he felt an ocean of emotion

like so many of us do

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