Celebrating Samhain ~ Summer's End

born with a heart of knowing
remained due to upbringing
between
owls hoots and wolves singing
wisdom of bears and birds tweeting
call of the wind and water flowing
witch full of natures knowing
veils between seen and unseen now thinning
wisdom available reminds of hearts knowing
tis the season of internal remembering
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Wishing you a wonderful Halloween

and Samhain Celebration!

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also, in the actual piece of art, her hair is not orange,
it is shades of gold, but I could not show this on the scan, oh well.

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Recently I won not one, but TWO give aways!

Treat yourself to visit the whimsical art by Jessie

 Jessie's blog: Jessie

and her store: Jessica Stride

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and

a lovely necklace made by Amber

at Amber Dawn Jewelry

Heartfelt thank yous to Jessie and Amber!

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Autumns goddess; Lady Mabon

find goddess of autumn
within dancing leaves
hanging from trees
flitting earthbound
her eyes in the equinox moon
presence of the seasons tune
partake of her spirit
as you breath crisp air
dance under the moon
wear new autumn hues

enjoy our new season
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for my artists friends who enjoy seeing the beginning to the end,

this time I started by mapping out a grid, practice you know.

 

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I wish you all a lovely Autumn.

Treat yourself to enjoy the crisp air

the colors

and

the obvious dance of change. 

Happy Equinox

and

Blessed Mabon

to one and all!

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a wee bit of Autumns magic

Birthday Wish ~

 Owl Woman

 

a song poured through her eyes

to the universe

birthday wish be mine

I am an owl
I fly
and see
I hear
on the lightness of soft wings
for just one day
for simply one night
I shall take flight
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visit Creative Tuesdays to enjoy other artists art with the prompt: Birthday

you still have time to join in, you must link by Tuesday the 14th

IF: Proverb: Celestial ~

live from the heart
exist in the heavens

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sketch:

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to enjoy other art for the prompt; proverb

visit Illustration Friday

and

though I am early

come Sunday, visit

Sophia's Sunday Sketches

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I've purchased a wonderful piece of art!

Quite romantic, 

look at their wonderful tails! 

The exquisite art of Beth Niquette:

Treat yourself to a visit at her art blog!

Maybe even join her artful Fat Tuesdays.

You can also bid on her art at Ebay.

born a princess

born
a princess to life
embracing pleasures
as well as strife
dignity must reign sublime
open to seraphim
divine

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It is so interesting to learn multi media art!

To take a drawing that feels good and to tear the face out and adhere it to wood,

then to mess with it, layer after layer

well it is a bit scary, fun and exciting.
I had no idea where I was going with this, she unfolded day after day
glimpse after glimpse
feeling after feeling.

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Visit: Sunday Sketches

to enjoy other wonderful art!

Born of Petals

It begins with a sketch:

then poetry and colors unfold:

imagine
being born in a cocoon made of petals

deep in the forest
treasures behold
petal by petal
cocoon takes hold
filled with protection
nutrition and more
essence is planted
her spirit and body are born
delicate
fragrant
sunlight imbues
pink lavender golds
body and spirit are fused
she
a blossom born of petals
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visit: National Geographic to see and read about flower petal nests!

To read wonderful poetry for the prompt 'Cocoon' visit: OSI

To enjoy wonderful sketches, visit: Sunday Sketches

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Divine Journey

there is joy
in artful creative expression
a bit like the seasons of Spring
and now Summer
breathing life into a drawing
an idea
a movement
is to join forces with something alive
dancing
with the current of breath
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this is my first multi-media piece, stamps- both rubber and postal,
adhering bits of napkins,
(thanks to Sharon Tomlinson's napkin tutorial)
also paint and colored pencils
all this in my moleskin journal

it was a bit scary to take the face in the top drawing and start doing things that are new to me
all that tender attention to shading with colored pencils could disappear with the stroke of a brush
instead it was fun
and inspired me to explore this ladies spirit
to feel into her divine journey

today is the first day of Summer

Happy Solstice to each and everyone of you!

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Also to all you lovely fathers
who care for your families with wisdom
love
generosity and joy
I thank you with all my heart, for you make our world a better place!
Happy Father's Day~

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Please visit Sophia's; Sunday Sketches to enjoy the art of some truly fine people

Innocent Depth

Spring is such a wonderful time

our mountains are thick and lush

wearing a garment of green and flowers

skies are dramatic and endlessly changing

with clouds and blue

rain and snow

today held a Sunday drive

dancing to live music

fantastic meals

a walk in nature

I hope all of you had a wonderful weekend too

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Visit Sophia's Sunday Sketches to enjoy 

wonderful art!

Early

it's oh so early to post this

she's not completely drawn

yet in her early stages

there is hints of what's to dawn

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Visit Illustration Friday to enjoy art for the prompt 'early'.

Sunday Sketches

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I decided to take Suzi Blu's: Goddess and Poet class. 

This past week I drew faces of ladies, one after the other, 

all with eyes that are heavy lidded.

So different from the eyes I had been drawing.

This drawing will be painted.....

at some point.

To enjoy sketches by other people, visit Sophia's Sunday Sketches
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Eva at Angel Pearls,
was celebrating the followers on her blog and I won a lovely prize!
A handmade brooch
with a freshwater pearl in the center.
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Thank you Eva!

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This week, a friend and I went east of the Rockies.
The day was gloriously beautiful, you can see some photos on my other blog
Spirithelpers.
I will share something here, that I have not shared over there...

a black bear eating flowers!