Dec 23, 2016

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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Dec 20, 2016

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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Dec 18, 2016

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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Dec 14, 2016

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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Dec 8, 2016

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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Dec 1, 2016

Christmas Elf


this little elf is full of holiday spirit
ready for sass and fun

~
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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Nov 27, 2016

Golden Book


reading the golden book
of all the Christmas blessings
sprinkled on earth
by angels before her

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Nov 24, 2016

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

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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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Nov 18, 2016

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
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dear Veronica is our host for this: Art Challenge
her choice for us: Sanctuary

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

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Nov 15, 2016

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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Nov 12, 2016

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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Nov 7, 2016

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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Nov 4, 2016

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!
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So nice to have another Art challenge happening.
Thank you Ariane for hosting with our theme:
School
or 
Halloween
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Visit Ariane's to see other wonderful posts for our theme!
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Nov 2, 2016

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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Oct 31, 2016

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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Oct 28, 2016

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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Oct 23, 2016

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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Oct 20, 2016

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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Oct 17, 2016

Book of Magick


in considering his book of magick
it began to shine upon the entire world
magick is like that


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it is always a dilemma 
leave it an ink drawing 
or color it

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Oct 15, 2016

Living Meditation


standing like a tree
melding with the breath of life
~
 
a frosty morning:


diamonds in the grass

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inktober sketch
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Oct 14, 2016

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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Oct 12, 2016

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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Oct 10, 2016

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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