tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8721177842916775772024-02-18T21:14:56.695-05:00the patina of a life expressed...Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-45302549395104330912011-02-13T23:11:00.007-05:002014-09-12T12:12:10.669-04:00a discourse on intimacy...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-a3p8VO7NCmlqpK0j2-UuHgTHogaOOzwFVsPaWP8Til_YklHRUPr3ziGpGKR24ABhmDhyphenhyphen7Tc-samM0cURTSXL5U0XmaPee0tGRgdikoZmbOQIUMqXR67YYZ2lA8BWxpOAmToW-gtR68/s1600/AsencioLoversEmbraceHA613Oil24x48F32x56WS+Henry+Ascencio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgO-a3p8VO7NCmlqpK0j2-UuHgTHogaOOzwFVsPaWP8Til_YklHRUPr3ziGpGKR24ABhmDhyphenhyphen7Tc-samM0cURTSXL5U0XmaPee0tGRgdikoZmbOQIUMqXR67YYZ2lA8BWxpOAmToW-gtR68/s400/AsencioLoversEmbraceHA613Oil24x48F32x56WS+Henry+Ascencio.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center><div style="text-align: -webkit-auto;"><br /></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> Elizabeth Gilbert writes in her book , 'Committed'...<br /><b> "We yearn for private intimacy even though it's emotionally risky. We yearn for private intimacy even when we suck at it...We yearn for private intimacy even when we are told that we should yearn for something else, something finer, something nobler. <i>We just keep on yearning for private intimacy, </i>and for our own deeply personal set of reasons. Nobody has ever been able to completely sort out that mystery, and nobody has ever been able to stop us from wanting it."</b><br />~<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> It</span> is innate, this need. I believe, above all else, we need intimacy, we crave it, we have an intrinsic need to be known and understood and for many, this need outweighs all others. To simply exist in the world <i>without </i>deeply sharing with another is unfathomable to me<i>. </i>We can truly feel we know ourselves so completely but we have that desire to have that special someone know us just as completely. Someone that knows us in all of our earthly, soulful and spiritual glory. This speaks of true intimacy.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"> I</span> first learned of something called 'split aparts' or twin souls in college while taking a Philosophy of Religion course taught by a wonderful teacher and priest. I loved this course immensely. It was truly fascinating and birthed my love of all things mystical and philosophical. Anyway, getting back to this ancient theory. Here, it begins with Plato, from his Symposium, though the essence of this theory has been seen throughout all of history. Here is a quote from Plato.<br /><br /> <b><em>“And when one of them meets with his other half, the actual half of himself,</em><br /><em> the pair are lost in an amazement of love and friendship and intimacy and<br />one will not be out of the other’s sight even for a moment.”</em><br />~ Plato</b><br /><b> 2,500 years ago</b></span></center><center><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">T</span>hroughout our lives, relationships can come close to meeting this intimacy level, but somehow fall short, whether through our own failure, our beloveds failure or clearly a combination of both or simply our fate has not yet been graced with this explicit soul. I believe that as we evolve we come closer to meeting this IDEAL within ourselves and within the other. The ideal love, the ideal mix of two, made into One. Not everyone has this requirement nor gives it much thought. However, many, especially those spiritually and mystically inclined crave this after they've done the work of living, loving and not having relationships measure up. On rare occasions the very young can find this ideal early on, but I have witnessed repeatedly, this ideal making its appearance later in life. To be clear, some people never find their ultimate soul mate in this lifetime. Some believe that their twin soul can exist in the ethereal plane yet the connection is as real as if they were here (but that is another story).<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">No </span>one should ever give up this dream of sharing the truest intimacy with a beloved. This exists if we open our hearts and souls to the ideal, as well as, the reality. I feel we can find practical, companionship type, mutually respectful relationships, but they may be lacking in the passionate, romantic sense; in that deep soulful way. I also feel that at different points in our lives we may find ourselves experiencing exactly that; the companionship type of love, but underneath it all, can be a LONGING ~ <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>that ancient need to meet our <i>truest</i> beloved possible</b>.</span> Maybe God did create us in this manner. Maybe this idea of an androgynous soul blended with female/male, yin/yang nuances; destined to come together, is our Reality? That one day or lifetime for that matter, after working out our individual balancing of male/female energies, as well as, reaching a certain evolutionary level or level of enlightenment, we are then finally 'complete' enough in our Selves to meet our other half; who has also done the same work.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Th</span>ere are so many variations on the theory of twin souls but its essence is that we will always have this DESIRE to reunite with our other-half, that we will finally become whole and experience the most beautiful, sacred kind of romantic love that exists. </div><div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It</span> wasn't simply Plato who wrote on the subject, Edgar Cayce did, the Sufi mystic poets, Hafiz, Rumi and Persian mystic, Khalil Gibran. If my memory is correct, Walt Whitman and Emerson had as well. Either way, it is a fairly well-known concept. When I think of this and believe me I spent much time reading up on the subject, I realized that this 'theory' can put us into a place of severe, perpetual longing with no manifestation of said twin soul in sight. That is not a good thing. Sure, we can share intimacy with one to whom is not necessarily our truest soul mate, or mirror-image, or shares with us an equal energetic/spiritual vibration but there is that all-consuming, compelling nature or idea of meeting one who <b>IS</b> our true other-half or split apart as Plato had termed it, and that can be overwhelming.</div></div><div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">An</span> anonymous quote found via the compelling book I'm reading titled: 'The Meaning of Mary Magdalene' by Cynthia Bourgeault, speaks of this kind of love: <i><b>"True love is a transforming force and is really the birth-pangs of a union on a higher plane."</b></i></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This</span> *union* on a higher plane is said to be a true <i>conscious</i> love, the most intimate of soul connections. I completely resonate with the use of the word *pangs* ...for this is exactly what this NEED feels like. </div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">This</span> love, also written about in the 'Song of Songs' '...which has been, and will always be interpreted differently, depending on what an individual perceives as its true message. This poem or song, from the Old Testament is incredibly beautiful and even erotic. Having been written so long ago, testifies to the fact that this "LOVE"; this intimacy of joining and connection, has been around </div><div style="font-family: papyrus;">F O R E V E R and will remain as such, whether taken to describe love of God or love of the beloved, it matters not. </div><div style="font-family: papyrus;">Here's a passage: </div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">"Place me as a seal upon your heart,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">as a seal on your arm.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Strong as Death is love;</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">intense as Sheol is its ardor.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Its shafts are shafts of fire,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">flames of Yah.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Deep waters cannot quench love,</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">nor rivers sweep it away."</span></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;">*Yah (Yahweh) means Holy Love</div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />More love quotes:</div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">"The most powerful symptom of love is a tenderness which becomes at times almost insupportable.</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> " -Victor Hugo</span></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Can </span>you tell I have LOVE on my mind? and it has nothing to do with Valentine's Day, it is simply the nature of life and my most treasured of topics. </div><div style="font-family: papyrus;">And, excuse my tangent, this is what I originally came here to post.</div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jeAM5HfYxjEu-cRRHSUrU5ebIWsnytn225Argq4XPC6hS-y4i-5_GbS4wd69pEaSEzXXEG8ekX3HTuve0vYpIEEnRcRU8sVwdQzm2QNolCZNFdHzzX5yVbZDJ0uz1mxhwkwXOP64HQU/s1600/dividers-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jeAM5HfYxjEu-cRRHSUrU5ebIWsnytn225Argq4XPC6hS-y4i-5_GbS4wd69pEaSEzXXEG8ekX3HTuve0vYpIEEnRcRU8sVwdQzm2QNolCZNFdHzzX5yVbZDJ0uz1mxhwkwXOP64HQU/s320/dividers-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">Unspoken affections</span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">cloaked in Winter's white</span></b><br /><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">though time is nearing; tis' almost ripe!</span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><br /></span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">this dialogue of want between</span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">intimate souls</span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">a lifetimes affliction? or</span></b></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">the most sublime of woes?</span></b></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: georgia; font-size: large;"><i><br /></i></span><br /><div style="font-family: papyrus;"></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a><br />© 2011</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jeAM5HfYxjEu-cRRHSUrU5ebIWsnytn225Argq4XPC6hS-y4i-5_GbS4wd69pEaSEzXXEG8ekX3HTuve0vYpIEEnRcRU8sVwdQzm2QNolCZNFdHzzX5yVbZDJ0uz1mxhwkwXOP64HQU/s1600/dividers-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="79" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3jeAM5HfYxjEu-cRRHSUrU5ebIWsnytn225Argq4XPC6hS-y4i-5_GbS4wd69pEaSEzXXEG8ekX3HTuve0vYpIEEnRcRU8sVwdQzm2QNolCZNFdHzzX5yVbZDJ0uz1mxhwkwXOP64HQU/s320/dividers-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div style="font-family: papyrus;">More lovely quotes:<br /><br /></div><div style="font-family: papyrus;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">"Sometimes your nearness takes my breath away; and all the things I want to say can find no voice. Then, in silence, I can only hope my eyes will speak my heart."</span><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - Robert Sexton</span></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"> </span> </div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: georgia; font-style: italic;">"We are all born for love... it is the principle existence and its only end."</span><br /><span style="font-family: georgia;"> - Benjamin Disraeli</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br />~<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">It's</span> obvious this topic of intimacy, love, soul mates and twin souls, could go on indefinitely, but I'll let it rest...for now <b>;) </b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">I</span> hope you all have a most beautiful and loving Valentine's Day ~ Make CUPID proud! <b>:)</b></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">image source: Lovers Embrace by Henry Asencio<br /><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">U</span>ntil next time...</div></div></div></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com25tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-6728898893457839882011-02-13T23:11:00.006-05:002011-02-13T23:11:00.367-05:00Life, Pulse and Home...Life Pulse OF Home...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aD6VHXN54Xm5yyeBrGyjcKOaOl7BZFh0WWosEphh6c5_q9AjoYwbQOJ4v2uxU0yu-KQbyB0OtHJQH1_LD5fyVQU_VrQli24zOCIvfmSQBVc-1MnOmZMnMZZymXht00gwa_E9X5CAyJoL/s1600/Rustic+Pulse+2011.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="473" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7aD6VHXN54Xm5yyeBrGyjcKOaOl7BZFh0WWosEphh6c5_q9AjoYwbQOJ4v2uxU0yu-KQbyB0OtHJQH1_LD5fyVQU_VrQli24zOCIvfmSQBVc-1MnOmZMnMZZymXht00gwa_E9X5CAyJoL/s640/Rustic+Pulse+2011.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I have been going with the flow working on the Pulse series (above) and with very cool ideas popping into my head for future pieces. I say 'future' because I need to be able to utilize my outside studio that still needs winterizing. Awhile back, I took over the third bedroom upstairs. It's a cute space that I re-did before Thanksgiving simply using what we already had, but it is far too small for any serious getting-down-to-it-creating. Some pics far, far below...</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">her cross to bear ~ 11 x 14 mixed media on watercolour paper </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> There is a silver lining ~ 11 x14 mixed media on watercolour paper</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">* these are not photographing very well...please forgive.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
These paintings for me are an exercise in letting go...just allowing myself to create from an unknown place, again with no intended result, other than they 'resemble' the original pieces in the Pulse series. So many times, I find myself overwhelmed with a desire to answer something, to find the essence of what it is that I am doing and why and for whom etc etc...The words do not come easily. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I am trying to depict, above all, E M O T I O N S. This is probably true for most artists. </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Feelings and emotions are what drive me forward, and yes, I know we women have that innate tendency to be emotional, I get it, but for very good reasons. We are emotional creatures, but we are also very powerful creatures and that also needs expression. </span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
</span></div><div style="text-align: center;">Now onto my home photos...Wish I could show you the before pictures, but trust me, my old emerald green carpet in the living room, you DO NOT want to see...</div></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">These are a few charming landscape paintings I bought at an antique shop. The globe was my brothers growing up and the globe kept slipping out of the floor stand so I hung it from the ceiling with twine. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQdUvRGWmVkWmQpoA-P-p7kEU5-ohpVAmLE5QfQwaqmBQNxsUCW_M-jlDrNQBoLXTCmrhn9oAiEeIlrimjjgXoqHxUE47vIBNIRkxEdPybyr998GEW438shHVFL9a56rMw4_NQA0QtDb1/s1600/my+mini+scapes+2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcQdUvRGWmVkWmQpoA-P-p7kEU5-ohpVAmLE5QfQwaqmBQNxsUCW_M-jlDrNQBoLXTCmrhn9oAiEeIlrimjjgXoqHxUE47vIBNIRkxEdPybyr998GEW438shHVFL9a56rMw4_NQA0QtDb1/s320/my+mini+scapes+2010.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">The corner of the library/indoor studio/office above...and some mini-scapes city/or landscape, whichever way you view them :)</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_amuU6U6LgbVV2IVYNvm6jQnhgiGcziPa6CghedJSSj12DF5JbCL8NdO14-rMDjhXUGVAPUlBsyiIbvwf-EVpF-dfJiPgrfzpQjoshMsoxAFk7unU-GmyR9hQdpSMwtbxSQRc-SMub7k/s1600/Eventual+Studio.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN_amuU6U6LgbVV2IVYNvm6jQnhgiGcziPa6CghedJSSj12DF5JbCL8NdO14-rMDjhXUGVAPUlBsyiIbvwf-EVpF-dfJiPgrfzpQjoshMsoxAFk7unU-GmyR9hQdpSMwtbxSQRc-SMub7k/s640/Eventual+Studio.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><div><br />
<div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">This will be my new studio once it's finally winterized, hopefully, early summer this will be completed. It's a great size and attached to my garage. I'm not sure if I will keep it rustic looking or spruce it up and go for that 'industrial' gallery look that I like so much. I do know that it could use some skylights and a good old-fashioned cleaning ;)</span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> <br />
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Living room After ~That little blur at the bottom of the photo is Oliver ;) He's appearing like an apparition ;) and he's exactly the reason I have my sofa seats covered, that and because I have kids ;)<br />
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I am planning on refinishing or selling the french country tables. I've had them for years...Not sure what style I'm going for next but there are sooo many to choose from. I don't want matching pieces. I love incorporating different styles. It appeals to my bohemian side. Note: If you look up toward the ceiling beam you can see the striping affect and how it looks in different lighting. A great trick when your home is lacking in architectural things like crown moulding etc or needs some added dimension. An added bonus is that the vertical stripes make the ceiling and walls appear taller. <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">To the left is that table I may have posted before. It needs refinishing but I absolutely love it, especially the legs. </span></div></div><div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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I found these frames ages ago antiquing and they ARE old. The outer frame is HUGE (I paid $1 for it) ~ I left them exactly as I found them. They're in my bedroom. As you can see I'm still choosing the right colour for this room, going on 4 1/2 years now ;) </span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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This is the striping affect I achieved in my living room re-do. They're 10 inch stripes that alternate between flat and glossy paint in the same colour. The</span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> color is Mayonnaise by Benjamin Moore ( a completely unglamorous name for a paint colour huh?). I also painted and distressed my oak wainscoting. I like the mix (could have used the word juxtaposition but I won't ;) of the more rustic finish on the wainscoting with the striping, which is more classic. I am still waiting on the quarter round trim at the bottom to be installed. When you remodel an older home you find lots of tricky things like unlevel flooring or walls or both and outdated popcorn ceilings...ugh, but just pretend you don't see them, that's what I do! ...And, of course, I have more to do like change out the ceiling fixtures. I'm thinking ceiling medallions with some chandeliers? maybe?...It is never ending. </span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
So this is my life as I know it ~ everchanging, evergrowing, everevolving... Thanks for visiting!</span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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As I spend as much time as I can on the PULSE series, I reflect on the silence that winter brings and in contrast, the exuberant feeling that comes when we step out into the frigid cold air, (that is, for those of us in the northern hemisphere :).<br />
Winter is a time of rest, and respite but on certain days it is like a gust of possibilities beckoning to life under the blanket of sleep, of snow. It is that pulse of life that keeps us living, moving, accepting change and pondering possibilities. I enjoy this time in the dead of winter to contemplate, to dream and to create. I love and need this time. Though that blast of cold air is truly living in the present moment!<br />
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Pulse...continued... 11 x 14 mixed media on watercolour paper<br />
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</div><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Primal ~ 11 x 14 mixed media on watercolour paper</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">(I was taking a break from Pulse and suddenly Primal appeared)...</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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This is a tree in its former life sitting atop my neighbor's hill; the hill I look out on each day as I head out my front door. The tree, ultimately struck by lightning, has been gone for about three years now. I captured this beauty in the spring, summer, fall and winter. The best ones shrouded in the morning mist...There is something very mystical about a lone tree..........and I missed this one so much that I planted one in my own yard.<br />
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border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">image source: what to do ~ deviantart</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-47523439858559205642011-01-07T11:11:00.002-05:002014-09-12T12:12:10.672-04:00a visceral existence...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARVpU0ltQDbcjdO-OkzrNtTeTsWtENxczstJsHPafB2z5f1vSD5_Rfe73V58HMiOlnDfIYh3H6VHwoQ_xvZKejeB1ew2Fe9CMF6aPr5P-QRi8JSzfBnIZeKKc1qk58VsMm0-tquW5hRs/s1600/asemente_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgARVpU0ltQDbcjdO-OkzrNtTeTsWtENxczstJsHPafB2z5f1vSD5_Rfe73V58HMiOlnDfIYh3H6VHwoQ_xvZKejeB1ew2Fe9CMF6aPr5P-QRi8JSzfBnIZeKKc1qk58VsMm0-tquW5hRs/s400/asemente_large.jpg" width="305" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />a Visceral Existence<br />proclaimed<br />defined by efficacy of Light<br /><br />conviction of soul<br />as One befalls this Plane to the next<br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">dormancy<br />withholding<br />gaining momentum </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">that governs the way from and to sacred mansions</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />To Fracture the Membrane<br /><br />the veil excised<br />there is no reverse path<br /><br />for birth is raw<br />life is raw<br />and LOVE is raw<br /><br />tethered to seeds of knowledge</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Rooted in the Sacred<br />tethered to a sublime, indescribable Force<br /><br />lifetimes projected<br />probabilities viewed<br />manifestations proven<br /><br />To Fracture the Membrane </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />is to live a Visceral Existence<br />To Awaken...<br />To become REAL<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">image source: asemente </div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">PLEASE visit me here to see what I have been up to : <a href="http://wwwsoulreflectionsinartcom-colleen.blogspot.com/"> NEW PAINTINGS </a></div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com12tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-12486335326545678382011-01-07T11:11:00.001-05:002011-01-07T11:11:00.401-05:00HGTV Dream Home in Stowe Vermont.?...Shut Up!<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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Happy to pop in and say hello...so...Hello!<br />
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Imagine my surprise to find the HGTV Dream Home 2011 is located in Stowe, Vermont. Mere miles from my favourite of Burlington, VT ~ Truth be told, I love all of VT and hope to explore more of it in 2011.<br />
Back to this stunner of a home <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #783f04;"><b>(<a href="http://www.hgtv.com/dream_home/hgtv-dream-home-2011-beautiful-room-pictures/pictures/index.html">view it here!</a> ) </b></span>...It's truly fantastic. I watched some videos that delved into the intense construction and attention to detail, both environmentally as well as structurally and with attention paid also to heating and sealing efficiency = Happiness! This sturdy, architecturally appealing abode also exhibits a not-too-shabby interior, though more modern than I prefer. I actually prefer the guest bedroom over the master bedroom, especially the colours as they are very similar to my current master bedroom colours. Needless to say, I am entering twice per day as allowed and as time allows. I would go in a heart beat if I were to win this stunner! I am not a skier but hey, I can invite friends and family up to ski and I will simply sit with my hot cocoa and watch them having a great time. Did I mention how swoon- worthy that copper chimney is? Rocks my world! I would love to have the gutters on my home redone in copper and add some copper rain chains. They are so unique! and I can even envision a copper roof = exquisite! </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> I digress, sorry, fyi, Mount Mansfield is the largest mountain range in VT. This home is located at the base of the mountain. I love it there!<br />
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I also have some paintings to share. I have several that never made it onto this blog due to business, bad internet and honestly, some lousy photos (need a DSLR camera). This particular painting was made as a gift. It is a large 24 x 36 mixed media on masonite. I love working on masonite and was totally aiming for an *industrial* look. Photo is not the best but you get the idea, in fact, I'll include some photos of it in 3 different pieces.<br />
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I have to say working on this one was a great experience. This one went through many a transformation before I decided on the finished version. So many layers, techniques and this is one of my fave palettes to work with.<br />
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Next up...these are all very recent paintings...haven't even uploaded them to my art site as yet. (I better get busy!)...<br />
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</div>This is a series (in progress) I have entitled PULSE...this stems from my desire to capture a more visceral existence on canvas; the pulse or heartbeat of life and love. I have found myself drawn further and further into depicting the *visceral* through word and paint. I respond to the raw and to the real and all of my art attempts to create from an emotional stance vs. intellectual. This has always been my method, though I wasn't always able to put IT into words.<br />
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</span></center> In Repose ~ 16 x 20 mixed media on canvas</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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The Masculine Force ~ 16 x 20 mixed media on canvas<br />
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*The two above were painted back to back and are displayed as stacked. These were also gifted. Many of my recent paintings have been gifted...Tis the season ;)<br />
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These two are as yet untitled and were both created with mixed media on 9 x 12 watercolour paper.<br />
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This is just a sampling of what I have been up to. I am working on a few projects but especially on the PULSE series, which has been very therapeutic, especially during these frigid temps we've had to endure here in NY.<br />
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I hope you have enjoyed catching up and I will catch up with you soon at your places...:) Happy New Year!<br />
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until next time~<br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-51614771602137518422011-01-01T12:54:00.000-05:002014-09-12T12:12:10.675-04:00Oh Hey 2011<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnauct0QRUvc1hV7PZAzxlbXELI4Ee8GHCZWQ2uYFN7x2tCT6p_xFsDepVjTpjA0XOtMXWLS3F2txnTuIjreRLqdFBbDI9T9ZPyr7dDWI_aIwkGsTycN3GKUWKgCqVOHACjvLiL4NbM8o/s1600/oh+hey+2011+tumblr_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="308" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnauct0QRUvc1hV7PZAzxlbXELI4Ee8GHCZWQ2uYFN7x2tCT6p_xFsDepVjTpjA0XOtMXWLS3F2txnTuIjreRLqdFBbDI9T9ZPyr7dDWI_aIwkGsTycN3GKUWKgCqVOHACjvLiL4NbM8o/s400/oh+hey+2011+tumblr_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center> <span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />Amazing that it's already the year 2011. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Happy New Year to all of you!!!</span> In 2010 I had a virtually non-existent blogging year. I had not planned it that way. I also didn't plan to be away for the last four months in a row, yikes, but life has been busy in good ways :).... Okay, enough of that. My wish for all of you is that you experience a year filled with LOVE, joy, prosperity and good health. I want all those things for you but also I want you to have a great year for <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><i>self-expression and creativity</i>!!! </span>I want the same for myself. This is why we blog. This is why we write and why we paint and why we do what we do. This is how we express our needs, desires, but most importantly our individuality and our essence. What can be better than that!<br /><br />I hope to visit all of you and be back here much more often in the new year. Forgive my absence. And one more thing, while it's tradition to make resolutions this time of year, let's not forget to acknowledge what we have accomplished in the past year. Each day we live, we learn, we grow and we're getting better all the time, so celebrate it! Celebrate YOU! Gratitude is a must for ourselves and for those we love and for those we will love in the new year!<br /><br />Magical blessings my friends and much love!<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">image source: tumblr</div><div class="MsoNormal"></div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-32094018497355043952010-08-26T14:40:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.653-04:00puzzle pieces fall together...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTr0kXu5pjQLkuPD7Qz2NKnEIV-JUWL2uXiHdmYjhf1oE-_srNwtJYs3597OuzB2K4jqS_h8mq9q7OmTJEOLfYVfQx_4-N7UCRbgK29ICW1FfGaEM8E9zvg6BlH8TbdHdvmZ8Ug_MSkOQ/s1600/Born+to+be+Alive_+tumblr_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTr0kXu5pjQLkuPD7Qz2NKnEIV-JUWL2uXiHdmYjhf1oE-_srNwtJYs3597OuzB2K4jqS_h8mq9q7OmTJEOLfYVfQx_4-N7UCRbgK29ICW1FfGaEM8E9zvg6BlH8TbdHdvmZ8Ug_MSkOQ/s400/Born+to+be+Alive_+tumblr_.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />there was that moment when all the benign pieces fell into place.<br />the vague nuances lit clear<br /><br />in an instant reality set in<br /><br />yet it felt like if one misstep ~ poof, it could all disappear<br /><br />started out with a 'crash'<br />cosmic combustion<br />allied forces you and me<br />unknowns in this game<br /><br />subtleties here, there, everywhere<br />then silence<br />no movement<br />...albeit intentional<br />a girl's got to take time to receive,<br />process, that's how she rolls.<br /><br />reappearances<br />wonderings multiplied<br />spread like wildfire<br />who? what? does he?<br />doesn't he?<br /><br />a game<br />a chance at testing the proverbial waters<br />oh, but such beautiful waters<br />and eyes so blue<br /><br />to be a slave to one's own heart,<br />to dance<br />this dance with soul; a fated soul<br />long lost, then found<br /><br />oh such a place<br />designing this; this business of beauty, of love<br /><br />creating a pair out of the singular<br /><br />having a wish<br />a want<br />a desire to move forward, always forward<br /> at times, at a snails pace<br />at times, like a rushing whitewater rapid<br />that threatens to engulf ever so completely<br />drowning all that has been or will ever be<br /><br />the magnet drawing closer<br />pulling<br />the magnet had a name<br />it was calling out to another<br />who also had a name<br /><br />a joy this dance of love<br />a gift<br />possibilities stirring the sweet senses<br /><br />the no-nonsense I must have you now!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />but am told waiting is a necessity<br /><br />but I will wait<br />you are worth the wait<br /><br />and if it all leads to you<br />I would die in the arms of uncertainty<br />letting fate tell a timeless tale<br />I'd relive each & every moment<br />again and again<br />the heartaches, the pain<br />as long as it leads to you.<br /><br />for it is you whom i was fated<br />for it is you my soul chose so long ago<br />it is you that ripens my desire, my destiny<br />and catapults it into the stratosphere<br /><br />we do this for each other</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">because We are Two, lying in wait</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> fated to be One.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> <br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal">© 2010</div><div class="MsoNormal">image source: Born to be Alive_tumblr<br /><br />final trip pics here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygslxn8">the patina of a life expressed...</a></div></span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-76695125725498016392010-08-23T18:23:00.000-04:002010-08-23T18:23:08.604-04:00VT Tour ~ Part II ...the arts<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;">The arts in VT are tremendous. I think that was one of the major draws for me way back when. Naturally, Burlington is an Artsy city and filled with eclectic diversity and this trip delivered on all fronts. I spent hours at the Shelburne Museum which had a fantastic <b>Ansel Adams and Edward Burtynsky exhibition.</b> This was so awesome and I must admit though I love Ansel Adams' work, I was completely enthralled with discovering Edward Burtynsky's amazing works, especially his Oil and VT Quarry photos. Actually, they're all fantastic. Ideally they should be viewed in person to get the full-effect. I was in *patina* heaven as his work truly represents the (mostly) man made patina's that appear on the landscape via, oil, corrosion, etc. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;">here's a sampling: Take a look at the port-a-potty and the man so very near the edge. Yikes!!! I said to the woman guide at the exhibition how I loved the juxtaposition of Adams' natural landscapes against Burtynsky's man made landscapes . That IS what makes it so intriguing. She then said she was going to use what I said in her talk on the exhibition the following week... Just sayin as that was pretty cool! ;)</span></center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">these are stunning and I can't get enough of his work, especially brilliant in person because of the actual size of these works! Anyone afraid of heights? </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/">Click on Quarries in VT </a></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">also here: </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://edwardburtynsky.com/Oil_Book_Gallery/">Oil_Book_Gallery</a>/<br />
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</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><b>the art of ACTION </b></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">ideas + action = change</span></center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Invitation to Hope by Janet McKenzie ~ oil on canvas 39" x 51" ~ $7500 </span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><center>I was captivated her work. Very inspiring pieces as well. I loved her brushwork and concept is right up my alley. You know I love to attempt to capture emotions in my paintings. </center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">David Brewster ~ Mountain Ridge Flying Knives ~ Oil on Mi-tientes 32 x 48 ~ $5500 </span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><center>This was a really wonderful project to inspire change via the arts in Vermont. </center><center>their motto:</center><center>ONE IDEA. TEN ARTISTS. 100 PIECES OF ART. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #b45f06;">INFINITE PERSPECTIVES ACHIEVED</span></center><br />
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<center>This is <i>Thunder</i>. He is a part lab mix. He was a huge dog and so sweet and gentle. He liked me, so we hung out for quite some time. After visiting him I walked to the waterfront to enjoy a maple flavoured 'creemee' soft serve ice cream cone...:) </center><center><br />
</center><center>SHELBURNE MUSEUM TOUR</center><center> <span style="font-family: papyrus;">A little background on the founder of the <b>Shelburne Museum</b>: </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Electra Havemeyer Webb (1888~1960)</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">#1 Extremely wealthy</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">#2 Painted by Mary Cassatt</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">#3 Her father became rich from the sugar industry. Her mother and father both came from wealthy families. </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">#4 Her parents were encouraged by Mary Cassatt to begin collecting Impressionist paintings by then unknowns like Monet and Degas, to name a few. Electra's parents, especially her mother Louisine were credited for being the pioneers encouraging Americans to collect European art. </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://academics.smcvt.edu/shelburnemuseum/sestey/Electra%20Havemeyer%20Webb.htm">More about the inception of the Shelburne Museum, Electra and Family</a></span></center><br />
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<center style="text-align: auto;">Mary Cassatt painting</center><br />
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<center style="text-align: auto;">Electra Havemeyer Webb Pictured above with her folk art collection</center> <br />
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<center style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">This was part of a folk art collection of Electra's ~ Wood statues like this were used to sell tobacco. They were typically displayed under shop awnings and protected from the elements. I love the details on this one.</span></span></span></center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><center> <span style="font-family: papyrus;">The Museum houses many different exhibitions to include an old mercantile and apothecary:</span></center> <br />
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<center>total exposure...ugh ;) </center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mUgFhNN0RLYlEaih_urcs-UQwpCdZ9tXX9ezNkdpRRqDzdg2L1tsg2hIvTJkwLWIFtN6sZijrQmaQhMyXBSLqxl_58IYY0AMcnP4hPXq5mZ0s75blMHEaGt_6UWd7KoBvNvkzUK14g9c/s1600/adam+kalkin+container+house.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-mUgFhNN0RLYlEaih_urcs-UQwpCdZ9tXX9ezNkdpRRqDzdg2L1tsg2hIvTJkwLWIFtN6sZijrQmaQhMyXBSLqxl_58IYY0AMcnP4hPXq5mZ0s75blMHEaGt_6UWd7KoBvNvkzUK14g9c/s400/adam+kalkin+container+house.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Adam Kalkin's container house. Primarily made of recycled shipping containers. This place was awesome to view. I think it is ingenious, actually. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here's the stainless kitchen island: </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxPW6cHNwJaU08Sdq7WSRVaNWdZ7uAqn6n9dZtbNZBTcHkJJG6cv1Efxmf72F9InUwlyMgrvSKyKzzGPb7pjwJRvfQCijSZOLuM_EiaiaWPU8r0l-1DseNueN3spyvs_VtCjA_uhRMtyt/s1600/container+house+kitchen.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbxPW6cHNwJaU08Sdq7WSRVaNWdZ7uAqn6n9dZtbNZBTcHkJJG6cv1Efxmf72F9InUwlyMgrvSKyKzzGPb7pjwJRvfQCijSZOLuM_EiaiaWPU8r0l-1DseNueN3spyvs_VtCjA_uhRMtyt/s640/container+house+kitchen.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I have a thing for industrial spaces so I could so work with this kitchen!</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
</span></center><center> <span style="font-family: papyrus;">There was also a truly emotional body of work of quilts made to document lives that have been affected by and lost toAlzheimer's Disease. Beautiful, emotive quilts that I have displayed below. This is just a sampling. I have goose bumps reliving the memory of having viewed these and having read their personal stories. </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><u>from the museum page</u>: <i><b>Alzheimer’s: Forgetting Piece by Piece </b></i>is a poignant new exhibition about Alzheimer’s, its impact on those affected by the disease and the artistic expression of complex emotions felt by those confronting the disease. The exhibition includes 52 quilts, many made by caregivers or family members of victims. Each piece is a moving visual representation of experiences their makers have had from tributes to loved ones to encouragement for caregivers. Accompanying each quilt is an artist’s statement that conveys the story that inspired the work, as well as related facts about the disease that educate the viewer about Alzheimer’s.</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Here are some of them: </span></center><br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">This is the circle barn where the Alzheimer's quilt exhibit was located. </span></center><br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">This was the Circus Exhibit, This silo is 80 feet in diameter and was flown in via helicopter, from Maine, I think.</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Here are more beauties from The Shelburne Museum grounds...</span></center> <br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">I think this was the original Colchester Lighthouse</span></center> <br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">A period house from 1600's? </span></center> <br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Gardens</span></center> <br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Yep, this is what I call BLISS</span></center> <br />
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<center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Love me a Willow Tree...</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
</span> <span style="font-family: papyrus;">There was also an</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> exhibition of the work of : </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">Jay Hall Connaway ( 1893-1970): A Restless Nature... </span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I loved the emotive nature of his paintings. Something I have tried to capture with my own. I am all about emotions and trying to capture them via any medium. </span></center> <br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A collection of Band Boxes ~ Electra was a collector of many things.</div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZeQCEUAKVz8i2HEtgvOiN74evkgMMRn2C4Zd-Nw02-0gYCUE0-Y9iAPuws-STVkA_XFtLVwvKB3swfD3LrnU4YrAHjj3bv99PLQ60Pnar0WXfpJy0qCBL3XlwJ8B5UhxFNjpMYYPrrYb/s1600/lovely+tree_shelburne+museum+grounds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAZeQCEUAKVz8i2HEtgvOiN74evkgMMRn2C4Zd-Nw02-0gYCUE0-Y9iAPuws-STVkA_XFtLVwvKB3swfD3LrnU4YrAHjj3bv99PLQ60Pnar0WXfpJy0qCBL3XlwJ8B5UhxFNjpMYYPrrYb/s640/lovely+tree_shelburne+museum+grounds.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">There was a fun & unique photobooth exhibition taking place. I had one done (after spending about 5 hours in the rain at the Shelburne Museum) ;)...I liked that *glow* on the crown of my head. Could this mean that I am angelic? ;) haha...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: papyrus;"> Here's one of the cutest ones: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;">This woman reminds me of what my late Grandma looked like when she was younger, but that's NOT Grandpa ;)</span><br />
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</span> <span style="font-family: papyrus;">The Shelburne Country Store </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">has something called: <b>Every Kids Dream</b>!...</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> in a box ;)</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
</span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Ribbons were an added treat. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Out for a drive...</span><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">bennigton potters NORTH located on College Street, in Burlington, VT is a shop I fell <b>in love with</b>! I can't tell you how excited I was to find this place. They not only have some uniquely chic items, the 'urban chic' design of the store is what makes me gaga. I love industrial spaces and want my studio to look similar to this. I love the huge windows, brick walls, exposed beams, heat ducts, staircases, pillars, etc. All very inspiring! So this post is simply a tour of this gorgeous shop that I could see myself living inside of...;) enjoy...<br />
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<center></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-15075529737195559222010-08-05T20:19:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.638-04:00This is bliss...<img height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0PCbdcuxfCbVtL6Jble6tGfPhnngbutOAn6EDR-GA3ltAuNBjK7H-6UHrQF7h8E3SYPCqwTr04gGywFQleHTjqgOvs0on9jFAKuQfH9mBkXI33hm9X5iKnVmsevKASCPpuuwd29WYZI0/s400/may+i+never+be+perfect_+tumblr_.jpg" width="400" /><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">that knowing feeling</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">fated love<br />enlightens<br />resurrects what holds true<br />lies could not withstand the force of this beauty<br /><br />you and I different yet so alike<br />two hearts<br />true hearts<br /><br />once you spoke<br />i came undone<br />life as i knew it would never be the same *<br /><br />how is it that we were chosen?<br />how is it that grace had so gently<br />placed you within my heart center<br />where you grew for so many months<br /><br />and it is I that feels sheltered<br />those moments<br />that one in particular, you know the one<br />where you looked out for me<br />for no other reason than to be gentle and kind<br /><br />compassion runs deep in you<br />you are true<br />my Mr. blue<br />you are true<br /><br />i can finally *see*<br />questioning for so long<br />when all i had to do was hear you<br />see you, listen intently!<br />study your eyes that light up when i say something,<br />anything, you seem to find it amusing and i love to watch<br />you stand there with that look in your eyes<br />that sparkle<br />i see you wanting me<br />i see you seeing me wanting you<br /><br />aren't we the lucky ones?<br />though i've no doubt that if love were made to be earned<br />you and i deserve this love<br /><br />i am unable to find <i>the</i> word to describe you<br />to say something about what you do for me<br />one word isn't enough<br />no sentiment could come close to<br />explaining you<br />my gift<br />my love<br /><br />playfully you join me<br />playfully we seek<br />we are granted so much joy<br />we can't help but smile like Cheshire cats<br />or giggle like the children who play in the fountain<br /><br />we are them<br />we have been touched by the grace of God<br />we worked so hard<br />we believed for so long</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">we healed<br />we have been rewarded tenfold<br /><br />because of you<br />i will always be a believer<br />the presence of you<br />is proof of the presence of a Supreme Being<br /><br />we are gifted this togetherness<br />we get to love<br />cherish<br /> hold<br />share<br /> keep<br />design<br />create<br />and sigh each chance we get because we know<br />how fortunate<br />and how blessed<br />we are<br /><br />we know what all souls strive to find; to feel<br />most can only hope but we were gifted and<br />though we paid our dues<br />we always knew we would find<br />US</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">we never gave up hope<br /><br />always walk with me<br />hold my hand in yours<br />let us never forsake or take for granted what we have been given<br /><br />i love you<br />i do<br /><br />i take you forever<br />and by the grace of God<br />forever we will be...<br /><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> © 2010<br />image source: may_i_never_be_perfect_</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">* taken in part from a sweet line from the film 'PS I love you'...</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">view my recent travel pics here: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ygslxn8">the patina of a life expressed...</a></span>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-10845337131015654472010-08-04T20:54:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.630-04:00cleaning house...a 4 for 1<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> Amazing the affect one can have on us. They free us to feel and even though that can bring vulnerability and pain; it is a beautiful opening, regardless.<br /><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">We live, we love, we learn</div><div class="MsoNormal">She says as she cleans house…</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HahftYYNaV1R0-YYLp7zzQ2XllUrlLNE1t43m17EU3f5gvgcs3QyNlGSJ8gBVXrC5MxbNtC65IbZcUMWxYT2q2q2IIN76ENnpIi0C10Jr8YyzaK5AZLflo4H8GgdlxSvaj1oojzUhbU/s1600/joe+curtin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="256" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9HahftYYNaV1R0-YYLp7zzQ2XllUrlLNE1t43m17EU3f5gvgcs3QyNlGSJ8gBVXrC5MxbNtC65IbZcUMWxYT2q2q2IIN76ENnpIi0C10Jr8YyzaK5AZLflo4H8GgdlxSvaj1oojzUhbU/s400/joe+curtin.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16GWazqBAu6PQZpEikcP0FCHdN9DDPEj4L-lOsC1Td0Y7Gt-uoPc51m6va0ilqHjICXFcMsB7rAv3vxnizdRQuWiyU6oHARv1RszFBn2L18upcdf7iZ_L2NSTnYnqWs-zWMevvWaypcM/s1600/dividers-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="80" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh16GWazqBAu6PQZpEikcP0FCHdN9DDPEj4L-lOsC1Td0Y7Gt-uoPc51m6va0ilqHjICXFcMsB7rAv3vxnizdRQuWiyU6oHARv1RszFBn2L18upcdf7iZ_L2NSTnYnqWs-zWMevvWaypcM/s320/dividers-1.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Delicate intentions</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Sublime wishes</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">A subterfuge of evil?</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Reminders of truth</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Laid out like lines of cocaine</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">On the mirror of the one about to snort that blow<br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Sad like that of a cocaine addicted soul</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Lies that weave in and out</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Get inside; fester </div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Damage</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Heightened atmosphere</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Then the crash, fall and burn</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Cupid’s arrow struck ~ took hold ~ then bottomed out</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">adrenaline</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The rush of blood in veins</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The rush of love<br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">The rush of love’s crash and</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">ultimate burn</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Herein lies the DEATH of illusion…<o:p></o:p></i></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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weaved so expertly</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">She had never known that someone could, or would even want to feign emotion</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">It’s not as if she hadn’t suspected, she had</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">She's a skeptic by nature</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">She's had to be</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Perhaps a self-fulfilling prophecy?</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">For she knew all along but still held belief</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Yet for what?</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">And why?<br /><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">She felt as though she was his conscience</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Though the whys may never be answered</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">lesson were learned</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Amazing what can take place in a year’s time</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">They came and went</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Now she is stronger</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Fearless</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Determined</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">She is once again catapulted to</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Goddess Status</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">where she is living <i>her</i> truth</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">And that</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">Is all that matters</div><div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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"</o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Life <i>is</i> good! </o:p></div></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />image source: joe curtin _we heart it<br /></span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-19126719433515388392010-08-01T15:00:00.002-04:002010-08-01T20:50:05.450-04:00Come tour VT with me...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MeCp7hsfLJO6-G9mq8-ZDEquAppCe8711R_gi-d-rGIbbKVYb35Roevsn0qyfzqq9ZhO_08YxgdixONG_P_VzpnbfjnuGU9rbOFSgjCuTLG7-PFCLxcVJPc8ctNY3s5IbZb03X22r2al/s1600/Church+St+fountain+as+taken+on+my+cell.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MeCp7hsfLJO6-G9mq8-ZDEquAppCe8711R_gi-d-rGIbbKVYb35Roevsn0qyfzqq9ZhO_08YxgdixONG_P_VzpnbfjnuGU9rbOFSgjCuTLG7-PFCLxcVJPc8ctNY3s5IbZb03X22r2al/s640/Church+St+fountain+as+taken+on+my+cell.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> As promised a tour of my recent trip. I honestly had the very best time and I have to say, solo trips are essential. That's a tough one for many people because we feel we have to have someone with us sharing the sights, sounds, food, etc BUT how about this? the concept of sharing with our SELF? Traveling is incredible to begin with but then take yourself wherever you wish and its joy increases tenfold. I loved every second of it! I felt changes were coming in my life and this time for me was a way of celebrating the growth in my life and the many incredible things to come. If we are in tune, we can sense the power of great things even before they arrive. Enough said for now, here is a visual tour of what I saw and commentary of course, simply because you know I love sharing! </span></center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">view from Bank Street parking </span></center><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">'Go Play' day for the kids...they had a great parade up Church Street and then onto the park for some fun</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">for a little tribal dancing</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> a typical day on Church...always the streets are filled.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Burlington Waterfront ~ Lake Champlain<br />
</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Free Spirit Charters ~ great name :)<br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">reflections...</span></center><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQqiwv1qV5jR3Q7D4MajJJUyf84Q0sxkf3l0VnstPHtJWw9kYKAn1lpfhyphenhyphencKVYFoU3RnzEbggD5ii3jK1z_YSTcTpcSd1MtL-qPaxZL0Kzu2a_QYUDhOtpr5LmbzI_-YJar5aWIuwFXfO/s1600/artist+market+every+single+weekend.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVQqiwv1qV5jR3Q7D4MajJJUyf84Q0sxkf3l0VnstPHtJWw9kYKAn1lpfhyphenhyphencKVYFoU3RnzEbggD5ii3jK1z_YSTcTpcSd1MtL-qPaxZL0Kzu2a_QYUDhOtpr5LmbzI_-YJar5aWIuwFXfO/s640/artist+market+every+single+weekend.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br />
<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Artist market each & every Saturday...<br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">If you look hard enough, there is always a great Irish Pub to be found ;)</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">My kind of place and yes, I am a RED SOX fan!!! <br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Drive by...<br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">The Adirondack Mountains in NY ~ directly across Lake Champlain in Shelburne, mere miles from downtown Burlington. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Real cows ;)<br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Shelburne VT<br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Shelburne</span></center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">this is someone's view just at the end of their driveway...Sweet canopy of a view! </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> </span></center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> one of those lucky shots!!! </span></center><br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">The beach facing NY's Adirondack Mountains<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">A sublime balmy evening ~ Honestly, I never wanted to leave that night.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">This concludes part 1 of the tour. Hope you enjoyed! </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-70688345227840947672010-07-26T18:12:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.678-04:00letting in...letting out...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMF6KWSw8_RndLnJcoUESDR-9lvSiKNQXWjS1p3Z1D_OK4m2LJNQMt6co5qvGOltCIBOusTVQSHrKzVSK-sS3ARzVVzip2B6vEvsQoXKMpHTd338zZ9GiOkbN3gxeIdhv5x6LNfz3Lv0/s1600/vulnerable.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVMF6KWSw8_RndLnJcoUESDR-9lvSiKNQXWjS1p3Z1D_OK4m2LJNQMt6co5qvGOltCIBOusTVQSHrKzVSK-sS3ARzVVzip2B6vEvsQoXKMpHTd338zZ9GiOkbN3gxeIdhv5x6LNfz3Lv0/s400/vulnerable.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i>16 x 20 acrylic on canvas ~ Vulnerability in love ~ painted in 2006</i></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><br /></i> <br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;">shrouded outwardly**<br />inwardly open and raw<br /><br />let him in ~ again<br />only to be let out <br />like a dog<br /><br />moonlight, spot lit <br />severed thoughts <br />linger<br />far, the dream had come<br />but stopped dead in its tracks like that of <br />a deer crossing a meadow on a<br />cold moonlit night<br />as it sensed danger nearby,<br />i sensed danger in him<br /><br />i awakened to dampness<br />my brow perspired with anticipation<br />heart beat in rhythm to his<br />once sacred, now scared<br />sleep come! <br />how i wish to sleep it away!<br />to sleep him away<br />to sleep away his lies<br />his betrayals<br />the reality that he needed something,<br />something that apparently no one could give<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"><br />what he needs will never be<br />for he is lost in a plethora of needs<br />none of which will hold his gaze or satisfaction<br /><br />selfish needs <br />dark deeds</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Papyrus;"> they will never be met<br />nor should they<br /><br />his vanity <br />his own mirror cracks at his self-indulgence<br />IT cannot take <br />the ego he wears like a crown <br />a crown of thorns unto himself<br />though their points have no affect on me<br /><br />humility could give rise <br />but not likely<br />ego? illness?<br />ego illness?<br />a psyche that is not of the norm<br />i am petrified that i've given my heart <br />to someone that has a cold<br />calculating<br />devious desire to weaken those who love<br /></span></div></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background-attachment: scroll; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: none; background-origin: initial; background-position: 0% 0%; background-repeat: repeat repeat; border-bottom-style: none !important; border-bottom-width: 0pt !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-style: none !important; border-left-width: 0pt !important; border-right-style: none !important; border-right-width: 0pt !important; border-top-style: none !important; border-top-width: 0pt !important;" /></a><br />© <br />2009<br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">image source: Painting by Calli</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;">*interesting that I found this in my edits in blogger. I never posted it and when I read it, in its immediacy, it did not feel as though I had written it. I think this happens when we *automatic write* from a place of hurting or sadness or when purging old feelings, emotions and beliefs. We express from a deep, cavernous place within and it all at once makes sense and yet does not. I love when this happens, because this is when we write from our place of <i>Truth</i> and what could be more profound than that. </span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;">**also </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;">interesting to me is that in the painting she is vulnerable and sans clothing to depict her vulnerability and yet in the poem she is shrouded (covered) to hide her pain. Signifies how we can be completely covered and still feel unsafe, naked and vulnerable. </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;">I am creating a few posts on my recent trip to Vermont. I will be posting in a series because I have so many things I want to share...stay tuned for that! but</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;">until then you can view NEW paintings & pics here: </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;"><a href="http://wwwsoulreflectionsinartcom-colleen.blogspot.com/">Patina of a Life Expressed</a><br /></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Papyrus;"><br /></span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden" /><input id="jsProxy" onclick="jsCall();" type="hidden" /><br /><div id="refHTML"></div>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-90791638476869237012010-07-26T14:12:00.001-04:002010-07-26T14:18:55.700-04:00Paintings and Patina's ...<br />
<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">It has been a long time and much to catch up on...This is the painting that I did for my Chiropractor's office a few months ago. They're Kanji script symbols for Energy, Peace, and Love (Love being my fave ~I will probably have this tattoo one day). This is not the best photo but the painting glows where it resides. His office is somewhat Zenlike and I wanted to create something that is an expression of what he does. An exceptional chiropractor blends a number of modalities into his work and this is reflected in the painting; the flow of energy along the meridian or spinal column. Peace because there is a feeling of peace after one has had adjustments done (if only temporary) and Love because love is the basis of all things to include healing...:)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: papyrus;">You may remember my published self-portrait where I have also painted the Kanji Script symbol for LOVE. Maybe, I'll skip the tattoo idea and just keep putting it in my paintings ;) She sits in my foyer. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: papyrus;">This is my new screen that I found in an antique shop in Hammondsport weeks ago. It is PERFECT in my dining room, tho' it was not my original intent to place it there. It needs a good cleaning and polishing, but for under $50 ~ A fortunate find indeed! </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: papyrus;">This is an abstract that I finished prior to my trip, also painted with no intention of the outcome...These are usually my favourite paintings. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: papyrus;">Here is a nude that I also painted with no intention if its outcome. She looks so much better in person. I was painting with feeling and not at all concerned with exactness of anatomy, form etc. My new fab find is an unbleached white paint and I simply love it! <br />
...and so I hope you enjoyed catching up a bit. I will be back to post several photos from my recent trip to Vermont. You'll enjoy, I promise! And, if you'd like please visit <a href="http://www.withinshadesofgreyexistsaplace.blogspot.com/">Shades of Grey</a> soon for some poetry that sat in my edits since last year and called out to be published. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: papyrus;">much love~</span><br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% transparent; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">© 2010 </span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10pt;"></span></span></div></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-26532410799305565592010-06-08T14:22:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.645-04:00empty frames...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsASo2f11uHac83434Dn4nsq0Z5j5KvDxUomvoA4g4jm6Vja8OBn7qPnEqTP-6skaXPmOu0dzU9qCSNDsFkdq0jXLr7FUpx1FrDUn0R7lZTRC1FMJU_Lbv3lmWHMpNW-5CghVepuxMy0/s1600/vintage+frames.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUsASo2f11uHac83434Dn4nsq0Z5j5KvDxUomvoA4g4jm6Vja8OBn7qPnEqTP-6skaXPmOu0dzU9qCSNDsFkdq0jXLr7FUpx1FrDUn0R7lZTRC1FMJU_Lbv3lmWHMpNW-5CghVepuxMy0/s400/vintage+frames.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> empty frames<br />overlap against paneled walls<br /><br />once held images of a life within<br />and now, weather worn without<br /><br />they've seen better days<br />memories shaped, lives lived<br />and so remain<br /><br />a patina<br />that ceases to tell individual stories<br />though volumes adhered<br />to every pore of their time worn wood<br /><br />their vintage charm holds a sense of pleasure, pain,<br />joy and deep sadness<br /><br /><i>imprints from another place and time</i><br /><br />empty frames overlap against freshly painted walls<br />in anticipation of new memories, fashioned, captured<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE3fGnvDVl8M5R5OQ9cS2AQplQMdU_MmFNwaUXEEzE8MUSM4bAt-tx_iPFJy0Q9IQSyNgWendLlp1tFqjCo0DMTNM93U3zJmN_THODjDSlle0gx7ZvlbshlHdLtLLGBlZcnVwoeDw2a4/s1600/anthrolpologie_empty_frames_rect540.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwE3fGnvDVl8M5R5OQ9cS2AQplQMdU_MmFNwaUXEEzE8MUSM4bAt-tx_iPFJy0Q9IQSyNgWendLlp1tFqjCo0DMTNM93U3zJmN_THODjDSlle0gx7ZvlbshlHdLtLLGBlZcnVwoeDw2a4/s400/anthrolpologie_empty_frames_rect540.jpg" width="266" /></a></div>then treasured...<br />by US<br /><br /><br />image source: google search<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Courier New"; font-size: 10.0pt;"></span></span>© 2010</div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-12660335392181152942010-06-01T12:22:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.634-04:00just dreaming me some sunshine and mini travels...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrZhzx5gfl8szpS5-NL9EI6jZfsRJsWhaRia3opCS5y7oT8V0kCpsddDPAoGNACxbFnu58vbG9yIBeH-CxgpXcbBWpA3N_cf-nlciGoLFkfEM0TJwVAhJvbnQgBPak85VzrL3wLvgzK4/s1600/theres+a+thunder+in+our+hearts+baby_tumblr_kxurvjty0t1qzjggvo1_400_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="262" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvrZhzx5gfl8szpS5-NL9EI6jZfsRJsWhaRia3opCS5y7oT8V0kCpsddDPAoGNACxbFnu58vbG9yIBeH-CxgpXcbBWpA3N_cf-nlciGoLFkfEM0TJwVAhJvbnQgBPak85VzrL3wLvgzK4/s400/theres+a+thunder+in+our+hearts+baby_tumblr_kxurvjty0t1qzjggvo1_400_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> With the holiday weekend behind us I find myself dreaming (what else is new ;) of traveling;<br />of seeking, searching and capturing with my mind's eye, heart and camera ~ LIFE. The sun will not shine today but I simply love days like this. Puts me in a dreamy state. The birds are chirping and the sounds of the season are among us. I was going through photos this morning doing some research and came upon so many that inspire me to live life more fully; to engage when my heart desires something new. I have been so one-track minded these days and so determined to wind down some projects, that I left my free-spirited bohemian soul-self, at the curb. She needs to spread her wings. She needs a good old-fashioned road-trip equipped with camera equipment, sandals and a cooler packed with fresh fruit, and other road-trip, hands-on-the-steering-wheel-worthy-food. That would include a pack of red licorice and let's not forget my thermos of coffee, preferably a StarBucks French Roast Intensely Smoky X-Bold blend. Warning: That stuff is wicked strong so you best love coffee enough to chew on beans themselves or not have an issue with growing hair on your chest ;) cuz you're in for an experience. Back to the road-trip. It's nearing time. As soon as the kids go on vacation with their Dad, I'm off to blue skies, my beloved Green Mountains and some serious fave spot hopping. The Desert was calling but I think I prefer New England travels this go around.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">~ Here's a lovely place that I hope hasn't changed one iota since I was last there. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">This is a gorgeous bistro with an old world ambiance. Many fond memories of this place. ........in downtown, Burlington, VT<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NCem4dr2MCpcewbIdDQUBAKKwTaPDrYzfGS37l_RxhrLH3CkVgC3Kl9jyIYPDyBHBf0FtH5AkEu46maj8mrC5VEnWSaN33ghLCfs7ROKMzbXGeTcl5dyTteYRZ-4_28fSX6JAWJopp8/s1600/Leunig's+Bistro+~+Church+Street,+VT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="301" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5NCem4dr2MCpcewbIdDQUBAKKwTaPDrYzfGS37l_RxhrLH3CkVgC3Kl9jyIYPDyBHBf0FtH5AkEu46maj8mrC5VEnWSaN33ghLCfs7ROKMzbXGeTcl5dyTteYRZ-4_28fSX6JAWJopp8/s400/Leunig's+Bistro+~+Church+Street,+VT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lake Champlain facing our gorgeous New York, Adirondack Mountains.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOams074yY7edtOs9Q6tiLJFnkThgJqvg2wGi6O4qUdSsPrFGeqki9soYQzMTSQ-ZiR-RmydeqoEoCQHrqLdx1yUcID8ySxKhUXCgBTu70_XMTZSysONpgzi2C79ZVA4ob6tSsJ8wkFB0/s1600/Lake+Champlain_VT.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="221" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOams074yY7edtOs9Q6tiLJFnkThgJqvg2wGi6O4qUdSsPrFGeqki9soYQzMTSQ-ZiR-RmydeqoEoCQHrqLdx1yUcID8ySxKhUXCgBTu70_XMTZSysONpgzi2C79ZVA4ob6tSsJ8wkFB0/s400/Lake+Champlain_VT.jpg" width="400" /></a></div>and once I hit the road and begin exploring maybe sweet surprises will be discovered along the way. One never knows...;)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MczmZF3c_D4ui-VG0PHH33jCGUsvUwgwm17P_fQLaOW50xBnqLEgWKwhBBfgFgOJ2SR8IdGg3eQ-7lf3p75ZanfjaFLU2rDCZ-NRDSBvtt-0GOqIaeb6iEsQz86646Xmpd33ANVtMaY/s1600/L+O+V+E+take+as+much+as+you+need_+2264883365_0b75881907_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0MczmZF3c_D4ui-VG0PHH33jCGUsvUwgwm17P_fQLaOW50xBnqLEgWKwhBBfgFgOJ2SR8IdGg3eQ-7lf3p75ZanfjaFLU2rDCZ-NRDSBvtt-0GOqIaeb6iEsQz86646Xmpd33ANVtMaY/s400/L+O+V+E+take+as+much+as+you+need_+2264883365_0b75881907_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I'm mean let's face it, if we're not open to such experiences what is the use of living. I need to shake things up but my number one rule...Safety First! I am hyper-vigilant! One must be as a parent and as a single woman in the world. I mean hey, there are a lot of sick and dangerous people out there.<br /> I need to take along a travel journal this time around. I always come across these little tiny out of the way charming towns or antique shops and then forget how I got there. I am never worried tho' about getting lost as the main roads are pretty easy to navigate but isn't that the fun of traveling when you can simply EXPLORE; taking the road less traveled, cliche' ? maybe, but true! </span><span style="font-family: papyrus;">While dreaming of Burlington, there was a time when I wanted to relocate there, more than anything. I think the only thing that stopped me was that my eldest daughter was still quite young and us being on our own after a wicked break up felt a bit overwhelming. I have always had an independent streak but at times, would not or could not attempt to come out of my comfort zone. But I just fell in love with the atmosphere there. Ideally, to live nearby in the country with Burlington just mere minutes away would be perfect. The first time I looked up at those lovely old buildings on Church Street, I saw an artist working at their easel at night with the light on and realized what a vibrant, lovely place to create; overlooking the quaint, cobblestone street with eccentric mimes and street musicians below. It's so peaceful at night, couples walking hand-in-hand browsing store fronts, sipping cappuccino's on patio's of some very jazzy places, like the aforementioned Bistro;) ...Oh, and, the restaurants there are so great!There is a fantastic, palpable atmosphere which totally draws me in. You know that scene in movies where many friends, misfits and the like come together to share great wine and delectable food, well that is the atmosphere in Burlington. So inviting. So eclectic. Very diverse and many creative people. Right up my alley. Perhaps, if I lived there it would lose some of its charm, but probably not. I have a country heart with the inner energy of a city girl and in Burlington, I have met my match. Ahh, to dream. No other place has given me the same inner feeling of joy that I simply have never been able to put into words. Just the mere *thought* of this place gives me that feeling. It is a transcendental experience within and gives me a sense of knowing; of belonging, that I cherish. Maybe when my youngest kids are grown? I never rule anything out. </span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> </span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I hope all my American friends had a fun Memorial day and that all of our soldiers, past, present and future, heard our praise and prayers.</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">God Bless America! </span> <span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Until next time...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">© 2010</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">image source: theres_a_thunder_in_our_hearts_baby_tumblr</span></span></div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-58608224075358465662010-05-27T10:56:00.003-04:002010-05-27T10:58:20.763-04:00Bohemian Classic...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuzwlw9H_tnqfE7zc4ylrTbJih1VGsJT66rRtpqxCJhP4UO-7DN7mNBt5j4oGqTYIG-alkUfcVjzRAghTByIbXYfv00UijnG7aTDefHNTJmDKlbuMTblzd5JyN1eMBOM6Tp8txogrYLz0/s1600/PEACE+I.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWuzwlw9H_tnqfE7zc4ylrTbJih1VGsJT66rRtpqxCJhP4UO-7DN7mNBt5j4oGqTYIG-alkUfcVjzRAghTByIbXYfv00UijnG7aTDefHNTJmDKlbuMTblzd5JyN1eMBOM6Tp8txogrYLz0/s400/PEACE+I.JPG" width="218" /></a></div><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Just stepping in to say hello to those of you readers who did not get my update post on my other blog. Here's the link if you'd like to peek in: </span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://www.withinshadesofgreyexistsaplace.blogspot.com/" http:="" www.withinshadesofgreyexistsaplace.blogspot.com=""> Shades of Grey</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;">Speaking of other blogs, I am trying to come up with a way to merge the two. I am stuck. I love the background and concept and design on the poetry blog and love the clean lines of this one. This is a prime example of my aesthetic in design. I am eclectic and am drawn to a free-spirited bohemian way of decorating as well as to clean lines and simplicity. And, so as I merge these differing traits in my real life, I will attempt to do the same here. <span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span>I took a fun quiz once (can't find the link) that determined that I was a 'Bohemian Classic' as far as design goes. Um, yep, pretty much true.<br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;">If i haven't mentioned it before all things Design are my other love. I am drawn to this more and more. I love taking something old and making it new and even more beautiful. At times, I prefer to keep something in its old and worn state because its patina lends a warm and welcoming charm. My future projects will be where fashion meets fine art and where fine art meets design. Designs are in the works! That is my only hint. I just felt the need to shake things up a bit and take my creativity to a different level. I am still painting on a regular basis. I am also, if you read on my other blog, renovating and re-designing many rooms in my home. Unfortunately, I have taken on too much at one given time so I need to ease back a bit and go slower. I'd love to post pics of my happenings but my USB port(s) on my laptop are apparently malfunctioning and will not recognize my cameras. That will be rectified soon, I hope. If anyone knows how to fix this issue, please do let me know.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;">For now I leave you with these...and one has nothing to do with the other ~ just random pics to peruse :)</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhmzoe4jkIgJM8ztdKOE1MY-jbNfV2D6P-8Stg0jb7e5WjaAMgtEBgmeFlnM3xp7CbPOyz8Y6QKSHwrnRASHUe21A8VSCG5OoRsk6bJ1Ep-8aD5ezTvNNnVCUGpl-84VXbUzq6faYf6ei/s1600/my+chic+tiger+print+chairsL11213151.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqhmzoe4jkIgJM8ztdKOE1MY-jbNfV2D6P-8Stg0jb7e5WjaAMgtEBgmeFlnM3xp7CbPOyz8Y6QKSHwrnRASHUe21A8VSCG5OoRsk6bJ1Ep-8aD5ezTvNNnVCUGpl-84VXbUzq6faYf6ei/s400/my+chic+tiger+print+chairsL11213151.jpg" width="320" /></a>These are my new accent chairs but this is not my photo. The chairs are much larger than they appear and darker in real life.........I love my chic accent chairs!!!</span></span><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hx5ckw1c1v1D6b0WVZ24HmxCQylat2RvdBi6MO4V7jYtVApoNYZVz6xBleT1IlYzRRIXdDbwBNOH_w2MA8MwLXDKtmq9xn6S61v6_uWzy5PTU9YbzL_nV_ik6uaq3hfGy3fxzlp-ZKUu/s1600/3351577286_ae877d68e4+mine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Hx5ckw1c1v1D6b0WVZ24HmxCQylat2RvdBi6MO4V7jYtVApoNYZVz6xBleT1IlYzRRIXdDbwBNOH_w2MA8MwLXDKtmq9xn6S61v6_uWzy5PTU9YbzL_nV_ik6uaq3hfGy3fxzlp-ZKUu/s400/3351577286_ae877d68e4+mine.jpg" width="400" /></a><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span></span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Just a *very old* watercolour painting of mine. I rarely work in watercolour now. </span><br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1ZWn9ac-SPtjI0ewEPiCI7JeSzWcNIGTcmDYVutgX6I9csnhyuabxgY2j0V6vAFGBHFq7EuP6Ws-0pH2pWsheWth0IHk8LYBNrprzoqyWc9jeB4mb9Qop8642ZVFZt5XW6g_YxlwO853/s1600/a+lovely+send+from+Ro_original.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="317" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjS1ZWn9ac-SPtjI0ewEPiCI7JeSzWcNIGTcmDYVutgX6I9csnhyuabxgY2j0V6vAFGBHFq7EuP6Ws-0pH2pWsheWth0IHk8LYBNrprzoqyWc9jeB4mb9Qop8642ZVFZt5XW6g_YxlwO853/s400/a+lovely+send+from+Ro_original.jpg" width="400" /></a></span></span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">This was a lovely send from my awesome friend RO and I wanted to share it with YOU! </span><span style="font-family: papyrus;">See you soon~</span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;">© 2010 </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">peace sign pic and painting by me </span><br />
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<div id="refHTML"></div>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-40153754796727833392010-05-25T10:34:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.661-04:00Flights of Fancy?...No way!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLY1jAdNreK2aSeqo-2f1mAAFUncM64iY72iPT8xIOJN7_3zpm_0oLfMTMdDbZN5U4ss4F7coE8fJfEyp4j1LDniWfFxMuRXBVfcIo1o0M8CeDjd9JvihdLofO0VJ9sU7bfDMMlIyGjRw/s1600/06_KnightsTreasure_LG2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLY1jAdNreK2aSeqo-2f1mAAFUncM64iY72iPT8xIOJN7_3zpm_0oLfMTMdDbZN5U4ss4F7coE8fJfEyp4j1LDniWfFxMuRXBVfcIo1o0M8CeDjd9JvihdLofO0VJ9sU7bfDMMlIyGjRw/s400/06_KnightsTreasure_LG2.jpg" width="292" /></a></div><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">In a secret place<br />a heavily guarded fortress for one<br />designed and implemented<br />to protect<br />to serve<br />An inner chastity belt ~ tightly secured.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /> all the while...<br />the breeze wisps by and speaks loudly and with authority!<br /><i>"It is open to you!</i><br /><i>You must believe"!<br /><br />"There is no war between two"<br /><br />"There is no winner or loser"<br /><br /></i><i>"Only a right ONE, a right CHOICE".</i><br /><br />Solace disturbed by this breeze that speaks as if it knows<br />what the heart does not. Penetration, regardless of chastity.<br />Damn this disturbance...damn this! The breeze is simply wrong,<br />naive, even feeble minded.<br /><br />I just want to rest!<br /><br />The breeze wisps by again and says, even more loudly and with even more authority!<br /><i>"You have been loved with promises and where did that get you"?</i><br /><i><br />"You must know your dreams will come true".<br />"You've done your part so yes, rest now but know it shall be done and soon".<br />"Time is the only delay".<br /><br /></i><i>"Rest now, for you will need all the energy you can muster"...</i><br /><br />Still uncertain as to the breeze's knowledge and message;<br />skepticism remains.<br /><br />after a lengthy sleep and soothing rest...<br /><br />This heart opens like a blooming flower<br />Full with Fever!<br /><br />Yet opening gently ~ carefully.<br />Can this be?<br />I can just be?<br /><br />An affirmative, resounding 'YES' comes from far off in the distance<br />followed by...<br />"We will find<br />no boundaries,<br />no hindrances,<br />no confused emotions or intentions on my part or yours, my beloved.<br />Things that were issues in our respective pasts are just that ~ past.<br />They need not plague the love we are about to embark on.<br />Walls will crumble and fall".</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">"We will both be FREE~ to just BE".</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />"This, you and I have designed together...</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">and together we <i>will</i> BE".<br /><br /><br />~AMEN to that! ;)<br /><br /><br />© 2010<br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; border-bottom-width: 0px !important; border-color: initial !important; border-left-width: 0px !important; border-right-width: 0px !important; border-style: initial !important; border-top-width: 0px !important;" /></a></span></span></div></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;">image source: KnightsTreasure_LG2</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I'm so sure I've used this image before but funny after my words were written I came across this pic again and low & behold...it fits perfectly!<br /> * Gotta love fairy tales because they can and do come true! ...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">for a cute little fantasy click here: <object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOgkT2isqdI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TOgkT2isqdI&hl=en_US&fs=1&color1=0x3a3a3a&color2=0x999999" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="480" height="385"></embed></object></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">from the French film 'Happily Ever After' ....I just LOVE Johnny's smile/grin ~ it's so hot! and what a cameo role for him! Loved it! ;)</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span> <span style="font-family: papyrus;"> </span> <span style="font-family: papyrus;">*Once again, I have been an absent blogger. I'm not even sure I can call myself a blogger these days. I am still so busy plus my laptop and connection have been<br />challenging me big time. I can't upload any new paintings or pics because my laptop usb ports are apparently shot. But I wanted to make sure to pop in to say Hello!<br />Still renovating. Still setting up my new Studio. Still painting and working diligently on my new *secret* projects. I cannot wait for the reveal of those, at least in part at some point before September. </span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">....And, Still missing you guys! </span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-82738663813861906402010-04-29T12:55:00.001-04:002010-04-29T13:01:45.458-04:00the patina of a life expressed...<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
As I posted on my other blog, I have been in a whirlwind of activity, hence my absence from blogging.<br />
I have many wonderful happenings and hope to share more soon...<br />
but for now here is a hodge podge of photos...<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbp0cUN8myXN_Ak3ykwBbOEn4wbCbu2y0d8-5SZ8wIeiN9Pw6Ie5r7crE9miA9IyrDD0FwaszVyo9JCjpGwL7PqiQ55HNIO1kOGZ9u5SzmOCxlZpPEsypcnqNGhcfnQD6XmryKjfnvNXpj/s1600/Anna+_+year+1860+She+was+20+years+old+and+lived+till+80+_100_1743.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbp0cUN8myXN_Ak3ykwBbOEn4wbCbu2y0d8-5SZ8wIeiN9Pw6Ie5r7crE9miA9IyrDD0FwaszVyo9JCjpGwL7PqiQ55HNIO1kOGZ9u5SzmOCxlZpPEsypcnqNGhcfnQD6XmryKjfnvNXpj/s400/Anna+_+year+1860+She+was+20+years+old+and+lived+till+80+_100_1743.jpg" width="0" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguNIl667ho7J3aRZr7r6aOdCaR5fUoP2fj55sfshpx9InTSNEdTTaM_Ivc2N45ehcscwW-OnWOvuo508hRVXD8-3Kklsf5FvT_fWyJf_uww42E4M0wvLChYG3wCG7kLZb7DqY08pAweXV/s1600/Anna+100_1719.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgguNIl667ho7J3aRZr7r6aOdCaR5fUoP2fj55sfshpx9InTSNEdTTaM_Ivc2N45ehcscwW-OnWOvuo508hRVXD8-3Kklsf5FvT_fWyJf_uww42E4M0wvLChYG3wCG7kLZb7DqY08pAweXV/s400/Anna+100_1719.jpg" width="316" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">this is an oil on board of a girl named Anna ~ painted in 1860, when she was 20 years old. She lived to be 80. There are details with her full name, mention of grandchildren etc on the back of the painting. I wish the photo was nicer to show the richness of the colours. Something drew me to her. I had the frame but bought the painting for $20 at my local antique shop. She's haunting...and she's my new Lady in Red, as Steve has the other...:)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRDAdBQ9txHJAqcMUcaZu4bjjtuUyg6s_pIoLyzmTAz3yxPAmRZxo6uTB53oWew4lLri1_ArIVbIt6bBmxZ1L20VxAJJNfC9pd9e7jy9hkjWyCA8tO8Ad2F-kRp-qK7DZKGGBoPIg13Bz/s1600/100_1721.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcRDAdBQ9txHJAqcMUcaZu4bjjtuUyg6s_pIoLyzmTAz3yxPAmRZxo6uTB53oWew4lLri1_ArIVbIt6bBmxZ1L20VxAJJNfC9pd9e7jy9hkjWyCA8tO8Ad2F-kRp-qK7DZKGGBoPIg13Bz/s400/100_1721.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is my dining room chalkboard and I change the message on a regular basis. Sometimes in french, sometimes displaying a menu ~ anything goes! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">These are my words..."In the Garden of Life, you'll always find Beauty, if you look for it"...</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6mho6BBguZmq1GHmB4p8hIF8vsQwulnSH7igzo77nMMqRdIrbKCzjWioaByv8gdb3SjcqWyxRaCZmE08njAC9DDHanZXhprtcD9ckWhC60pk3M9-NMRCxAv4JNwtUdSvbkRwJOGD351v/s1600/100_1745.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj6mho6BBguZmq1GHmB4p8hIF8vsQwulnSH7igzo77nMMqRdIrbKCzjWioaByv8gdb3SjcqWyxRaCZmE08njAC9DDHanZXhprtcD9ckWhC60pk3M9-NMRCxAv4JNwtUdSvbkRwJOGD351v/s400/100_1745.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My studio is on the move...It will reside in its own special place very soon. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Under construction ..;)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIC7d8TKRurBsiMhgr017gFb8l7SHVmBEnGLPgryP4tkwPh5L-qh6RV_XiBopTIqkKbrlAIacgw9yyBw98O78OM1emSnCa2o8EpsbbpXmxVN416PT3-AkKxzhRO-5KfDKYOKvxG9iEAf5_/s1600/close-up+pain+series_100_1730.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIC7d8TKRurBsiMhgr017gFb8l7SHVmBEnGLPgryP4tkwPh5L-qh6RV_XiBopTIqkKbrlAIacgw9yyBw98O78OM1emSnCa2o8EpsbbpXmxVN416PT3-AkKxzhRO-5KfDKYOKvxG9iEAf5_/s400/close-up+pain+series_100_1730.jpg" width="231" /></a></div>the stain of pain (close-up) ~ 16 x 20 charcoal and coffee on canvas<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdmi41SPoIYwq6-_9M6h4LPgkktCO9XzruNvLRZ8HAcPzF9PD3mlf1kktpS4ZCUF_gPq29hnGhoxAXKgRpVefbat4Y1sFFWMSrq79ePKruNm6OdQd3vcvYl0bh3IZdC2UGBvfeeecASKt/s1600/Vintage+card+table+_100_1734.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYdmi41SPoIYwq6-_9M6h4LPgkktCO9XzruNvLRZ8HAcPzF9PD3mlf1kktpS4ZCUF_gPq29hnGhoxAXKgRpVefbat4Y1sFFWMSrq79ePKruNm6OdQd3vcvYl0bh3IZdC2UGBvfeeecASKt/s400/Vintage+card+table+_100_1734.jpg" width="295" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a lovely vintage card table that I recently picked up. I just fell in love with it! I love the style of the legs and it looks like a very old oil painting. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSAX81y4yx8AdJl4zld-wmQDVAakI-BjP_2gjiWrpbal14u5_61xuIpy6m9BWyrarD_-0X4JmQLCQLBZdWu0fmY99Za1KKSs5yA2loIzAKoYoAnNlsHCTMqXcSNCBSzQzeq2Vboh0g1yC/s1600/close-up+vintage+card+table+_100_1738.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFSAX81y4yx8AdJl4zld-wmQDVAakI-BjP_2gjiWrpbal14u5_61xuIpy6m9BWyrarD_-0X4JmQLCQLBZdWu0fmY99Za1KKSs5yA2loIzAKoYoAnNlsHCTMqXcSNCBSzQzeq2Vboh0g1yC/s400/close-up+vintage+card+table+_100_1738.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbEFgb97IHVeoL0UIewgQxBiUMEHeTdasFdpHtXopFlwLFGZ9cGY-SnN4RyZyYugTz0mF046uterfuUxaD5osk_yjZIZOhCRU2EETUTuI4Vs27hOlvaoRFU8pMYUDryWnP_MY5xUzOLNc/s1600/Pain+lives+here+_+100_1733.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDbEFgb97IHVeoL0UIewgQxBiUMEHeTdasFdpHtXopFlwLFGZ9cGY-SnN4RyZyYugTz0mF046uterfuUxaD5osk_yjZIZOhCRU2EETUTuI4Vs27hOlvaoRFU8pMYUDryWnP_MY5xUzOLNc/s400/Pain+lives+here+_+100_1733.jpg" width="266" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This photo was going to be titled: 'Pain Lives Here'...because among all the good happenings in my life, I am spending more and more time with my Chiropractor :((</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">in his office is a large print of Picasso's 'Blue Nude' and it along with my back pain ~ ugh! inspired me to paint these...but I try never to dwell on the negative. </div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcA2KufRkm9ZvlUEB78slQKNfyS1wunJHGug3DFxWLHlLbd4NqTJdSHQIx5ANdzk7AiBGfn7nsWYFrS74bPD_EiFKrdyhY2rsPQo_zV7JITV2UN6q-wjhf9PHF6oNRbW0b_HAUiinPQS4/s1600/the+stain+left+by+pain_+a+series+100_1708.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="250" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWcA2KufRkm9ZvlUEB78slQKNfyS1wunJHGug3DFxWLHlLbd4NqTJdSHQIx5ANdzk7AiBGfn7nsWYFrS74bPD_EiFKrdyhY2rsPQo_zV7JITV2UN6q-wjhf9PHF6oNRbW0b_HAUiinPQS4/s400/the+stain+left+by+pain_+a+series+100_1708.jpg" width="400" /></a><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">coffee and charcoal on canvas when they wips (works-in-progress)</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">(crazy? I know, but I love my <i>coffee</i> :) </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPORtoFz6Ie4fWMUynPptZhfjlTmyogzUNVLAmYL1K3rMAst3W28l78UpgTOuMiFZCEAi_LdYo6QrG05f8Jvk2__rEw4gyy8GA3EmJcQxV8Hx9UAmGOQu6PDjpbv2HEKq4x0OaccWafhmH/s1600/Cal+2-100_1596.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPORtoFz6Ie4fWMUynPptZhfjlTmyogzUNVLAmYL1K3rMAst3W28l78UpgTOuMiFZCEAi_LdYo6QrG05f8Jvk2__rEw4gyy8GA3EmJcQxV8Hx9UAmGOQu6PDjpbv2HEKq4x0OaccWafhmH/s400/Cal+2-100_1596.jpg" width="273" /></a></div>me in b & w ...somebody needs a haircut ;)<br />
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Anyway, I hope to see you soon! I have not been able to make my round of visits and for that I am sorry. At times, life moves at such a wicked pace and weeks go by before you know it. I leave you with a smile and much love...<br />
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<div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span></span></div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-42761805614475246832010-04-29T10:49:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.665-04:00intricacies of...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoscOgZXpNJ2lA2Cgc9PaL_Do1-pq0Zm35X5OmTs7YA7s7otK7B2Gfj_q3Kgx_rT2saL5cOofm2J2hTEBgd2mg2hsIoBSYo-404rYKuOt-Tjh0lOucmiwdntRJ4lxe8lLHWbFzw3LlNc/s1600/2_tumblr_krk5a9S0uw1qzpe8uo1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="266" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhMoscOgZXpNJ2lA2Cgc9PaL_Do1-pq0Zm35X5OmTs7YA7s7otK7B2Gfj_q3Kgx_rT2saL5cOofm2J2hTEBgd2mg2hsIoBSYo-404rYKuOt-Tjh0lOucmiwdntRJ4lxe8lLHWbFzw3LlNc/s400/2_tumblr_krk5a9S0uw1qzpe8uo1_500_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center><br /><div style="text-align: auto;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;">contemplating evanescence<br />comes a breath of life<br />nirvana<br /><br />a soulful love<br /><br />perceived emotions<br />movement<br />tangled in <i>its</i> intricacies<br /><br />a parade of feelings<br />thoughts<br />wonderings...<br /><br />deciphering<br />the story of ~<br />what was dreamed<br />and what we have BECOME.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;">© 2010</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"> </span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">image source: 2tumblr_krk5a9S0uw1qzpe8uo1</span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px;"> </span> </span> <br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OHImpAbpBsMfFekhFxXGT4A2Q9mu5jSeMK8letXKOTjzE7DAutGvnfGyC-t_OTEPm9Tq5wJX0JU25a6hpEQhJZcfl5z9MSCAIFVkYVyCEBRYmrgkFM9ujonrTmgQD-a1CGi4ceIuKiA/s1600/dividers-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7OHImpAbpBsMfFekhFxXGT4A2Q9mu5jSeMK8letXKOTjzE7DAutGvnfGyC-t_OTEPm9Tq5wJX0JU25a6hpEQhJZcfl5z9MSCAIFVkYVyCEBRYmrgkFM9ujonrTmgQD-a1CGi4ceIuKiA/s320/dividers-1.jpg" /></a></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZg3fDP__8OAhjvkC627AF89Ttpd4CnXLVzvh5TTvFYoLoB1nDbaVFpaxlPu5bhGhPfdqUCBhH9904Ej3IPZbNUBrC3nsGhE_W2OVj2C9PA7P-S_Qqd8OcMk9vJuRzusfCJdhyphenhyphen7slmRw/s1600/Bright+Star+-13094.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="265" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGZg3fDP__8OAhjvkC627AF89Ttpd4CnXLVzvh5TTvFYoLoB1nDbaVFpaxlPu5bhGhPfdqUCBhH9904Ej3IPZbNUBrC3nsGhE_W2OVj2C9PA7P-S_Qqd8OcMk9vJuRzusfCJdhyphenhyphen7slmRw/s400/Bright+Star+-13094.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><center style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /></span> </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i>Love for Keats</i></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">you think it almost crude to love</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">so fair; so much</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i>conceived in quiet beauty</i></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">love can feign the faint of heart</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">it springs forth from buds of weakened desire</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">made strong</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">made whole</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">sustaining all else</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">frail health ~ so cruel</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> love requires its chance</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">its favour</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">allow it its earthly place,</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> season, </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> time</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">let history know his love</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">let the romantic poet </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">live within us all...</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">© 2010</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">* inspired by the film - 'Bright Star' ... and by my beloved poet John Keats (1795-1821) </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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font-size: small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;"><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span></span></div></span></span></span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">image source: tumblr</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">*note: I have been dying to use this image ~ it's so unique! </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">and so it may not match my prose, but hey! :) ...</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">and I been living that whirlwind of activity so my absence has been extended. I am making many changes, updates to my life, my home, my blogs and to my Art. I cannot wait to reveal my latest endeavor but time is needed, quite possibly a few more months...Instead of being absent, I hope to post my *little happenings* ~ if only to keep in touch. Miss you ALL!!! </span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">Much love~</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> ME</span></center><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i>more pics over at:</i></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://wwwsoulreflectionsinartcom-colleen.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>G A R A H S T A H</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b> </b></span></span></div></span> </span></center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-24175225583689278192010-03-26T12:10:00.003-04:002010-03-26T12:14:06.499-04:00Hi everyone! ...Spring is here!!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuklasPc3WSc5BOupQgHjFRkunHqyLJOgwRgLwBpdDo8LDo7jsTAa-BGnZS-QC6DtLs1dIV7CAeNlkNm_F9zolg17inur9liEz6SEyqFE8es7NZf7srIebsqhggTCR7sLLoEwSs0iDmp6w/s1600/100_0424.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuklasPc3WSc5BOupQgHjFRkunHqyLJOgwRgLwBpdDo8LDo7jsTAa-BGnZS-QC6DtLs1dIV7CAeNlkNm_F9zolg17inur9liEz6SEyqFE8es7NZf7srIebsqhggTCR7sLLoEwSs0iDmp6w/s640/100_0424.jpg" width="475" /></a></div><br />
<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">beautiful mistake in my studio</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
Hi everyone! Sorry it has been ages since I last posted, two months...wow! I have been increasingly busy but wanted to make sure to pop in to give an update. I also want to apologize for being MIA from visiting your blogs as well. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">I miss visiting all of you! <br />
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<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">this (work-in-progress) painting was prior to my trip to Arizona ~ Me thinks I had the desert on my mind...she is titled: 'My Aboriginal Self' and is a 16 x 20 mixed media on canvas.</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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</span> </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">My waterfall ~ the largest of several...oh the lovely sounds they make when flowing...a sanctuary in our own backyard. As I write this post at my desk I am looking up and my view is of this waterfall. </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br />
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<span class="apple-style-span">all photos by Calli ~ 2010 </span></div></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-29926094119112965542010-03-26T12:08:00.000-04:002014-09-12T12:12:10.648-04:00let's fall in love again...<center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">She's Back!!!!!! <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3I4H_Lqd7EkG8mUm1fMnxk9qaU37oG7s5gNZWCpBCI1-Zyy60j46e30Kjb3VJc8178tqwjOBlIjCjvEv64XrOoyp3e73S0JThz8kRl0PqFttsfdV0DKP2GCYoowDHOyZuHF6VXy9BHg/s1600/amapola+on+flickr+771808862_77a0f30d74_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3I4H_Lqd7EkG8mUm1fMnxk9qaU37oG7s5gNZWCpBCI1-Zyy60j46e30Kjb3VJc8178tqwjOBlIjCjvEv64XrOoyp3e73S0JThz8kRl0PqFttsfdV0DKP2GCYoowDHOyZuHF6VXy9BHg/s400/amapola+on+flickr+771808862_77a0f30d74_large.jpg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp3I4H_Lqd7EkG8mUm1fMnxk9qaU37oG7s5gNZWCpBCI1-Zyy60j46e30Kjb3VJc8178tqwjOBlIjCjvEv64XrOoyp3e73S0JThz8kRl0PqFttsfdV0DKP2GCYoowDHOyZuHF6VXy9BHg/s1600/amapola+on+flickr+771808862_77a0f30d74_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a>(got to get me one of these! looks like a stylin' vintage Vespa! :)</div><br />Yes, I am finally making an appearance. It has been a whirlwind of activity. I hadn't planned on being away so long, let alone at all. Life has been busy! In good ways! I have been doing small remodeling projects. Re-decorating rooms in my home and prepping for larger remodeling projects that should be taking place soon (fingers crossed). Kids were on break from school. I also traveled to Arizona (my home away from home), and while there, stood up in my best friend's wedding! ... caught a bad cold upon return :( ...It was a very fast and furiously fun trip. We had a fabulous time and because it was short, I am already planning a return trip. I used to live in AZ and though I don't think I would enjoy living there now, it is so great to visit in February and have the most beautiful temps, in the 70's = perfection! I especially love the nights in AZ. It's so beautiful to sit outside enjoying a glass of wine hanging out with friends, old and new. We didn't have much downtime due to wedding preparations, pedicures, hair, shopping, rehearsal dinner, etc. The outdoor wedding turned out so lovely and we managed to escape the forecasted rain. And for additional FUN that night we visited an Irish Pub and listened to a great band...Love the banter that goes on between the band and the audience...so much fun! Felt like I was in the film <i>PS I Love You </i>~ the only thing missing was <i>Gerard Butler</i> ;) I wanted so badly to get up and dance like they did in Riverdance and Lord of the Dance...but instead you dance with your hands pounding on the table to the beat; very hypnotic! Feels a bit like static dance, definitely groovy :)<br />I miss the desert already and my best friend!<br /><br />I also wanted to touch base to thank all of you, <i>my sweet blogger friends</i> for sending notes and comments wishing me well and wondering where I've gone to. I appreciate your hanging in there during my absence. I miss visiting all of you and hope to do so very soon. Honestly, I am amazed I ever had time to blog before as things have just picked up so much, partly due to the warmer weather. I have sooo many new projects going on and I am very excited for several of them. It's amazing the mental *energy* and *optimism* that spring provides...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffWGFmix7-exoFWfHSU3X0IptmhmobGyQuJTGapxT01JGWHGbzgxg36TTnpC3R2nYqApf_ZwfSllcbJPaJl5EjB_sy2AJuG4rD73lIl7feB67ouE-fofhufssa8dVmq5GINuROaQiS3M/s1600-h/sunrise+first+am+in+arizona+2010+trip.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffWGFmix7-exoFWfHSU3X0IptmhmobGyQuJTGapxT01JGWHGbzgxg36TTnpC3R2nYqApf_ZwfSllcbJPaJl5EjB_sy2AJuG4rD73lIl7feB67ouE-fofhufssa8dVmq5GINuROaQiS3M/s400/sunrise+first+am+in+arizona+2010+trip.jpg" width="400" /></a><br /><i></i><br /><i><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">sunrise my first morning in AZ...</span></center> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrpgZz6cHpIlOOswV37bGmx6x5hJlmNwP62-tzildYaodNx7ODDxc1Chxy4C9MIlquBadmZ0zbrlkD3Y82v7LiEhmqiLbGSlIPhPtx_5Ac7ooc4dZre0osXKj5Lo1TtPdUgzH7fH9-AQ/s1600/poolside+sun+coming+up+over+the+clay+rooftops+2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOrpgZz6cHpIlOOswV37bGmx6x5hJlmNwP62-tzildYaodNx7ODDxc1Chxy4C9MIlquBadmZ0zbrlkD3Y82v7LiEhmqiLbGSlIPhPtx_5Ac7ooc4dZre0osXKj5Lo1TtPdUgzH7fH9-AQ/s400/poolside+sun+coming+up+over+the+clay+rooftops+2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i>this was the house they rented for us...I loved the way the sun was touching the clay rooftops in the early morning sun...:) </i></span></center><i> <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvD5iEeKIx0RC9AyDR-urLHH3KXGePldXoABOQikRXjmfjfekTmOIebtiljvft5oBFWJdAPMeeoi_3SCLB-0wAPCRh2yLANgsUSfRMUOUWgNMHVhNZCo8njDYoQwaUBHES3bgCFkUrtM/s1600/my+first+sunrise+in+az+on+this+trip+2010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEvD5iEeKIx0RC9AyDR-urLHH3KXGePldXoABOQikRXjmfjfekTmOIebtiljvft5oBFWJdAPMeeoi_3SCLB-0wAPCRh2yLANgsUSfRMUOUWgNMHVhNZCo8njDYoQwaUBHES3bgCFkUrtM/s400/my+first+sunrise+in+az+on+this+trip+2010.jpg" width="400" /></a></div></i><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i>these were the best I could do for pics...sooo busy I forgot to pack my usb cord for camera :( so my memory card was full...:( but you get the idea....more pics over at:</i></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://wwwsoulreflectionsinartcom-colleen.blogspot.com/"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b>G A R A H S T A H</b></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><b> </b></span></span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i></i></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><div class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span></span></div></i></span><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #999999;"><b>See You All Soon!!! </b></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">image source: tumblr and all desert pics by Calli</span></div>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-23903902052028747022010-02-09T09:57:00.000-05:002014-09-12T12:12:10.641-04:00cheers to love...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofiRSuFKG8wcU6ldkJMxl69uQIaTdT29jbDW62krah-g68-PF9ngfV1q9QPZjrt4oLC4_xupb0Ty4m1ScJqc_8VK-DOzMKm9HAkeq-2csQDbbKmy-hOT6_BhTyPDBVwA-_JpKzeOD-ng/s1600-h/MarionCotillard.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="397" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgofiRSuFKG8wcU6ldkJMxl69uQIaTdT29jbDW62krah-g68-PF9ngfV1q9QPZjrt4oLC4_xupb0Ty4m1ScJqc_8VK-DOzMKm9HAkeq-2csQDbbKmy-hOT6_BhTyPDBVwA-_JpKzeOD-ng/s400/MarionCotillard.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><center><div style="text-align: auto;"><div style="text-align: auto;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">love </span></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYVBgSJOiIkXuJ0ijV7b5FCIrXyTt1Bzdt7137_m3d7ZasxkSuVc0F-1n6zoFoucpfkPQ7PRcFVLte_1peJDfOlNAWOzI_pyJmlHyimftzxwc6V7ME8Zx7559qePmYBhNq884a0majDs/s1600-h/33aflfr.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBYVBgSJOiIkXuJ0ijV7b5FCIrXyTt1Bzdt7137_m3d7ZasxkSuVc0F-1n6zoFoucpfkPQ7PRcFVLte_1peJDfOlNAWOzI_pyJmlHyimftzxwc6V7ME8Zx7559qePmYBhNq884a0majDs/s200/33aflfr.jpg" width="133" /></a> </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">love ...</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">(the key)</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">let love rest upon my breast</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> my soul</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">let it nurture my want of you</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">let if feed upon all that you are</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">and all that i am </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">when i am with you</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">we are unstoppable</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">we are !</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">i am</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">you are</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">no two <i>more</i> made for LOVE</span></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoNWLC2sNXlSkmclzFN3qGbrWidwPYLoXKsSfrUO6rycf3l3ORtK__10tVOjcZIPnZNT_aeipssozveMLBZFYpzJLlZqDWqOSNtWx4b1Ut_iUv6aDUQszunq5A3RmblLiE6mM-C1EQ_k/s1600-h/Heart+on+the+Mend+(1)+copy.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoNWLC2sNXlSkmclzFN3qGbrWidwPYLoXKsSfrUO6rycf3l3ORtK__10tVOjcZIPnZNT_aeipssozveMLBZFYpzJLlZqDWqOSNtWx4b1Ut_iUv6aDUQszunq5A3RmblLiE6mM-C1EQ_k/s400/Heart+on+the+Mend+(1)+copy.JPG" width="300" /></a></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">there was a time not long ago</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">when true love seemed impossible, tainted</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">but LOVE is <i>always</i> possible</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"> </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjqGJW7fMJUX6VJT5OlWCxgay0UVl9GeLmIAS0p-IehTaWRMjR2ILrF6fzxuPO1fnL30FF2EokHVCM96fGW6cmTa-VV1-tcYvFP_PHlB6-6YoMailhMYN7oWVw0Xh8pB5fiOmssrnvi8U/s320/tiedtohim.jpg" /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"></span></span> <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">you are here</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">i am here</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">we have found what we have both</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">always wanted,</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">always needed </span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><br /></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">s</span>ome things are just meant to be</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjFz8jcRR9wrnISv_w4RmlIw4TA2aux2sUuEADmJFQwzA5qf_i_n-lOMING3Z0r4XdzBFT_BrpMdgU5jWeZoClo9KepzJHBpI-3OmQRTpHMST31PXhttuSgf0BZWbIkKD7uRETKQY4es/s1600-h/romantic_love-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="327" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkjFz8jcRR9wrnISv_w4RmlIw4TA2aux2sUuEADmJFQwzA5qf_i_n-lOMING3Z0r4XdzBFT_BrpMdgU5jWeZoClo9KepzJHBpI-3OmQRTpHMST31PXhttuSgf0BZWbIkKD7uRETKQY4es/s400/romantic_love-1.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">you are LOVE</span></div><div style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">happy Valentine's day...</span></div></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">~</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">Happy Valentine's Day to all of you!!!!!</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: xx-large;">Spread the love...</span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13px;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a></span></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">© </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">2010</span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">image source: Marion Cottilard (french actress), key to my heart, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">'Heart on the Mend' a paintng by Calli - 2006, </span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;">hands, and lolz.ir</span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com23tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-872117784291677577.post-37050416989079481412010-02-03T17:54:00.000-05:002014-09-12T12:12:10.658-04:00purging the way back into love...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVnnMBs5nB0ayTHVLrOZOKuEdRaG82Y0Q1-LnKYu4bnz_anJzXQP9ugG8CvvYrQL3X8N2h_N-W3nIIteMjzDplsNMJzEX4Hr8JfT3mEs8Exutsr6U47TUG930yJsIFBv_DE9yI6ViOODz/s1600-h/veza1_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVnnMBs5nB0ayTHVLrOZOKuEdRaG82Y0Q1-LnKYu4bnz_anJzXQP9ugG8CvvYrQL3X8N2h_N-W3nIIteMjzDplsNMJzEX4Hr8JfT3mEs8Exutsr6U47TUG930yJsIFBv_DE9yI6ViOODz/s640/veza1_large.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">Feeling an urging, a purging, a clearing the way (symbolically) just in time for Valentine's Day!!!<br /><br />How often do we find ourselves - HURT and wondering how in the hell did I let that happen - again?<br />We let it happen because we trust and as we all know we can trust to the point of being oblivious to the truth. The phrase <i>love is blind</i> coined by Shakespeare, was/is too true.<br /><br />But at the same time, <b>love is grand! It is everything!</b> Love is what urges me on each & every day. I am a hopeful romantic. You all know I believe that is the main reason we are here. When I write about love it is usually one extreme to the other and that 'something' in between. That's the way love goes. We can be fiercely, passionately in love or complacent in that love or we can feel a comfort level , a safeness within that love or anything in between. I love the grand, fiercely passionate kind of love and I think that can be found and still bring about that sense of comfort and safeness. BUT, we do this ourselves; for ourselves. IF we're smart we will make sure we feel this in our own lives, in our own hearts before taking on another love. You would think this knowledge could come at an earlier time in ones life? You would think that once this knowledge <i>came</i> the <b>message</b> would stick?...but not always the case because love is blind or it can be. I think when we are in love all sense goes out the window, if we're not careful. IT would be so great if we all knew at a very young age but chances are we live. we love, we eventually learn. IT doesn't matter so much what someone; a parent or a mentor tries to teach us. We have to <b>experience</b>, plain and simple. But I always try to instill in my children that they themselves create their own happiness and that love can only add to the richness in their lives. I will keep telling them that, until <b>I</b> finally get it...... ;)<br /><br />a poem of purging:<br /><br /><i><b> feigned emotions<br />a counterfeit love<br />designed<br />a forgery to the heart<br /><br />for what?<br />what purpose?</b></i> </span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><b><br />to understand, one must<br />enter the mind of a womanizer<br /><br />he puts forth exhaustive efforts<br />to make women fall ~<br />and fall they do...<br /><br />until they crash and burn<br />(some bitterly)<br />to the depths of her own hell<br /><br />until she realizes<br />that she cannot live his lie<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><i><b> </b></i></span></b></i></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><b> she will not be his conscience</b></i> </span></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><br /><br /><center><br /><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><b><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: normal; font-weight: normal;"><br /></span></span></i></b></span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><b> she'll move heaven & earth<br />to once again<br /><br />seek </b></i></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><b>her own beautiful truth</b></i> <br />~</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAlfc_KSrvfNsJWqelASvC3yNOekknstGa3XsPnXDt5CCSgnBT3MRTG1d7IxwLhkL0tsURfm2CBKdfwkzft4ey1809HA1YFNZDHDuXrVz74nEM1kDNS8EUx04wm4Ym4WAcl38_eWS-yvX/s1600-h/tumblr_ktqy3nv07L1qa1fe8o1_500_large.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCAlfc_KSrvfNsJWqelASvC3yNOekknstGa3XsPnXDt5CCSgnBT3MRTG1d7IxwLhkL0tsURfm2CBKdfwkzft4ey1809HA1YFNZDHDuXrVz74nEM1kDNS8EUx04wm4Ym4WAcl38_eWS-yvX/s400/tumblr_ktqy3nv07L1qa1fe8o1_500_large.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /></span> </span></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn5zcJKvE-5s-_Dix1Ggiz1M2YRylU6MQs7bOzyjswrzGnzZCO_Gy9dOm-E62rdr2WWGT7epry4h6b-iOH2XhWw0SLmsf5GWLZ9UURsXpfda4ZdmyhrMmpc47OwXSyg6rta4cRmExKWOI/s1600-h/loveyou1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtn5zcJKvE-5s-_Dix1Ggiz1M2YRylU6MQs7bOzyjswrzGnzZCO_Gy9dOm-E62rdr2WWGT7epry4h6b-iOH2XhWw0SLmsf5GWLZ9UURsXpfda4ZdmyhrMmpc47OwXSyg6rta4cRmExKWOI/s320/loveyou1.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">sweet images... THAT is the way it should feel...and even with the commercialization of the all too dreaded Valentine's Day...I still believe in LOVE</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;">but if love lets me down again...</span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><i><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">you can find me here</span></b></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">....</span><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: x-large;">;)</span></b></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuXt-6l7hmvwXS7dNt8XCKSu5qok5-7ShJsQR-dPlEZWDCiEUYkBI0k5alAToe2ZeImjQRE2ow1m3gNdaSbOTwBOebBy-ssIuk7wnJN-fxR4PRDW2Ldy-rr5FkMx50YUo4W6oJdypmXM_/s1600-h/Cowgirl_in_Heaven+thestoeckleincollection.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="267" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQuXt-6l7hmvwXS7dNt8XCKSu5qok5-7ShJsQR-dPlEZWDCiEUYkBI0k5alAToe2ZeImjQRE2ow1m3gNdaSbOTwBOebBy-ssIuk7wnJN-fxR4PRDW2Ldy-rr5FkMx50YUo4W6oJdypmXM_/s400/Cowgirl_in_Heaven+thestoeckleincollection.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><center><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><br /></span></span></center><center><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> <br /></span><br /><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><span class="apple-style-span"><span style="color: black; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54487/314/998A359E2345EDCE4484DE0889B289A8.png" style="-moz-background-clip: border; -moz-background-inline-policy: continuous; -moz-background-origin: padding; background: transparent none repeat scroll 0% 0%; border: 0pt none ! important;" /></a></span></span></span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><span style="font-family: papyrus;"> ©<br />2010<br />image source: veza1_largenbsp; tumblr images and <br />Cowgirl_in_Heaven+thestoeckleincollection</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">and a quote I really <s>like</s>: make that love! </span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"></span><br /><br /><div class="date"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">by Howard Zinn</span></div><div class="blogbody"><span style="font-family: papyrus;">To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice, courage, kindness.</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">What we choose to emphasize in this complex history will determine our lives. If we see only the worst, it destroys our capacity to do something. If we remember those times and places -- and there are so many -- where people have behaved magnificently, this gives us the energy to act, and at least the possibility of sending this spinning top of a world in a different direction.</span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/post-edit.g?blogID=6406098150485430551&postID=8433000327175224317" name="more"></a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: papyrus;">And if we do act, in however small a way, we don't have to wait for some grand utopian future. The future is an infinite succession of presents, and to live now as we think human beings should live, in defiance of all that is bad around us, is itself a marvelous victory.</span></div><span style="font-family: papyrus;"><br /></span></center>Callihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00354988534434872490noreply@blogger.com24