intellectual meditation*

8x10" on wrapped canvas

Today...

I am:

• Grateful that the sun is shining brightly today
• Laughing that as I was creating the above piece I spilled a full jar of water everywhere because I was moving around so fast
  
• Sitting with anxiety and uncertainty
• But believing that I am right where I am supposed to be
• Watching my 15 year old pup sleep soundly on his bed, listening to him snore
• Excited about an upcoming project, that I will share more about here soon

How are you today?

a little something*

Hello and Happy Friday!

So today I was thinking about my ongoing Guerilla Art "drops" and I decided to spread a little art love online in addition to my community here in Charlotte. The collage above is approx 6x6" and is available to download here and print out to your heart's content if you wish. The only request I have is if you share this image, to please credit me by linking to this post. I hope you enjoy...



I made another Guerilla Art drop today within the apartment complex I live. I left it outside the door of someone that I don't know, but their hummingbird feeder has made it possible for me to see hummingbirds for the first time in years. I had to bless them in some way!

Hope you all have a fun-filled, spooky and silly weekend!

Dear North Carolina

...fall is so wonderful here! This last weekend we made the short drive to South Mountain State Park for a hike and some admiring of your lovely scenery. Shortly after we began our 6 mile or so journey, I felt a "hush" come over me. I felt quieted and in the moment. S said that I seemed at peace with a quiet smile on my face throughout the hike. There were challenges, just when I didn't think I could climb any more hills, you would put on a show for me:


So North Carolina, sometimes I am not sure about you...but then you dazzle me with your southern charm and beauty. Other things I really love about you is how trees end up entirely covered in leaves {from top to bottom and everywhere else} and form beautiful and amazing sculptures.

Here is something fun {not related to NC} that speaks to fall beauty, Andy Goldsworthy, I love, love, LOVE what he does:

aceo extravaganza*

Hello!

My intention this week has been to experiment with image transfers. In the past I have been resistant to doing them because I am so impatient at waiting for things to dry! So yeah...I dabbled with them a bit, and then went back to my "quick and dirty" aceo collages. I couldn't help myself, all of those little collage bits sitting on my desk just waiting to be glued! I have listed all of these little ones in my shoppe if you care to check it out.

So I will keep working on image transfers, building my patience slowly both with myself and the artworks....

Hello Blog!

So lately I feel like the man in picture, to me it seems as though he is trying to figure out somethings and somehow it seems like it might help to carry a chair on top of his head in the process. A walking meditation of sorts.

So many things have been running through my mind lately and I have been processing them quietly in my own way. As my personal life is starting to feel a little more settled here in Charlotte, I am now trying to forge a path of where I am headed professionally. I am so grateful that I have had the gift of time and space to find a life here in Charlotte. It has allowed for me to have such a more gentle transition here, but I am ready for more.

So moving on, I am in the process of discovering where I want to go with web design. Right now I am focusing on contract positions, freelance opportunities and anything else that comes my way. In the next week I will be launching a re-design of my current website that will be able to better show my designs and artworks, exciting! More than anything, I am just showing up to do the work and I want to remain open to what transpires for me. I have a tendency to let my fears hold me back from pursuing opportunities: I don't have the right skill sets, I am not "techy" enough, etc. For today I am choosing to believe that I DO have something to offer, we all do.

Wishing you all a wonderful day. It was so chilly here in Charlotte this morning, 32 degrees, it was fun to see frost!

mosaic monday*

1. Untitled, 2. Build a Trust., 3. You Are Beautiful, 4. Wishlist!, 5. Untitled, 6. Contained, 7. Shepherd with his horse and dog on Gravelly Range, Madison County, Montana (LOC), 8. green landscape detail, 9. Untitled

“Live with intention. Walk to the edge. Listen hard. Practice wellness. Play with abandon. Laugh. Choose with no regret. Appreciate your friends. Continue to learn. Do what you love. Live as if this is all there is.” Mary Anne Radmacher