With the Wind to my Back…

David and I woke up to a very rainy day on Cape Cod.

We talked about how many times we get bad weather on our vacations.

Too many !

Oh well, I had to brave the elements anyway.

The waves and rocks and bits were calling.

The beach was deserted.

Maybe that’s because it was pouring rain, 40 degrees and very very windy.

Ah, but I had the whole beach to myself !

Walking down the beach wasn’t so bad. The wind was to my back.

 

I walked down to the rocks I could see in the distance.

And left some rocks of my own…

Then, with my backside soaked, I decided to turn around and head back.

With my face in the wind.

With rain like little darts on my cheeks.

I walked fast.

Not quite as pleasant.

But hell, I could manage a smile anyway. Kinda…

After all,

I am just so happy to BE here !

Happy Tuesday, Beautiful Ones !

 

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Haiku My Heart Friday - Ellipsis…

 

Our joy-filled moments…

Treasures found, then left behind...

We shared them well

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I have been away.

Missed you guys !

But I needed the time to just be.

Be with all of it.

Be in the moment.

Be Me.

Here’s some of my favorite pics of my time away…

beach        blooms       views

Joy-filled moments

that nothing can take away.

 

Treasures found and left behind…

 

Supplies…

that gave us the energy to create these gorgeous artful prayer flags…

by Terry

by Patti

by Linda

by Terry H.

by Barb

by Me

And journal pages, expressing stuff along the way…

(the images with the number tags are cut out of an old print catalogue from 100 Proof Press Stamps)

(a play on a quote by Muriel Rukeyser.)

(a random piece of a book page makes poetry here)

(more random word poetry here)

The thing I came away with the most after my time away was how precious each moment is.

And how comforting returning to the present moment can be.

Be in this moment.

Love it, live it.

This is your one precious life, Beautiful Ones.

Soak it up !

Happy Easter Weekend!

Big Love !

 

More Sea Love…

   

I am holding on to these Cape Cod photos and the sensations that came with them this week. (Isn’t my Sea Man amazing ? Inspired by my Dad who built rock men wherever he went, I left the carefully balanced dude watching a view that I could look at all day !) Last week was sunny, warm, full of free time to create, surrounded by wonderful souls and in a setting that blew my socks off. This week is mostly about the rain, the grey, my two sore feet and working at the mall…yikes ! How things can change in a few days ! ;)

I am lucky to have this temporary part-time job at the Halloween store at a time when the money will come in very handy. I am trying to keep my focus there.

But my Sea Love is calling me…

I hope you find some wonderful things to hold on to to get you through, Beautiful Ones !

Big Love !

A Love Affair…

For whatever we lose (like a you or a me),
It's always our self we find in the sea.
~e.e. cummings

 

  

I am back after a week with lovely friends at the sea side. Cape Cod in September is magical. While the friendship, art making, fine food eating and wine drinking were all so very lovely, what stays with me most is the sea…

I miss it today.

The waves, the winds, the sounds, the smells, the sights….

The me I am when I am by it.

I kind of always knew it but after a week of being able to put my feet on the shore whenever I wanted to, I know for sure.

Me and the sea…

Are meant to be…

The happiest of Sundays, Beautiful Ones!

I don’t wanna work, I just wanna doodle the day away…

I worked at the Halloween store both yesterday and Monday.

It was so boring…lots of customers looking but little buying yet.

That means I spent 5 hours on my feet, thinking about all the things I could be doing with my time if I was at home in the studio…

I could finish some beautiful doodling pieces like this to add to my 16 page journal… (I used my set of Micron pens in different sizes to create this piece a while back… )

(doesn’t it look gorgeous against this page of Fabriano Artistico water color paper that does awesome things with Golden Fluid acrylics ?Yummy !)

Or I could be packing and organizing things for the Art Friends Gathering Cape Cod Week Long Extravaganza that I am leaving for on Friday.

(See the cool ties I found at the Good Will store for one of our projects – a one tie purse that Terry will be showing us how to make ?)

The good news is that I am off for the next two days and I can finally get to the action instead of thinking about it as I have been for the last few days.

I am running a few errands to the craft stores today to get a  couple of last minute things, getting my groceries and then packing all the toys up to take with me.

Plus I want to bake some super decadent chocolate cookies to keep our creativity fueled…

The hardest part is deciding what art materials to bring and what to leave home.

You know, I can do a great page in an art journal with very little.

But I would hate to be on the Cape and be missing something that I have at home.

Mixed Media Artists and their toys…;)

I figure anything that can fit along with me in the Jeep Grand Cherokee is fair game !

Think there is any chance of fitting the whole studio armoire in there ?

Hee ! ;)

I know, I know, time to edit some !

I feel so very, very blessed ! This Lucky Queen is off to make some cuts !

Happy Wednesday, Beautiful Ones !