Super Moon, Precious Orb

Tonight, September 8th is the full moon. 

Harvest moon.

Super Moon.

I was inspired to create this little piece on a 6"x6" canvas. Acrylic paints, distress ink markers, collage bits, rusted paper, and gold India ink. 

Oh and a little sprig of lavender. 

The full moon is said to be bringing spiritual and emotional healing.

Lords knows we can all use some of that !

Bring it on!

I hope the super moon brings you blessing, Beautiful ones!

Ahrooooo!

Monday Morning re-set

Monday morning was hard for Chica and me today.

Okay, much more for me than Chica. She’s just hanging out like her 10 year old doggie self.

I, on the other hand, am dragging my butt.

The kind of butt dragging that even purple Chucks

a shower and getting dressed in some comfy duds doesn’t even help.

David and I worked really hard this weekend,

painting, cleaning, sorting, and making multiple trips to Home Depot for supplies.

That’s going to the new normal here for a while.

This I know.

But I got strong reminders this morning that even in the midst of busy and a million “have to’s”,

there still has to be time for creative juicy living.

That is my purpose here on this planet, so that has to be a priority, no matter what !

So I took a half and hour and did this little journaling exercise inspired by a Pinterest pin I saw.

And then I took a bit of time to create this blog post.

Ahhhhh…

Feels good.

Like a soak in a tub,

or putting on your favorite jeans or shoes…

Giving thanks to my beautiful creative soul for the reminder !

Happy Monday, Beautiful Ones !

Remember to breathe…

Warning : Some Joy Ahead

From this week’s JOY List :

David and I visited an awesome place called “Old House Parts” in Kennebunk, Maine on last Sunday.

We were looking for a doorknob to fit the 100 year old fixtures we have in our house.

As you can imagine from the name, this place had some amazing things to peek at and photograph !

like this interestingly placed warning sign…

or this Chick with the amazing hat, hanging out way up on top of an old wooden telephone booth.

But the thing that I saw that thrilled me the most was this guy :

This is Napoleon, and he is one of the most magnificent cats I have ever, ever seen.

He is the size of a full grown Jack Russell terrier but probably heavier.

And what cat have you ever seen that has a heart-shaped nose like this :

and the word “JOY” spelled out on his side !

Napoleon was such a treat ! He is featured on the shop’s website and has free reign over the place. I left him purring on an old ratan recliner, curled up on a Winnie the Pooh blanket.

Loved him !

I have also been getting joyfully getting back to creating and painting,

though slowly for some reason.

Here is what has been popping up in my little “Blob” journal.

I prepped a whole bunch of pages with red ink and a eyedropper so they would be ready to go.

This strange bunny with her flower backpack appeared in this blob. She got a random line for poetry from an old book page. I love how the perfect line just appeared on the page I grabbed to cut up !

I used markers and Twinkle H20 watercolors to fill in the drawing.

The blob on the page next to the bizarre rabbit became

these interesting flowers. Some of my new ProMarkers, some Pitt Artist pens and a Liquid Paper pen brought color to this piece I did in front of the tv.

I love that there are more blobs waiting for me to play with too !

Speaking of waiting, this is a 12X12 inch canvas that I started this week as well.

It is waiting to see where it will go next.

I love Golden Fluid Acrylics !!!

Oh and one more thing that brought me joy this week :

the spring weather that has allowed me to take out the new purple glittery Chucks !

They make my feet and eyes happy !

Don’t you just love “little happies !”

I hope your list of joys is long this week, Beautiful Ones !

Big Love !

For more joy, visit Meri's Musings. It will make you smile !

Spring Self-Portrait with Tripod

Set up tripod on back deck.

screwed up the timer.

screwed up the settings. (love this blur though !)

testing…

ready, set… (what’s with the flash ?!)

Ta-da ! Yay, it’s spring !

I’m going back to taking self-portraits at an arms length. This is too much work.

Happy Tuesday, Beautiful Ones.

edit 03/29/11 : Speaking of Ta-das !

Head on over to Kate's blog, the Queen of Creativity, to read an interview with yours truly. With some good photos included !!!

Haiku My Heart–The Queen’s Color

The color Purple

Mystic, royal, creative

Brings pop to my life!

So enjoying the Purple bursts in my life lately.

Did you know that it is often the favorite color of creatives and eccentrics, as well as teenage girls ?

Plus, it is the color of royalty, right ?

Makes sense that it is this kooky Queen’s # 1 then, right ?

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Happy Friday, Beautiful Ones !

I hope your day is full of some of your favorite things too !

(For more haiku my heart, head over to rebecca’s blog, recuerda mi corazon)