On Being a Love Magnet…

So since I have decided that

and begun living my life putting love out into the world wherever I can,

it would seem that the Universe has decided I should

as well!

You see, recently, this little

Beth from be yourself, everyone else is taken,

decided to

, an extremely generous spirit !

She took a chance and decided to

me and a few other blog friends to join her on an adventure !

Now, we have never met in person, though we have gabbed on the phone a few times.

But though I have never seen her in the flesh, I know this lovely woman by heart.

So I said

to her generous and sweet proposal.

Now, tomorrow morning,

I will

and

in spite of the fact that I really hate flying.

I am actually pretty damned afraid of it, especially on my own.

But you know what ?

So I am using my love of Beth’s generosity and her big, big heart, my love of adventure and my desire to shower my Self with love more often,

and

I am heading out ! 

Seaside, FLA will be my

There,  I will find Beth as well as some other bloggers I am so excited  and thrilled to be meeting in the flesh (can’t wait to get my big old Texas hug from you, Miss Deb !!!)!

And I just know that our time together will be spent trying to :

If there just happens to be some FLA

on the beach ,well, that will just be sweet icing on the already big cake !

And a week from now, when I go

I will

in spades !

I will do my best to

‘cause, Baby,

I am blessed,

and

now that

I want to say a big, big thank you to my beautiful man, David, for all of his love, support and help in getting me ready to take off on this adventure. It means so very much to me, my Love. Thank you and I love you.

Wish me good flying juju, Beautiful Ones!

Happy Sunday ! Big Love !

Wheeeee….

Haiku my Heart–This Black Cat Crossed my Path

Brat, brat, kitty cat.

Remember who rescued who ?

Purr, purr, snuggle, mook.

(Cosmo Kitty, aka Little Boo, on my studio table, January 7, 2011)

Visit Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon for more Haiku My Heart.

Sharing the Joy Thursday–Get that Silly On !

Guess who was voted Squeen for the Day ?!!!?

Why yes, it was little old me !

On the first day of the fun and wacky Art Of Silliness 3 class, her Majesty, Carla Sonheim, the official Squeen of all things silly, named me “Squeen for the Day” in response to my silly play shared with all the Skingdom in our Flickr Group!

As I told the Squeen in my acceptance speech/email, I am so enjoying having a place to let my extreme silliness shine.

A lot of time, in this uptight world, silliness is viewed as a weakness, something to hide, something that causes embarrassment.

Well, I am not sure if it is my age, inherited silly wisdom from my family, or any other silly factors,

But I have somehow learned that silliness is to be prized !

I have learned to say “Poopoo !” to those who would avoid acting silly for fear of being embarrassed,

and just let my silly hang all out whenever possible !

Yes, I may look silly.

But guess what ? Silly is fun !

And it makes life joyous and sweet !

So as Squeen for the Day, I encourage all of you to go out and get that silly on !

You may not win a prize like I did, but it will sure make the day brighter !

Happy Thursday, Beautifully Silly Ones !

Something Silly This Way Comes…

(Leftie Fairy – drawn with my non-dominant hand, January 5, 2011)

 

I will take the Sillies over  the Wonkies any day !

The Art Of Sillness III begins today !

Thanks to my Squeen, Carla Sonheim, for a great way to start the day !

You can still join in the Silly Fun until February 3rd.

Walking off the Wonky…

Woke up wonky today.

Hate that !

Especially when I had been on such a streak of really, really good days.

But this morning, there was this heaviness.

This kind of sorrow thing in me.

I did wake up with a bad dream involving hurt kitty cats and panic attacks,

so that may be where some of it comes from.

PMS time of the month is here too, I think.

Anyway, whatever it is, I was WONKY.

I got the message to go and “walk it off” from a few places, right after I got up.

So I listened.

I got bundled up, covered the bed head with a hat, put Chica on her leash and headed out for a walk around the neighborhood.

I was out there for about 35 minutes and left some rocks in some fun places.

I was a little less wonky when I got back.

Plus I had nice rosy cheeks.

Then I got the message to go and make art.

So I listened.

I did this piece in my art journal.

About half way through the process of letting myself just play,

I saw a connection to a sweet post my friend Deb Kelley wrote on her blog, Nourish the Soul,  today.

The post was all about using the child-like wisdom within us to experience life

in the present moment.

While I read the post, and while I made the connection to it as I painted my wonkies away,

I realized I have gotten pretty damn good at using that wisdom for myself.

Not sure of the future…

Not wanting to repeat or relive moments from the past…

Live in the now.

Because this is the only one moment I know about for sure.

And as hard as it seems sometimes,

I have the choice on how wonky it will be.

Blessed with having learned this.

That’s what I am.

So while I am not my usual cheery, Queenly self, the wonkies have eased a lot.

Look at all that’s right, Kimbo.

Your kitty cat is curled up in the studio, safe and sound, and keeping you company as you listen to awesome tunes and paint your beautiful heart out.

Not bad for the first Tuesday of 2011.

Hope your Tuesday is wonky free, beautiful Ones.

Big Love !

One of the tunes that serenaded me as I played in the studio today. Beautiful…

A Return to Good Practices

bundled up queen – 12/31/10 pm

chairs in the snow 12/31/10 pm

ooohs & ahhhhs – 12/31/10 pm

married 10 years and still seeing fireworks – 12/31/10

heart bagel for breakfast – 01/01/11

first self-portrait of 2011 – 01/01/11

getting back to the walk – 01/02/11

looking for signs – 01/02/11

taking notice – 01/02/11

welcome home to my art journal – 01/02/11

a return to good practices

daily journal writing – 01/03/11

it is good to Be Artist Me again.

Happy New Year, Beautiful Ones.