Art in the Barn – an annual show “Every day I discover more and more beautiful things. It’s enough to drive one mad.” – Claude Monet The annual Art in the Barn 2016 Show and Sale at the Lombardy Fairgrounds, … Read More
“Creativity requires the courage to let go of certainty.” Erich Fromm
Thank you to Tamara Laporte at willowing arts (http://www.willowing.org) for allowing me to use her “Affirmations for living a happy creative life” poster on my blog. Tamara is very generous with her ideas and her art. Visit her website and … Read More
“I’m going on vacation. I’ll bring you back a souvenir suitcase. It’ll be full of love, but otherwise appear to be empty.” ― Jarod Kintz, Love quotes for the ages. And the ageless sages.
“The dignity of the artist lies in his duty of keeping awake the sense of wonder in the world.” Marc Chagall. Although I do not consider myself a photographer by a long shot, probably no more than I consider myself … Read More
Seeking a gift from the sea… “The sea does not reward those who are too anxious, too greedy, or too impatient. One should lie empty, open, choiceless as a beach – waiting for a gift from the sea.” ~ Anne … Read More
“The guardian angels of life sometimes fly so high as to be beyond our sight, but they are always looking down upon us.” Jean Paul Richter There were many general quotations about angels to choose from for today’s post. However, … Read More
Winter’s beauty still leaves me awestruck “There is nothing in the world more beautiful than the forest clothed to its very hollows in snow. It is the still ecstasy of nature, wherein every spray, every blade of grass, every spire … Read More
Advent Calendar In an earlier post, I started working on the wooden advent calendar that had been sitting in my craft room all year. I dawdled and delayed working on the individual boxes, but the countdown has really begun, if … Read More
“Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.” — Anonymous I feel uplifted knowing that you are there for me whether you are someone I know very well or whether … Read More
“We make a living by what we get. We make a life by what we give.” ― Winston S. Churchill Christmas countdown has not begun…yet….and I know you might be thinking it is still too early to even think about … Read More
“When I’m old and gray, I want to have a house by the sea. And paint. With a lot of wonderful chums, good music, and booze around. And a damn good kitchen to cook in.”~ Ava Gardner Let’s set the … Read More