The closing walls and
The ticking clocks gonna come
Back and take you home.
–Cold Play
Index card with collage and watercolor:
art journal
Taproot July 11, 2017
A taproot anchors
This cheerful yellow yard weed
A bee’s paradise.
Art Prescription: The lowly Dandelion… Actually studies have shown this “weed” to have many health benefits. Bee enthusiast say don’t pull them because they support the bees.
Index card with colored pencil:
Ampersand July 9, 2017
The powerful AND
Makes one into two, and plans
That change tomorrow.
Art Prescription: BUT and AND are in the same family of qualifiers. Listen carefully…
Index card with collage, colored pencil, and pen and ink:
Charcoal Sketch July 8, 2017
Where are you going?
How do you plan to get there?
Perhaps leap of faith?
Art Prescription: Day to day life asks us many questions…
Quick sketch with quote on index card:
Favorite Apple July 5, 2017
Gently takes from hand
His soft muzzle, chews, juicy
Favorite apple.
Art Prescription: I love sharing an apple with my horse Finn. I take a bite and then offer him a bite. After a ride and grooming this ritual is so nice. Good boy!!
Index card with watercolor and colored pencil:
Desert July 3, 2017
Walking in desert
To look for water to quench
My soul’s thirst for peace.
Art Prescription: Sometimes depending on where you are physically or mentally in life, it takes a little more work to find the things you need.
Index card with watercolor and colored pencil:
Gadget June 19, 2017
Gardening gadget
An old pair of shears to cut
A vase of posies.
Art Prescription: Just simply graphite…so soothing.
Index card with graphite:
Rainbow June 16, 2017
I found a rainbow
When I looked into the eyes
Sweet mare, Frosty Girl.
Art Prescription: Joy is what you find at the end of a rainbow!
Index card with colored pencil:
Starburst June 15, 2017
Love is like starburst
An explosion of bright light
Into devotion.
Art Prescription: Index card with collaged rice paper, pen and ink, quote, colored pencil:
Squirrel Work June 11, 2017
Tall on my back porch
Sunflowers grow in clay pots
Ready to open.
Art Prescription: So, the squirrels who frequent my “bird” feeder buried some sunflower seeds over winter into my empty clay-pots. Now I have 4 feet tall sunflowers on my deck! They are so pretty, and I’m excited to see them bloom.
Index card with graphite drawing and colored pencil:
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