Life is a patchwork
All the pieces add up to
The one, only you.
Art Prescription: We are a sum of our experiences…
Fabric, colored pencil, sewing…
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Submission January 8, 2016
Fooled by warm weather
Some flowers bloom with good cheer
Winter submission.
Art Prescription: In some ways we all must submit to winter. Yield…surrender…put on extra clothes…take a nap here and there. It seems in our DNA to hibernate a bit. Rest and rejuvenate.
Watercolor and acrylic 8 1/2 x 11
Thaw January 7, 2016
Piping hot shower
My bones begin to thaw, warm
A luxury now.
Art Prescription: Off work I skipped to my van thinking about how to spend my afternoon. R-R-R-R-R! The old girl wouldn’t start. Called my friend Kerry and she promptly brought jumper cables. “We” read the directions, she’s much better at these things! And R-R-R-R…nope.
AAA call put in. Waited in the cold for a bit too long. Kerry came again to tote my frozen bones home.
Wow. What a luxury a warm shower and warm clothes. Made me think of the homeless and how they suffer in the elements. Such things we take for granted daily, warmth, hot showers, home. I’m so grateful!!
Index card with collage and pen and ink, recycled holiday stamps:
Birds January 6, 2016
Warm sweat shirt and scarf
Backyard birds line up in trees
Carolina Wren.
Art Prescription: Spoiled birds…
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
Illusion January 5, 2016
Perfect illusion
That we are in control, life
Mystery series.
Art Prescription: Control – noun : power to direct or regulate.
Happiness comes from the heart.
Watercolor and pen and ink:
Late January 4, 2016
Like a teenager
Winter comes home late, sneaks in
Wakes up the whole house.
Art Prescription: Remember trying to sneak in and not wake up your parents? Well I always had to wash my face…so the running water would wake up my mom. Winter has been delayed here in North Carolina, but brrrr, got out my layers today when I went out to see Finn.
Art Journal style – paint, collage, sewing
Back-Stage January 3, 2016
Like a back-stage prop
The sun sets, curtain goes down
Protagonist trees.
Art Prescription: Everyone loves a good character. Who’s the great character in your life?
Watercolor, graphite, pen and ink, very sketchy!
And That’s a Wrap January 2, 2016
Road signs point to home
Final holiday event
The new and old merge.
Art Prescription: Lovely holiday with family. We have new baby additions to both sides of our family. Old traditions were enjoyed and new ones are being made.
Fly In January 1, 2016
Two noisy flocks fly
Take a loop to scout out pond
Soar down, splash landing!
Art Prescription: Although it’s the first day of a new year, the natural world just keeps on ticking as before…the rhythm of life.
Art from the vault y’all –
Persevere December 31, 2015
Final walk of year
The tenacious Beech leaf
Holds fast in winter.
Art Prescription: Nature always has a lesson for me. Today as I took my final walk for 2015 the beautiful Beech leaves caught my eye. While most of the trees have let go of their leaves, the Beech holds on through winter. It’s as if they have the final word.
Interestingly the Beech is linked with time, wisdom and knowledge but especially written wisdom, as the Beech was used in thin slices to write upon and form the very first books. This is corroborated by the fact that Beeches were called ‘Boc’ by the Anglo-Saxons, which later became book. Even today the Swedish word ‘Bok’ means both book and beech and in German ‘Buch’ means book and ‘Buche’ means Beech.
Trees are a perfect metaphor for life in many ways and my goal for 2016 is to grow my branches towards the sun while staying firmly rooted in the moment.
Happy New Year to YOU my dear blogger friends. I wish you happiness, health, and clarity for the new year!
Cheers,
Bev
Mixed media and sewing:
