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Haiku June 19, 2013 Summer Ritual

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Big, red, ripe, juicy

Fresh produce, farm to market

Tomato sandwich!

Art Prescription:  Summer means juicy, sun-ripened tomatoes. I know there is a lot of argument out there with how to appropriately build a tomato sandwich. Some are strictly BLT advocates…and yes this is a good option. Others say mayonnaise is the essential makings of a tomato sandwich. Me. I’m a purist. Just a freshly sliced tomato on bread and I can taste the sun.

market tomatoes

 

Art Journaling Workshop

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Join us if you can!!

Expressive Arts Journaling Workshop

DATE Saturday, June 22
TIME 10:00 am – noon
INSTRUCTOR Bev Dyer, Professional Artist & Nurse

A journal is a fun, creative tool and provides a safe place for you to explore and grow. Creativity in any form is healing, can boost our immune system, relieve stress, and increase our “good” brain chemicals. Join Beverly Dyer to explore mixed media journaling and discover the many ways to live an art-journaling lifestyle: daily journaling, sketchbook journaling, inspirational collage, travel journaling, event journaling, and of course nature journaling! No experience needed—just a willingness to be in the moment and express yourself. Your journal can be private or shared with the group.

Fee: $30 ($25 NCBG members)

 

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Haiku June 17, 2013 Sturdy Construction

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Nestled on branches

Stands test of wind and rain, proof

Sturdy construction.

Art Prescription:  We have been watching a robin’s nest for a couple of weeks. When recent thunderstorms ripped through here, I worried about the nest. Proof of the builder’s determination, the nest sits strong and steady! Amazing!

robin nest 1

Haiku June 16, 2013 Recycle

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Recycled papers

Cut out like paper-dolls, make

A junk mail garden!

Art Prescription:  Here’s a mate for my last “junk mail garden” piece. A fun way to recycle, cut your junk mail up into shapes and paste onto a surface. I’m using watercolor here. Paint and highlight your cut flowers, and draw some stems and leaves, and now you have a garden.

pink and turquoise II

Haiku June 15, 2013 Country Lane

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Ride to the country.

Urban sprawl, once rich farm fields,

Tobacco, corn, soy.

Art Prescription:  We took a day trip down to our very good friend’s “country house.” The old homestead is close to where my grandmother used to live, so a bit of a drive down country lane. What used to be rows and rows of crop is now rows and rows of houses and apartments. Once you are out far enough the familiar fields begin to stretch across the blue, cloudless sky. I love seeing meadows with ponds and horses, cows grazing, and old red barns!

Belties