When the air is cold

And the fall sun warms your back

And you are with friends.

Art Prescription: After a belly full of hay, one by one the horses go down in the warm sun.

What a beautiful day! Our retreat was amazing. Wonderful group of people who came out to stretch their minds and bodies.

Thank you Sam Sather my yoga partner!

Our intro to the day was to have participants fill in, “If I were growing in a winter garden, I would…”

Their spontaneous answers were poetic!

If I were growing in a winter garden, I would…

Be buried

Transparent

Underground

Asleep

A refuge

A beauty berry

Color

Under a row, covered

A vine up a tree

By a house with lots of people

Turning in compost

A red twig of Dogwood

Peace, serenity

A bulb hibernating

A welcome to birds and squirrels

By flowing water

A shelter.

Hi y’all,

I’m super excited to co-lead a Yoga and Art Journaling Retreat tomorrow at the North Carolina Botanical Garden! The garden is beautiful with fall color.

Today I set up the room with an abundance of art materials for inspiration. Magic will happen!

Thwack!! acorn hits ground

Robins chortle down the sun

Geese take off for roost.

Art Prescription: Busy, busy… I’m co-teaching a Yoga and Art Journaling Retreat this Saturday at the North Carolina Botanical Garden. Super excited!!

Busy preparing so my tiny Journal is the perfect remedy for a little art fix!

Watercolor:

Dogs bark at the moon

Wonder why dinner is late

No one likes time change!!!!!!

Art Prescription: Who benefits from time change?

Everyone I know does not like it!!

Why isn’t this something we vote about?

Art journal: mixed-media:

This makes me happy

This fills my soul with purpose

This horse medicine.

Art Prescription: so much to say about this!

Celebrate others

Local open studios

See tools of the trade.

Art Prescription: Today we explored a local open studio tour. So much talent in our area!

The art is fantastic, and seeing the artist’s studios and tools is so interesting.

Favorite: Hatnip a local Milner who makes handmade hats and hair accessories. Her studio is in an old 1800 farmhouse!

Tiny Journal: mixed media:

Coconut curry

Chocolate s’mores pie with cream

Filling soul with art.

Art Prescription: celebrated a dear friend’s birthday today by having lunch at Iris, the NCMA restaurant, and then seeing the show.

Art Journal:

Hope the ghost and goblins were good to you!!

Had kittens two times

Was trapped in a cage for spay

Learning about love.

Art Prescription: Blackie, the male, will take pets and even “cat-rub” on my leg. Big step!!

Elbee will eat a few feet away and is so interested in trusting.