In the Studio

Steady, cold, wet, rain

Tree limbs bow low, water logged

Warm, dry, studio

Art Prescription: About froze at the barn this morning. Finn was soaked.

Home to dry clothes and worked on Ramses paintings for an order.

Sketching

Rain pours down, sideways

Umbrella threatens to flip

Inside out with wind.

Art Prescription: Here in NC we’ve had a nice long cool spring. So nice.

I drove to three stores today to find hoops for my Stitch Kits. Ended up at JoAnn Fabric and waited in line outside with my mask and gloves. Only so many people in the store at one time.

Since I was there I picked up a couple of new fat quarters of fabric.

Next design: a bird:

What Day Is It

Sun shines through window

Wake… what day is it…hello

Coffee is ready.

Art Prescription: Anyone else feeling disoriented? Without a schedule? What day is it?

Early walk at Mason Farm. Saw a Fly Catcher.

Continue this stitch project:

Fairy Hunting

Fairy purveyors

A skill to be developed

Journal for records.

Art Prescription: If you aren’t keeping a fairy journal during these times, then you are missing out on magic.

Serious fairy hunters know keeping records is a must. Fairies are of course mysterious.

Local fairies have provided journals for those on the look out for all good among all people.

Personal

Don’t take personal

Words or actions from others

It’s their perspective.

Art Prescription: So often we allow the words of others bother us. Usually it’s all about them…

Fabric collage with quote and improv stitching:

Shed November 1, 2015

As the trees shed leaves

So begins winter season

Birds sing renewal.

Art Prescription:  As we begin the season of Yin, going into the darker days, I have a sense of renewal. Cleaning the clutter from the year…preparing for the holidays and my open studio.

Index card with Sumi-ink:

Index card Nov birds

Fall Posy October 25, 2015

Freshly cut flowers

Seems trees have changed overnight

Mason Jar posy.

Art Prescription:  We are so lucky here in North Carolina that flowers continue to bloom on through October. We haven’t had that first cold frost yet. So I happily plucked a Mason Jar full of flowers and set about to watercolor them. Makes me about as happy as anything…

8 1/2 x 11 watercolor on 140 lb watercolor paper

Fall Posey 72

Cowgirl Wisdom October 24, 2015

She moved me, the wind

And I listened deeply to

What she had to say.

Art Prescription:  I went to an animal communication workshop today at the farm where my horse Finn lives. It was intense and beautiful. I was overwhelmed with some emotions that came up, and I’m sure I will need to process my “conversations” more in the days to come. The horses were amazing and accepting and willing…wow!

Wisdom of Horses for Deb

Euphonious October 20, 2015

Sharp, bright, fall sunlight

Euphonious, crickets hum

Musical meadow.

Art Prescription:  The sun is sharp these days. Once up, she burns off frosted windshields…moves on to de-thaw grass. And still the crickets hum softly in the meadow.

Watercolor

Fall Meadow

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