Hummingbirds fuel up
For their long fall migration
Lots of fall flowers.
Art Prescription: I’m still seeing hummingbirds coming to fall blooms. They won’t be around for long as they prepare for migration.
Alcohol ink:
Chinese brush painting
Roadside Color August 28, 2015
Sweet gums are the first
Splashes of yellow appear
Leaves begin to change.
Art Prescription: Driving home from the farm today I began to notice a few patches of yellow here and there. In our yard it is the sweet gum trees that are the first to start changing color and dropping their leaves. The cooler mornings are a sure sign that fall is here.
Colored pencil and ink on index card:
Learning from Horses August 25, 2015
Simple boundaries
Ancient way of the horse herd
Communication.
Art Prescription: Boundaries…we all have them. I’ve done a lot of work this past year on learning about boundaries, including a course with Pixie Lighthorse called Boundaries Bootcamp. Thank you Pixie. And thank you horses. As I watch your simple and most of the time gentle interactions you keep your boundaries and those of others clean and neat. Pixie would say, “keep your side of the street clean.” As I get busier with art and an exciting launch coming soon!, I find myself needing to set better boundaries, where I choose to spend my energy or not. This is good stuff folks! It means getting clearer and more balanced in your life and the ongoing daily exchange of energy. Aho!
Index card with colored pencil and my chop “hope”
Manage your Energy August 23, 2015
Sea of energy
Red irises bold and brave
Not fair-weathered friends.
Art Prescription: Positive energy begets positive energy! Being with the horses is the best reminder of this truth. Who and where you spend your precious energy can really have an impact on your life. Surround yourself with positive people and see how your days, week, and years become happier and more balanced. Weeds can take over a neglected garden. Our thoughts and energies are the same. We have to constantly observe and weed!
Alcohol ink on photo paper (I am digging these alcohol inks!!!)
Own Medicine August 7, 2015
Vines grew and wound up
Anything they could find to
Help them meet the sun.
Art Prescription: Busy, busy RN day…needed a little dose of Art Prescription for myself.
College and pen and ink on index card.
Sunset July 27, 2015
Off into sunset
She flies, takes July with her
And leaves start to change.
Art Prescription: Ever so subtle fall starts creeping in…
Watercolor and Sumi-ink on index card:
France July 26, 2015
In the south of France
Sweet smelling lavender fields
The “Soul” of Provence.
Art Prescription: One of my favorite herbs!
Watercolor on index card, my chop says “hope.”
Kimono July 20, 2015
Japanese garment
Kimono means “thing to wear”
Sash tied at the back.
Art Prescription: Fun to learn…colored pencil and pen and ink.
Wabi-Sabi June 17, 2015
Ninety-six degrees
At the barn, my horse shimmers
Breathe, wabi-sabi.
Art Prescription: Sumi-ink and chop!
Childhood Memory June 8, 2015
Outside my window
At twelve-o-five Kingwood Drive
Stood a cherry tree.
Art Prescription: Funny the memories that pop into your head.
Index card with pen and ink and colored pencil:
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