Haiku March 14, 2013 Energy Field

Like dye in water

Contagious emotions

Trickle through people.

Art Prescription:  Are you aware of the energy you give off? Ever witnessed something like:   the boss comes into work in a bad mood, she shares it, then later that energy is passed on to an unsuspecting person, who then leaves work and on the ride home has road rage…the recipient carries that agitation onward, yells at her cat, the cat takes a swipe at the dog, the dog decides to chew a hole in the husband’s brand new sneakers, the husband comes home to tell about his swell day to a disgruntled crew…and everyone goes to bed grumpy!! Rewind…What if at first pass that negative energy could be re-routed?

How do you “shake it off”, “turn the other cheek”, “re-frame”, and “let the buck stop there?”

I write haiku!! and paint!! Creativity is an excellent channel for stress, and increases good chemicals in your brain for positive emotions.

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Haiku January 1, 2013 Muse

One more coat should do

Re-do, re-paint, re-color

Wait for muse to speak.

Art Prescription:  New Year, a new blank canvas! I’ve painted about 5 different things on 2 canvases in the past couple of days. Changed color palette and design completely, waffled, stood staring….nothing! I know what I must do. I must leave the studio in order for my muse to appear. Going………..

trading bamboo

Haiku December 28, 2012 Be You

Free from worldly wants

You hear your own strong footsteps

Go! You know the way!

Art Prescription:  A student of all things Zen, I strive to apply the lessons of many great teachers to my life. I think the hardest lesson of all is to listen to your own heart and not allow the chaotic, negative energy of others divert you from what you know is good and whole and healthy. Peace.

wren journal page

Haiku November 2, 2012 Anniversary!!

Anniversary!

Twenty-one years of happy!!

I love my soul mate!!!

Art Prescription:  Twenty-one years ago today I married Sam Dyer. “Trust that the same power that gifted you with your dream, knows how to help you make it come true!” I did!!! and it did!! True love knows no boundaries!!

 

Haiku October 8, 2012 Money

Love is currency

Thai soup, home-made bread, laundry!

Account status: Full!

Art Prescription:  In life there are many hours we simply cannot bill for. The major categories are house-work, yard-work, food gathering and preparing, and for mom’s with kids this list is infinity. The pay is love. Creativity comes in many forms!! What a luxury to be able to spend a day adding to life’s account with hand and heart!

 

Haiku September 24, 2012 Dyer’s Saffron

Orange Safflower

Herbaceous, thistle-like

Showy golden globe.

Art Prescription:  Dyer’s Saffron, also known as, Dyer’s Thistle, Safflower, and American Saffron is a herbaceous plant with composite flowers. My hubby picked up a bunch at our local grocery store last weekend.  My guess thistle family. Pretty purple thistles grow along roadsides here in North Carolina.  I was surprised to find that its seeds are extracted for oil used in paints, varnishes, cooking, illumination, and in the manufacture of soap. A scarlet red dye, insoluble in water, can be obtained from the dried florets and used for dying clothes, cakes, biscuits, and rouge. Hence, Dyer’s Saffron!! One of the most pleasurable aspects of creativity is the act of observation and curiosity about your subjects!