Haiku May 27, 2013 Object Desire

Things lost and then found

One’s trash, another’s treasure

Objects of desire.

Art Prescription:  Two scenarios here. One, my hand-painted stool will be found tomorrow in an assortment of boxes at Goodwill, or two, some child is laughing at their new silly cat and mouse stool! Why do we humans get so attached to inanimate objects? My husband who is a get things done kind-of-guy, most of the time an excellent trait, inadvertently took my beloved field-sketching stool to the Goodwill. I’m wrangling with thoughts of a child loving their new object, and mourning the loss of MY STOOL! MINE! Okay, so this is where my years of yoga and practicing letting go might really come in handy, MINE! Sometimes all the practice in the world doesn’t equate to our humanly notions of hanging on, letting things define our life, getting stuck and not moving on, learning to share…

object desire

Haiku January 16, 2013 Rx for Rainy Day

Another grey day

Crawl in bed pull covers up?

Or paint a rainbow!!

Art Prescription:  Human nature, grey-rainy days equals hibernation. The pull of warm covers and a hubby taking a nap….noooooooooo! So I went to swim!! Came home energized! Another “Stripe” painting. Turned it sideways for a little sunrise surprise!

Stripes II

Haiku April 26, 2012 Glory Days

Glory days pass by

Peaks in time dazzle your thoughts

All of this is you!

Art Prescription:  Whether you’ve just attended a reunion or run into someone you worked with in the past, it’s human nature to think about our “glory days.” As a culture we are always looking back to remember our lives, our families, our decisions, our dreams…How does the song go?  “Glory days in the wink of a young girl’s eye.” I’m gracious for all the wonderful experiences I’ve had that make up my life view today…and miles to go!!