Budding Author

This morning Sophie became inspired by a mechanical parrot to write a story and make a book.

"All About Polly" is the story of her like of the parrot.



She wrote it on index cards.......





illustrated it herself........

















and stapled it together. What a beautiful, creative process we were privileged to witness this morning.

Blogland Catch Up

It's been a while since I posted so I
thought I would just play a little catch
up today.


First up is an interesting pentagram shaped tomato. It was the best tasting one that I got out of my garden...umm, I wonder why that is.


These are some of the bracelets that I made out of recycled belts from the thrift store. They are so boho and fun. I am putting some of them up for sale. Let me know if you are interested. The two on the left top I made for me though.

As the wheel turns.....this is the sunset on my sun wheel that I made from honeysuckle vine last year, what a lovely sight this was.

This morning I was greeted by my two sweeties enjoying some alone time together, while they let me sleep in. A great two-fer that was, Sophie and her dad got to catch up and enjoy each other's company and I got to sleep in for the first time this week!

Last but not least, I started on fall classes this past Monday. A full class load; art appreciation, algebra, world literature, Spanish and world history. So far it looks like all the classes are going to be very interesting with interesting and entertaining professors.

New Goddess Art

Here are a couple more pieces of Goddess tiles that I have created over the past couple of weeks. She has really been working through me lately. :) Thank you Mother Goddess.





This first one is my version of a Black Madonna. I am not entirely happy with the baby's face, it seems to have a strange resemblance to Stewie Griffin on the Family Guy. LOL But anyway, it seems to work in the folk art style that I have developed.

This next one is the first in a series of Elemental Goddess tiles. Hestia, Goddess of the Hearth Fire. I like this one alot, the colors all came out just the way I wanted them to. Look for earth, air, and water goddesses coming soon......

My Art and Nature's Art

Here is the next goddess tile for the art walk. This one is a Bee Goddess. I like the colors in it, but the overall design I am not quite happy with. I have another in mind too.

This is Mother Nature's artwork; a yoni in the

watermelon that David cut today. How cool!

Art, A Birthday, and My Beautiful Friend

Since I signed up to be in this month's Art Walk, I have been working on a few new pieces to put up for sale. The first one is of Mary Magdalene. She has always been fascinating to me because of the Gnostic text's indication that she was the wife of Jesus. I love that story and that is why I chose to paint her. The egg is a symbol of rebirth and new life, it is also traditionally a symbol of the boulder in front of the tomb of Jesus. In more recent times it has become the symbol of Mary Magdalene carrying the "seed" or egg of Jesus's lineage. I really like this painting.

The next one is of a goddess or female figure in the style of the old neolithic cave paintings. The spirals are symbols of the cycles of life and the seasons. The triple spiral is a symbol of the Triple or Three-fold Goddess, the Maiden, Mother, and Crone. I am really happy with the colors in this one.

I hope they are well received at the Art Walk. :)

Saturday was David's birthday, his mom and step father came up from Atlanta to visit. It was good for Sophie to get to see her grandparents.

And this is my beautiful friend, Mari. We had a fun day at the lake last week and I snapped this shot of her relaxing. Just lovely.

First Art Walk in Our City

Our city is finally getting on the cultural bandwagon....we had the first of monthly event, the Grove Center Art Walk! I was so excited to find out about this event late last month. I have been wishing for some more artsy happenings in our community for so long. I got right on it, in helping to spread the word to all the artists and art lovers that I know.

My friend, Mare and my daughter, Laura both had their art on view as well as some pieces for sale.

There was side walk chalk, water painting, and drawing for the children.

A fabulous photographer had some of her work displayed.

The children's art hanging to dry, it will be displayed at the Oak Revitalization Effort Headquarters for the month of August. How cool is that?

It was a pretty good turn out, considering the newspaper article came out just that morning. I think that next month will be even better attended now that the word is out to more people.

Some of the gorgeous art work.

Mare and Laura, a picture of two artists.

Sophie made all kinds of friends....

The Oak Ridge Youth Orchestra Symphony played....

as well as a yet-unkown high school band....all in all, an entertaining evening. I am looking forward to next month.

Children's Museum Art

These are some of my favorite pieces of art at the Children's museum. This first one is THE favorite. She is obviously representative of the Goddess. Pouring forth her love on the creatures of the earth. Just beautiful.

The next one reminds me of some I did as a child. These paintings are among some that were done by children of the rain forest region.

This one is at the entrance to the child-size doll house that is in the museum. I just love it.

A totem pole in the hall way. I would love to have one of these in my garden.

Wooden masks from Africa, fabulous!

Jonathan's Art on Exhibit

My oldest son, Jonathan has a piece of his art on display at the Children's Museum's exhibit, "Through the Eyes of Children". Which is a collection of works from the children in the school system here. I am so proud of him! We went to see it on Sunday and there are some amazingly talented kids in our town.

e.e.cummings

This is my favorite poem by e.e.cummings. And on eof my favorite scuplturres by Rodin, "the Kiss".

i like your body when it is with my body

i like my body when it is with your body. It is so quite new a thing.

Musclesbetter and nerves more.

i like your body.. i like what it does,

i like its hows.

i like to feel the spine of your body and its bones,

and the trembling-firm-smoothness

and which i will again and again

and again kiss,

i like kissing this and that of you,

i like slowly stroking the, shocking fuzz

of your electric fur,

and what-is-it comesover parting flesh ...

And eyes big love-crumbs,

and possibly i like the thrill of

under me you so quite new

~ee cummings

Artists in the House

Art has always been very important to me and I have always tried to nurture it in my children. As well as model it for them, by trying any and all kinds that interested me, and sharing the process as well as the results with them. All five of my children are artists of one sort or another. They all, even five year old Sophie have fantastic drawing talent. Recently, Emily my seventeen year old, who has long wished to go to art school, realized that she is a wonderfully talented sculpture artist. After watching the fantastical creation, The Spiderwick Chronicles, she decided to try her hand at sculpting Hogsqueal. Here are the amazing results. I am very proud of her efforts, this took place in a matter of 5-6 hours over two days. Wow!

Glitterized!

What happens when you leave the room while a four year old and her six year old cousin are "doing crafts"?



See photos~





The table~~~~~~~





The chair~~~~~~~



The floor~~~~~~~

The sparkly feet~~~~~~~

The deceptively innocent looking culprits~~~~~~~~~

My house now looks as if several hundred sparkiling faeres were having a party, or a war, or something! :)