I Want to Go A-Walking I want to go a-walking all the live-long day To hear the crickets chirping and see the bales of hay. To wrest the beauty hiding in weeds along the way To find my heartbeat’s rhythm I lost in the busy fray. To breathe the fresh air heaping transforming work into … Continue reading I Want to Go A-Walking
Tag: sketchbook
I Love Yarn!
Did you know that I love yarn?? Did you also know that today is "I Love Yarn Day"? Woo! Hoo!!!! I haven't shared much of my yarn goings on these days...so TODAY is the day!! I finished a vest that is waiting to be blocked and buttons added. I need to do this as the … Continue reading I Love Yarn!
Portrait #17: Letting Go
Sometimes when we let go we catch a glimpse of our truest selves. -jpe Psssttt...how do you like my new WordPress Theme? I needed to let go of the dark background. At least for now.:)
Weekend Drawcumentation
I had a very full but wonderful weekend! When it looks like there may be little time to breathe between the coming and going, my desire to draw kicks in full throttle. Maybe it's something to do with a need to slow down somewhere in the midst of it, or to have a touchstone to … Continue reading Weekend Drawcumentation
Following My Life
A dreadful photo of this! Early morning photography is next to impossible around my house. For more on following your Life in contours...check out this post! So many times, I wish I was like Harold, dragging my purple crayon around behind me, drawing every step of the way! I'm off in lots of directions this … Continue reading Following My Life
A Bale of Words
Available in My Etsy Shoppe Another "sitting" out in my favorite field just after the baling. This time with my pastels in My Little Black Book. Available in My Etsy Shoppe And a different sort of "bale" here...words bundled together in a little poem I wrote several years ago: ************************** I like you standing there… … Continue reading A Bale of Words
A Few of My Favorite Things…
Available in My Etsy Shoppe Favorite Thing #1: Nothing gets better than sitting IN MY FIELD painting. A few of weeks ago I got to spend an afternoon painting a couple of views of the freshly baled hay in Mr. Whicker's field. I keep calling it "my" field, and it really isn't. But I call … Continue reading A Few of My Favorite Things…
October means The JDRF Walk!
It's been TWO YEARS since Maddie and I participated in the JDRF Walk for the Cure. Last fall was just too crazy and it pained me to have to bow out of it. I vowed not to let busyness push it out of our calendar this year!! So we are signed up to walk, and … Continue reading October means The JDRF Walk!
Unlikely Lovely
So on Tuesday, I take my youngest, Maddie, to gymnastics at a place here in town called Flip Force. On the way into the building, I notice a patch of tangly wilderness off to the side. I had brought along my sketchbook and oil pastels. "Must see what I can do with that" ran through … Continue reading Unlikely Lovely
An Itch to Scratch
I get an itch sometimes. You know, like an itch to use multi-colored pens, or an itch to use thick paint, or an itch for abstraction. This itch is for oil pastels...and I'm still scratching! So fun to glide the bold color on white paper. To rub the colors into each other. To watch a … Continue reading An Itch to Scratch