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Writing at Sacred Ordinary is one of my daily spiritual practices.

Interests: music, friends, carl jung, working part-time in a private k-12 school, my dog mollie, travel on a budget, collage art, beach walks, non-violent movies, stretching my mind and learning new things, teaching and keeping journals, having philosophical discussions with people i trust, eclectic music tastes from rock and roll through classical, art of many talented women, live theatre, opening my home which i call sanctuary to people who like to come here to do inner work, being alive, seeking the sacred in the ordinary, grateful for the wonderfully bumpy and happy life i've had so far., reading, writing, photography, family, poetry, southern california, spiritual direction

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Good idea, Elaine. Thinking about that.

Commented 7 days ago on What's Up With Sophia the Art Mannikin? at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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What's Up With Sophia the Art Mannikin?

Sophia tells me that my choices for her lately have been boring. She says I dress her like a little old lady--and I suppose that I do since her dresser is one. How I wish, however, I had her size 4 size and remember those young years when I did.... Continue reading

Posted 7 days ago at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Chris Haston: Riding With Mary Photographic Project

Several weeks ago our rector at Christ Church Redondo Beach told me about a professional photographer who lives across the street from the church and a half block from where I live. His name is Chris Haston. Chris has an affinity for the Blessed Virgin Mary, and so do I... Continue reading

Posted May 12, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Tin Can Mail: I Learned Something New Today

A small box of memorabilia of a late friend (I'll call him S.) was recently given to me and I relished each memento of what was important to him when I went through it. Prior to his death, he had given all his literary stuff to his university archive and... Continue reading

Posted Apr 10, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Wow, and then some, Loretta. I love the story and your revision. And, I still miss you a lot at Cloth, Paper, Scissors.

Commented Apr 5, 2013 on Reveal at pomegranatesandpaper

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Nostalgically Decorating a Little for Easter Week

Yes, I know. Easter isn't about bunnies and mannikins, but I do still have a pretty high level of inner kid in this 75-year-old body. Tomorrow we'll read the Passion at church, but my mind does snap back to when my own kids were little (now 50, 49 and 46)... Continue reading

Posted Mar 23, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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The Ways of the Cross

Though I am deeply drawn to Mary and images of the divine feminine, I rarely use images of Christ in my art. I was so deeply drawn to the focal image of Jesus on a friend's Pinterest site recently, however, I added it to my palette of items in Polyvore.... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Historical Novel "The Painted Girls" Opens Up a New World For Me

When I recently heard a feature on NPR about a new historical novel called "The Painted Girls" by Cathy Marie Buchanan, I was very intrigued. Called "The Seedy Underbelly of Belle Epoque," NPR reviews the book telling the story about impoverished girls who entered the ballet school of the Paris... Continue reading

Posted Mar 11, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Spare Time Spent Learning Digital Collage....and Lots of Other Stuff

My parents taught me what you probably learned as a kid, too. A rolling stone gathers no moss. Idle hands are the devil's workshop. A stitch in time saves nine, and yada-dee-yadedah. All these old sayings apply to me for sure. I spent a lot of years being married and... Continue reading

Posted Feb 21, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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What a lovely surprise for you, Loretta. Your story touches me deeply.

Commented Feb 18, 2013 on A Tease of Blue at pomegranatesandpaper

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Anne LaMott Says 'Let's Occupy Valentine's Day'

My friend Vicki Hammond, an excellent collage and assemblage artist in Portland, OR, sent an e-mail with her photo regarding Valentine's Day today--and she put it on Facebook, too. Vicki's art blog is HerStory. At first I thought Vicki had written the paragraphs below, but all the credit goes to... Continue reading

Posted Feb 13, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Sophia the Art Mannikin: Rockin' at Mardi Gras

Sophia is all ready for Mardi Gras but compared to New Orleans, celebrating here at Sanctuary Center is probably pretty boring. But, here she is: Thanks, Leslie, for your recent comment about my big Barbie doll. My mom, as she grew older, had a baby doll that looked real. So,... Continue reading

Posted Feb 10, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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This is going to be how I look at the month of February. It's not my birthday month, but it is a transition month--mardi gras, Lent, and staying light later in the evening. Ground Hog's day, isn't it? Did Phil come out?

Commented Feb 3, 2013 on February Made Me Shiver...... at pomegranatesandpaper

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SoulCollage® Card: Queen of Evil via Polyvore

For those of you who know me, I began dabbling in art about seven years ago, pooh-poohing myself all the way because I was a writer not an artist. Writing had long been my passion and I both wrote for a living as a PR person, and then fell in... Continue reading

Posted Feb 2, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Too Bright to Hear, Too Loud to See by Juliann Garey

I just finished reading "Too Bright to Hear, Too Loud To See," a first novel by Juliann Garey. It is a harrowing read about a brilliant man with bipolar disorder, a Hollywood mogul-type named Greyson Todd, who hid behind his illness for 20 years before totally going off the rails.... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Sophia the Art Mannikin: Partying Before Mardi Gras

My poor Sophia, so neglected, my dear fashion inspiration, an older woman's version of a giant doll. When I am old--I will dress an art mannikin! And believe me, I'm old. She finally got out of her Christmas outfit last week and here she is in a sparkly turquoise dress... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Good for you, Judy. The shirt you describe is utterly disgusting to me. The shirt I mention brought up all kinds of philosophical stuff for me.

Commented Jan 22, 2013 on An F--- Word Story I Can't Get Off My Mind at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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An F--- Word Story I Can't Get Off My Mind

First of all, though I rarely use the F word in regular conversation myself, I am not shocked when it is used in people's stories, writing, in film, etc. It's such a common word in our languages now. I do think, however, that it is often overused. I'll admit that... Continue reading

Posted Jan 21, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Excellent story of your own experiences, Rain. Thanks for posting it.

Commented Jan 16, 2013 on Polyvore No. 4 - Yesterday and Today at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Polyvore No. 4 - Yesterday and Today

This is my fourth collage on Polyvore and I cross posted to Pinterest, Facebook and Tumblr. The interesting thing about creating Polyvore digital collages is that it has vastly improved my art journal and general collage techniques. I'm really beginning to understand the concept of layering, I think. I'm now... Continue reading

Posted Jan 15, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Rain Treaux's comment wouldn't publish for some reason, but here it is: Hi Redondowriter, Rain Trueax (rainnnn7@hotmail.com) has left you a comment: I had not heard of it until your posts. How does it get around the copyright issues? It is the same potential problem with pinterest with people thinking they have a right to use what others create in new ways but do they? It looks like here they could take anything without paying or permission, mesh it up with something else and promote it as something new??? I do use Pinterest but with the idea of promoting my book covers and some of the photos I've taken but I'm leery of it. I've written about the copyright issues on my Rain Trueax blog. This seems an end run around copyright. Am I missing something about it that changes that?

Commented Jan 15, 2013 on Polyvore: The Woman Who Reads at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Rain, you raise excellent questions here and Polyvore put out this copyright note on their blog in 2008: http://blog.polyvore.com/2008/01/important-note-about-copyright.html. Obviously, there are potential problems and I'm glad you mention them. I know none of the major photo storage sites as well as Google Images don't allow export. Play with the site a bit, however, and you will see how the "clipping" process allows for all the layering. I know that the SoulCollage technique that I use and teach also warns of being very careful about copyright. As for me, it's not the focal image I want to use, but the backgrounds and all the little brushes et al that are available. Whatever images you do use are on the right side of a set giving attribution. In SoulCollage, we do not ever sell our work. Remember, I am new to Polyvore so it's original purpose was one thing but artist types find it a haven. I use Pinterest quite a bit and post lots of my own work there, but I could care less whether anyone uses it because I have no intention of selling it. I'll check out your copyright post at your blog. Does this help?

Commented Jan 15, 2013 on Polyvore: The Woman Who Reads at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Polyvore: The Woman Who Reads

The book lover in me, and the library volunteer that I am, prompted me to create this collage on Polyvore. A lot of sites (and I fully understand) won't allow images to be imported into Polyvore to be used in our creations, but I know there are work-arounds I haven't... Continue reading

Posted Jan 14, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Polyvore: Lady in Red or Anastasia of the Steppes

Playing with Polyvore a little more tonight and did manage to figure out how to import items and images from other sites, but not from my own stash of photos. I guess I have to put them in a photo sharing program first, or on Pinterest. I call this Lady... Continue reading

Posted Jan 12, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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Redondowriter's Femmage No. 1 with Polyvore

How can I ever thank Meri Magic enough for sharing her Polyvore creations with me, patiently e-mailing how Polyvore works and how to gather items to make a collage. I first saw Meri's collages at Rebecca's Recuerda mi Corazon and though I use PhotoShop and could make collages there, this... Continue reading

Posted Jan 9, 2013 at REDONDOWRITER'S SACRED ORDINARY

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