~the altar in my art shack~ ~my garden's gifts~ ~layer one: with flora blowley~ ~picking up a pen~ ~playing with wax in courtney cerruti's class~ ~jess greene's work~ ~mati's paints~ ~and more wax~ ~autumn's fruit~ ~tail of the yak displays~ ~printmaking with susan schwake @teahouse studio~ ~stephanie's wall~ ~the harvest moon~ made in a recent printmaking class since returning from an incredibly inspiring weeklong retreat at Big Sur~ matrilumina~ I have made it a priority to endulge in more community based art endeavors~ such as this printmaking class, a wax collage workshop and flora's online painting course. and it feels... Continue reading

~bringing an air of nostalgia~ ~and endings~ ~a sense of solitude~ ~and the potential for magic~ ~under the harvest moon~ Continue reading

a gathering of beautiful souls on a sacred piece of land giving ourselves permission to be free to embrace growth while honoring where we have been to be seen to be held allowing the mystery of our paths to unfold with grace while bravely stepping into new ways of being to be nourished by the earth cleansed by the sea to share our stories: hopes, fears & dreams to practice gratitude to be given tools to receive daily reminders that each of us have something precious to offer that we are so deeply loved that it serves us best to... Continue reading

~through a magical kingdom~ ~with windows in all the right hues~ ~roaming free~ ~through old spaces~ ~lit from within~ ~abundant~ ~with room to grow~ ~over golden hills~ ~to the sea~ ~breathing the salty cold~ ~set ablaze~ ~off kilter~ ~safe~ ~a path~ ~timeless~ ~treasures~ ~to go~ ~tools of the trade~ ~priceless~ ~fill me up~ ~let's go~ ~and be~ Continue reading

~pizza n wine~ ~vanilla soft serve~ August Break inspired by the amazingly delightful, sparkling, inspiring and truly lovable Susannah Conway summer: feeling light, carefree and open to possiblites. Continue reading

~savoring peaches~ ~quiet moments: journal by flora bowley~ ~at my table~ ~sweetly dreaming~ ~in my pages~ ~colors exploding~ ~ ~on my doorstep~ ~and at the market~ ~lazy mornings~ ~fridays at the teahouse~ ~preparing for the magic~ ~of stories shared: susannah conway~ ~while plants are blooming~ ~like new friendships~ ~with ones who have depth, warmth, wisdom and open hearts~ *** all of this.... ~reminds me to see, feel, understand or otherwise have faith in~ visual journal entry 071312 Continue reading

~the magic of pink and aqua~ ~estimate of the extra push above~ visual journal entry 070112 with Pa's calculation it's true it seems. sometimes you just have to push through it to get there. ~so i took to the streets, far up in the hills~ ~found sweet little houses~ ~blooming succulents~ ~a message from the Great Horned Owl~ ~secret number signs~ ~red windows and roses~ ~serenity~ ~fog in the distance~ ~a little gate~ *** and returned home with some fuel for my pages... ~to make myself happy today~ visual journal entry 070812 ~my next home~ visual journal entry 070812 ~up... Continue reading

~what lingers beneath the surface can be crippling at times~ ~and yet when the little things soothe~ ~and i'm able to allow inspiration in~ ~on a warm sweet summer day~ ~i opened the door to the forgotten art shack~ ~and built pages~ ~equal to~ ~remembering~ ~my search~ ~while just BEING~ ~and letting bits go~ *** with gratitude for my fridays at the teahouse studio, for a new inspiring and soulful friend~ miss mati rose and her book daring adventures in paint each of which got me back in the art shack creating this weekend. thank you... Continue reading

~what happens when the path you are on disintegrates~ ~when the dream disipates~ ~and you feel alone~ ~time slowly passes~ ~and you remember your wings...broken on the ground~ Continue reading

~the journal~ ~every girl's dream~ ~a family: & it's my turn now~ ~the brutal manipulation of my body~ ~yielded five embryos~ ~feeling lost & alone, panic sets in~ ~and then the loss hit like a brutal storm~ ~the cold remains~ ~and me~ Continue reading

it's been a challenging month~ and in it's wake i've been tumbled around and left rather out of sorts. at the tail-end of it i was lucky enough to spend a day in the company of some loving, inspiring and wise women during a live SouLodge with the amazing Pixie Campbell at Teahouse Studio. Medicine for the soul indeed. ~with sacred tools~ ~we circled up~ ~and our journeys began~ ~visited by otter: woman medicine~ a gentle reminder to welcome play & stop worrying ~surrounded by love: Roslyn & Maya~ the next day i had offered to take sweet Ma in... Continue reading

~love or fear~ visual journal entry 122411 *** love or fear it's your choice but love is the strongest engine of survival... *** i stumbled across this quote recently and it literally sent me flying to my journal to work out with bits of paper, glue, and pastels~ my version of reflection. ~it's your choice~ ~love or fear~ this year has been huge for me in terms of battling some big fears and learning to trust. i know that my brain chemistry~ for whatever reason~ can lead me to a dark and scary place. however, i am learning to trust... Continue reading