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Saturday, January 30
summer dreams
detail from a self-portrait
I dreamed with nuns and rosaries and a man dressed in a yellow chicken suit. It was summer in my dreams and I lived by the water.
I woke up to find snow falling.
I love all seasons, yet it is always summer in my dreams...
I dreamed with nuns and rosaries and a man dressed in a yellow chicken suit. It was summer in my dreams and I lived by the water.
I woke up to find snow falling.
I love all seasons, yet it is always summer in my dreams...
In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Friday, January 29
take time
one of my journals
what is happening?
what has happened?
take time to be in solitude
take time to be in silence
take time to be in sacredness
what is happening?
what has happened?
take time to be in solitude
take time to be in silence
take time to be in sacredness
This is what is strange - that friends, even passionate love, are not my real life unless there is time alone in which to discover what is happening or has happened.take time to BE...
- May Sarton
Thursday, January 28
Wednesday, January 27
swing by sunset
when was the last time you were on a swing?
strange dreams
last night and this morning
strange day
out of sorts
between moonlight and sunset
with the world upside down
with a cold wind caressing
laughter and freedom...PLAY...
when was the last time you played?
strange dreams
last night and this morning
strange day
out of sorts
between moonlight and sunset
with the world upside down
with a cold wind caressing
laughter and freedom...PLAY...
when was the last time you played?
Tuesday, January 26
vibrate love
mixed medias on wood
so much sorrow
so much suffering
how can we heal our planet?
let us begin with
inner peace
so that we may
vibrate love
let us be conscious
of everything we consume
news, food, conversations
are these bringing us closer to peace?
so much sorrow
so much suffering
how can we heal our planet?
let us begin with
inner peace
so that we may
vibrate love
let us be conscious
of everything we consume
news, food, conversations
are these bringing us closer to peace?
"It is not that I do not wish to mix with others, but living alone in freedom is a better path for me. When I think about the misery of those in this world, their sadness becomes mine. Oh, that my monk's robe was wide enough to gather up all the suffering people in this floating world."
- Ryōkan Taigu (1758–1831)
Sunday, January 24
inspiration
2007 photograph, San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua
Is this a chicken or a rooster?
Grand Mother grew up on a farm and would know the difference instantly.
This lovely Nicaraguan bird inspired a necklace...white and black stones suspended from vintage red silk and sterling.
Inspiration is everywhere...
Is this a chicken or a rooster?
Grand Mother grew up on a farm and would know the difference instantly.
This lovely Nicaraguan bird inspired a necklace...white and black stones suspended from vintage red silk and sterling.
Inspiration is everywhere...
Saturday, January 23
beets
playing with ideas
I love beets. I love to eat them and paint with their unforgiving staining juices. Beets remind me of Grand Mother and God Mother. I can almost taste the unforgettable beet soup with Guru Spiritual Mother...
Yesterday, I discovered a jar and a can of sliced beets...both had expired.
What are we holding on to that has already expired?
expired ideas
expired relationships
expired habits
I love beets. I love to eat them and paint with their unforgiving staining juices. Beets remind me of Grand Mother and God Mother. I can almost taste the unforgettable beet soup with Guru Spiritual Mother...
Yesterday, I discovered a jar and a can of sliced beets...both had expired.
What are we holding on to that has already expired?
expired ideas
expired relationships
expired habits
Friday, January 22
spirit rain
study for sculpture
the cold rain blesses my flesh
in the silence of my heart
I listen to my spirit
don't be afraid of getting wet
go out and dance in the rain
the cold rain blesses my flesh
in the silence of my heart
I listen to my spirit
don't be afraid of getting wet
go out and dance in the rain
Thursday, January 21
wholeness
detail from mixed media on canvas, circa 1999
"...wholeness, that which our nature requires. It embodies the impulse toward self-realization and indicates the path you must follow, not from ulterior motives but from the core of your individuality. Seeking after wholeness is the Spiritual Warrior's quest. And yet what you are striving to become in actuality is what, by nature, you already are. Become conscious of your essence and bring it into form, express it in a creative way..." - Ralph H. Blum
wholeness
self-realization
essence
a powerful message I received this morning after yoga and meditation...
"...wholeness, that which our nature requires. It embodies the impulse toward self-realization and indicates the path you must follow, not from ulterior motives but from the core of your individuality. Seeking after wholeness is the Spiritual Warrior's quest. And yet what you are striving to become in actuality is what, by nature, you already are. Become conscious of your essence and bring it into form, express it in a creative way..." - Ralph H. Blum
wholeness
self-realization
essence
a powerful message I received this morning after yoga and meditation...
Tuesday, January 19
mares y cielos
self-portrait from a series
me visto de mares y cielos profundos
nado entre recuerdos y sueños
me pierdo y me encuentro en tu mirada
vuelo con águilas y mariposas
me visto de mares y cielos profundos
nado entre recuerdos y sueños
me pierdo y me encuentro en tu mirada
vuelo con águilas y mariposas
Monday, January 18
acuarelas de sueños
mixed media self-portrait
te pinto mi alma
en acuarelas de sueños
te cuento mis secretos
en murmullos celestes
te invento de recuerdos
en las paginas de mi ser
soy esa niña hecha mujer
te pinto mi alma
en acuarelas de sueños
te cuento mis secretos
en murmullos celestes
te invento de recuerdos
en las paginas de mi ser
soy esa niña hecha mujer
Sunday, January 17
her song
photographic detail, study for sculpture
she has her own sensual language
she speaks without saying a word
mother earth
our mother
are we listening to her song?
she has her own sensual language
she speaks without saying a word
mother earth
our mother
are we listening to her song?
"Everything in the universe is made of union and generation - by the coming together of elements that seek out one another, melt together two by two, and are born again in a third."
- Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Saturday, January 16
Friday, January 15
understanding pain as sacred
detail from a recent photograph
so much suffering on our planet
so much pain
why?
...and I was led to open the book and read:
"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain...."
- Kahlil Gibran
...and I remembered giving birth
labor pain - sacred pain
pain has the power to unite us and together birth miracles...
so much suffering on our planet
so much pain
why?
...and I was led to open the book and read:
"Your pain is the breaking of the shell that encloses your understanding. Even as the stone of the fruit must break, that its heart may stand in the sun, so must you know pain...."
- Kahlil Gibran
...and I remembered giving birth
labor pain - sacred pain
pain has the power to unite us and together birth miracles...
Thursday, January 14
Wednesday, January 13
perspective
a Nicaraguan sunset
my husband and child dance and laugh
ZIGGY MARLEY sings "it's family time...it's time to be free...lift up your hearts with a smile, lift up your feet with a dance, lift up your spirit with a song..."
everything gets put into perspective
my husband and child dance and laugh
ZIGGY MARLEY sings "it's family time...it's time to be free...lift up your hearts with a smile, lift up your feet with a dance, lift up your spirit with a song..."
everything gets put into perspective
Tuesday, January 12
forever in my heart
detail from photograph taken in Rivas, Nicaragua
un altar a Nuestra Madre
Luz de Vida
Cancion de Amor
Ojos de Alegria
an altar to Our Mother
Light of Life
Song of Love
Eyes of Joy
remembering beloved Tia Indiana who lives forever in my heart
un altar a Nuestra Madre
Luz de Vida
Cancion de Amor
Ojos de Alegria
an altar to Our Mother
Light of Life
Song of Love
Eyes of Joy
remembering beloved Tia Indiana who lives forever in my heart
Monday, January 11
Sunday, January 10
forgiveness freedom
detail from a recent photograph taken in Rivas, Nicaragua
forgiveness is freedom
it is lifting one's heart and giving it wings...
forgiveness is freedom
it is lifting one's heart and giving it wings...
The act of forgiveness is the act of returning to present time. And that's why when one has become a forgiving person, and has managed to let go of the past, what they've really done is they've shifted their relationship with time. Forgive and call back the energy wasted on past events.
- Carolyn Myss
Saturday, January 9
awake
self-portrait from a series
I love waking up before the world. I sit in silence an enter my soul. I imagine what is possible. I whisper my dreams into the dawn. I forgive others and myself. I listen to him breathing and give thanks for the moment, for being awake.
I love waking up before the world. I sit in silence an enter my soul. I imagine what is possible. I whisper my dreams into the dawn. I forgive others and myself. I listen to him breathing and give thanks for the moment, for being awake.
Friday, January 8
mujer
mixed media self-portrait from a series, 2010
soy guerrera de otros siglos
soy reina desde antes
soy gitana bailando
soy esa que grita su verdad en silencio
soy mujer
...English translation, although I prefer it in Spanish
I am a warrior from centuries past
I am a queen from long ago
I am a gypsy dancing
I am she who screams her truth in silence
I am a woman
soy guerrera de otros siglos
soy reina desde antes
soy gitana bailando
soy esa que grita su verdad en silencio
soy mujer
...English translation, although I prefer it in Spanish
I am a warrior from centuries past
I am a queen from long ago
I am a gypsy dancing
I am she who screams her truth in silence
I am a woman
Thursday, January 7
rejuvenate
photograph taken in Rivas, Nicaragua this past December 2009
how do you rejuvenate yourself?
I dance
I stretch
I meditate
I dare
I pray
I take long showers (which are not very good for my delicate skin)
I laugh
I cry
I write and write and write
I wonder
I dream
I love
I kiss him and him over and over
I forgive everyone, including myself...
how do you rejuvenate yourself?
I dance
I stretch
I meditate
I dare
I pray
I take long showers (which are not very good for my delicate skin)
I laugh
I cry
I write and write and write
I wonder
I dream
I love
I kiss him and him over and over
I forgive everyone, including myself...
"We must always change, renew, rejuvenate ourselves; otherwise we harden." - Johann Von Goethe
Wednesday, January 6
Tuesday, January 5
floating world
I just love this series of recent photographs
a quote that found me after morning meditation
I see people in the world throw away their lives lusting after things, never able to satisfy their desires, falling into deep despair and torturing themselves. Even if they get what they want, how long will they be able to enjoy it? For one heavenly pleasure they suffer ten torments of hell, binding themselves more firmly to the grindstone. Such people are like monkeys frantically grasping for the moon in the water and then falling into a whirlpool. How endlessly those caught up in the floating world suffer. - Ryōkan Taigu (1758–1831)
a quote that found me after morning meditation
Monday, January 4
creation
2009 photograph of my son holding "VOLCAN" solid sterling silver
my God Mother
also his God Mother
our Queen Tilly says:
my God Mother
also his God Mother
our Queen Tilly says:
Your son is holding your creation, holding you. The fact that it is a ring signifies the unity and bond between Mother and Son. He is the future holding the present - the sterling silver treasure from the depths of Mother Earth formed into a volcano representative of the power and forces of Nature. His open fingers signify that he will hold your hand for a while but then venture out on his own taking with him the love, strength, confidence, guidance, and inspiration he gains from you. Your son - your most beautiful creation is sharing your art with the world.
- Edda M. Sevilla Somoza
Sunday, January 3
let's dance more
detail from a recent dance with baby, 2009 photograph
I dance every single day and yet I realize I do not dance enough...
when was the last time you danced with complete abandon?
with complete joy and freedom?
let's dance more
and more
until we fall to the floor in ecstasy
I dance every single day and yet I realize I do not dance enough...
when was the last time you danced with complete abandon?
with complete joy and freedom?
let's dance more
and more
until we fall to the floor in ecstasy
Saturday, January 2
wild woman
mixed media self-portrait from a series, 2010
every woman has a WILD woman within
she dances with complete freedom
she does not care who stares, who judges
she is secure in her wildness
every woman is a WILD woman
there is RAW beauty in our wildness
there is SACRED light in our wildness
"You were WILD once. Don't let them TAME you."
- Isadora Duncan
every woman has a WILD woman within
she dances with complete freedom
she does not care who stares, who judges
she is secure in her wildness
every woman is a WILD woman
there is RAW beauty in our wildness
there is SACRED light in our wildness
"You were WILD once. Don't let them TAME you."
- Isadora Duncan
Friday, January 1
a new decade has dawned
mixed media photograph of me in front of a portrait by Robert Barberena De La Rocha
a new decade has dawned
what are your wildest dreams?
what are your wildest desires?
what are you passionate about?
who is in your wildest dreams, supporting you?
who is part of your wildest desires?
who are you passionate about?
"Choose to be in close proximity to people who are empowering, who appeal to your sense of connection to intention, who see the greatness in you, who feel connected to God, and who live a life that gives evidence that Spirit has found celebration through them."
- Dr. Wayne Dyer
a new decade has dawned
what are your wildest dreams?
what are your wildest desires?
what are you passionate about?
who is in your wildest dreams, supporting you?
who is part of your wildest desires?
who are you passionate about?
"Choose to be in close proximity to people who are empowering, who appeal to your sense of connection to intention, who see the greatness in you, who feel connected to God, and who live a life that gives evidence that Spirit has found celebration through them."
- Dr. Wayne Dyer
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