magic tree

She sat under the tree of gold, receiving its wisdom and a story was born.

be you

"Today you are You, that is truer than true. There is no one alive who is Youer than You...Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."
- Dr. Seuss (1904-1991)

coral dream

Dressed in coral from head to foot, she entered the ancient temple illuminated only by candlelight…

excerpt from last night's dreams

Maya's Song

with a most comforting, soothing voice emerging from the depths of Mother Earth through to the depths of Soul, Maya sang her memories, her life, her laughter, her wisdom...

I shall not be moved
I shall not be moved
Just like a tree that's standing by the water
I shall not be moved

in gratitude

How important it is for us to recognize and celebrate our heroes and she-roes! - Maya Angelou

let the beauty of what you love be what you do - RUMI

I love being a mother.  I love being a woman.  I love being with him.

I love writing.  I love dreaming.  I love playing...  What do you love?

Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. - Rumi

fearlessness

For a gallant spirit there can never be defeat.


- Wallis Simpson, The Duchess of Windsor (1896-1986)



A gallant spirit...I love the sound of that...

Every woman I know has a superior level of fearlessness.

from my 2008 journals

es ella la diosa

escucho su voz

en los vientos



obedezco sus consejos

en los sueños



siento las fragancias de rosas



es ella

la madre



es ella

la diosa

november roses

"...the scent of the rose is enough to imbue a woman with wordless, sibylline poetry, as if she were younger by ten centuries." - Colette

lovely November roses

begin again

In the woods, we return to reason and faith.
- Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)

I woke up feeling out of sorts, scattered and unfocused and wondered if it had to do with tonight's new moon.

After an afternoon in Nature, I am renewed, cleansed and ready to begin again.

silken threads of spirit

With silken threads of spirit, I have woven a majestic and ever-growing tapestry of friends and family.

from a series of writings soon to be published in print

rain day

remember to PLAY, PAINT, SING and DANCE today...

"down came the rain, and washed the spider out..."

layers of mermaid silk

the mermaid queen wished to live in layers of petals out of shredded shipwrecked silk...

less than 100 years ago

I am inspired by this 1913 illustration "Official Program Woman Suffrage Procession"

"Independence is happiness." - Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906)

día de los muertos, día de los santos

los espíritus me andan siguiendo

he soñado con muertos

con lunas llenas

con playas plenas

con diamantes y esmeraldas



hoy

día de los muertos

celebro mi vida

y la tuya también



hoy

día de todos los santos

me visto de luna

canto diamantes

bailo esmeraldas


muertos o vivos - todos somos los mismos

halloween night

"Dear Great Pumpkin,
I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween Night..."

from the 1966 "It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown"
by Charles Schulz

PHOTOGRAPH: my son running through a great pumpkin patch

eye of the tree, I of the tree

hoy me enamore locamente

de un árbol...



today I fell madly in love

with a tree...

no coincidence wise women

Who are the wise women in your life?  When do you seek their counsel?

The wise women speak to me through dreams and symbols.

There are no coincidences...I am being guided, moment by moment.

"In the ancient way of being, the earth not only creates, feels, and protects life, but like a mother, whispers through natural signs and images the secret knowledge of how body, mind, emotions and spirit work upon each other in an intricate, invisible weaving."
- Johanna Lambert from "Wise Women of the Dreamtime"

nature heals

My wearable sculpture is inspired by nature...a tribute to her...

As I walk through the forest, I listen to my soul.

The forest song is sung by every branch and by each delicate leaf.

Nature is healing...

excerpts from my journals

laughing at the sky

we laughed through the rains, under sunshine and moonlight...we laughed all day and night Mama, Baby and I

"When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and laugh at the sky.” - Buddha