"A Few More For Haiti..."

Yesterday

a "little birdie" by the name of

Miss Claire

left a comment on my blog

informing me that Laure would love to reach

a goal of 100 Art Hearts for Haiti.

Awesome!

So, I added my heart from yesterday's post

and

these two hearts posted today

for the cause.

There may still be time to join us...

depending on when you are reading this...

The new e-mail deadline is tonight

at midnight!

Think about it...:)

Click the "Art Hearts for Haiti" button

on my side bar for info...:)

"Last Night..."

...Another Arizona sunset

painted my

heart.

See other "Six Word Saturdays" here...:)

"Seeing Clearly..."

"A mind at peace,
a mind centered and not focused on harming others,

is stronger

than any physical force in the universe."
~Wayne Dyer

Illustration Friday: "Focused"

"Bountiful Bits of Beauty..."

...beginning with two dazzling zentangle designs

from Debi in Illinois...

...BTW...Click on any image to enlarge it...:)

...and another zentangle from Lela in Utah...

...and, yet one more, from Robin in Alabama...

...an elegant origami Asian vase AND...

...an origami peace dove from Carey in California...
...a rockin' intuitive portrait from Sal in Canada...
...some funky cool retro art from Deb in the U.K....
...a sweet mama bird zentangle from Debi in Illinois...
...two delicate watercolor custom cards
from Sabrina in Canada...
...a juicy kiwi in colored pencil from Julie in Texas...
...a colorful landscape inspired by the movie Avatar
from Bonnie in Pennsylvania...

...a 3:3 awesome custom trade from Annie in New York...

...my Illustrated ATCs mandala swap goodies from

Kathryn in North Carolina, Tim in Belgium,

and Linda in Australia...

...a gorgeous zentangled raffle prize won from

Sandra in Oregon...and her new blog...

(a new raffle is featured here...check it out!)

...a delicate lacy monarch from Lucie in Canada...

...and lastly, but most recently,

a magical mandala ATC from Elina in Finland.

Beautiful aren't they???

My heart burst with thanks and gratitude

for being able

to both trade and receive

such spirited and heartfelt bits of artwork

from

all over the world.

Hopefully, you might find a bit of time here and there

to visit the wonderful art websites

of these artists. :)

"All Swapped Out..."

...my contribution of 4 art cards

for the

January 2010 Mandala ATC Swap at Illustrated ATCs.

(3 were for the actual trade/swap...

plus one extra as optional hostess "ThankYou" card.)

What a fun event!

I will show the cards I received tomorrow.

"Another Tropical Fantasy..."

...inspired by my

"need to be trimmed badly" bougainvillea! :)

The pink "leaves" are not the bloom...they are called bracts.

The blooms are actually very tiny

and found within a cluster of several bracts.

Pssst...I took total artistic liberty here to just have fun with

my inspiration and play. :)

Have an inspirational blooming Tuesday!

" A Talking Treasure..."

...from a post in the distant past.

For some reason,

while fiddling around in my art files last night,

this flipped image appeared...

then

actually spoke to me...

and said

"I want to be 'dusted off' for a another Cactus Monday post."

So, I agreed...:)

I am such a pushover...:)

Plus, I didn't have a new piece finished yet!

SHHH Don't tell anyone...:)

Happy Cactus Monday All!

"A Mystic Spiral..."

...drawn lead free in my Zen Journal...

and, of course, flipped

digitally...:)

My design is inspired by North African

henna patterns

and was colored in the rich palette

of the desert Southwest.

“For [man], no circle is ever closed.

We walk ever in spirals.”
~R. Scott Bakker

"Put Your HEART Into It..."

...and let your artistic Muse play...:)

Make it a family event!

The most simple of art tools can design

a HEART felt artwork to help the people of Haiti.

Just pencil and paper...add color for fun...Think about it.

Click on

the "Art Hearts for Haiti" badge

on my side bar

for project specifics.

There is still time to play...and it's so simple to do.

Why not put your HEART into it!? :)

"Art Hearts For Haiti...#1..."

The heart of a devastated country needs life support.

We can help.

Collectively, as a group of artists,

we can hold

her people gently in our hearts.

We can attempt to mend

lovingly, with the simple tools of an artist,

the

jagged gaping wounds of poverty.

We can

replant seeds of HOPE and LOVE and FAITH

deep

into the spirits of a shattered people.

We can nourish these seeds with kindness and light,

...with inspiration...

and with the exuberant joy of our art.

We can hope,

with all of our collective hearts...

that there will be that one fabulous day,

when the art we have shared might

encourage sprouts of

new growth...green, fresh, and full of innocence...

awaiting a moment in time to bloom

into bountiful trees of life...

with sturdy branches...and glorious leaves...

and strong, independent, and deeply planted roots.

We can do so very, very much...

Ahhh...

yes, we certainly can...:)

Won't you join us?

It's so very simple...just

click on the "Art Hearts for Haiti" badge

on my sidebar.

"There is no pebble so small

that it won't make ripples when tossed

into a body of water."

~Charles Peck

"(be)Thankful (this)Thursday..."

...and generous, too!

Join with other artists and share your

(he)art

for a worthy cause.

Click here for details...

Deadline is January 29th, 2010.

All it takes is a bit of your Muse's time

and

few artistic waves of the old magic wand.

...I will post my heart tomorrow...:)

“Do all the good you can,

By all the means you can, in all the ways you can,

...In all the places you can,

At all the times you can, to all the people you can,

...As long as ever you can.”
~John Wesley (1703-1791)

“If you can't feed a hundred people, then just feed one.”
~Mother Teresa

“We make a living by what we get,

but we make a life

by what we

give.”
~Winston Churchill

"The Western Wallop..."

There will be big...I mean BIG, BIG, BIG,

snowfalls

in the high country of Arizona

this week.

We, here in the valley, just weathered "Punch #2"

of a "3-punch" storm

coming in off the Pacific Ocean

which is

to drop as much rainfall here in the desert

in 5 days as we have had

in several months!

Things are pretty chilly, damp, and soaked.

We really DO need the rain...

but

Oh!...to be "snowed in" (with supplies of course)

in a cozy cabin in the mountains,

a roaring fire, and

oodles and oodles of time to draw!

Ahhh...Pass the hot cocoa please...Mmmmm!

"A Fantasy Island..."

...sun filled tropical bloom...with a batik effect

and

some black and white zetti style whimsy.

Happy Blooming Tuesday! :)

"When the Deep Purple Falls..."

...over sleepy garden walls
And the stars begin to twinkle in the sky—
In the mist of a memory you wander back to me
Breathing my name with a sigh..."

~Mitchell Parish 1938

Happy Cactus Monday All!

"Whether it be Foggy..."

...or snowy...

"the clearest way into the Universe

is through a forest

wilderness."
~John Muir

Illustration Friday: "Wilderness"

"Six Word Saturday..."

Magically, her palette fused into corals.

(See other Six Word Saturdays here.)

"A Raven Landed..."

...in Arizona after flying cross country from the

gifted hand of Laurel.

And...

my heart went pitter-patter...thumpety-thump,

woohoo, woohoo!

A paper bag has never looked so good!

What an amazing journey.

xoxo

“The moments of happiness we enjoy

take us by surprise.

It is not that we seize them,

but that they

seize us.”
~Ashley Montagu

"A Henna Inspired..."

...mandala drawn lead free in my Zen Journal

and flipped in Microsoft Editor.

(Uh, did I happen to mention I am addicted to flipping images?

It's just so much fun to play! )

:)

"Peacock and Lace..."

...combined here into a

feather and plume kaleidoscopic mandala.

"Words and feathers are easily scattered,

but not easily gathered up."

~Author unknown

"More Blossoming Winter Suns..."

...as promised...posted here first!

Winter Sun #6...

Winter Sun #7...
Winter Sun #8...
and, finally, Winter Sun #9.... (now taken...Carey)
Please leave a comment if you are interested in trading.
Happy Blooming Tuesday All!

"Some Sunny Cactus Zen..."

...straight from my Journal

just to brighten up my Cactus Monday blogpost.

It's so good

to see you here again my bloggy cactus friends!

Have a happy day!

"I've seen fire and I've seen rain,

I've seen sunny days I thought would never end,

I've seen lonely times

when I could not find a friend,

but I always thought I'd see you again."
~James Taylor

"They Flew the Coop!..."

These promised "Winter Sun" ATC cards

(see their inspiration here)

seemed to fly right out of my hands...

in the blink of an eye...

the minute I posted them on Flickr last night!

That has never happened to me before...

Whew!

(Guess I know what I will be doing the next couple of days...)

Now, here's the deal...

I will post brand new ones for trade HERE first...

(Tuesday morning...shhh...don't tell...)

Count on it!