Dia de los Muertos..

A celebration of life

and the beautiful memories of those

who are now gone...

but are 

living forever in our hearts...never to be forgotten.
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"The day which we fear as our last is but the birthday of eternity. "

~Seneca

Just sayin'...

It is never to late to learn...;)

Trying to reboot some energy and artistic goodness.

Jan-n-Me...

"Friendship isn’t a big thing — it’s a million little things."

~Author Unknown

These Five Muses...

...are Rochester bound...

anxious to bond with some artistic art sistas

for a wonder filled 4 day

art retreat.

(Play time, laughs, and girlfriend bonding

highly encouraged.)

YESSS!!!

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"The most potent muse of all is our own inner child."
~Stephen Nachmanovitch
(American musician and educator)

Raw and Unedited...

NOTE:

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Sorry about the pixelation problems here...

scanner issues I assume.

AARGH!

...some artful pen play...

retrieved and posted

by my Muse

from the cobwebs in her mind

and

several long ignored pages of my "Musings" sketchbook.

 

"Drawing

is a frame of mind,

a loving embrace if you will."

~Susan Avishai



Hearts For Trade...

ATC sized articulated hearts...

A taste of the desert southwest...heading eastbound

to Rochester, NY.

to be traded with some fabulous artistic Muses

at the 2014 ARTchester art retreat.

I...can...not...wait!!!

;)

“One of the hardest things in life is having words in your heart that you can't utter.”

~James Earl Jones



"Mom...N...Me"...

...just the two of us... 

having a zen filled artistic play date with our Muses...

painting

whimsical butterflies

and

making special memories

to decorate our

hearts.

Love you, Mom!

;)

"Happiness is a butterfly,
which when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you will sit down quietly,
may alight upon you."
~Nathaniel Hawthorne

Happy Easter...

...from my little corner of the world...

to yours.
 

"I think of the garden after the rain;
And hope to my heart

comes singing,
At morn the cherry-blooms will be white,
And the Easter bells

be ringing!

~Edna Dean Proctor, "Easter Bells"

Sending...

...some Arizona sunshine...

to all my friends and family up north.

May your April be filled with special moments

of happiness and joy.

 

"Happiness cannot be traveled to, owned, earned, or worn. 

It is the spiritual experience

of living every minute with love,

grace, and gratitude.

~Denis Waitley

Aspen Starfall...Remembering Sue

Susan V. Krahenbuhl

November 26, 1960-March 23, 2012

We continue to hold you gently in our hearts

and
think of you with a smile
each time
we remember the sparkle in your eyes...
the love in your heart...
and
the never ending strength in your spirit.
We see
you in the twinkling stars of the desert night sky...
we hear you
in the soft rustle of the Colorado aspens...
we feel you
in the soothing warmth of the western sun.
You are always with us.
We will
always love you.

"To live in hearts we leave behind
Is not to die."
~Thomas Campbell,
Hallowed Ground

Play Ball!

Spending a sunny spring afternoon

in the Arizona desert

with

Scott...

my brother, Jack...and his wife, Sharon.

What fun!

The beer was icy cold, the sun was burning hot...

the company was terrific.

Add to that

the best hot dog I have had in a long time!

Yummy!

Cactus League spring training

really IS

all it is cracked up to be...

(sorry about the score, all you Sox fans out there.)

 

"A hot dog at the ballgame beats roast beef at the Ritz." 

~Humphrey Bogart



Getting Back...

...to making fabulously free and wonderfully wonky drawings

in my illustrated sketchbook.

Each is made

lead free...ink straight in...

and watercolored a few days later, at home.

Sometimes, 

I feel like I need to draw...just like I need to breathe.

I have truly missed you, girl!

Ahhhh!

 

"Drawing is a frame of mind, a loving embrace if you will."

~Susan Avishai

Down on the Farm...

 ...a wonderful, serenely glorious, girls day out!

 

"Everything is blooming most recklessly;

if it were voices instead of colors,

there would be

an unbelievable shrieking into the heart of the night." 

~Rainer Maria Rilke,

Letters of Rainer Maria Rilke

Textures and Patterns...

decorating

 The Farm at South Mountain...

Phoenix Arizona.

Yes, this IS desert land...

ancient pecan groves...stone walls...

bricked courtyards...

soft feather like pines...

lush, thick flower beds...

earthy, sweet smelling root vegetables...

roosters...

cacti, succulents, palms and all!

Ahhh...spring!  :)

 

"Yes, Virginia...there is a Spring..."

~ Me