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| sky & umbrella while waiting for Diana |
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| my left foot, as seen through the tabletop |
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| Diana |
sixteen years ago, our houses catty-corner & our babies still just that. could she bottle up her beautiful tennessee voice? so that i can slow down and listen to it every now&then (since we see each other so rarely), uncorking the neck of the bottle long enough for
just a little to escape and make me smile. i wish
this link had the audio clip attached...she is a poet, my friend. which is lovely ~ amazing ~ inspiring. she is patient and kind - and lives life, in my observations,
consciously and
with measure.
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| button curtain at Elsewhere |
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| Ivy |
maybe eleven years ago, in the blurry years of parenting young children, friends of a friend, we have overlapping branches and sturdy roots that help anchor a friendship when life is so busy and conversations are fragmented. for all her planning and method-making, she is equally comfortable taking the road less traveled. in fact, i think she prefers it. & she is a wordsmith - with
visions and
projects and a
veracity i greatly admire.
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| The Friendly Naturalist, presented at Elsewhere |
so many (so many!) of my friends are creatives. but for me, it's about openness, truthfulness, attentiveness. a sincerity in living that is not dependent upon ego. a knowledge of beauty in the mundane and a commitment to love with conscience. to me, that's what nourishes art, creativity, and our friendships.
Art Walk in a Garden
this is a pirate trio. as the dollmaker explained, the one on the left is pre-ghost; the one on the right is mid-ghost; and the one in the middle is full-on-ghost. (i have one of her mermonster dolls, whom i have named Esmeralda.)
the most beautiful octopus sculpture i have
ever seen. & it is a carafe, too (bonus!). alas, the price matches my feelings for the piece &, thus, it will remain elusive.
absolutely gorgeous
painted stork
and (mayhaps?)
cassowary
garden sculptures.
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| octopus wood sculpture |
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| artist friends & friends who love art |
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| beauty berries, of course. |
we, also, like to eat in artistic places.
about a week ago, i saw that the magnolia blossoms along the driveway (not ours, but branches extend our way) had given way to seedpods - so i plucked one & brought it inside.
i will leave it
at that ~
& the artists
will know exactly
why it is
here.
