The Quiet in the Night…

silence

thoughts float in the night air

cobwebs are cleared

the balance shifts

subtle

seamless

serene

Sunshine and Soul

I’m coming out of the clouds! Ideas are forming. It’s such a wonderful thing to have time to just sit and be and let ideas germinate and take hold knowing that soon things will unfold. The muse is working on a painting series and it fills me with wonder and excitement! Thoughts are churning, thoughts of my own, not thoughts of the real job or the have to’s or the lists… crocheting while sitting in the sun is the cat’s meow today.

From southern-goddess.blogspot.com…

“A woman’s heart is a deep ocean of secrets”… and a wide sky of possibilities.

Clouds are bringing rain today… and the rain will bring green back to the grass and trees… i am avoiding some work i should be doing because it’s been a long week of that… and i need a break… i feel like there are clouds in my mind, clouds in my coffee, clouds all around me… i need to clear my mind and find connection to my creative side… it’s been buried in the clouds somewhere… feeling lost, but soon to be found!

A sad day…

“Time is the only comforter for the loss of a mother.”
-Jane Welsh Carlyle

My Red Journal

I’ve finally had time to work on my new journal with the unbelievable cover…”when words become wishes and dreams become fishes” – a Christmas present from Patti. The pages are smooth and take paint and collage and layering really well… I’m using stamps and cancellations and writing “postcards” to myself that I hope will be inspiring and keep me connected to my creative, calm side. PS If you want one of these journals for yourself… catlorestar.etsy.com

Nesting….

I finally finished my crocheted nesting baskets… they were fun and easy to make. I have enough yarn left to make another set. It’s been a nice weekend of nesting at home, going for long walks in the warm breeze and sunshine that has finally shown up. But the frosts we’ve had over the last week have really taken toll on the trees and bushes and grass… there’s alot of brown bushes and hay colored grass around the neighborhood. Too breezy for sailing actually, so I plan on some more nesting today… may even read a book or PAINT!!! …start another nesting basket.

The tree is down…

So sad, we took down all the white lights on the house and the Christmas tree. The good news is we won’t be woken at 4 am with the Tigger cat batting around christmas ornaments… and now the living room seems much larger. It’s gloomy and cold today… going down to 28F tonight. NOT the usual Florida weather. So I’ve been organizing art supplies and crocheting some baskets… listening to jazz… avoiding the catalog from work that I brought home to proofread. Maybe I better go do that!

Soak it in

It’s hard to believe it’s 2010 and the beginning of a new decade. I’m trying to soak in all that 2009 brought me, the highlights, the fun, what I said yes to, what I said no to, what challenged me, what I’m glad to leave behind, what I want to remember and celebrate. What new people are in my life… and if it were one of my paintings/collages, what colors would it be…. what am I taking with me into 2010?

Much better than thinking about RESOLUTIONS!!!
Don’t you think?

More inspiration…

Books! They are my friend, my inspiration, my obsession. And this one, another find at Anthropologie is my latest visual inspiration… Ecetera etc. by Sibella Court. I wish I could share more pages with you!

Crochet and reducing stress…

I bought an interesting crochet kit at Anthropologie. It made this basket which right now holds yarn for crocheted flowers and arm bracelets that I’m working on. The kit came from Sweden with the most amazing comments on what this past time can do for you…

“Crocheting has a positive effect on your health:
Reduces stress

Slows the heart rate and breathing

Stimulates the brain and increases concentration

Reduces anxiety and frustration”

WOW that sounds better than yoga… I had to make the basket.

What do you think?