A good Monday afternoon to you..... I had hoped to share a mosaic of favourites by other artists, but discovered too many white squares to make it worthwhile.... it seems people are choosing to tighten up on who can share their images, which I totally respect and understand... so I may have to re-think the mosaic situation, sadly but with appreciation to all who have shared their images previously....So, what do I have to share..... in our garden right now we have some interesting new plants coming to life.... a nicotiana with green flowers, so pretty, and a purple stemmed angelica.... both quite otherwordly and apologies this is not the best photo, the light is a bit flat today plus my neighbour's fence does not work as the best backdrop - black would be good..... I'm looking forward to seeing the angelica in flower.... next year I will grow more of these. The nicotiana I grew from seed. The seeds took about a week to start and then sat there for a while not seeming to be doing very much - then suddenly I had seedling - and then a very hot few days killed many of them.... but what I do have I shall enjoy....
Right now I don't have new visual work to share, I'm working on ideas and experimenting with print making and sketches.... there's new work available in my shops and I'm happy with all the ideas I've been exploring so far this year, which makes the summer a brighter place....
I'm writing new poem notes, and will post later over at nevering.... I'm writing a lot and filling notebooks with ideas. I go through phases of not writing and then it happens that I kick myself and am reminded that putting poems together is something I need to do and wish to share....
What do you need to do? If you have to whittle it right down to the absolute essentials of how you express yourself and get through the days? I would say I have to write or else something in my brain does not feel exercised or energized. Also I have to make marks on a flat surface that are not words but can be shapes, stitches or lines in pencil/ink/paint... What is your thing or do you have the two (or three, or four)? I would be interested to know
Have a very good week
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I have to write in my private journal. I love to paint/draw/collage and cook, but these activites don't have the same urgency as writing. Getting words down on paper is my stressbuster, release, and my way of navigating this life of mine.
At the moment I have to work on the courses I'm leading in the next months. As well as that though i need to write haiku and I need to get outdoors and observe nature, make nature notes...
Glad you're having lots of poetry ideas!
Hi Cathy,
I always need to play with colour,to paint and then to stitch.
I would feel empty without it.
M x
oh, goodness. a very good question.
i absolutely have to document the beauty that i see around me with my camera, then i have to edit the photos and write about them. thank goodness for my blog, such a good way to get these feelings down. and i have to transfer those feelings into my jewelry as well.
xo
Hello Cathty,
I need to take time and let it flow. At the moment stitching is my obssession.
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