"We are all creation makers and a new world is awaiting creation..."
Hallie Austen Iglehart
Does this resonate...?
“A new consciousness and a totally new morality are necessary to bring about a radical change in the present culture and social structure. This is obvious, yet the Left and the Right and the revolutionary seem to disregard it. Any dogma, any formula, any ideology is part of the old consciousness; they are the fabrications of thought whose activity is fragmentation - the Left, the Right, the centre. This activity will inevitably lead to bloodshed of the Right or of the Left or to totalitarianism. This is what is going on around us. One sees the necessity of social, economic, and moral change but the response is from the old consciousness, thought being the principal actor. The mess, the confusion, and the misery that human beings have got into are within the area of the old consciousness, and without changing that profoundly,every human activity- political, economic or religious- will only bring us to the destruction of each other and of the earth.”
You can't copy anybody and end up with anything. If you copy, it means you're working without any real feeling....Billie Holiday from The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women...a portable mentor.....
A prayer....
May my feet rest firmly on the ground May my head touch the sky May I see clearly May I have the capacity to listen May I be free to touch May my words be true May my heart and mind be open May my hands be empty to fill the need May my arms be open to others May my gifts be reveled to me So I may return that which has been given Completing the great circle. ~the therma collective
....peace please
"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure." — Paulo Coelho (The Alchemist)
I'm a mixed media fiber artists...A lifetime ago I attended a Goddess Doll Workshop given by jasa Johnson..the experience changed my life. It is there thatI met my muse...the Goddess Nu Kua. Her myth is that she created the world but was all alone with the beauty of it. So she created human spirits to keep her company and share in the magic. In my life she has provided me with endless inspiration to create the divine feminine in the form of what I call Spirit Figures..When she came into my life everything about my journey changes...
The Spirit Figures I create with her guidance feel as though they have more than just form...they also have spirit. They have found homes all over the world...what a gift for me.
“If you limit your choices only to what seems possible or reasonable, you disconnect yourself from what you truly want, and all that is left is compromise.” Robert Fritz
Magic Cloth 2 at sunrise. Regardless of what time they say it is. While I was sleeping, it became a place. I always hope for that in a cloth. When something ...
the world rushes by
silhouette patina sky
passenger of mind
silence fragments these
words scratched through india ink
colored stories rise
i let them go ...
I would not give a fig for the simplicity this side of complexity, but I
would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity. –
Oliver We...
"Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps; for he is the only animal
that is
struck with the difference between what things are, and what they ought ...
"when you believe
something can be done,
really believe,
your mind will find
ways to do it."
-dr. david schwartz
it also works in the reverse. i know from...
she watched from her cyan realm
with a soft heart
caring eyes
witness
watcher
angelic presence
they flourished within her aura
~
this piece is done in ...
Print I have to say I’ve been very remiss about posting for the Pagan Blog
Project, but just when I sit down to write something, my mind takes a
vacation....
Bear Grass (thread painting on sun printed fabric)So next up in the line up
of deadlines, is getting ready for my showing at The Sandpiper Art Gallery
in P...
Yama, BD, & Nonnie: Speak Hear No, Speak No, See No
Welcome to Following the Moon and the Full Phase of the Purity cycle. This
moon cycle began on Februa...
hear-no,see-no,speak-no
Welcome to Following the Moon and the Full Phase of the Purity cycle. This
moon cycle began on February 21 and provides us with 2...
we had an ice crystal morning
last night the moon and the stars danced in a clear sky
temperatures dropped to 9F
inspiring crystals to manifest
lovely et...
Ning Yeh is a well known Chinese Brush Painter. In the 80's I was fortunate
to have taken some Brush Painting classes with him..He lives in Huntington
...
Tell Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty to respect First Nation land rights!
You can sign a petition on the Rainforest Action Network...
Thank You and God...
*March Spirit Dolls*
* I have been working with pine needles and peacock feathers.*
* The peacock is a majestic and mystical totem symbolizing inner wisdom....
how many seconds the average community television viewer could bear to
watch any of the discussion groups you’ve ever been in? I just spent two
hours durin...
Hula Valley
12 x 24, Pastel on Canson Paper
It all started in class last week. Our topic was painting fabulous skies
starting with an underpainting using ...
GODDESS OF COSMIC LIGHT
Goddess of Cosmic Light Planter
Spring will be here before we know it and I am still working frantically on
getting my Goddess pla...
How neat is this bug? I wanted an image to dress up this post and
illustrate the title, and found this on Google Images. I love it! If
anyone knows the...
My friend and fellow artist, Joyce Wycoff, writes such wonderful posts on
her blog. Recently she posted about choosing her word or word for the year.
I've ...
Yesterday was a sad day once again in Taiji.......
This was Jiyu a captive dolphin that was held in the Sea Pens at the
Dolphins Base in Taiji......
Pic. ...
Loving-Kindness as Thought is Tranquility. Loving-Kindness as Speech is Softness. Loving-Kindness as Activity is Altruism. Loving-Kindness as Practice is Peace.
....thank you Sue
In the works....
In the works......Spirit Mask Workshop....june 20, 21....two half days. If you're interested send me email and I'll give you the details....juliemitchell_art@sti.net
from past workshops....
Dear Julie! The pleasure was definitely all mine!!! I love what we created and the time spent with the nice women and YOU!!! I named my doll "Avia". She is proudly hanging with all of yours in my living room. I thought you would like to know that I have started 3 more. I have "Mother Nature" ready to get a body, a cat (who's head is a bit large and heavy?? ack! and a small face, yet to be determined. I bought decorative pieces and fabrics based on "feeling" as I shop along. I feel as if you have opened a whole new world to me, and for that I thank and bless you, my friend! I am amazed at my own ability to restrain myself and not feel "rushed" to completion on these soft sculptures. I like to let them make their own "evolution" of sorts. I usually feel a sense of urgency to get things done quickly, to see it done, but not with these. Thank you for your generosity of spirit and love. I love you and your beautiful soul. Hugs, Lisa
Hi Julie,
Well no wonder I was drawn to it - I've been calling Celtic energy to myself for several years now! :-)
I loved the workshop, being surrounded by women's energy, tapping into creative energy, and just giving myself a day to be free. And, I love my doll! She has an honored place in my home.
Thank you so much for sharing your creative inspiration with us!
Peace and blessings, Alcia
I loved the "entire" day. Good play, good times, good food, great company! My "goddess" is wonderful. It's amazing how everyone created their own "person" - THANK YOU!!!
My friends Ellen, Laurel and Alisha also had a great day. Can't wait for your mask workshop!!
Karin
Even if you are on the right track, you will get run over if you just sit there. Will Rogers
Buddha said, "What you are is what you have been, what you will be is what you do now." Padmasambhava said, "If you want to know your past life, look into your present condition; if you want to know your future life, look at your present actions." ....from the Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
4 comments:
Lately, I've been finding my heart talking more than my brain. So very refreshing and different.
I guess I would need to have heart and head defined before I could really say whether I agree with this or not.
So very true Julie!
Don Miguel is a wise man!
Happy 11/11/11 and Cascading Blessings to You! :)
Thanks for you words Rubye and Akasa...and for stopping by...
Snow...oh Snow...lol...xo
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