Worn - IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Worn. This wallpaper has worn out its welcome.

Drift - IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Drift. This is a piece from my Meditative Series, entitled "Moon Drift". It expresses the movement of the moon reflecting off a stream.

Happy Summer!

Unfold - IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Unfold. Gretchen's flower garden is unfolding in colorful abundance as spring unfolds to summer.

Craving - IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Craving. Sometimes I really get a craving for sushi! I love the taste, and presentation, and nothing else will satisfy me when the mood hits.

Amazing Women - Stunning Faces

From L to R: Meryl Streep, Grace Jones, Frida Kahlo, Katherine Hepburn, Meshell Ndegeocello, Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel, Susan Sontag, Benazir Bhutto, Georgia O'Keeffe

Cracked - IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Cracked. In order to replace the value in one's heart, they must "crack" the ribcage open. I can speak from experience; it's not pleasant -in spite of how many jokes I crack about it.

Contagious – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Contagious. Buddha's laugher is joyfully contagious!

Parade – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Parade. Baby Ganesha parading around in his birthday suit, removing obstacles along the way... I hope this doesn't offend anyone.

Theater – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Theater. The singing eel always dreamed of being on stage. I created this character for a children's picture book I wrote and illustrated. Now, to publish it!

Impossibility – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Impossibility. After Obama won the election I spoke with my 85-year-old Grandfather, who admitted he never thought he'd see a black man become president in his lifetime. I am happy he was wrong and so is Carl...

Fleeting – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Fleeting. This is a piece from my "Floral/Whimsical Series". Nature is always fleeting, like flowers and butterflies passing by on a summer breeze!

Poise – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Poise. This is a piece from my "Meditative Series". My goal was to express a sense of poise and composure.

Subtract – IF

This is posted in response to Illustration Friday. This week's prompt is Subtract. When we lose something we love, it feels like a subtraction from the heart.

25 Writers Meme

I was tagged by Stephen Bess to name 25 who have influenced my writing. This allowed me to go into my past to see the path that has led to the present writer. An interesting process.

1. Langston Hughes
2. Barbara Kingsolver
3. Maya Angelou
4. Joni Mitchell
5. Alice Walker
6. Steven Callahan
7. William Carlos Williams
8. Rumi
9. May Sarton
10. Elizabeth Gilbert
11. Gary Synder
12. Sting
13. Elizabeth Bishop
14. Kahlil Gibran
15. Margaret Atwood
16. Pema Chodron
17. Natalie Goldberg
18. Jimi Hendrix
19. John Steinbeck
20. Maxine Hong Kingston
21. Sylvia Path
22. Adrienne Rich
23. Georgia O'Keeffe
24. Fatima Lim-Wilson
25. Maurice Sendak

I have tagged the following bloggers:

Polona
Cergie
Janice Thomson
Devika
Aeroman101
Sandy Carlson
Yoon See
Studio Lolo
Raindog
Jyotsana
Cathy Delaleu
Miguel