Monday, January 29, 2007

Roots


reaching deeply
to nourish your offspring
pine cone landing

This is in gracious response to the weekly prompt "Roots/Connection" at One Deep Breath. I hope all of our positive energy will permeate into the world and generate some love and care for nature, by reminding folks of our deep connection to her.

Friday, January 26, 2007

Open Heart - IF



This is in response to the weekly challenge "Red" at Illustration Friday I created this last year after discovering digital collage. It's a piece that is close to heart (no pun intended - well sorta), as it is a personal response to the open-heart surgeries I underwent in my 20s.
This collage is a creative outlet for the invasion, vulnerability, and fear that is intertwined in those memories. I'm curious to hear what you experience from this piece.

And then I felt inclined to actually create something specifically for this challenge, see RED ANTS

Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Winter's Joke

[Chestnut-backed Chickadee]

snow melted
bramble rattles with noise
bird song

Monday, January 22, 2007

Writing Haiku


scratching out words to
reveal a picture's essence-
me writing haiku

I am thankful for One Deep Breath because they provide the opportunity to create and share some things dear to me - nature, photography, art and the beauty and simplicity of haiku.

Friday, January 19, 2007

Gandhi - A Peaceful Superhero - IF


(click image to enlarge)

This is in response to the weekly challenge "Superhero" at Illustration Friday My first inclination when I read this week's challenge was Gandhi, he's my Superhero.

Everyone who wills can hear the inner voice. It is within everyone.
~Mohandas Gandhi

Thursday, January 18, 2007

Layers


We are made up of layers. Our skin is composed of layers, as is the earth - our personality is layered. We unfold layer by layer as we learn more about ourselves. What comes to mind when you think of layers?

This is in response to the weekly challenge "LAYERS" at Inspire Me Thursday

Wednesday, January 17, 2007

Monday, January 15, 2007

River Reflection



it's watched you grow
limb by limb, leaf by leaf-
faithful river

This is in gracious response to One Deep Breath

Thursday, January 11, 2007

Monday, January 08, 2007

Subtle Change




you witness
day giving way to night-
old mountain

This is in gracious response to One Deep Breath

Thursday, January 04, 2007

Wednesday, January 03, 2007

Tuesday, January 02, 2007

River



river awakens
to a new day, a new way
bending with life

~

molded by nature
season after season
old river

The New Year is a time to look back, see were we've been and were we want to go. We can't change where we've been, only were we may go from here. Like a river, we flow year to year, day to day, moment to moment. Embracing the cycle of life.


This is in gracious response to One Deep Breath