“Bottom line about this “collaboration with the universe”– it is our mission and intention to find the most lovely stuff floating out there, and if you are the creator/maker of it, we want the world to know about it and you.” (amy krouse)

(thanks to an enchanted life)

“Whatever you can do or dream you can, begin it. Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.” (johann wolfgang von goethe)

go out there and do something bold this weekend, go on … i dare you … ’cause really who do you think you are?

*(thank you jamie and violet for the introduction to this documentary ~ so inspiring!!)

“The first step in understanding is not to try and fit it into what you already know.” (Spasmically Perfect)

* this makes me smile, gives me hope and makes me jump up and down with glee … we can live the life we want at any age, oh yes we can!!

(thanks marilyn)

* psssst … what amazing creative goddess is having a sale? hint: i own three (soon to be four) items already. the beautiful and talented liz … do run over to her etsy and grab something you love before its too late because i have a paypal account and am not afraid to use it, tee hee

(via jana)

*secrets to storage
*good news and a good contraption
*becoming real

and reading, watching and wandering

“Every portrait that is painted with feeling is a portrait of the artist, not of the sitter.” (oscar wilde)

*(top two photos by Joan LoCicero in her studio)

About a month ago, I received an absolutely beautiful gift in the mail. As I pulled the heavy frame out of the box, I gasped with awe to find a painting of one of my self portraits. I have admired the art produced from this fabulous artist, shades of joan for some time now and I adore that she did this for me and I adore that I have a piece of me and a piece of her hanging on my wall. What an incredibly special gift.

I have waited to blog about this because I knew from our telephone discussion about all things art and life that she was going to take a chance with her art and move to that next brave step of sharing her art with the world. This weekend, Joan opened up her etsy store with a few very beautiful expressive pieces. I look forward to seeing her store grow and develop as she opens herself up to the artist inside of her.

Congratulations on your etsy store my beautiful friend and thank you again for gifting me with such a beautiful piece. I started doing self-portraits in part to discover my own beauty and to have someone come along and take that beauty that I found and turn it into a work of art … I have no words, only gratitude.

Please visit Shades of Distinction

“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.” (anais nin)

and we are on a beach somewhere dancing in the sunshine … and as i just wrote that, the sun pushed through the dark grey sky and gave me a glimpse of beauty …

*chuck love ~ i heart these chucks
*paperdolls ~ i used to love paperdolls, still do
*peanut butter and jelly ~ such a brilliant photograph
*facebook and proprietary property ~ facebook warning

02/03 for the love of tools : resonating
02/03 pomelo packs punch of vitamin c : tasty
02/03 periodic table print making project : artistic genius
02/03 georgia / graffiti alley : eye candy