Merry Merry

Wishes of love and peace,

and quiet reflection.

 

Merry Christmas.

 

 

xx



Wings

This weeks Play prompt was Wings.

 

I like wings.  I like quotes about wings.

I like to use wings in my art. 

 

 You are not meant for crawling.

So dont.

You have wings.

Learn to use them

and fly.

               --Rumi

See Carla's wings.



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Self portrait

So this weeks prompt in Play was
 

self portrait

I've never done a self portrait before. 

I think she turned out good -- but looks so much like my other girls...  

I painted her on the practice cloth paper I made out of old patterns glued to muslin. 
(Carla told me about that) 

Lots of texture...maybe a little too much?

See Carla's.




'happinessis a butterfly, which when pursued,
is always just beyond your grasp,
but which, if you will sit down quietly,
may alight upon you'
-- Nathaniel Hawthorne

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Santa!

Such jolliness!

 

 

 

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Gingerbread houses

Big happy smile.

 

 

Due to a mega sugar induced meltdown,
Cody is not pictured.
 

...but his house turned out good too!

 

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18

18 mamas without their babies.

May God wrap his arms around you

and comfort your broken hearts.

 

 

 

When I couldn't take the news anymore on Friday night,

there were only 18 little ones killed,

and in the end 2 more had died.  So tragic.

 

I just really wanted  to be close to mine this weekend. 

Just hold them.  Love on them.

 

 

 

 

 

BELIEVE

THERE IS

GOOD

IN

THE

WORLD.

 

xx

Inside plastic

Inside plastic was this weeks topic for Play.

I wasn't sure how to go about this one, but then

thought of using plastic pieces

from the recycle bin to make marks.

I used a thread spool, a scotch tape roll center

and then a big lid from big girl's vitamins.

 

My paper is a piece of a paper bag.

I really do like how the paint went on the bag (after gesso).

The texture is really cool.

 

 

 

be open to whatever

comes next

 

xx



Decorated

The kids were so excited to get their ornaments down from the attic

and to decorate their little trees.

 Their favorite ornaments.

A little holiday love.  ;-)

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Holiday parade, downtown Seattle

It was very wet -- but fun.

Good times with friends and

we also got to see Santa!

 We met up with the Hanna's -- we were so grateful for their huge umbrella!

Camile, Wendy, Cody Man, Chad, Sasha and Emma

Cody was giving the girls bunny ears, but the camera didn't see 'em!

Bestie Kristin and her hubby Jim.

We were happy they came downtown to watch the parade with us.

Emma G. and Sasha

 

Umple G. joined us too.

 

 

xx