So much, such beauty to see this morning. Both the cave paintings and your mandala. Even the fabric you have been using to display and photograph your art is beautiful. It reminds me that beauty is an escape, and I wish I had a longer attention span.
Colette -- The fabric is a tapestry woven by my long-time friend, Linda Rees. I use it as a rug in my living room. Linda's tapestries inspired me in my art work. She was almost ten years older than I am and remains a wonderful source of encouragement despite the fact that she died a few years ago. A friend for nearly all of my adult life.
How can I be useful, of what service can I be? There is something inside me, what can it be? -- Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890)
Welcome to "37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE)".
The photograph currently at the top of my blog was taken from my porch before sunrise on October 29, 2023.
"OLD GIRL OF THE NORTH COUNTRY" (the earliest name for my blog -- http://oldgirlfromthenorthcountry.blogspot.com
) came to life in early December of 2006 so that I could post a 42-year retrospective of my paintings and drawings and through that action, create a new relationship with the day the man I loved returned from Vietnam in December 1970. For a while (sometime after spring of 2008, which is when he died) my blog was "TALKING 37TH DREAM WITH RAINBOW (RUMORS OF PEACE)". For a number of years, it's been "TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE)." As of April 12, 2017 my blog was titled "37TH DREAM / TALKING 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE/LOOKING UP)". Somewhere along the way it became 37TH DREAM (RUMORS OF PEACE).
To begin viewing the retrospective with narrative, scroll down to December 8, 2006, on this page:
I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word in reality. This is why right temporarily defeated is stronger than evil triumphant. -- Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968)
All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware. -- Martin Buber (1878-1965)
It is only a little planet, but how beautiful it is.
-- Robinson Jeffers
The true end of a war is the rebirth of life; the right to die peacefully in your own bed. The true end of war is the end of fear; the true end of war is the return of laughter.
-- Alfred Molano
Enjoy every sandwich -- Warren Zevon (1947-2003)
Not in God's wilds will you ever hear the sad moan, "All is vanity." No, we are paid a thousand times for all our toil, and after a single day spent outdoors in their atmosphere of strength and beauty, one could still say, should death come — even without any hope of another life — "Thank you for this most glorious gift!" and pass on.
-- John Muir (1838-1914)
Philip Henslowe: Mr. Fennyman, allow me to explain about the theatre business. The natural condition is one of insurmountable obstacles on the road to imminent disaster. Hugh Fennyman: So what do we do? Philip Henslowe: Nothing. Strangely enough, it all turns out well. Hugh Fennyman: How? Philip Henslowe: I don't know. It's a mystery.
4 comments:
So much, such beauty to see this morning. Both the cave paintings and your mandala. Even the fabric you have been using to display and photograph your art is beautiful. It reminds me that beauty is an escape, and I wish I had a longer attention span.
I always love seeing your mandalas. Thank you for making such beautiful art.
What a beautiful connection.
Thank you Colette, Robin and Sabine!
Colette -- The fabric is a tapestry woven by my long-time friend, Linda Rees. I use it as a rug in my living room. Linda's tapestries inspired me in my art work. She was almost ten years older than I am and remains a wonderful source of encouragement despite the fact that she died a few years ago. A friend for nearly all of my adult life.
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