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Thursday, February 16, 2023

February flowers . . .

"I feel as if I had opened a book,

and found roses of yesterday,

sweet and fragrant,

between its leaves"

-L. M. Montgomery-

I see heart curls :-)

I added my "grandson" flowers

to my hubby's flowers

It's amazing how flowers bring so much happiness ~ especially when they are given with love

from the one's we love.

***

"Our flowers grow

in many directions.

Our roots are one"

-unknown-

Thursday, February 2, 2023

Hello February . . .

hello to quiet stitchery

and snowy days

to writing poetry

and planning springtime garden beds

"In seed time learn

in harvest teach

in winter enjoy"

-William Blake-

I've been cleaning out my little sparrow studio and selling pieces of original art panels {listed in my Etsy shop - vintage sparrow studio if you are interested} ~Entangled~ is one of the pieces available.

February is for admiring the beauty found in nature -

"I prefer Winter and Fall

when you feel the bone structure of the landscape -

the loneliness of it, the dead feeling of Winter.

Something waits beneath it; the whole story doesn't show."

-Andrew Wyeth-

for candles and a good book

(even one you have read many times) ;-)

"Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth

for the touch of a friendly hand

and for a talk beside the fire:

it is a time for home."

-Edith Sitwell-

"How many lessons of faith and beauty we should lose,

if there were no winter in our year!"

-Thomas Wentworth Higginson-

~Happy February~

d xo

Wednesday, January 25, 2023

For I am . . .

It's been snowing since early this morning with no signs of slowing down.

I always worry about our garden birds, squirrels and critters when the weather turns quickly like this. I knew we were in for a lot of snow just watching them yesterday as they scurried about and made sure that the bird feeders were filled to the brim.

My painting "For I am" is filled with beautiful animals and sentiment. Painted primarily using a palette knife giving the painting tons of depth and texture.

Since I start my paintings by jotting down my thoughts in pencil first, these are the words found underneath all the paint.

For I am
a part of everything around me
of every animal, bird and tree
a part of me is in them
a part of them, in me

the song of birds
and whispers of trees
moonlight, stars
nests and leaves

entangled in a sacred chain
the circle of life
no beginning and no end
this blessing is our Godsend.

8" x 10" Prints are available in my Etsy shop (link on sidebar)

Original 9" x 12" acrylic on paper available ~ please message me for information.

Blessings,

deb xo

Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Happy New Year . . .

"This bright New Year is given me

to live each day with zest.

To daily grow and try to be

my highest and my best!

Once more to right some wrong,

to pray for peace

to plant a tree

and sing more joyful songs"

-William Arthur Ward-

We had a lovely Christmas (hope you did as well) & have just put away the last of the holiday decorations. I seem to linger a little bit longer over each item as it's tucked safely away, more and more each passing year.

The twinkle lights that surround the four large windows in our kitchen remain up all year . . . for we do love our twinkle lights!

Not so much into making New Year's Resolutions, but I have for many years chosen a 'guiding word'. A whispered commitment to myself. The word 'intention' appeared over and over throughout the past few months. It felt like the word for me :-)

"A simple practice of intentionality.

When I do it, my life is different.

More purposeful, more consciously lived,

more content with any action"

- Leo Babauta-

"Creating an intentional life.

Discover your why,

create achievable goals,

and cultivate the life

of your dreams"

- Rebekah Joan-

I have my lovely new 2023-day planner and an assortment of journals ~ one to keep notes of my morning spiritual practice - meditation * gratitude* prayer* setting an intention*, one to art journal in, one to keep track of the books I read in 2023. . . eleven days into the New Year and I've already finished 3 books! Another is to document my morning walks, jotting down all the things spotted as I walk. January 1 st : Gifts this morning on my walk included a formation of geese flying and honking over us * a hedge of chirping sparrows* (I stopped walking for a while upon coming across these little treasures because ... well .... sparrows!) * adorable Doggies wearing their new Christmas sweaters * little free library book finds *

"As you start to walk on the way,

the way appears"

- Rumi-

This September marks 17 years of blogging for me! I can hardly believe it. I'm still surprised to look at my stats and the number of readers this little spot shows. Thank you!

It all began quite innocently as a way for my BFF of 63 years who lives in England and I to keep in touch between letters :-) These days, my social media presence is mostly on my Instagram account where I post almost daily. It's there that I write about what's happening in my little corner of the world, what I'm painting/creating and shows coming up etc. Link is in the sidebar - I'd love for you to follow me there xo

Happy New Year Blessings!

deb

Monday, December 5, 2022

Find me here . . .

With only 20 days until Christmas, I thought I would mention two wonderful spots to find original art and special Christmas gifts.

I am thrilled to have my work in both the Alton Mill Arts Centre in the Headwaters Arts Gallery and Innovation Park Art in the Workplace.

Original art

Cards created from my original art

and one-of-a-kind driftwood Santas, each hand painted and sealed with a little hook, twine for hanging, tiny bell and hand stamped Merry Christmas tag.

I love picking up pieces of driftwood on my morning lake walks and the more unusual the shape the better. Each piece is washed and thoroughly dried and when it's time to paint, their own unique personality comes through. I must say, they are a joy to paint and bring a smile to my face and hopefully to others who see them. A little love from Lake Ontario and me!