Embrace your inner gypsy

I was not permitted to attend Woodstock in my early teens...and man did I try!!!  Strict (very strict) parents....not a bad thing.  I did although enjoy wearing plenty of hippie attire in those days. If the opportunity presented itself now,  for a creative, funky, camping in the woods, rockin event during these..... my baby boomer years,.......this is how I'd do it!!!!

photo's courtesy of discoveryourjoiedevivre.blogspot.com

Happy Fourth!

Experience the magic!

"Imagination is everything.  It is the preview of life's coming attractions."..... Albert Einstein (1879-1955)

Think Pink

Last nights journal page, done in my usual ball point pen...

Tonight I scanned the sketch into my Photoshop Elements program so as to paint, and embellish her to my heARTs content.  Digital art is late night meditation for me.  I lose myself, and find myself , while creating............without the mess!!!! 

      

Gypsy woman

Canvas, paper, pencils, paint, beads, sequins, lace, fabric and thread..........oh and my prerequisite, very strong, very sweet, hot espresso coffee, first thing in the morning as I sip in contentment. Yes, voyaging through life in a magical caravan, my destiny. Somewhere different, new and exciting....everyday!!! Utopia!!!
Who could ask for more.  OK.......so maybe an extremely large supply of chocolate. A girl needs to eat.

Photo's courtesy of design-shimmer.blogspot.com

 This face is a quick daily journal sketch (which is how I express and document the emotions, thoughts and consciousness of my day ) scanned, then layered onto a poignant photo of a stranded Polar bear found on Flickr.  I then applied brushes, filters,  textures and text so as to tell my vision.

via postal

I've had a few days completely to myself and I refuse to stop playing!!!  This one I did entirely on Photoshop using pencil brushes to sketch the eye (using my mouse) Wacom tablet I want you!!!    Then I used lots of other brushes for painting, textures, tons of layers, filters etc.

journal page

Tonights sketch with a little "digi manip" added for ooomph!!!!

Sunrise

Midnight journal page, "talking with my muse".  The face, I sketched and painted by hand, then scanned and digitally enhanced in Photoshop.  The background into which I "opened" a niche/ window is from Shadowhouse Creations.  The gorgeous flowers.... a still life photo I found somewhere on Flickr.

Mother Nature's wrath

in prayer.

Rockin Round Robin

I'm absolutely thrilled to be a part of Monica's, (girl-gone-thread-wild.blogspot.com) round robin.  There are six of us playing, and I thought I'd share a photo or two of the dolls as they rotate amongst us.

This is the beginning of my doll.  The idea is to create something new by using something old....recycling, or as Monica has aptly titled our group..."Trashing it Out."  She is now in Arizona hanging with JoAnnA.

I've been digging into my stash and finding things that are almost as old as I am!!!!!!!!!!  Hey, as they say, "everything old is new again" and ain't that the truth.

                                                        Below is Monica's doll, Circus as she arrived to me.

Talk about recycling, her head is a hollowed out light bulb, is that Kool or what!!!!!

A very blurry  (oops) photo of what Circus and I have been up to.   She had lot's to tell me; a tremendous amount of wisdom to share, and we've had a wonderful time together.

Esperanza

Un cierto día le diré 

todo qué mi corazón no podría expresar.

 Mi mente por completo de la emoción, 

mi boca sin un lugar. 

El recordar diario la hora, 

y anhelante de volver. 

De donde vine y a donde llegaré.

             ~Gloria Martin

translation......  

Someday I'll tell you everything my heART could not express.

        My mind full of emotion, my mouth without a home.

Remembering, every day,  that place,  so wistful to return.

 From where I came, and to where I shall arrive.

Quote by Anais Nin

Speaking from my heART

To those of you familiar with the very sad plight of little Victor Barahona, his sister Nubia, and their two other adopted siblings, please offer up a prayer for them.