all i see is a heart
and i know
that i have crossed paths
with a sweet and amazing
canine artist.
—
“to fashion stars out of dog dung,
that is the great work.
to take a negative experience and,
by comparing it to something worse,
make it feel good, is a great skill. “
-alexandra david- neel
Dante Gabriel Rossetti – Washing Hands
—
today the detroit institute of arts
did their part to keep people safe and to aid in their healing.
art helps people in so many unexpected ways
and seems to naturally have that power.
—
‘Just as surgeons need to keep a sterile environment for the health of their patients, the DIA’s conservation, collections management, and curatorial teams often use protective equipment to preserve the health of the museum’s artworks. Today, we gathered up those materials — including Tyvek suits, swabs, masks, P95 mask cartridges, wiping cloths and 3,000 nitrile gloves — and delivered them to local hospitals.’ – dia
—
“at the deepest level.
the creative process and the healing process arise from a single source.
when you are an artist,
you are a healer;
a wordless trust of the same mystery
is the foundation of your work and your integrity.”
– dr. rachel naomi remen
using
cocktail umbrellas
chop sticks
mini pumpkins
and
pancake mix playdough
kinder create something new.
—
“a child’s attitude toward everything is an artist’s attitude.”
-willa cather
“what we write should surprise us, the way life surprises us.”
-marty rubin
kinder always find a way to make their own rainbows.
—
“a rainbow is the product of physics working for your appreciation of beauty.”
-kyle hill
“peace is the only battle worth waging.”
-albert camus
—
art credit: laurachjones art – ‘peaceful’
kinder create
then it’s all dark
turn on the black light
their art comes alive
like magic.
—
“every moment of light and dark is a miracle.”
-walt whitman
in our after-school art club
the children painted kindness stones
and hid them in the garden
for other children to find
knowing it would make them smile
when they discovered these secret stones
hoping they would do the same for others
passing on their surprise and joy
upon finding a bit of kindness
left just to make them happy
and then hiding them again
for others to discover.
—
“a little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.”
-john ruskin
for those of you who’ve followed, read, or commented on my posts over the years
I’ve finally put my finger on my ‘writing style’
it’s collage
and no surprise to anyone who knows me outside of the blogging world
it goes along with the creative outlets I’ve always enjoyed
making cards, books, and art
using pieces of things I’ve found, read, and collected in the world
it’s simply a matter of combining
images, thoughts, prose, quotes, poetry, music, and ideas
that generally don’t begin together
but once gathered
looked at in new ways
rearranged mixed and shuffled
like a puzzle with no absolute solution
suddenly seeming to belong together
to bring new meaning
when combined into a whole
my blog is the same
but the difference is
rather than being made of anything concrete
it’s abstract
it’s a mix of electronic media
it can vanish into the ethernet at any time.
like all of life
it’s about making connections.
and having lived a while
I suppose I am a bit of a collage myself.
—
“every art I do is a collage.”
-santigold
a neighbor’s lovely collection
—
“always have something beautiful in sight, even if it’s just a daisy in a jelly glass.”
-h. jackson brown, jr.
I didn't have my glasses on.... 