Tag Archives: art

May23

cat art.

Posted on May 23, 2025 by beth

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i stared at this for a long time.

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”mystery is at the heart of creativity. that, and surprise.’

-julia cameron

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art credit: artitsallinsideus(mitch), cat art

May14

making paper.

Posted on May 14, 2025 by beth

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I have always been drawn to beautiful paper of all kinds

especially homemade paper

recently I had the opportunity to make paper

with a small group of fellow enthusiasts

we began by collecting invasive plants on a park trail

choosing stems, green leaves and blossoms

some with a faint scent

some with color

added some torn pieces of reused papers

chopping, mixing, blending

all the pieces with water

mashing, straining, draining, shaping

adding details, textures

each piece it’s own style

finally set to dry

now inspired to try more pieces

loved working with the botanicals

maybe add some threads,

some hints of finely crushed stone?

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‘fill your paper with the breathings of your heart.’

-william wordsworth

May12

‘dandelions don’t tell no lies.’ – mick jagger.

Posted on May 12, 2025 by beth

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i just love this painting. simple, yet so very much to see.

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‘organic as a dandelion seed, the ship of our imagination

will carry us to worlds of dreams and worlds of facts.’

-carl sagan

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art credit: “Dandelions” by Susan Cairns, Ireland, Oil on board.

Apr23

yard ponies.

Posted on April 23, 2025 by beth

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walking around the neighborhood

I discovered something that was new to me:

yard ponies

not something you see every day

or ever

in my case

they were quite big

seemed peaceful

a couple of them looked very tired.

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“trotting together
we know our way,
through bright sun of morning
our cares, cast away;
our ponies fly over fields and streams,
working together,
weaving our dreams.

From ” Ponies,” Celebrate the Seasons”
― Suzy Davies,

Apr16

’tis the season.

Posted on April 16, 2025 by beth

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perfect time to scream and make peeps easter candy into art.

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‘i always saw candy as art.’

*dylan lauren

*Dylan Lauren is an American businesswoman.

She is the daughter of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren,

and the owner of New York City’s Dylan’s Candy Bar,

which claims to be the “largest candy store in the world”.

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art credit: lisa johnson

Apr3

raindrops.

Posted on April 3, 2025 by beth

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‘There are a finite number of times we get to do anything and after the first time it’s a count. We only get to look at the sky so many times in a life. There are a finite number of rainstorms and seasons that we’ll witness, and the number seems so big until it doesn’t. We never know when will be the last time we taste something or see someone or do anything at all. And for all the money in the world, time is not for sale no matter what the doctors say when we beg for more of it toward the end, finally seeing that we forgot to count the raindrops.’

-Cory Richards, The Color of Everything: A Journey to Quiet the Chaos Within

(Random House)

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Art credit: David Hockney: The Arrival of Spring, Normandy, 2020

at the Art Institute of Chicago

Mar27

little steamed pockets of joy.

Posted on March 27, 2025 by beth

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artist Tatsuya Tanaka uses everyday objects and food items to create amazing mini worlds. his latest creation: ‘Shaun the Sauna’! was inspired by Shaun the Sheep, one of my favorite cartoons’ and made into dumplings, one of my favorite foods. what’s not to love?

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‘dumplings – little pockets of joy waiting to be savored.’

-author unknown