as seen on the lawn of the detroit institute of arts this morning
—
“there is no instinct like that of the heart.”
-lord byron
Jan3
Tag Archives: art
Dec12
melt.
littlest hands
with
careful touch
make soft-rolled fluffy snowmen
of whitest peppermint dough.
something’s lost
and
something’s gained
each time someone new arrives
rising from the sparkly snow.
“we build statues out of snow, and weep to see them melt.”
-walter scott
Dec11
copycats.
my daughter’s two cats
copy her two art cats
all four posed and looking out her window
perhaps watching for two birds
who might be copying two art birds.
—
“as long as you’re being a copycat, you will never be the best copycat.”
-eric thomas
Dec10
laughter is the sun.
as the snowfall arrives
there is a soft quiet
a world of white outside
while inside
the cottage is filled with color
the center of the snow globe
i’m clearly drawn to whimsical animal art
and yes,
that is the wing of a peacock kite you see in the upper left corner.
—
“laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”
-victor hugo
Nov17
simplicity.
Oct17
unique.
can you tell me about your halloween picture?
can’t you see it?
i think i can, but i’d love for you to tell me about it.
it’s me hiding in the bushes.
that’s perfect!
—
“a work of art is the unique result of a unique temperment.”
-oscar wilde
Sep4
joy of labor.
“art is man’s expression in his joy of labor.”
– henry kissinger,
happy labor day, usa
—
woodward dream cruise, royal oak, mi, usa
august 2017
Aug16
this is mama.
dropped off the family entries
to the library’s annual lego building contest
there were so many good ones to see
elaborate, creative, funny, scary, lovely, colorful, detailed
some were quickly assembled
some took many hours and days to create
some made by children, some by adults,
some made by both working together
but it was the one above that really caught my eye
it was beautiful because
it was clearly made by someone
out of pure love
created by ivy, a preschooler
her piece’s title
written by someone
who knew how to write their letters
simply read:
‘this is mama.’
it was magnificent.
—
“every block of stone has a statue inside it
and it is the task of the sculptor to discover it.”
-michelangelo
Aug8
a point of light.
’twas fairy day at the artisan’s market
and soon they came around
lots of them of ev’ry kind
and treasures to be found.
“the fairy poet takes a sheet o f moonbeam, silver white;
his ink is dew from daisies sweet,
his pen a point of light.
~joyce kilmer
Aug7
born of the heart.
public love art
—
“never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.”
-basil rathbone
I didn't have my glasses on.... 
