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“prayer flags”?

Monday, March 9th, 2009

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This is a view through the North Window this morning. The canoe, old rusty objects, cedar posts, snow covered lilacs. Snow covered everything. I have shoveled twice in the last 20 hours and need to do so again. The odd objects in the foreground are a new project: daily visual meditations/afirmations. My parameters for the project: *smaller than 2″ x 3″ They may or may not include text, but will be made in 15 minutes or less and will set my gratitude or intention for each day AND I will find a place to hang/install them, as they are made, in office, studio or main room..

These have writing on them, the backs are intentional, and they are hanging from a wonderful gizmo a friend gave me last year: wire with alligator clips.

here are the first two.

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I’m considering this project a supplement to my daily journal and intention notebooks. I will do one every day.

No restriction as to medium. They may or may not be about my life… will you join me in this project?

*** and now back to the on-going de-cluttering interwoven with preparation for two classes later this week.

a little at a time, it all gets done.

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leftovers

Wednesday, March 4th, 2009

in the process of clearing out really old stuff (and actually getting rid of it!) some treasures and delights have reappeared. For example, these two small matted pieces. They were made in the 80′s, before I went back to school to finish my degrees. I don’t think these two were exhibited, but others from this series were, in multiple venues, they all live elsewhere now.

shell details, of course. That seems to be the theme emerging this week.

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When I update my galleries later this afternoon, I will make these clickable for larger images.

Meanwhile I am packaging up more “leftovers” and embellishment potluck boxes.

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I think I have spent enough time this week in the office, clearing out and improving, that the rest can be done in small time chunks.

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This is the high west window in my office, to my right as I sit at the desk. The hanging device is made from twisted cottonwood roots. The twirlies (fun, eh?) were the results of a dollar store shopping expedition with Judy Gula, too much fun! There are two more, but I am not sure where I want them to go. The little things, not easily seen  in the photo are ceramic chic-a-dees – completely charming. They need to hang lower.

It is time to be back in the studio! The lines and patterns of shells are calling me.

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