What has been going on lately

The days of summer are going by so fast and I have been taking lots of photographs to capture the precious moments to soothe and comfort me in the winter. I will post more later.

Thought you might like to take a peak at my work space.
I am painting more. . .

Playing with beads and creating more necklaces . . .  Enjoying myself

Making heavenly organic cacao truffles. Yummy! Many thanks to my friend Salina for this wonderful recipe.

I love this time of the year and all the good things that come with warmer weather barbecues, unplanned adventures, gathering my thoughts, journaling, sipping tea, going for long walks, visiting friends and creating fearlessly.

Finding refuge in the simple things – roses, stones and tree roots.

That’s all for today folks. xo

Jack Rabbit Moon

Last night I dreamed of a Jack Rabbit sitting in a freshly plowed field.

In the east, a full moon hung over the countryside, and I could see the dark silhouette of trees in the distance as coyotes howled at the moon. The dream was oddly comforting because it reminded me of my childhood in Texas.

I did a few preliminary drawings to attempt to capture the essence of the rabbit and I finally settled on the one below. Now,  I definitely need to work some more on the rabbit and the background. I’ve got miles to go …  But…it’s a start.

Jack Rabbit Moon -  Mixed Media – 11 x 14 inches

“The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.”
- CARL JUNG, The Meaning of Psychology for Modern Man

Almost Finished

Today I added the finishing touches to the second I Ching piece I have been working on. I reworked some areas and added beach glass to the hair. I also added an old Chinese coin and finished off with a flower shaped abalone shell.

I found the abalone shell flower at the Gem Show. It was the only one which had a butterfly shape in the center and I thought it would be perfect for the hair. There’s not much left to do … but  varnish the canvas. Yea!

I Ching - Tui - watercolor mixed Media and collage – 8 X 10 inches on wrapped canvas

Wednesday

This was a very busy day in the studio, yet I did manage to work on the other I Ching collage today. I  added more layers and collage elements.

Later I tried taking a photo of what I’ve done so far but this was the only one that was in focus. For some reason the face and hair area is washed out and the contrast isn’t that great.

I’m just too tired to try again! Tomorrow I will be working on the Tui hexagram area and adding more layers of color.

I Ching Hexagram- Tui -  Mixed Media – 8 X 10 inches on wrapped canvas

I Ching Collage

The I Ching collage is finished. I had fun experimenting with attaching watercolor paper to the canvas and finally figured out that hard molding paste was the best choice for me.

I painted the Kuan Yin portrait and the sun on Fabriano  Watercolor paper. The I Ching hexagram Tai was created on rice paper. For more info see post on September 3rd.

I Ching – Collage/Mixed Media – 8 X 10 inches on canvas

I Ching – Before

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