Painting the Blues Away...

HER KITE
HER FEET

HER HEAD, HER NECK, HER HEART...

SHE FLEW HER KITE BY MOONLIGHT!

I THANK YOU ALL AND LOVE YOU ALL

XOXO

Healing and Moving on...

Buffy, Diane, Jane, Rachel, Theresa and Yael...thank you for your love and prayers and hugs to every bloomin' one of you. when i saw your comments and faces, i smiled, giggled and trembled with tears...good tears. you all have helped me be more at peace. i love each of you dearly...oh, theresa, you wondered where i went, heh heh, not far, just low :). XOXO

here is a sunrise, at mom and dad's before mom passed away. mom ALWAYS became EXCITED over sunrises and sunsets...

this is mama, under my sister candy's hands, while she lay dying...i never thought this would be this hard, but she left a legacy of 8 loving siblings, and flew to heaven on 9/11/11. taking photos of this you say...i know, it seemed weird at first, but then it seemed nothing but right. my dad even asked me to run in his room and take a pic of my sister carolyn who had fallen asleep next to moms head...no more words...

how could you not love this attire?

this is dad, he did a lot of gazing out the window, while mom lay dying in the next room.

he sang to her, prayed over her, gave her kisses and permission to go. he took such good care of her till the bitter end, like a loving angel. he says he's a survivor now, but only half a man. the father of 8 children, he is so special to us.
Mom died on 9/11/11

There will be a celebration of life on 9/30/11
i can garantee mom will be present, her 8 children and family were her

TOP PRIORITY.

A HAPPY WEEKEND TO YOU ALL

XOXOXO
WANDA

I'll be back soon...

PROCESS ROCKS!

No tangible product need or necessarily is produced from creative effort...

and then a lot of the time it takes a tremendous aMOUNT of discipline to see our efforts in our

own PERSONAL CREATIVE END...and seemingly to me, mixed media opens the door to such wonders!!! we'll have to wait to see where these processes lead or end :) !
piece of old rotting wood, torn from one of my planters





both sides of a 2 X 4...hmmm. we shall soon find out, eh?!

crape myrtle, one of my favorite bushes or trees and...

this one happens to be my favorite of all the reds!!!









make your own watercolors

from your lovely acrylics...

is such fun and awfully PRETTY, just to play in!

This is not the end!

A WONDERFUL 3 DAY HOLIDAY FOR THOSE THAT HAVE IT!

for those that don't, i'd love you to stop by after work and dabble in paint with me!

XOXO

"It's the LITTLE things"

if you go in for a close up, the word "little" is teeny tiny eensy... LIVING each moment as it comes...

this was on a wall in front of a store. i thought, "how creative"...a pallet with succulents planted in it...CLEVER

This was at sun up one morning this week. I was outside on our deck and didn't alter this one bit. I just couldn't believe the reflections!

Happy Gardening and Sunday to YOU ALL!

...so...my sister came over for a couple of hours wanting to learn some techniques. of course we had tons of fun! after she left, i kept staring and really liking this look...so...

if you enlarge twice and peek up in the right hand corner...there she was, not only the start of her face, but a staff next to her arm as well...hmmm

...and then she emerged! love when this happens!today, she is wearing her polka dot cotton attire with a dyed blue chiffon accent to highlight her garden. there are silk remnants added to some of her leaves as well! *)



well, now i know, this part below about not being able to leave comments...blogger is on the blitz, i couldn't leave you one either, jane. i'm sure it'll straighten out in just a matter of time.

Our Blogs, Our Shared Journey's

Sacramento Delta...flying into home, sacramento, ca.
oh my goodness, my fuzzy mind. after reading each of your messages and re-reading my last post. my mom lingers on, she hasn't passed yet. i will reveal that when it does happen. in the meantime, i shall not keep bringing it up. our blogs are our journals where we tend to reveal much, sometimes.


i am one of those REAL people that does let it all hang out a good deal of the time. i've grown quite comfortable here. emelie, her message was spot on, should you read it. it's a rollercoaster ride and i'm not the only one on it. i am so grateful for your love, GRATEFUL beyond words.

more POSITIVITY coming your way!

xo

NATURE, NANA, MAMA and GOOD FRIENDS!

...and...finally...i painted yesterday. i painted and painted and painted my way into positivity! "tears will continue to bubble up and catch me off guard", my friend janet reminds me...that's okay, it's healing we know! katie, you know your mom's presence has been on my mind lately, so strong the sense, the UNsense. there is love, there is healing. jane, same thing, i think mom will meet your two moms and NANA, seeing the thread that sews us together...the importance of it, the Beauty of it! XO

i've been knitting and crocheting, it's been theraputic of late. i finished two throws and one pillow to match (sort of ish, you know me :)), "no matchy matchy"!

ahh...Nana! the time has flown in so many ways, yet stood still at times with no forward or back. and then the memory of my mama's mama...when i thought nana was leaving forever, i found out she'd be back to whisper in my ear and forever teaches me still...

our girl, showed up at the artwalk thursday nite. she stunned and surprised me, supporting me and holding me up that entire evening. it wasn't in me at the time to celebrate. God's gifts are bountiful!

"sundown" yesterday

the moon, in the distance, high up on a hill with a tree in front of it, such wonder, such beauty!i wish YOU ALL, a peaceful and wondrous weekend!

XOXO

SHE LIVED IN THE GARDEN...

she's just about finished..

flower petals dropped on her clothing

this is how it all started...

with stencils and paint lids and spray paint, oh my...

i have so much to share about art but my heart is too heavy at this time.

i shall be leaving next tuesday, hoping to touch and kiss my mother's cheek, one last time. if not i have let her go and have blown kisses on her wings to fly away, leaving pain and craziness behind.

i wish you all, artful loving days ahead, my mama would wish this for you too.

XOXO

SUMMER WONDERS TO SHARE

i wanted to share a before and after. when we make mistakes it's good to share, and then when we actually fix them, even better, eh?

so...here's what happened...

when i first painted and collaged this piece, i had my own handwriting off to the side, but...

it kinda disappered as it was not waterproof.

sooooo, i printed out text, worked industriously to get the right colors to just kind of fade into the background, yet be legible.

wellll, when i finished that part, they were too big, but had to be in order to cover up the handwriting.

soooo, i put modeling paste through my favorite stencil, it dried and then i camoflauged it into the background with lots of work in paint etc. and then....SHE WORKED! "Before"

"After"AND SHE READS:

"listening long enough to the stories of your ancestors,

to hear them draw in breath

and sing in your soul"

there is some of my handmade "fabric paper" on her dress, a dried flower in her hair and a bit of dyed cheese cloth, up in the corner to tie her all together :))

this old woman doll was such a crack up...and then someone, had the creativity to perch her on a bicycle...annnd my nephew asked, "is that one of those cigarette thingys, women used back in the day?" my sister answered, "yep, it's called a cigarette holder". GOOD ONE CAROLYN!

graffiti in Truckee...inside a cafe...every single inch of wall, tables, benches and floor are covered, so fun to see! annnd, their food is the best in the west!

one of those mistakes (or not) in photography...

my pants in the sky in Truckee California :0)

a sparkling piece of summer heaven

in ANTHROPOLOGIE, looking out the window to the street...so beautiful and inspirational!
A WONDERFUL WISH OF LOVE AND INSPIRATION TO YOU ALL!

XOXO

OUR GIFTS, OUR TREASURED OUTLOOKS, and OUR FRIENDS...

7 or 8
months later...the true colors are in between these two shots, i think

16" X 24" gallery wrapped

it is so astounding to me how...some of our pieces come so easily and some NOT...but in the end i am so relieved and grateful for all i have learned.

my next post is going to be in the same vein (length of time) but am going to show how it just wasn't there, and then "oh no I've wrecked it" and then...no i haven't...and AGAIN, the learning, the wonder of learning, the outstanding learning learning learning...

A VERY WONDERFUL THURSDAY TO ALL YOU CREATIVE CREATORS that stop by over here.

i am trying desperately to stay connected and yet not always visiting you, yet...such hard stuff going on...YEAH...

ART IS HEALING.

XOXO