a special treasure...a special girl

a treasure...this girl of mine. you have beautiful babies and they grow...in all the ways they do...and when they remain...that same gift...it is such a treasure. she is smart and witty, is compassionate...so honest...athletic...couragious...kind. she very well may be the most centered being i know. i adore her and love her to my core

so...tonight is prom...her senior prom. off she went sporting the $1.50 earrings i found at vendor night at art & soul...how perfect! i had my portland class with nina on the mind when i purchased them...not prom...but how much more special they will now be in that new treasure.

love you lauren...mom

art & soul ... a wonderful journey

this is the path into asilomar... the path to new friendships... the path to new art... the path to seeing in a new way... this is the path i took and oh what a wonderful journey it was.

the journey begins - with misty mawn - art & soul

misty... in her groove...

misty works so fast...amazing things to be learned from this gifted and giving teacher

class is in... we gathered around for wonderful demos... three days of techniques... three days to stretch... three days... three wonderful days


i went to art & soul, i made art, i am an artist....

why is that last part so hard to say?

there are a few of us out there still working on the word...

and the works...

we created pages... we explored amazing techniques... we played

there were so many gifts in this class... an amazing group of artist from all over... it is special to get to witness people finding there artistic voice... and misty is so encouraging and you can see how she helps students find the path to their work... we all used the same techniques... and the array of results speaks to her ability to teach to each person...

my pages are started... i just hope i "know" when they are finished...

on my way

that is me....open & ready...for fresh and new ideas, new ways of seeing, being. my sweet daughter gave me a squeeze goodbye and told me to have fun meeting new friends..."cause i know you will mom". she chuckles at how i seem to meet folks, a street fair or just out...i don't know why i just do. i love the line in the song..."live your life with arms wide open"...i try... so i am on my way to art and soul in asilomar this week and hampton in a couple weeks...with arms, mind and soul...wide open! ready, like the page in my studio, to soak up some inspiration! the blank page is before me and the ending is unwritten...i really do like that song!

the mountain greets me

this heart greets me each time i head up "to our mountains". each season is a new hello...a sweet welcome always. my studio lives in these mountains. snow is still a part of spring...up this high. my home is in montana and the gift of living here is not lost on this girl...

gratitude...for this special artist. i feel like i have discovered a new world through her words. she without knowing it...told me to have courage...let me see the possibilities...and led me to the community...she had found herself. so my journey begins with a big thank you. thank you kelly rae roberts.