A BUTTerfly print. Ingredients: Tempera, poster board and my butt. 🙂
“Blue Mood” self-portrait When I was a young girl, I looked in the mirror constantly. My dad and stepmother teased me endlessly about my fascination with my own face. My desire to gaze at myself was clearly uncomfortable to them. Once I reached adolescence, my innocent fascination was replaced by self-criticism. I picked my face…
“We must be willing to get rid of the life we’ve planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.” -Joseph Campbell
There’s a certain kind of beauty in tragedy but it’s not something I want to behold for long.
Making Love Originally uploaded by chi liu. I saw this on flickr and decided it must be seen! How amazing is this image of two dragonflies making love???!!??? I cannot contain my exuberance. Life is so exquisitely beautiful, isn’t it?
My friend, Trey, sent me this link about buildings in Russia being painted as a way to help people cope with the lack of winter sun and the depression that can come with that. I find this very inspiring and life-affirming. We are such beautiful, creative beings, us humans. It makes me want to find…