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Born with the soul of an artist and nurtured by my drive to explore the world and the human spirit . As a young adult I turned my attentions towards the culinary arts. It provided an outlet for creativity while providing for my material needs.As the years went by I came to realize that I was, in part ,denying the artist within due to fear and not wanting to be my mother's competitor.After escorting my mother through her end of life journey as her primary caregiver I came to realize that life is short and precious and I could no longer deny what and who I am. I am an Artist. An explorer . A lover of life .

The Voices of Liberty

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We cling to our honor as the shock dissipates . And back again it comes .

Wrestling with fears and seeking desperately  for a moment with ease .

We  ask  each other  ” what do we do ?” again and again .

Holding dear each new bit of news .

Changing all the time . Changing all the time . Changing all the time .

Unrest and ill at ease  and yet ….

Strangers now willing to look in each other’s  eyes

 

and smile .

 

A gentleness has appeared in the face of the fear .

The preciousness of moments are real .

and the   uncertainty  was always  here .

Only now it lives in  the inhale and exhale  and doesn’t  leave .

I hold the glimpses of warmth in  faces  so dear

feeling comfort in knowing our connections are real .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Gates of Peace

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The challenges that I feel growing in my heart , arriving from beyond the gates of peace . There is a spirit of fire crackling in my blood . Waiting to roar and to say it’s release . This day…

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The Gates of Peace

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The challenges that I feel

growing in my heart ,

arriving from beyond the gates of peace .

There is a spirit of fire crackling in my blood .

Waiting to roar

and to say it’s release .

This day will not end in anger nor disgrace .

But will leave in color

and

my heart’s warm embrace .2037-10-29-21-08-17

And with Peace .

Take Hold , This Life Is Ours

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I’ve heard the fear  as it roars  and I’ve lifted the cover off of sadness to see .

The change that you asked for is near .  And a chance to be  stronger  outside of your face,

your  anger and fears  is here .

Thank you , I can hear us cheer as   we put down our bitterness  and  take hold of this  life .

Every breath is not a dream and lives in eternity .  So to does the anger  as it buries you alive .

Courage  dear ones  . Do we strike a sword free of malice and instead in loving solidarity  ?

Rejoice in this opportunity   and  view what can be done when are one .

 

 

When Restlessness is in the Bones

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Go completely into the power of this place and say hello . Feel it , sink into it and move through it .  A moment alone in your soul  and she is quieted . The heart is awakened and the mind is freed to soar .

Gently press your feet upon the earth and know your  life belongs to all including the past and the future .  This moment may be what you see  and yet the  threads of life ancient and unknown  are alive in you here and now . And what you do today will forever touch tomorrow  .

 

The Brilliance of the Heart

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The layering reflecting the richness

in the

Brillance of my heart .

The places that have been cleared away

and are

revealing the tender bits and pieces

illuminating

and then

shattering the light into

a kaleidoscope  .

Free  from any fear

because it’s love  that  you see

and it’s for eternity .2037-10-29-21-08-17

Sweet Dreams and Release

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The Challenges that i feel growing in my heart .

arriving from beyond the gate of peace .

There is a spirit of fire crackling in my bones

waiting to roar and to say it’s release .

This day will not end in anger nor in disgrace ,

but will leave in color and in a heart’s warm embrace .

Life in a Single Drop from My Heart

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The strength  and lightness of a sprit’s new life ,

Beauty to behold against the dark  while the birth  is given  in the light .

In moments of fading and flickering  with exposure to the old life 

while progressing  to climb craggy cliffs .

footholds uncertain here and there while reaching with the fearlessness of something known as  faith .

The eyes of this new life has wings kept out of sight  and  to look up in a vision when you are free .

Should you choose to live from that place in the heart,

 the spirit’s new life 

in your hand you will hold .

'Jewel of Life' Acrylic 18x17"

‘Jewel of Life’ Acrylic 18×17″

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Timeless

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As I journey through the creation process it is a mystery as to what will be the resting place  at the end . It is courage that must be summoned  again and again .  It is easy to see the faces  right in front of me . It is easy to judge and guess at that their wants and dreams . When I look for their heart  and yours …  it is me that  I see .  Traveling through through layers of mind and emotion it is the journey I seek to reach the timeless , sacred self that is Not self but We . So that we see . It is Freedom .

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Release the Wild Hope

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  Integrity lives beyond the ego and  inside of her heart . And  though she is not always so tame , her passions fuel the desire to do good quietly .  The dreams born in the heart are beautiful and bold   and the ideas that flow from  her mind move around  edges both rocky and smooth,  inside and out .

A moment arrives as if in were late and along with it comes a bit of its wild . Now,  Will I go with this bit of wild and see ? For in this moment , you understand ,  it is life and it is free .

This wild hope , it lives in me and I offer to others at every place I see.

Rattle your cage and go into your heart . Your dearest friend awaits you there with open wings and a wild hope and heart .

'Coming into Being' chalk pastel 18x24 2/2013 #48

‘Coming into Being’ chalk pastel 18×24 2/2013 #48