cold and dismal

It has just been cold here

no colors

more snow and ice

I am ready for a bit of spring

but I have been creating these same colors in my wood burning and I do enjoy that...

 

metal melting wood

the hot smell I remember

images appear

I think I will add a bit of color to these with a wash of watered down acrylic in spots...

and, as you can see I have been playing with my blog design and banner, this is the third banner I tried this week, I will probably change it a bit more by next week if i have time, just not sure what i want yet...

Happy PPF and Haiku My Heart!

enjoying the return of the light...

hello, sorry to have been absent for a bit again... I have been playing with photographs mostly and procrastinating and wood burning and reading... and have started a new etsy shop for the photos called BumblebeeandBirch...

I wish photos smelled

and carried the sense of peace

that came from these trees

 and I have been doing some painting still....

I picked this one to show you but I am not sure why

 as I don't even like this one. neither does my fox, I can see it in his face.

 It saddens him.

 I don't think I can bring myself to even finish it,

 not that I think it's horrible,

 just not inspiring in any way to me.

I hope to show you my new woodburning next week.....

See you!

Happy New Year!

These were taken yesterday. 

You'd think I was standing in a field or the woods, but I was at McDonalds, 

(Yes, they're open on New Year's day)

 because my son LOVES McD's fries. 

I just focused away from the cars and highways.

 And actually I didn't even leave the car,

 these were taken with a zoom through an open window. 

Are they less pretty now that you know?  

 My goal and word for the year... 

AWE...

 so hope you can find awe

 and share it every day!

favorite stuff on etsy

I spend so much time on etsy I thought I would start showcasing some of my favorite finds....

These images are not mine, they're from individual etsy sellers.  Just click on the image to get to the etsy shop ...

 

 

CHristMas stASh

 Excited to read

ideas and images

swirl to the surface

Here's some of the art book and sketchbook stash I received for Christmas.... 

I'll let you know as I go how they are...

and I have already started doodling in one of the sketchbooks just with ballpoint pen...

And as long as you have been meeting my pets lately I should show you BobDole... She looks meaner than she is...

Hope your Christmas was merry and bright!

Merry Christmas!

These may not be normal Christmas colors....but I love these dried flowers in the snow.....

Tyrone out stalking

doing what wild cats will do

bringing home the gift

 this is Mumford...

And a page from my big sketchbook...

Have a happy holiday everyone!

mY plan to focus....

My plan was all but impossible, no way can I stick to just one creative outlet. I wanted it to work, but I just keep going back to other things.... hopefully I focused a bit though as I did get some of what I set out to do done, but then new ideas come up, and new requests. My oldest daughter put 5 stars on only one item on her Christmas list: a painting she requested of the Syracuse basketball logo guy,Otto; a unicorn; and a velociraptor. She requested it last year and I said I didn't see it happening, then she stuck it on her list again this year so I pretty much have to give it a shot. I'll let you know how it's going next week. Here's another mandala I started as well.... I have a copy saved that I am putting on etsy as a downloadable digital coloring book page.

 A friend of mine is taking some of my rocks and pendants to a local craft show for me....
here they are in progress being spray sealed on newspaper....

and since I have some bee rocks, here's just one bee photo from this summer. bringing in some color to my dark post....

Bee love last summer

remembering their constant

hum and busy flight

I may shoot for a Christmasy post next week, maybe.

Update:

 I just posted to Haiku my heart and saw the sad news that Joe Spado  of the Round Circle blog passed away on December 3rd. He was known to many of us in blogland and I am lucky enough to have traded a painted rock for one of his dream catchers. He and his encouraging, thoughtful comments will be missed.....