Sacred. . .April Moon Day 4

I'm playing along with Kat over at I Saw You Dancing 

and her April Moon reflective writing challenge.

I can't promise I will write everyday 

but I do promise to post at the very least a photo, 

 art, or some thing each day during the next 2 weeks.

Today's one word prompt is SACRED.

A Little Found Love

Something happens when I choose to be present.

When I focus.

When I ignore the hustle of NYC.

I see love. 

I'm more grateful for where I am,

who I am with,

and what I have.

What happens when you choose to be present?

Paint Party Friday - Creating a Little Love

My week has been filled, over the top filled, with travel, conferences, presentations, long days, very little sleep, and not enough art. (All because of the day job.) So last night, instead of watching tv in zombie mode, I decided to paint some love.

I cut out some hearts from watercolor paper, painted, and doodled.

I love the way they turned out.

I am linking up with Paint Party Friday today. Hop over and visit.

Meeting Sketches.

AEDM Day 16

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

I was in a day long series of meetings and presentations for my day job yesterday. So, how do I pass the time - I sketched.

More flowers.

And a little whimsical love tree.

Thanks for visiting. I'm looking forward to having time this weekend to create some art, take some pictures, and spend some time with Superman. (Just one more day of meetings.)

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

Let Love Grow - AEDM & Shared Messages

AEDM Day 5

I'm linking up with Art Every Day Month throughout the month of November.

Creating art each day: doodling, painting, journal making, stamping, photographing, etc.

I'm also linking up with Andrea at DreAm**heArt**sMart**ArT - today's theme was heart.

While watching tv last night, I sat down with paper and my micron pens. I had a goal of making a tree and adding a few hearts to meet the theme challenge.  Well, one heart turned into many.

Due to Hurricane Sandy, it seems that all around me is chaos and frustration. I'm safe and have a home - for that I am grateful. So, I wanted to capture the love that I have for Superman and for our life together.

Hop over to Leah's website and visit a few other creative soul's who are participating in AEDM.

And, don't forget to visit Andrea's site for all the hearts that were inspired via her challenge.

For those of you who follow my blog regularly, you know that Monday usually means Shared Messages from the Universe. Well, today is no different.

It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead, the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul. I see them on billboards, in magazines, store windows, church plaques...everywhere.

I secretly call them soul whispers.

The messages are all around us

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The above message was drawn on the sidewalk in my neighborhood. As I walked to yoga, I walked right past it like a typically New Yorker in a hurry to get somewhere. I had to turn around to capture the photo.

It is such a simple message. In the city that I live in with so many still cold, hungry, and without shelter this message touches my heart. Be thankful for where you are, what you have, and I encourage to give to those who are in need.

As always, thanks for visiting, commenting, and following along on my creative journey.

A Little Bliss...

I am linking up with Liv Lane today and her Little Bliss List. I am really enjoying sharing what has brought me happiness and joy this past week with you. The real truth is that it makes me more aware throughout the week, more grateful, more positive, more present. I love it!

I've had a difficult week: my fibromyalgia pain has been over the top (some day I'll share more went I won't whine), the day job has been more than stressful,  blah, blah, blah...so the little moments of bliss this week have a little more meaning to me. 

1. Cork love. Friends have been saving corks for me. What I'm going to do with them I'm not entirely sure, yet. I've carved a couple, used some for making marks on paintings but I know that there is a creative cork creation in my future so I will continue to collect them. I love the heart that was burned into the corks from a particular brand of wine that they drink. 

 2. Hanging out with very dear friends, enjoying good food, laughs and great conversation as well as a little entertainment from their daughter who is 2. I love children at this age who are just learning to talk, always inquisitive and the simple joy that they exude is contagious. Thank you friends.

3. Sometimes it is the simply things that can make me smile. I get up early and Superman sleeps later every day. The morning is my time to write, to create, to blog hop...I love the quiet. Each morning I get up and make coffee in a clean coffee pot. I said it was the simple things that can make me smile. Superman cleans the coffee pot, fills it with water each day after I've gone to work so that the next morning I just have to grind coffee and have my morning cup. He's the best. xoxo


Also, do me a favor and visit Renee Burke's blog Happily Ever After where I am guest posting today in celebration of her sumMEr of ME series. 

Click the button below and visit the link party and share the love with a few other blogs. Get inspired and remember what brought you bliss and touched your heart this past week.

Love of Art

Happy Valentine's Day! 

I've been creative in way or another since I was young. My love of art started in grade school and was inspired my Mom and her friends who used to craft and create small pieces of art, mostly ornaments, to sell during the holiday season when I was a child. Today I love all kinds of art and simply respect an artist for creating from the heart.

I've fallen in love with photography all over again during the past year. 

During the past two weeks, while walking throughout NYC, I've been capturing photographs of hearts. It honestly has been so much fun seeing and noticing the world around me with heart shaped glasses. What do you see in the world around you?

Click the Fly Tribe button below and visit the other bloggers that are participating in the Love of Art blog hop today to see what they've been inspired to create or simply what inspires them for the Love of Art.

Shared Messages from the Universe...Share the Love

It is my belief that messages from the universe speak to me and remind me of something that is inside of me. When I first see them, I often don't even know what is really being advertised. Instead, the message conjures emotions or thoughts relating to something that is going on within me; in my heart, in my mind, in my soul. I see them on billboards, in magazines, store windows, church plaques...everywhere.  I secretly call them soul whispers.

The messages are all around us 
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It is only fitting that the message today be related to love, don't you think? (Don't forget to stop by tomorrow for a special post - I've been collecting hearts for the past couple of weeks and I want to Share the Love with you.)

Share the Love... this made me smile when I walked past it one night on my way home from the train.

As an artist, I believe that it is important to share the love. . . to share what I create, how I see the world and what my thoughts or process are along the way.

Do you have a passion? Do you share it or hold it close?

For the past couple of weeks, I have purposely taken walks with the conscious effort to look for hearts around me.  It means that if you are walking with me I'll fall behind (that is Superman in the photo below walking alone) because I paused to take a photo.

I was stunned to see and find the hearts below. I've walked this street numerous times, as I used to live in this neighborhood, but I never noticed the hearts. It is so amazing what you see when you look for it.

Try it, take a camera (any camera - I have a simple point and shoot that I carry with me, always) and pick a color, any color - now, look around you. How many items are within your view right now that are that color?  Now go to the next room in your house and do the same thing. Later today when you leave your house keep looking for that color and you'll be amazed at how many things you notice just because you are consciously looking for them. Try it - I think you'll be amazed.

I want to encourage you to share the love today - - - share something that you love with someone close to you or share it with a stranger.  Giving a little piece of your passion away just might ignite a little passion in someone else.  Share the Love.

Have you noticed any Shared Messages from the Universe?
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Share your message by joining my flickr group by the same name: Shared Messages from the Universe and post or link your photos. Share those written messages that you walk by most of the time. Those message that all of sudden you notice, you read, you react and they move you forward.

I'd love to see the messages that have inspired you!

Friday Frenzy

 First, I just want to say thank you. I am always so amazed by your comments. It is so encouraging and wonderful to read your shared words. Thank you for visiting, commenting and sharing my journey.

When I get to escape the office, I often walk to Madison Square Park and right past a building on Madison Avenue that has the most beautiful doors.

Look close...there are hearts in this iron door.  I think I am in love and inspired to look for hearts around the city and share them with you on Valentine's Day.  This is going to be fun!

 Meanwhile, I am feeling better, thank you for your well wishes.  So the frenzy this weekend...

• Pictures - farmer's market on Saturday morning
• I need to finish my orange creation for the Color Challenge - I am so behind
• By the way, Saturday is my birthday so I am sure that there will be an outing of some kind.
• Desk cleaning

So not too much crazy activity but it promises to be so much better than last weekend which was spent in bed.  Thanks to Tucker for stepping in last Friday and sharing some photos with you. He sure is a great cat!

 

What does your weekend frenzy look like?