on a wing and a prayer

on a wing and a prayer
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

"Be like the bird that, pausing in her flight awhile on boughs too slight, feels them give way beneath her, and yet sings, knowing that she hath wings." ~ Victor Hugo ~

dance like it's heaven on earth

dance like it's heaven on earth
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

My *blog* is concentrated on flickr where I network with fellow photographers and artists. Click on *dance*
and join our party!

in love, hearts melt as one

in love, hearts melt as one
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

chance, rather than contemplation, illuminated thought

chance, rather than contemplation, illuminated thought
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

Have been delving into the amazing world of art quilts and still in the design phase. A magnificent book, entitled "Twelve by Twelve: The International Art Quilt Challenge" has been my inspiration. Hopefully I'll become a quilt blogger within the month!

the darkness shall be the light

the darkness shall be the light
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

never take more than you give

never take more than you give
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

"From the day we arrive on the planet
And blinking, step into the sun
There's more to be seen than can ever be seen
More to do than can ever be done

Some say eat or be eaten
Some say live and let live
But all are agreed as they join the stampede
You should never take more than you give

(Chorus)
In the Circle of Life
It's the wheel of fortune
It's the leap of faith
It's the band of hope
Till we find our place
On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life

Some of us fall by the wayside
And some of us soar to the stars
And some of us sail through our troubles
And some have to live with the scars

There's far too much to take in here
More to find than can ever be found
But the sun rolling high
Through the sapphire sky
Keeps the great and small on the endless round

On the path unwinding
In the Circle, the Circle of Life."

~ Music by Elton John, lyrics by Tim Rice ~

just a doodle from his noodle

just a doodle from his noodle
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

“I know only two tunes:
One of them is 'Yankee Doodle' and the other isn't.”
~ Ulysses S. Grant ~

she sends airmail in V formation

she sends airmail in V formation
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

"How do geese know when to fly to the sun?
Who tells them the seasons?
How do we humans know when it is time to move on?
As with migrant birds,
so surely with us,
there is a voice within
if only we would listen to it,
that tells us certainly when to go forth
into the unknown." ~ Elisabeth Kubler-Ross ~

she was brushed by angel wings

she was brushed by angel wings
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

Currently for sale at our studio, "A Writer's Garden" in Stonington, CT.

"When we are touched by something,
it's as if we're being brushed by an angel's wings."
~ Rita Dove ~

sea and soul merge as one

I have found a place,
deep within,
where art and healing connect.
When we trust in divine order,
and allow God's spirit to enter,
the miracle of transformation occurs.

Antoinette Ledzian

his fragmented past flashes its love

his fragmented past flashes its love
Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

"We are told to let our light shine,
and if it does,
we won't need to tell anybody it does.
Lighthouses don't fire cannons
to call attention to their shining
they just shine."
~ Dwight L. Moody ~

it longed to see the sea

“To put meaning in one's life may end in madness,
But life without meaning is the torture
Of restlessness and vague desire--
It is a boat longing for the sea and yet afraid.”
~ Edgar Lee Masters ~

with spring sprang her hidden beauty

“Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.”
~ Jalal ad-Din Rumi ~

They were camouflaged by self-surprise!

Please visit my images on flickr which I really consider my up-to-date, photographic website!

These words are so reflective of my artistic beliefs:

"The Artist's Secret"

"I don't understand ambition.
When you paint a picture and you have a definite aim in view,
I have the strange feeling that nothing much is going to come of it.
I don't understand definite goals, anyway,
toward anything.
One ought to be absolutely surprised of whatever finally happens,
almost against one's own aims.
The greatest singing birds generally stop in the midst
of the most daring trills and roulades,
cock their head sideways,
as if utterly amazed at the fabulous sounds they have just given off.
They are astonished by their own performance,
as if it had been perpetrated by someone else,
and this is, indeed,
the highest delight in life
TO DISCOVER
that you have capabilities that surprise even you.
So ambition seems like a little side alley.
an error in judgment, or a substitution of something trivial
for what ought to be your real goal,
SELF-SURPRISE!"
~ anon ~

paint and lens interfaced quite wholeheartedly

This was a totally new experiment for me (no, not working out of the right side of my brain...that's pretty normal!).
I began painting on watercolor paper with gold, silver and copper acrylics.
Next I handed the piece to my husband who was sitting in front of our living room window with all the colored glass bottles and hanging prisms.
As our heart-shaped prism caught the sunlight, I shot with my camera.
I downloaded the image into photoshop and used many filters for various effects.
Finally I uploaded to flickr and played more in picnik because I love their fonts and mirrored image capabilities!
I took about 50 shots in front of the window, but loved the "face" that appeared in this image.
Enjoy ~ I sure did!

“Who sees the human face correctly:
the photographer,
the mirror,
or the painter?”
“Are we to paint what's on the face,
what's inside the face, or what's behind it?”
~ Pablo Picasso ~

“Your decision to be, have and do something out of ordinary entails
facing
difficulties that are out of the ordinary as well.
Sometimes your greatest asset
is simply your ability to stay with it
longer than anyone else.”
~ Brian Tracy ~

“Spread love everywhere you go:
First of all in your own house ...
let no one ever come to you without leaving better and happier.
Be the living expression of God's kindness;
kindness in your face,
kindness in your eyes,
kindness in your smile,
kindness.”
~ Mother Teresa ~

a soft, SUNshiney week was predicted

a soft, SUNshiney week was predicted, originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions.

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be glad today

Originally uploaded by colorfulexpressions

"Nothing is worth more than this day." ~Goethe~

She Strolled Beside the Evening Sea

she cherished the oddities of creation

“Who wants to become a writer?
And why?
Because it's the answer to everything.
To ''Why am I here?''
To uselessness.
It's the streaming reason for living.
To note,
to pin down,
to build up,
to create,
to be astonished at nothing,
to cherish the oddities,
to let nothing go down the drain,
to make something,
to make a great flower out of life,
even if it's a cactus.”
~ Enid Bagnold ~

“What pursuit is more elegant than that of collecting the ignominies of our nature and transfixing them for show, each on the bright pin of a polished phrase?”
~ Logan Pearsall Smith ~

note: much to my amazement, after completing this piece with gold threads and one strand of burlap, I came across this quotation!

“Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique.” ~ anon ~

YOU are your own WORK OF ART!

Please take a few minutes to click on the title to visit our Art Bound Camp sessions from previous years. After our 10th year anniversary, we skipped two years while The Journal Lady® was renovating AND writing her first children's book,"The Cat Who Lost Its meOW."
We're ready to return to our very popular summer camp! Weekly sessions are limited in size to ensure individual attention.