found object art journal

I have been doing a lot of travel this past year with this certain "Brave Boy" whom I adore::::

everything tends to center around the great outdoors, lots of amazing hikes surrounded by my most favorite inspiration- Tree's

here are some of the beginnings of this metal journal, that I will bind after I complete the pages, allowing for the bulkiness of leaves and organic treasures

everything that i love, copper solder metal findings, even a little paint

loving my yarn ::

Created a resting place for my yarn, covered a wood art board with plaster :technique I learned from the amazing Stephanie Lee's "Plaster Studio"

Added some vintage clothespins attached with magnets to wrap my fav ribbon and string around

small shelf is cardboard covered in plaster mesh- more Stephanie genius::::::::

vintage spoon madness

I have this obsession with tarnished silverware, I literally have boxes of vintage cutlery.

My new focus is to create displays for my collections, then I get the joy of being visually surrounded by this yumminess::

I just simply E600'd the spoons directly onto particle board, i didn't measure spaces out evenly as i wanted to create a less than perfect charm

Now that i am actually doing something with my tarnished silver dolls, i have even more reason to continue to search and discover more:)

Published::::

(click on image to view more layouts from the collection)

I am constantly amazed by how blessed we are to have a connection with one another

When I was in the early stages of my growth as an mixed media artist , I would hole up in my studio immersed in the flow, but once the piece was finished a feeling of melancholy would arrive.

Since then my connection and networking with local San Diego artists as well as many across the country has grown and brought about such a wonderful sense of sisterhood and sharing

Cheryl Waters along with Elena Etcheverry

pulled together 13 LUCKY participants , with the idea of sharing a year in our life- creating pages for one another - only to have this interaction then published by Somerset MEMORIES

how LUCKY (blessed) is that?

Praises to you both for your beautiful expression of UNITY

and sharing::

Blessed by Many

Wow so many lovely lady's shared in the flow of giving and receiving::

Feel very grateful to have the love and community of

creative + kind

Open Hearted Women

The Lovely Lorraine is the winner from last weeks post,

Her Blog Paperbird is a constant inspiration to me:::

***Enjoy sweet Lorraine***

The Law of Giving and Receiving

I think one of the best tools I've encountered this year has been the book written by

Deepak Chopra "The Seven Spiritual Laws of Success"

Today being Monday we are practicing

The Law of Giving and Receiving

"When you give you reveal a spiritual truth that the flow of life never runs dry"

How beautiful and complete is this message? isn't it one of our biggest fears, that there might be a day when it stops, when all that we are attached to might dissipate?

The Truth is we can practice being open to all gifts of the universe, and find creative ways to give

be generous with our affection, attention, appreciation and acceptance.

~Deepak Chopra

In honor of such an amazing truth I am giving away this vintage coin purse necklace

send me your thoughts as a post, and at the end of the week I will raffle all "postee"(s)

You can click on the above link the law of giving and receiving to experience more of Deepak's deep soul felt inspiration

afterall shouldnt generousity

(loving caring accepting one another)

be something we treasure the most?

Getting quiet ::: she found her voice

I have always been intrigued by the practice of meditation, but my inner(critic) would also remind me that I dont know how to mediatate, therefore I would feel defeated before I even tried it.Upon the encouragement of my girlfriend Korey I recently attended

"Seduction of Spirit"meditation retreat, in beautiful Sedona Arizona.

The life-changing Seduction of Spirit retreat is a rare opportunity to learn the secrets of meditation, unlock the stillness that rests within your soul, and connect to your inner essence like never before.

Meditation has become a daily practice, beauty in this is you "practice" calm quiet stillness.

Meaning the more you do it the more you are able to achieve this life changing peace.

The Chopra Center website offers a free meditation for 21 days, daily sending you a link and inviting you to guided meditation practice led by the soothing, comforting encouraging David Ji.

So, the above journal page I created upon my return from Sedona, I experienced many healing interactions, but by far the most rewarding was finding my voice, feeling safe to express my feelings and needs- feeling my throat chakra release and my heart open.

Interestingly enough the throat chakra is a channel of creativity

( among other empowering gifts)

I realized I could meditate before I create and listen to my soul, open and expand the flow

and witness what the universe has to tell me::::

More to come, I can feel it!