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welcome to my sacred space.  this is where most of the action takes place~

this ancient ganesha is the gate keeper- he removes obstacles and negativity to keep the energy positive~

our place is a mix of casey's asian antiques~

and my bold watercolors~

but i think it works beautifully, just like our relationship, we have a perfect balance of ying/yang energies~

and magical light from the ocean~

this is where casey sits to read and drink his evening cocktail~

while i cook up a healthy dinner. ocean is right out that window but too bright to see here~

this is my spot to read, journal, drink tea, gaze at the ocean, dream and of course cuddle with georgie.  he wanted to be in the pics but he's too sandy from the beach walk so he's hanging in the garage with kozmo~

a living room shot~

or two

i've been ussing my fabric designs as a tv cover~

and i like to change them around~  
i keep thinking i should market these somehow~

this is my office space for computer and paper work.  i've been spending more time here lately, probably too much~

this painting is huge- 40 x 60~

i found this inlay frame at a secong hand shop and created the painting for it~

same with this mask frame from eastern bali with african influence.  it's at the bottom of the staircase and very large~

going up the stairs~

and coming down, my klimt phase from 6 years ago.  love him!

this is my art studio table.  i am drying some paintings i mounted and am weighting them with books~  

i have all my goddess paintings here to keep me in good company~

and give me guidance~

the deities are all in here too~

keeping the higher vibrations alive~

view from studio balcony.  those are the channel islands~

i get fab sunsets from this balcony too.  it's where and when i like to meditate~

bedroom- you can tell i was just resting there after my bath~

birds of a feather~

i meant to show art supplies when we were in the studio~

casey's office with japenese dragon protecting him and my self-portrait with peacock (my animus) giving him love~

the sun rises here in the morning.  this truly is an enchanting space for me to live, be, create, rest, work, play and to me they all blend together in a very wholistic way.  hope you enjoyed a peek into my world.  namaste~

a daily walk to nourish the art soul

as an artsit who is continually painting it's important to replenish the source from which all that out pouring of creativity comes.  for me, a daily walk has fit the bill for 30 years.  it's a way to connect with nature while moving the body, delighting the senses and getting out of my head.  even though my house is right on the ocean, we are a on a cliff too steep to climb down to the beach which means a 3 block walk to the long steps down.  this makes it even better because i can take in all of the beautiful flowers in the neighbors yards.

there are also luscious fruits and cute dogs~

we get to descend a looong set of 220 stairs to get to the beach- so very poetic

that's casey with our 2 dogs.  he's my main man, my soul mate, my partner, my best friend, my rock           

ahhhhhh the ocean, the sand,  the water,  the sea life~

the water reminds me to be fluid and the salt air reminds me to breathe deep into my belly, exhaling away all tensions and worries.

 i delight in the patterned details of the sea's creations~

this is georgie and he likes visiting friends along the way~

the long climb back up the staairs gets our heart rates up and we return fulfilled and soothed and nourished from the greater source~

i give thanks each day for the beauty surrounding, enveloping me in it's profound glory.  i am puely a channel for the true artist which is our mother eARTh.
blessings to you for beauty in your life every day ~

Welcome

here i am starting a blog for real.  i'd thought i would do this a few years ago because it was something i "should" do, so of course i stopped as impulsively as i'd begun.  this time is different. it's coming from a different place, namely my heart, as a way to share my hopes and dreams, fears and disappointments, thrills and successes which seem to be overflowing with a juicy force.  i am earnestly trying to be authentic and part of that is sharing who i really am with the world as a form of self acceptance.  it's about time, right?  even if nobody reads this, i'm doing it for me. it's fitting i begin this blog with some pics of my weekly Sunday Santa Barbara Arts and Crafts Show as this is the cornerstone of my art life these days. 

it's where you can find georgie and me every Sunday. we love it!  the gorgeous setting is drop dead gorgeous under the palms with the turquoise ocean on one side of us and the lavender/orange mountains on the other side and beautiful people from all over the world who stroll the beach to look at our work, and buy too.  i feel so blessed to have this as my regualar gig.  only problem is...... they over-sell the show and we newbies have to vie with each other for a good spot in the front row by flipping a coin, or else be relegated to the back which is hardly worth it.  these means i get up at 5 a.m. to be there by 6 and try to find an open spot.  this week i lost my coin flip and ended up taking a spot down at the lower end which i wouldn't have gone for because it's full of trees, shady and subdued. however in my sleepy brain i realized i could decorate the palm trees by wrapping them with the fabric samples of my designs and put skirts on them as backdrops for my art.  aren't they cute?
 

 well, this last one is sideways and you can see i'm still learning how to do all this but i wanted to show it any way because it's the only one of this grouping.  i don't have time right now to rotate it on iweb because my food group is about to arrive and i need to prepare to share a delicious, healthy meal with firends.  

my next step will be to try to figure out how to attach my blog to my website.  please bear with me as i find my way through this new world of blogging.

til next time~