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EARLY MORNINGS
Amanda Boe. See more of Amanda's photography on her website, here.Hello, sun in my face.Hello you who madethe morning and spreadit over fields...Watch now, how Ispread the day inhappiness, in...
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CATCHING UP
It's been a busy few weeks amidst a long heat wave Today seems to be a little cooler but I won't hold my breath since every day has turned into a scorcherThe storm that didn't...Bella and Digby are...
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BOOK OF SECRETS
A very old bible of the Ethiopian Christian church, carefully inscribed on parchment in the sacred language 'Geez'.Secrecy by Margaret AtwoodSecrecy flows through you,a different kind of blood.It's as...
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MERAKI
Leaf Forms by Barry Smith. See blog, here.While preparing for this post I kept coming back to Barry Smith's metal leaf forms. Barry is a generous soul who creates his metal artworks with love. He...
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BE STILL, THEY SAY
Emil Alzamora"Walking, I am listening to a deeper way. Suddenly all my ancestors are behind me.Be still, they say. Watch and listen. You are the result of the love of thousands." - Linda Hogan, Native...
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WATERS EDGE
Beautiful photography by Stephen Strom. Website hereThere is something enchanting about walking near water and I've realized that I'm happiest near the sea or a mountain stream.... or at any waters...
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OLD LETTERS IN THE ATTIC
Biro Portraits on Antique envelopes by Mark Powell. See interview hereMY GRANDMOTHER'S LOVE LETTERS by Hart CraneThere are no stars tonightBut those of memory.Yet how much room for memory there isIn...
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EVERYTHING SHINES IN THE MORNING LIGHT
An idyllic week at the wild coastWe had Long Beach to our selves every dayNot another soul to be seen Hours of walking, fishing and foragingI'm drawn to the broken shellsespecially the black turbans...
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FILLINGDON FINE ART
I'm pleased to announce that my work can now be found at a beautiful gallery in the Uk.The present exhibition @FILLINGDON FINE ARTFillingdon Farm, Piddington, High WicombeSUMMER SELECTION 2014opened on...
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OH MY HAT!
Having been inspired by Billy Collins and an artist who loves hats I couldn't resist blogging about it. The artist is John Caple. I was immediately captivated by his mysterious paintings. There's a...
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STRANDLOPER
The name STRANDLOPER is an Afrikaans word meaning "beach walker". It is a term for San-derived people who lived by hunting and gathering along the sea shores of Southern Africa from prehistoric times...
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FOX
Lucian Freud with fox cub. Photograph by David Dawson, Freud's studio assistant. See more here.Having just celebrated our 39th wedding anniversary I decided to dedicate a post to my dear husband who I...
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WALKING
I love to walk in nature and I especially love to walk alone. In South Africa .... or where I live anyway .... there are not many places one can do so safely. At the wild coast I walk alone for miles...
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STORY DOOR AT FILLINGDON
The "Richly Wrapped" exhibition is on at Fillingdon Art Gallery, High Wycombe, UK until the 13th December. I received an email from Debs Digby to say that Oshun, the last of my totems sold this...
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OH CHRISTMAS TREE
Wishing you all a MERRY CHRISTMAS!and to those who don't celebrate ChristmasHAPPY HOLIDAYS!Paintings by Josette Urso"It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or...
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NEW WORK at FILLINGDON FINE ART
"Strandloper III" by Robyn GordonThe daffodils are out just in time for the opening of the "Primary Palette"exhibition at Fillingdon Fine Art. I'm delighted to have 3 of my pieces included in this...
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ART PROPELLED REINVENTED
Story Door and Niche carving by Robyn Gordon. Website hereTHANK YOU to all my faithful followers who have supported me here over the years and for all the inquiring emails and messages wondering if all...
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A SMIDGEN OF MY SOUL
"Creativity is the way I share my soul with the world" - Brene BrownA lot has happened in the year I have taken off from my blog. The busier I became with commissions and life, the more I found I had...
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NATURAL TOUCHSTONES
mrandmrscharlie on InstagramStephanie Dalton's new painting inspired me today. It reminds me of riverine krantzes, pebble beaches, driftwood and rock pools. Stephanie Dalton. Click to go to Stephanie's...
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THE SOFT UNFOLDING OF WAVES
We have returned from three glorious weeks at the Wild Coast, feeling replenished and at peace with the world. Most days were soft and meditative, filled with winter sunshine and the hushed unfolding...
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CREATING A CLEARING
Deena Haynes. Click"Stillness is not about focusing on nothingness; it's about creating a clearing. It's opening up an emotionally clutter-free space and allowing ourselves to feel and think and dream...
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VISUAL PLEASURE
A collection of West African Islamic Teaching Tablets used by students in West Africa. Click"I collect these objects to learn from them. In some moments these things are going to teach me something....
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HEALING GODDESS
Newly completed Healing Goddess (next to Nigerian helmet mask) by Robyn Gordon"Our work as artists is courageous and scary. There is no brief that comes along with it, no problem solving that's given...
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I WILL KEEP BROKEN THINGS
These fragments of a tile were once part of a highly decorated floor at Chertsey Abbey, Surrey. Pavements of decorated ceramic tiles were a medieval innovation. They were used to add richness and...
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A MINDFUL MODE OF STILLNESS
"What amazes me about landscape, landscape recalls you into a mindful mode of stillness, solitude, and silence where you can truly receive time." - John O'DonohueWe have returned from the Drakensberg...
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