finding-my-bliss

All day long we'd be nursing baby and bunny, dress on, dress off, wrapping baby up, washing baby, changing nappies, swaddling her in a blanket, laying her in bed.... I mean the whole day! Then when it was bedtime for granddaughter Connie, of course baby and bunny had to go too... No one has taught her this deep nurturing behavior, it is as natural as breathing... I think this might be why these female doll-like creative expressions keep popping up, why I so enjoy playing with my images, expanding them in the digital playground. As a child I remember the books that had the perforated pull out paper dolls with interchangeable mix and match wardrobes, where the dresses hooked onto the dolls by tabs at the back, this fascinated me. I have the natural desire to nurture, this seems to be deeply seated within the feminine. When looking around 'blogsphere' a profusion of nurturing sister circles have appeared, nourishing and flourishing!  I have come to the real...

I had such a lovely, if not exhausting time looking after Connie whilst Mummy & Daddy swanned off to the Big City Beer Festival... The day  before I had noticed a lovely reflection on my widow in the blazing sun, an unusual occurrence ~ the sun that is! Of course I don't need much encouragement to linger, dream and imagine all kinds of otherworldly goings on in my window reflections, I'm soon seeing into the realms of otherworldly possibilities... So I snapped merrily away to see what as my friend Patricia would say is 'gifted to me'.... I intuited the need for more clarity on my subject, so off to the land of 'Picasa' where I highlighted and darkened, then as if by magic, the dots were connected to my little Connie, I had bought her a ceramic money box in the form of an Asian lady and there she was arising in my image, born from my inner intuiting ... I just had to plump her out with fine 'line' details in Windows 'Pain...

Yesterday I posted about these lyrics, . "All I need is a sign to get behind the sun and cast my weight". I played with my images and I became a bird flying close to the sun. In the evening I watched the Chronicles of Narnia, sometimes a good film can give you a creative boost and supply just what is needed, metaphor and symbols for our own lives, I was particularly warmed when the heroin Susan was crowned ~  "To the Radiant Southern Sun, I give you Queen Susan the Gentle" This fitted in beautifully with my vision of flying close to the sun to energize and gain strength to face life's ups and downs in the moments... I view myself as a gentle character needing just a little boost for ~~~> 'fierce fighter love' ! For basic instructions on how to achieve the above simple digital doodles visit the previous post... Speaking of which I will now post my own to ~~~> Postcards from Paradise Recuerda mi Corazon  

Photo Stories with Meaning and Metaphor: . . "All I need is a sign to get behind the sun and cast my weight", . these lyrics were on my mind.... and so these images started firing my imagination ! and all of a sudden  I'm seeing suns and birds... and ~> 'Voila'  Like a bird "I am able to fly behind the sun and cast my weight", I am energized to create, to add meaning to my photographs, turn them into stories! It's amazing how a little photo therapy can brighten your day... For the unenlightened - here's how you can  do  this very simple digital doodle  in a few clicks:   . Browse your image file for an appropriate image, the more abstract the better! . Look at the images see if one speaks to you, imagine what you can see in there, look for shapes. . Now make a simple stick drawing using Windows 7 Paint (or other) on the top of your photo. . Save to your file under another name . . Click on   foto...

I am the Queen of procrastination! but today I'm going to change ;~) I am going to pursue something I promised myself and you ages ago ~> A ~  Full Moon Intuitive Dream Board & Tutorial Why? Because it is the 'Full Snow Moon' this evening a perfect time for visioning and creating, a powerful process for securing dreams! Tutorial here we go ~> First step collect materials ~> images, words, colours that speak to you from old magazines, photos, leaflets packaging etc. *keep your eyes open* My stash today ~  a variety of magazines, when I go through them I'm confident something will speak to me..... BTW I'm tuning into some therapeutic listening, Sade on Spotify! 'Bring me Home' ~ Live 2011, oh, and a mug of cocoa.... Next I quickly scan the magazines and rip out the images/words, this stage needs to be swift, just an intuitive recognition of what draws your attention, no need to labour! The idea is to get the juicy...