India Ink

Just discovered this brand and colors of fantastic inks! Playing around and doodling, having fun and zoning out......

poetry

I enjoy poetry, to me it is like an abstract reflection of the soul, emotions and pulse underlying my everyday life. It is an outlet of rawness, an artform of vulnerability to one's self and others.
One of my favorite poets/writers; Maya Angelou and one of my all time favorites below:

PHENOMENAL WOMAN

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care.
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

drawings....

still life
drapery study
creation myth: rebirth, life cycle.

paintings and stained glass

stained glass piece
seasons of my life
rebirth

sculpture pieces

untitled
wood sculpture. Useless Tools?
foam, wood putty, plaster and acrylic mushroom I made for my Brian.
canvas floor cloth day with my friend! So much fun, it is in our sunroom.
over the summer my friend and I wanted to make paper mache masks of our faces then I painted and embellished and adhered it to a canvas frame.
our front porch/stoop, my daughter and I designed and painted.
vagina dentata.

More Artwork from 2010.

Transcending Silence ejournal

Transcending Silence ejournal

the New Year

In an effort to contribute and develop this blog, I am going to track back through 2010. Just to show where I have been at briefly and where I continue on going. My consistency with most things is lacking, I go through phases and inspirational whims most times. But here is to another year of inspiration, motivation and fantastic surprises! Cheers!
this one above is entitled; Herstory the coming from and out of women's struggles and oppression through centuries, into movements of freedom and liberation.