Thanks to the help of our wonderful family, the big move into our new home is finally finished. We couldn’t have done it without them, so we send another BIG THANK YOU to all of you who helped. Saturday evening, Elya and Laura cooked our family’s first meal in our new digs. As I listened …
Edie Kynard: Frazzled, Fearless & Free
Art is a fruit that grows in man, like fruit on a plant, or a child in it’s mother’s womb. - Edie Kynard “Driving along with my Nikon on the seat beside me, I was content with a cup of coffee and scenic views of a foggy morning in St. Augustine. The lake looked surreal …
The Acrylic Painting of Artist Elya Filler
Today I celebrate an artist's recent success. An artist I've had the privilege of watching emerge since she was just a wee thing, my daughter Elya Filler. Elya began creating as far back as I can remember. She would escape into her room and get lost in making tiny books and writing stories about horses. …
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Abide
Can you collect it, manna from heaven, and then nibble on nurture during those lean days of soul when life forces a rush through every moment? Camels have humps to store water for long walks through deserts, and we finger fullness of soul when we mull over photos of days gone by. So why can’t …
“Believe in your Becoming,” the Key to Creative Management
Perhaps the greatest challenge we creative eclectics face is to believe in our becoming. Sure there are messy workspaces to attend to, jam-packed lives that threaten to squelch our desires, and challenging skills to learn; however, the issue isn’t primarily a directional one but an internal one. READ THE ENTIRE POST...
“My Heart Song” Mixed Media
Here is a DIY lesson for creating a mixed media piece I titled “My Heart Song.” The piece was inspired by the wonderful women in my family and among my friend’s who nestle next to my heart. Their friendships bring an ending stream of comfort, wisdom, and encouragement. Begin by painting a 8″ by 10″ …
Destiny
Sometimes life’s circumstances whisk us away, up and into the air like leaves floating, always floating, directionless, lost, tumbling leaves of living carried by winds of change. At other times, the backdraft of someone’s choices sucks us into circumstances that bat us around until we bruise in heart and mind. Even when winds of healthy …
Three things will last forever…
Yesterday, I attended a memorial for my uncle Theo. Theo’s life inspired so many of his family and friends, and so one by one people shared delightful stories about this amazing man. Then in the middle of the message, the pastor read these words, “Three things will last forever—faith, hope, and love—and the greatest of …
Follow, Create, Love Completely
God’s Spirit cannot be controlled nor marketed, like so much of life is these days. A wild, snapping wind, this unseen power defies human will, sliding through grasping fingers and roaming freely. The best we, who profess to believe, can do is to try to follow, create, and love completely. We attempt to follow the …
JoDee Luna Art 