Rodrigvitz Style

31 in 13

Happy Anniversary to me and Mr R! and a little Haiku in our honor...

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Birds of a feather

Flying our own direction

together...

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Haiku my heart at recuerda me corazon

Mothering...Nurturing

a quiet time in the studio with Krista Tippett and Sylvia Boorstein...I will spend tomorrow with my mother and my daughter, my sister and her daughter with these thoughts of nurturing...

our children, the world...

Krista ended her program with Sylvia reading a favorite poem of hers by Pablo Neruda, Keeping Quiet

Now we will count to twelve
and we will all keep still.

For once on the face of the earth,
let's not speak in any language;
let's stop for one second,
and not move our arms so much.

It would be an exotic moment
without rush, without engines;
we would all be together
in a sudden strangeness.

Fisherman in the cold sea
would not harm whales
and the man gathering salt
would look at his hurt hands.

Those who prepare green wars,
wars with gas, wars with fire,
victories with no survivors,
would put on clean clothes
and walk about with their brothers
in the shade, doing nothing.

What I want should not be confused
with total inactivity.
Life is what it is about;
I want no truck with death.

If we were not so single-minded
about keeping our lives moving,
and for once could do nothing,
perhaps a huge silence
might interrupt this sadness
of never understanding ourselves
and of threatening ourselves with death.
Perhaps the earth can teach us
as when everything seems dead
and later proves to be alive.

Now I'll count up to twelve
and you keep quiet and I will go.

—from Extravagaria (translated by Alastair Reid, pp. 27-29, 1974)

happy Mother's Day, because we are ALL nurturers

Tulip Bloom Haiku and a Book Giveaway

this snowy cold spring has been a mixed blessing...much needed moisture

but early spring blooms frost bitten

forced to buy these blooms

you frilly parrot petals

none the less...enJOYed

Happy to be back this Friday with Rebecca at recuerda mi corazon... Haiku my heART

AND...drum roll please, the winner of Julie and Chris's book giveaway.  The random number generator has selected #27...Robin West!

Please email me your snail mail address and I shall send the book your way!

Win this Book!

I have the privilege of having...in hand, a copy of Julie Prichard and Chris  Cozens' new...

everything you ever wanted to know

book about using acrylic paints and other Golden products...Acrylic Solutions.  I let the visitors at the studio tour enter to win a copy and now I want to give YOU a chance to win a copy.

I have enjoyed reading through the many MANY great tips on how to create layers of texture, transparency and color.  The spiral bound format allows the book to lie open beautifully to take in the step by step instruction.

I love the contrast between Julie and Chris's artwork.  It really shows off the many effects possible with acrylics and their accompanying Golden products.

Please leave a comment on this post and I will draw the name of one winner that will receive this beautiful book.  I must limit this to U.S. readers given the cost of shipping.

IF you are not the one person selected...fear not!  You can purchase this book right now on Amazon,  BN.com or directly from Julie and Chris

So come on

...even you folks that don't normally leave a comment here...you just have to say 'hey! I'd love a chance to win a copy of this book'

I will draw the lucky winner's name on Friday, May 10th

EBCA Studio Tour

the snow has melted...I am still wrapping up loose ends, doing some of this and a little of that...

but we'll be ready for you, tomorrow

EBCA Studio Tour

11:00 - 5:00 Saturday and Sunday

May Day

a little virtual flower basket set on your porch step

Bird Song fills the Mango Studio

a beautiful morning...of coffee and breakfast outside, tidying up the Mango Studio for the EBCA studio tour in one short week

as bird song fills the air outside...birds can be found in the studio as well...

scrappy birds

new bird and bee shrines

please put the date your calendar and drop on by

Blue

Blue ice...little grape hyacinths, hanging on

because they knew, that the sun would come back and the bees would be looking for them

my colors of spring

from ice-y blue to blue skies

spring...arrives at last

hello Haiku my Heart

oh...Ojo

I am back...from a wonderful few days of slow and easy...warm and happy in New Mexico at Ojo Caliente.

This group of women friends with ties that go way back and even if we only see each other once in a while we fall right into step and enjoy sharing our loves and lives.

A short hike, the view from up above...cairns and spirit circles of some sort, white quartz against red rock and blue sky

down below soothing pools of iron, soda and arsenic...our talking and laughing occasionally rising above the comfort level of the whisper police. 

back at our large casita, sharing cooking and meals... sitting with a glass of wine and fortunate to have Ruth offer her healing expertise to the various aches and pains that come with our 45+ years of friendship.

a sweet little calf and her momma encountered on our way to explore Ghost Ranch...

hiking among the high red stone walls

the gift of an eagles nest sighting high up the cliff side

following the stream, over rocks and under fallen trees

to the head waters source...this high walled, parabolic like space...our voices echoing

we are the fortunate ones...this little tribe of old friends

Like Winter White

Amazing winter like weather...then the sun finally appears!  I'm off to soak in warm waters...

keep the home fires burning