sperlygirl

hello…so long…

  i feel there is much change on the horizon. within that -- there is always that struggle for control. i am trying to release that and just ride through it all. and perhaps because of or in light of this potential shift -- it has sparked an even greater need to create. next week i say "so long" to a dear friend...and although i know that distance doesn't have to change things -- it will be difficult not having her nearby to bounce off my ideas, thoughts, worries, questions and musings too. this friend was one of the very first i made upon my arrival -- from the beginning we shared many similarities and she has inspired me in many aspects of my life and the roles I hold within my life. she is one of those people in your life who make you feel like a better person -- who make you trust and believe that you can "top tall buildings in a single bound", who always "has your back".  i will miss having her nearby.

blessings…

  for family, friends, the beauty in the everyday, the possibility within each breath, the silence of nightfall, the wonder of life...i am grateful.

“move your feet”…

 as we walked through rome...kai was delighted in the fact that many of the shops played music. in fact, this was about the third one that we had to stop in front of while he did a dance in the entryway. this one drew a small crowd. i was laughing so hard, it was difficult to snap a pic. but all the while i had this song in my head and thought....THIS is our son!!

travel to an ancient city…

 not so many words today...truly what words can do these ancient, sacred places justice...just a couple photos to share the inspiration i felt while visiting.

 

gratitude…

   this week's prompt - gratitude...there are the obvious things in my life that i am so very grateful for. and then if i really think about it -- there are so many other,  more subtle things,  in life that i should really take the time to acknowledge and feel more gratitude towards (challenges - they make me grow; change - forces me to see and experience new things; conflict - allows me room to become more assertive; silence - affords me the opportunity to breath in the moments of my life; my breath - connects me to life itself) and lastly -- my photograph -- an archway that i have passed through countless times, however this day, it called me to take the photograph. when i look at the photo -- it brings to mind what i truly believe...that art, in its many and diverse forms and mediums, allows us to see that there are many solutions to a challenge. sometimes it isn't about discovering the "right" answer -- but opening up to the journey along the way and all the potential answers within that.

moments of silence…

  today we wandered through another antique market. kai was fussy and temperamental  (we're reaching 2...need i say more?). after lunch, i rescued the other customers in the restaurant, and took kai outside to try and get him to nap. we strolled along the bumpy streets, along side-streets and alleyways until he was sound asleep. i continued walking while he slept in the stroller. there is something so peaceful about those moments - just the two of us - and that silence between us. when he's finally surrendered to slumber, and i can slowly look in the store windows and at the daily life that is happening on the street. there is such a peace in those walks -- and for so many reasons.

my little space…

 i love looking at the spaces where women create their art...the space itself seems to tell a story of the artist. mine is peppered with various materials, bits of this and that, photos and pictures of things that inspire me somehow, and the random children's toy which has taken residence some where. it's not a room or a studio that i occupy but a space between rooms -- which speaks a lot to what inspires me as an artist -- i am always interested in observing situations and people, but find i am most curious about the spaces in-between the memorable moments. those spaces, that for some, fall by the wayside of memory as unimportant or uneventful -- those are the moments that hold the most power for me.

moments of pure color…

 the light puts on her finale at dusk. it's all i can do not to cry out for an encore. it's such a stunning way to close the day - into a sea of pinks, blues, and purples. in a second, the colors change again dramatically - another second - more change - one more second -- and they have succumb to nightfall and vanish from my view. it passes far too quickly, doesn't it? but oh, those moments of pure color - truly stunning.

mi amore…

 there is such an ebb and flow with motherhood. those moments when i long for kai to be more independent but in the same breath yearn for him to need more from me. it's a tug on my heart. but in the end...i just love each moment we spend together.

stormtroopers on the yellow brick wall…

    thanks for all the uplifting words (and song - g - your post was wonderful, thank you!!)...i do appreciate it. i know the blahs will pass - they always do - they are just a drag to go through. :)    we went to the comic-con festival this weekend. talk about an outta body experience -- there were stormtroopers walking the streets of the city! not to mentions a gazillion other characters from comics, games and graphic novels. it was totally wild. people would just run up to these characters (who were just fans dressed up walking through the festival) and snap their pictures....ok, ok, yes - i became "one of those" who snapped!! how could i not ;)