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What is Life? 6 y
"What is life , but a brief sojourn on the earth plane of existence. It is harsh at times, beauteous at others.
We must be fierce like the tiger to endure it, yet soft and sweet like the rose to open to it with Love." --mayah 1-19-2018
Last night an elderly neighbor died; I witnessed her being carried out to a waiting ambulance in a body bag. It was after 11:00 pm, and there were no other neighbors witnessing the event. If I hadn’t gone out to move my car, I’d have never known this was happening since the neighborhood was very quiet; the ambulance had flashing lights but no siren. After her body was placed in the ambulance, it drove quietly and slowly away, lights flashing as if in tribute to her. She had a live-in caregiver and I debated with myself if I should go up to the house and see if the caregiver needed an ... read more Art for Winter's Chill 6 y
With the chill of winter finally hitting Southern California, I've been inspired to do art daily, little projects to keep the creative juices flowing.
These three greeting cards are made out of Rhimax*, a 100% recycled unbleached paper product. It is thick, brown, and has splotches on it that adds character to the paper. Added various pieces of scrap paper and magazine pictures, and hand embroidery. Knowing that the embroidery was going to show on the reverse, made sure to make the embroidery ”neat” by gluing the ends down:
This greeting card, ”Vision” is made from reused bubble wrap packaging material, magazine photo, reused paint palette, and hand embroidery. The frame is from a thrift store ... read more First Art of the New Year 6 y
I keep colored pencils, paper, and ink pens next to my bed for just those moments when, sleepy and tired, I crawl into bed and then am suddenly hit with an urge to create art. Sigh. No sleep for me!
”Dance of the Flower People” by mayah(c)2018 11” X 7” Mixed media colored pencil, ink, hand embroidery.
Drew this little work early this morning--1:30 AM was when I started! There are 7 flowers; according to Tibetan numerology, ”7” is the number of Divinity, Wholeness, Perfection, Learning life
It was inspired by a 4” X 6” photograph that I keep on my bed next to my pillow. The photo is of tiny eucalyptus trees newly sprouted. On the back of the card is a hand-sewn mesh that holds eucalyptus seed pods--the scent is wonderful! I purchased the card at a craft fair sometime ... read more Happy New Year 2018! 7 y
New Year's greetings for 2018
New Year’s Card by mayah(c)2017 Recycled materials and hand embroidery
May the New Year 2018 bring health, prosperity, love, and joy!...and PEACE--both inner and outer!
2018 is an "11" year, a Master number meaning "Illumination"...may the Light of Spirit bring Illumination to you, your loved ones, and the entire planet!
Peace and Blessings,
read more Winter Solstice 7 y
Winter Solstice 2017 in Northern Hemisphere was at 8:28 AM Pacific Daylight Savings time on Thursday December 21
”Last Days of Fall 2017” Greeting card by mayah
Reused greeting card/recycled paper/hand embroidery
It’s been a challenging month--I haven’t posted anything or done much art work due to illness of family members, friends, and myself.
We really didn’t have much of a Fall here in Southern California, with hot, dry weather and wildfires extending into this month...it was more like an extended summer. Just yesterday, on the cusp of winter and the Winter Solstice, we had our first rain--very light, but rain none-the-less, and we’ve had to turn on our heat for the first time this yea ... read more Eco Holiday Ornaments 7 y
It's getting to be that time of the year again--the Holidays are upon us! Made these VERY unconventional holiday ornaments out of reused plastic packaging, sea shells, and assorted "junk" laying around on my art table.
dried bougainvillea blossoms on plastic case. hung this on a lamp shade so that the light makes the blossoms semi-translucent. old fishing line hangar. approx 6” X 4”
tags that came on a piece of clothing, covered with hand-painted paper by LFIRE, tissue paper scraps, sea shells; inside of plastic packaging, hung with the string that came with the clothing tags. approx 3.5” X 4.5”
hand-painted papers by LFIRE, tissue paper scraps, words from magazine scraps,sea snail shell; inside of plastic packaging, hung with piece of old fishing line. approx 3.5” X 4.5”
the used-u ... read more Gaia Creation 7 y
PHOTOS UP! Gaia Creates piece of art out of old plywood board
closeup of patterns in the plywood
Many months ago, one of the squirrels that inhabited my back yard died. I found her body lying on the patio concrete. She was buried with ceremony in my back yard, a heavy piece of plywood with bricks on top was placed over her grave so that my dog wouldn’t dig her up. A few weeks ago, thinking that enough time had passed so that Squirrel had returned to the Earth, I removed the bricks, but left the plywood on the soil. Today, lifting up the plywood that had been lying ”face down” for months on the soil, I was so excited to find that Gaia had m ... read more Handmade Greeting Cards 7 y
Having fun making handmade greeting cards out of recycled magazine photos and hand embroidery
A family member ordered an article of clothing online; when it arrived, it came with this little tag. I thought it was cute and funny, and made it into a greeting card. The background paper is hand-painted by my friend and fellow artist, LFIRE (Dreaming a New Reality: https://www.curezone.org/blogs/f.asp?f=471 )
Using the same hand-painted background paper, made this greeting card, ”Eve”, from a magazine advertisement; hand embroidery added. Liked it so much put it in a small frame backed by glittery orange mesh. I call her ”Eve”, but this is really an image from ”The Birth of ... read more Art: "Bubbles" & "Grapes" 7 y
Took an abstract art class a month ago, just now posting photos of the art. This is the first abstract art class I've ever taken. The instructor told us that abstract art isn't about painting something recognizable, but is about the artist expressing one's emotions on canvas, and hopefully the viewer will get some meaning out of looking at it. Seems to me it is all about artistically slathering the canvas with paint. I was in a good humor that day and found making abstract art to be very fun! Maybe "fun" is what showed up on the canvas...
”Grapes of Wrath” by mayah(c)2017 30” X 30”
Abstract painting. I did this in about an hour and a half at my abstract painting class. The paint was put on with an old cancelled credit card rather than a paint brush, which greatly quickened the process of covering the entire canvas with paint. The ”grapes” were painted using a stencil. The title is just my quirky sense of humor.
I had a lot of left-over paint on my palette, and not wanting to waste it, the paint and the stencil where used to cover an off-white sheet of art paper and a light green piece of paper.
Once home, the pa ... read more Journal "Art & Soul" LAST Pages! 7 y
Done! Done! I am DONE!! After 150 days of work, 180 pages*, two pockets, 7 tags, and two covers, the art journal is FINISHED! This is the longest time I've ever worked on an art project.
all old cars go to heaven
heart opens to reveal...
Honoring the Ancestors
pocket holds tags
tags that go into the two pockets of the journal
collage art journal book standing up--the pages are so full of art that the book can NOT lay flat--this literally is as ”small” as I can get it, like an accordion!
back and front covers
*180 is a ”9” in Tibetan numerology (1+8+0=9); 9 means completion, and so the collage art journal is complete!
all photos and ”Collage Journal Art” by mayah(c)2017
Collage Art Journal One: http://www ... read more Collage Journal SEVEN 7 y
Almost Done! only 4 more pages to go!!!
Today and yesteryear...Crystal Cove California State Park
growing connections...
study in browns and yellows
rat in the infinite maze
May there be peace within the United States; May there be peace between the United States and all other nations of the world.
...nod to Star Trek
the square on the right is a tag
Inspired by the caption on the side of the photograph of the nebula: ”creatures of our Universe”.
all photos and ”Collage Journal Art” by mayah(c)2017
Collage Art Journal One: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp? ... read more Gaia Story 7 y
I had a healing session yesterday afternoon with Chris Eagle, Reiki Master and shamanic practitioner.* We were on the land of Topanga State Park in Southern California, a beautiful setting. We sat at the base of a huge oak, the Grandfather Tree. During the session, Mother Earth told Chris some things to tell me. One of them was that She wanted me to write "Gaia Stories".
As is usual for me, I go through what’s called a ”healing crisis” after an intense healing session. During this period of time, which may last hours to days, I generally experience some uncomfortable physical symptoms as well as irritability and moodiness. Late last night, I was sitting up in bed feeling tired and grumpy while writing in my journal about the events of the day. ”I AM AN ARTIST, I don’t necessarily wanna write! (Even though I’m doing it now). So, what’s a ’Gaia Story’ anyway?” I wrote sarcastically, ”Once upon a time...???” Realizing I was being resistant, I sighed, ... read more Collage Art Journal SIX 7 y
Still working on my art journal. After I passed the half-way mark, the little journal book became so crowded with art I literally could not open the unfinished pages wide enough to work on them. I had to remove about 40 pages, going every-other-page, so as to make room for more art. So, instead of 220 pages, the journal now has 180 pages. My goal is to finish the journal within the next two weeks.
”song of the desert” on the right is an image from artist Kay WalkingStick, a member of the Cherokee Nation: http://www.kaywalkingstick.com/
”Love has no race. before anything else, we’re all human. rethink your bias at http://lovehasnolabels.com/ ”
plastic mesh background
relatives
”...a rose by any other name...”
some hand embroidery
vintage lace added
Blanket stitch hand embroidery. on the left is a business card of Dawn Ertl, a Los Angeles fiber artist. I viewed her fantastic work at an exhibition, ”looming spaces”, at the Huntington B ... read more Collage Art Journal FIVE 7 y
Continuing to work on my art journal; I have FINALLY passed the half-way mark of the 220 page journal!
old piece of Eco Art that was taken apart and put in the journal
so, I like sea turtles...
Praying for Peace in the Middle East: Peace/Pax/Shalom/Salaam
Happy Fall Equinox!
Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year, was September 20-22 this year.
study in pink and red
all photos and ”Collage Journal Art” by mayah(c)2017
Collage Art Journal One: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2373387
Collage Art Journal Two: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2380727
Collage Art Journal Three: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp ... read more Collage Art Journal FOUR 7 y
slowing down a bit on working on this art journal as I've been doing some other art. Here are a few more pages of the 220 page book!
Despair vs. Hope
dried bougainvillea petals
tea bags
some hand embroidery
all photos and ”Collage Journal Art” by mayah(c)2017
Collage Art Journal One: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2373387
Collage Art Journal Two: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2380727
Collage Art Journal Three: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2380738
Collage Art Journal Five: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2386312
Collage Art Journal Six: http://www.curezone.org/blogs/fm.asp?i=2388564
Collage Art Journal Seven: https://ww ... read more Eco Art:"Little Miracles" Book 7 y
Mini-art book made out of light bulb packaging and recycled paper
The cover of this little mini-book is made out of reused light bulb packaging embellished with left-over paint, reused paint palette, and hand embroidery. The book is tied together with twine.
The interior pages are made out of Rhimax, a brown 100% recycled paper product. The little embroidery samples inside are made from scrap paper towels used to wipe up excess paint on other projects.
The prose is something I wrote about 10 years ago; I printed it out on a little piece of paper and placed it on my Earth altar next to the collected seed pods, sea shell ... read more Eco Art:Honoring Artist Peter Max 7 y
Artist Peter Max commemorates the 50th anniversary of the Summer of Love 1967, when 75,000 "hippies" traveled to and took up residence in San Francisco's Haight Ashbury district, intent on changing the world.
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/inside-the-augustseptember-issue-of-aarp-the-magazine-300500101.html
Peter Max, artist first made famous by painting the vibrant colors of the counter-culture movement during the 1960’s, now 79, continues to paint using his trademark psychedelic colors. The August/September 2017 issue of AARP (American Association of Retired Persons) magazine features a Peter Max cover (oops, I’m revealing my age!) commemorating the Summer of Love’s 50th anniversary.
I have loved Max’s art since I was a kid, so much so that my mother made an afghan for ... read more |