New Blog!!!

Blackroot is done
The Lucid Line has begun.

Quotes of the Moment

words inspiring me today:

“Do what you love, not what you’re good at.”

“You must be willing to fail, and willing to make

a fool of yourself if you want your dreams to come true.”

“Your purpose in life is to feel good.”

“Life is a game, so play.”

The third one is an Abraham quote, but I recently realized that IS my purpose…even though I’ve heard her say it many times.

Traffic vs. Community

WordPress is giving me trouble embedding!!! again…haha…UGH

Here is the link to a video about the effect of traffic on the strength of the social community:

Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s Livable Streets from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Less Cars, more Plants!

Praying Mantis

An awesome project in need of more funding to reach her goal this weekend!  Reverence, a travelling museum exhibit exploring the world of the mantis and insects, by Zana Briski, Academy Award winning Filmmaker of Born into Brothels.  Watch the Video!!

Ojai Day

Ojai Day was a whirlwind event….with the help of my family I was able to pull it together.  I was stationed right beside the gypsy stage with bellydancers and music all day, just where I had pictured myself!  There were lots of people bustlin’ through.  I did several portrait sketches by donation, which was a fun challenge for me.  It was great to share my art with people, and display it in Ojai, the town I love.  Thanx to everyone who stopped in!

Image ©  me!

Cat in a Pot

What every garden needs=D

It’s the mufluff, the new rage in pot gardens…..

….nothing fits quite like it!  The mufluff adds a rare tactile quality to the porch garden.

Goodbye

Goodbye

…………………..

Vermillion pink petals

grace the surface

of the midnight blue sea

where the amber lights

paint the quiet ripples

of the bay

.

The tiny lights fleck

the blanket of night above

like angel’s eyes forever

looking from the deep

.

you breathe soft

when you sleep

.

and I come to you in a dream

to hold your hands

and to say your name

to see your heart

with mine

to mirror your grace

kiss the lips on your face

.

and say goodbye

.

like a rainbow

.

unveiling

the secret of the sky

.

-Brianna Lamar

Woodblock Print Master

I’m so happy to have been introduced today to this amazing Japanese woodblock artist Yoshida Hiroshi (1876-1950). His work is impeccable, beautiful.  He is a true master in my opinion.  Someday I’m going to own a print! Thank You Yoshida for sharing your beauty with the world!  Check out more of his work HERE.

p.s. I want to go to Japan=)

The Mooji Love Laughter Drug

hoo hoo haha..yeah what a nice reminder! I love how just being in his presence affects people and they just get it, just by being around it…SO AWESOME!!

Learn Math by Shapes

This is so great!