I feel as if I am running on one of those hamster rings....

I left around 11:00 and went to collect a new broom and yardstick for the studio, a few more green plastic dividers and a utensil divider to use for specialty pencils and brushes plus a wooden dish rack to employ as a small as a small print display unit. I picked up a few good buys at Kohl's...summer cotton tops and some metal jewelery to take apart to use in a mixed media work. I ended up eating at Burger King and did not get down to the studio in time to really work...Ken and I were both hot and out of sinc and to say we both needed to go home and rest is putting it mildly.

I came home and spent some exploration time on my blogs and discovered a project called "Comfort Doll Project" where we make small portable dolls for children who are victims of domestic violence. Then I met and respected immediately Renate Hiller on her you-tube video made in her fiber craft studio. Renate began to express her understanding of how humans need to make and create with their hands...a spiral cosmic creation...from the spinning of the yarns to the design and creation of a hand knit work. She speaks as a poet in her expression and dedication to all artists who make their art and connect us in a community where diversity is revered. My last delightful gift was discovering Art by Nigea ...an artist who lives in Paris, France. Her blog is... French... Il' etait une fois toi mon chien.... NigeArt ...Nigea has wonderful photographs with the children posed in endearing positions with their dogs. I suppose someone might find them sentimental but for me I was immediately transported back to when I was twelve years old. I had a wonderful companion, my Cocker Spaniel "Lady" and she went every where I went and we were totally devoted to one another. I could bury my face into her silky fur when I was feeling low and she always understood and looked up at me adoringly as if to say...it will all be okay! I am seeing a theme of recognizing ...loss, understanding value, and commitment to an emotional design in works that communicate my values and love of animals.

I revisited my friend's post "albedo" by a Canadian artist name Arlee Barr. Some you are already familiar with her works but today she was working an experiment working with alginate...as a resist and fiber reactive dyes and acrylic metallic paints. I am totally unfamiliar with this resist but the effects she achieved on a small piece of cloth were magical ...I wanted to cut and reassemble in a totally new formation just by looking at her steps in the process. Brave!!! New Works will come from this play experience.

I think just visiting my blogs in my circle...I found a peaceful renewal of my spirit. Now I am going to sleep and begin anew tomorrow. Sweet Dreams! Imagine and Live in Peace, Mary Helen Fernandez Stewart