Sunday, September 30, 2012

Someone Waits for Me ...


On New Year's Day, I was driving home along the Lake Road.  It was about 6 pm and already dark when I saw a deer standing at the side of the road.  Too late to stop for it. 

I remember feeling ever so grateful that she didn't jump out in front of my car that day.  So in her honor, I wanted to capture the moment in art.  I remembered her countenance, but of course, I didn't have my camera at the time.  It was all over and done in a split second!   Still, the image is burned into my brain.  It's pretty rare that I get close enough to a deer to take a picture.  

Fortunately for me, my long-time BFF from high school's mother is a hobby photographer.  She lives in Oregon where they frequently get deer in their back yard.  Jackie Kerska took the the deer photo above (She says you can even see her own reflection in the deer's eye.  Cool!)  Jackie gave me her permission and her blessing to render this image to honor the doe who stayed at the side of the road that day.  Jackie's watermark stays on the original image.

[The content of this post originally appeared on my arts-and-crafts blog, Sweet Leaf Notebook on  September 30, 2012.  Read more about the rendering of this image there.]

Sunday, September 16, 2012

Your One Wild and Precious LIfe


I've always loved this quote from Mary Oliver.


Read about the making of this image here.  

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Because We All Need to Be Reminded ...



September 9-15 was National Suicide Prevention Week.   Almost everyone you know is touched by Suicide, if you ask them.    You can make a difference.   Learn the signs, take the QPR Training   (It's like CPR for mental health) and help prevent suicide.  Save a life.   I wish I'd known QPR 12 years ago, and my dear friend Sandy would be reading these pages, too.

QPR stands for : Question - Persuade - Refer

If you're interested in how I created this image (Yes, it's mine), you can read about it here.