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morning practice

Morning practice is how I begin each day. It is a way to bridge my night dreaming, fresh morning energy and outlook to the rest of my day. It is both journaling and pure play with my favorite "signature" things as well as elements that have caught my interest and/or speak to me. It has become an important hub around which my creativity turns and a potent creative tool. Morning practice is optimally a daily practice (like yoga) of creating a meditative environment - an oasis of peace, clarity and intention... sinking (relaxing) into the sensual moment and the timelessness of play resulting in a mandala-like assemblage that can be documented...

January 17, 2011

black, white and sunshine...

Sunshine

and sub-zero temperatures

create exhilarating contrasts.

BEing

in this environment

today

made me smile

inside

and out.

DREAMing

a red scribble

led from one thing

to the next.

I rounded up

some of my favorite things,

and while

PLAYing

some magic happened...

stumbling towards ecstasy

xox - eb.

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January 16, 2011

craving red...

Today

I am craving

and collecting

red...

what color are you craving?

xox - eb.

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January 15, 2011

collection day...

Today was collection day,

that is to say I collected

and played with

a few of my collections.

One of the things I did not collect

a few odd decades ago were girl scout badges.

I earned only one badge - yep - that's right...

the collector badge.

Oy! - surely I had THE best

piggy bank collection in Trendwood...

alas - this collection did not result in the good habit

of saving money.

However, it did instill and foster

the collecting habit:

beach glass,

bird's nests,

herkimer diamonds,

dog biscuits

Luna refuses to eat,

broken

ginger jar parts,

chandelier crystal,

fortunes - yogi tea

and otherwise,

Icelandic

volcanic spewings,

paper,

rocks,

street names,

shells, buttons,

netsuke,

this, that,

and more...

what do you collect?

xox - eb.

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January 14, 2011

jelly bean...

Today

after a walk,

a little yoga,

and scrabbling about the house

looking at the loves

and the patterns

of love...

I am thinking about

how grateful I am:

My best friend

little LuLu pup

has a benign tumor

that can be removed

relatively easily,

I talked with my sweet sister

and my parents,

my boys returned happy

after their day

out in the world.

I am continually

astonished

and inspired

by all the BEauty,

the vast array

of choices,

goodness

and sweetness

in our world...

have a jelly bean

pick any color,

chew slowly

and savor

this moment,

this sweetness...

xox - eb.

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January 13, 2011

011320110755...

blue snow and dinner

colors I can not resist

my LuLu is fine

haiku my heart,

xox - eb.

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January 12, 2011

snow day...

we all had plans:

an early morning yoga class,

snowboarding,

a date,

to see some large scale drawings

lunch,

at our now fave restaurant...

and

then it snowed

a lot

and

inspite of

and

in contrast to

what my on line

weather predicters

predicted

(trust me - I watch this carefully)

it snowed

a lot

and so

we made a day of it

a snow day

windy,

and with about a foot

of glistening

glorious white loveliness...

xox - eb.

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January 11, 2011

well BEE-ing...

this one little BEE

little BEE two later on

yoga in between

at home in the hive,

xox - eb.

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BEE well...

Every now and then

in and amongst

the ubiquitous bills and catalogues,

a sweet surprise arrives in my mailbox

bringing unexpected deLIGHT and joy.

Yesterday I discovered golden sweetness...

a gift from almost heaven.

I hung my treasure on the line

next to the sunshine

and contrasted

the warm sweetness

against the pale blue snow.

The hive is busily buzzing

as a little BEE

awaits golden ink,...

xox - eb.

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January 10, 2011

yesterday, after yoga...

pink prayers on the wind

tree bones, cloud flesh, hard and soft

a winter tango

stumbling towards ecstasy...

xox - eb.

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January 06, 2011

alphabetica...

some days are play days

that's just the way it is here

some pink flowers too

xox - eb.

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eb immersion, lake house workshops...

Come enjoy the bird song, the gliding ferry and sailboats while creating magic on the shores of Lake Champlain. Using the four elements of earth, air, fire and water; we will learn a variety of techniques with which to collaborate with natural processes. We will make marks, imprints and patterns with tea, rust, leaves, seeds and blossoms on fabric and paper. We will wander the beach and gather drift wood, stripeys and holy stones with which to embellish our creations. In this workshop we will explore mark making on fabric and paper using tea, rust, eucalyptus, indigo and asemic writing. As we dance across the color wheel I will share my techniques and thoughts about the potency of deep play and meditative creativity. Bring your boundless curiosity, a playful spirit and a beginner's mind - we will adventurously explore new frontiers.