Work in progress...

a peek...

Been playing around in the studio.

Spring has made me color happy!

Finally made a stamp after telling myself I was going to do it for months.

It has been a few years since I have made any stamps, I forgot how much I love doing it!

I have been so inspired by the geometric shapes and patterns in nature,

especially of the crystals that I brought home a couple of weeks ago from a friends house up the street.

I love going there, it is mineral heaven

and they are all mined in here in New England!

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I have been having some reactions to the pollen lately,

I thought I was in the clear, but a couple of days ago I started feeling a bit groggy and having a slight headache.

Guess I better make some more nettle tea...

Hope you have a peachy afternoon!

xo

A thought on Spring

I love all four seasons,

especially the anticipation of the turning of one into another.

I feel so lucky to live in a part of the country that gets to experience these seasons fully!

Each season that comes around is my favorite at the moment

and at the moment spring is glorious with all its wonders!

One of the things that I love so much about spring is waiting and watching with delight

as the new life struggles and pushes its way up through the dreary, heavy earth.

It has been a long, frosty sleep.

It is a surprise and exciting everytime.

I love how simple things seem,

but when you look deeper,

there is a whole world wiggling, crawling,

starting to push its way towards the sun,

starting from the core.

I love the contrast.

Light and dark,

cold then warm (then cold, then snow, then warm),

hard and soft,

strong and delicate.

All fighting for the same thing,

all working at growing.

I love the birds and their beautiful songs,

I love the smell of the dirt,

I love the soft green bud and gentle shoots sprouting.

And I especially love the dull greys and browns flowing into bright and vibrant yellowy greens,

and knowing that the sap is flowing.

Spring is a deep and ancient process,

calling from the womb of the earth

and the heart of the sky.

An integral part of the process,

a necessary cycle

starting life anew.