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Happy 4th!!!


American Fourth

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More Art Fun


2015 Spring Art Projects (3)

I have been enjoying painting lately, I find it very restful and therapeutic.  With so much in the world and in my life that is ugly, hurtful or mean I find that creating little spots of beauty bring peace to me…

2015 Spring Art Projects (4)

Hungry Babies


Mockingbird Babies

I was doing some yard work the other day when I noticed this bird’s nest… I could not resist a peek inside and was pleasantly surprised to find little fuzzy Mockingbirds inside.  I had to climb up on a yard chair to get high enough to snap the pictures…

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Hope


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I love how rainbows make me feel….. Every time I look at them I feel a surge of hope.  Their beauty is ethereal and fleeting but the impression they leave on my heart is deep and permanent.

Creative Outlets…


I’ve been working hard on several art projects lately… It’s amazing how therapeutic it is to sit still and work on making something beautiful…

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These projects are fun and cheap and quite easy to do and I cannot tell you how nice it is to sit focused for a period of time with all of my energy focused on these projects.  It makes it quiet inside…helps the noise die down in my head.

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I spend most of my days feeling so anxious and sad – sometimes it’s nice to get so lost in a project all I feel is the pleasure of creation…

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It also makes my heart feel a little lighter to indulge my inner whimsy…

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Another Anxious Day


It is one of those days when my heart twists inside me like warped metal… feeling immovable and beyond repair..  I think about the View from the Pit sometimes and wonder why so few writers embrace and write about the pit… but I think it is because the pain there is so deep and so very personal that writing/speaking honestly about is like giving a piece of your soul away to strangers… it feels foolhardy, dangerous and way beyond vulnerable.  How do I articulate this?…. Hmmmmmm… I have unshakable faith in Christ and I have a  hope for a better life beyond this one… but if I did not have my faith I must say I don’t think I would have survived my life.  I would certainly not be as close to daylight as I am now.   I may sill be in the dark… I may still be in the pit… but I can at least see the blessed sun now and I know that I will one day soon feel the warmth of it on my skin with all of its life giving glory.

My Little Friend…


It just makes my day when these beautiful moths show up on my screen door…  They are so lovely!

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Friendly visitor....

I thought they were especially beautiful in black and white…

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Cliches…


I couldn't resist the cliche of this photo project... I know they are every where, but I must admit it was a fun photo afternoon ...

I couldn’t resist the cliche of this photo project… I know they are every where, but I must admit it was a fun photo afternoon …

I love the way this one turned out....

I love the way this one turned out….

Afternoon sunlight + blinds = photo fun in the afternoon...

Afternoon sunlight + blinds = photo fun in the afternoon…

I enjoyed the colors in this one.... and I played with exposure too to give it an almost day-dream quality...

I enjoyed the colors in this one…. and I played with exposure too to give it an almost day-dream quality…

Green Pathways


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I don’t know why but there’s just something so lonesome about a train… I spotted this one and had to snap a quick shot… I love the marriage of industry and nature in this scene…

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I really enjoyed hiking here at Suwanee River State Park, the weather was perfect and the trail along the river was beautiful…  I happened to hit it at that golden time of day when the light and shadows were playing off each other nicely…

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Waiting for Answered Prayers


Waiting2 Some days it feels like there are no ears to hear our cries.  I have faith that this is not the case, but some days I wish that I had a definite answer… some definite sign that my prayers were heard and that an answer was on the way…  Some days faith comes so easily to me and other days it feels nearly impossible…