Featured Deviation, "No Boundaries" [link]

Oct. 19th will mark the 3rd year of my Godbrother Jody's passing. Born 6 days apart, same month, same year, our mother's knew each other since about 5th grade. We spent a lot of time as family, growing up and getting into mischief. I still remember the time when he let me put barretts in his hair, I went crazy with a whole package of them, they got tangled up, and we had to literally cut them out. I remember his 16th birthday where he was handed a pair of keys, and had to figure out which car, among the masses parked for the festivities, was his new car, and how we got in and took her for a spin down the road. After that, my family moved, and I grew up, and we grew apart for a while. It was only in recent years, since my last days in MT, did we start to communicate again - and communicate did we! Hours on the phone! And knowing I was coming to FL, trying to find the time among the distance to get together. But that never happened.

It is for Jody that I dedicate "Memorial". This will forever be his painted poem.

You know, when I write, I never title. It is only when prompted to that I must create one, and the title I had picked for this poem wasn't working, causing me to procrastinate further in its completion. It is only after the word "memorial" popped into my head that I found enough inspiration to finalize this piece. I can only attribute this to Jody and his muse - I know because I can feel it. Thank you!

This is a reminder to me, to his family, to everyone, of the totality of existence and the beauty of the universe.





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Featured Deviation, "No Boundaries" [link]

Oct. 19th will mark the 3rd year of my Godbrother Jody's passing. Born 6 days apart, same month, same year, our mother's knew each other since about 5th grade. We spent a lot of time as family, growing up and getting into mischief. I still remember the time when he let me put barretts in his hair, I went crazy with a whole package of them, they got tangled up, and we had to literally cut them out. I remember his 16th birthday where he was handed a pair of keys, and had to figure out which car, among the masses parked for the festivities, was his new car, and how we got in and took her for a spin down the road. After that, my family moved, and I grew up, and we grew apart for a while. It was only in recent years, since my last days in MT, did we start to communicate again - and communicate did we! Hours on the phone! And knowing I was coming to FL, trying to find the time among the distance to get together. But that never happened.

It is for Jody that I dedicate "Memorial". This will forever be his painted poem.

You know, when I write, I never title. It is only when prompted to that I must create one, and the title I had picked for this poem wasn't working, causing me to procrastinate further in its completion. It is only after the word "memorial" popped into my head that I found enough inspiration to finalize this piece. I can only attribute this to Jody and his muse - I know because I can feel it. Thank you!

This is a reminder to me, to his family, to everyone, of the totality of existence and the beauty of the universe.





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Featured Deviation, "No Boundaries" [link]

Ok, so I didn't get to it this weekend! Busy and lazy and... yep...





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Featured Deviation, "No Boundaries" [link]



Happy, I am, to have finished the 20" round you have been hearing about. Take a peek!

Not so happy am I that =martisunshine and I are against each other in the next round of the *burn-p0etry contest.

I've finished my little mosaic learning project and found it to be quite fun, like a puzzle, and I quite like puzzles I'm going to do some clay pots (huge ones, though) to match the newly renovated pool area, and I just received a 12x12 hardboard I'd like to mosaic (need a design!). I'm almost finished with my macrame plant hanger. Maybe I'll take a pic and put it in scraps so you can see what I am talking about

Tomorrow (Sat.) I have a friend coming over for lunch and some shopping, however I hope to get some new features posted.



I decided I better start doing some features to share with everyone



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Featured Deviation, "No Boundaries" [link]

Good morning everyone Well, today I hope to get caught up with some things here on DA. I work on the computer all day, so lately I've been taking a break at night.

=martisunshine and I made it through to round two of the *burn-p0etry contest! I must go vote!

I have taken a break from painting to learn mosaics I am learning with Italian glass, not ceramic or stone, at the present moment. Something I have been wanting to try for a few years now, reading and reading, soaking it in like a sponge. To learn, I purchased a kit, so I wont be posting my results here (which I am still working on), however, I will certainly post future endeavors. I have already ordered supplies to create my own original designs

Which brings me back to the 20" round canvas staring at me from across the room, somewhat textured and painted. I must try to do something with it, hopefully today. I need paint (getting low), but of course I got excited with mosaics and ordered supplies for that instead...

And well, yet another project I want to get to is macrame plant hangers. I purchased 4 rolls of jute last weekend.

Oh wait, not to mention all the other little projects I have for myself: scrapbook pages, halloween costumes for the dogs (what about us?), beer clock for the outside bar, finishing the dining room (spackle, sand, prime, paint...), and the list goes on and on and...

I am a dabbler in everything and master at nothing

All that and DA too?



I decided I better start doing some features to share with everyone



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