{"id":65,"date":"2011-11-08T10:28:54","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T17:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qexpeditions.com\/qeblog\/?p=65"},"modified":"2011-12-22T22:02:15","modified_gmt":"2011-12-23T05:02:15","slug":"making-art-reality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qexpeditions.com\/qeblog\/balancing-thoughts\/making-art-reality\/","title":{"rendered":"Making Art and finding strength in Reality"},"content":{"rendered":"

I watched the dawn sky go from grey to pink and rose to orange. But when I went out to take a picture for you, the camera just didn’t capture it. It’s like making \"\"art. Sometimes a concept comes that seems so incredible and right and yet the colors and shapes and textures just won’t come together from the materials. I guess that’s why it’s so amazing when it does.<\/p>\n

Evanescent, like cosmic energy. You know it’s there, you can feel it, be empowered by it. But when you try to grasp it, hold onto it or really characterize it\u2026it’s gone.<\/p>\n

I felt so alone this morning. Is that the burden and the blessing of each day, of each individual? The strength that resides only in this one moment of reality\u2026<\/p>\n

and this one\u2026<\/p>\n

and this one.<\/p>\n

Strength comes from within. Alone.<\/p>\n

\"\"I’m still working on decoupage.<\/p>\n

I have this wonderful bowl.<\/p>\n

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And I had a basket full of pinecones that took a whole day to disassemble into individual petals.<\/p>\n

\"\"\"\"They are the most amazing microcosm of texture!<\/p>\n

So now I’m putting them together.<\/p>\n

Pinecone petals under glass.<\/p>\n

I’ll let you know how this all works out next time.<\/p>\n

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