Re: Dreams of Artists™ - Spotlight on Tai

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by ~KES in Dreams of Artists™

Haiku also has different beats. This is an example of Haiku 5-7-5 ~  borrowed from Now I Can See the Moon . Now that you have seen two styles of Haiku... the 3-5-3 and this the... More »

Dreams of Artists™ - Spotlight on Tai

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by ~KES in Dreams of Artists™

Tai  from England said  I love creating images through word and picture… Below is a piece of art from Tai's Blog entitled: "Eternal Bliss" Faery wings across russet sunset skies harmonic heart beats dull the steady... More »

Re: My Spiritual/Mystic Experience

Posted on Oct 26th, 2009 by HummingBird in One Light Many Windows

Meenakshi and Deb this is exactly what I meant - there is such a beautiful bond amongst us! Deb, I have a sister who wrings my heart! Holding your hand, love. Meenakshi, I absolutely agree... More »

Re: Animal Art!

Posted on Oct 25th, 2009 by Suni in Love of Animals

aw... all so cute :) i just love fuzzy things! meerkats are just adorable. i fell in love with them when i seen Meerkat Manor. ***and if anyone in this group has kids, i HIGHLY... More »

Re: Assignment: What You Don't Want to Write About

Posted on Oct 23rd, 2009 by Azyh in DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop

the tenderness in the writing of this catches me from the start. I was caught and so lovingly shown this moment. It is the most moving and artfully written piece i have had the honour... More »

Re: Song of Wandering

Posted on Aug 14th, 2009 by Bhatta in Meeting Love

 The time that my journey takes is long and the way of it long. I came out on the chariot of the first gleam of light, and pursued my voyage through the wildernesses of worlds... More »

Re: August Smorgasbord #2

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 by ntexas99 in DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop

Sandra - thanks for your response, especially the parts about writing needing a reader to be complete, and the counterpoint, that art needs to exist for the sake of the art itself, and need not... More »

Re: Weekly Art Challenge (Week 7 Jan 25-31)

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 by ~KES in Gaia Young Adults

Sweet!!!  What a terrific idea to do the colors of the teams!  I love the creativity behind this piece of work.

If you want to write... (Brenda Ueland)

Posted on Aug 11th, 2009 by rudyan in DIVING DEEPER: A Writing Workshop

Think of yourself as an incandescent power, illuminated, perhaps; and forever talked to by god and his messengers. ---Brenda Ueland ( If You Want to Write: A Book About Art, Independence and Spirit )

Re: Weekly Art Challenge (Week 7 Jan 25-31)

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by whatisleftofme in Gaia Young Adults

This one is my favorite. The red and blue is Nacho Libre(movie), navy and white is Yankees (my fav), green and yellow is A's(Jason was on the team), orange and blue is Broncos(friend from colorado),... More »

mask of change, by j

Posted on Oct 25th, 2009 by smiling

I love Halloween, and I am a big mask lover. I have masks from Korea, Africa, Mexico, and Native America. I don't believe in masks and I try not to wear one, I am all... More »

What do you want from beauty?

Posted on Aug 13th, 2009 by boogie

i ain't askin fer nuthin... life is not always pretty, but it is always a work of art. i am often graced with the presence of beauty in my world. i am very grateful for... More »

Who around you do you consider wise?

Posted on Aug 10th, 2009 by ch3shyr3_cat

My cat.. most definently... second to my cat is my art professor. :)

Thought for the Day - 05/21/2009

Posted on May 21st, 2009 by Edgar Cayce

(Q) What is God's plan for me in assisting the furtherance of His kingdom here on this planet, so that I may accomplish the greatest good with whatever talents I may possess? (A) Brighten the... More »

pondering spheres(artwork)

Posted on May 20th, 2009 by Paper. Sun. Magic.

please don't use my images without my permission ,thanks :o)

Boundless Creative Inspiration!

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Gaia Team

The Image is ' Gold Bird Pink Sunset' , a painting by our very own  Jean Hart . Hello all!  Jodi here. :)  For those of you who've not met me yet: I am on the... More »

In what areas of your life do you feel you're running?

Posted on May 11th, 2009 by Anges

Interestingly enough I have always hated running, even to catch a train or a bus. I would almost prefer missing it than running for it. And in a way, I think this epitomises my life:... More »

Guru Rinpoche

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by Advayananda

(Yuksom Monastery- Photo by Shillika)

IMI Indigenous Media Institute of Alberta Canada

Posted on May 10th, 2009 by WayOfTheSpirit

  At IMI, we believe in the teachings of the Elders that say to be successful in today's world, one must know both the Indigenous and contemporary Western ways. IMI's "wholistic" education curriculum is designed... More »

Where are you most comfortable?

Posted on May 9th, 2009 by Satya-Seer

I am most comfortable when I am creating art, jewelry, playing flute, cooking, around those those allow me to be myself with condition, when I am giving fully of myself. So, there is always the... More »

Politeness is the art of choosing among one's real thoughts.

A musician must make music, an artist must paint, a poet must write, if he is to be ultimately at peace with himself. What one can be, one must be.

Remarks at Closing of Sanitary Fair, Washington D.C., March 18, 1864. I have never studied the art of paying compliments to women; but I must say that if all that has been said by orators and poets since the creation of the world in praise of women were applied to the women of America, it would not do them justice for their conduct during this war. I will close by saying, God bless the women of America!

Gentlemen, suppose all the property you were worth was in gold, and you had put it in the hands of Blondin to carry across the Niagara River on a rope, would you shake the cable, or keep shouting out to him - "Blondin, stand up a little straighter - Blondin, stoop a little more - go a little faster - lean a little more to the north - lean a little more to the south?" No, you would hold your breath as well as your tongue, and keep your hands off until he was safe over. The Government are carrying an immense weight. Untold treasures are in their hands. They are doing the very best they can. Don't badger them. Keep silence, and we'll get you safe across. -Francis B. Carpenter, "Anecdotes and Reminiscences of President Lincoln" in Henry Jarvis Raymond, The Life and Public Services of Abraham Lincoln..., p. 752 (1865). Carpenter, a portrait artist, lived in the White House for six months beginning February 1864, to paint the president and the entire Cabinet. His relations with the president became of an "intimate character," and he was permitted "the freedom of his private office at almost all hours,...privileged to see and know more of his daily life" than most people. He states that he "endeavored to embrace only those [anecdotes] which bear the marks of authenticity. Many....I myself heard the President relate; others were communicated to me by persons who either heard or took part in them" (p. 725). Blondin (real name Jean Francois Gravelet) was a French tightrope walker who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1855, 1859, and 1860.

Some reckon their age by years, Some measure their life by art; But some tell their days by the flow of their tears And their lives by the moans of their hearts.

Nature in the garden is nature tamed, cultivated, made subservient to human purpose, brought into subjection to conscious purpose. A garden is not merely a piece of nature fenced in near the house, like a wolf chained at the back door; but nature cultivated and trained like a dog tamed and trained for human ends. Art in the garden is the human element appropriating and elevating the natural for human purpose.

The art of leadership . . . consists in consolidating the attention of the people against a single adversary and taking care that nothing will split up that attention. . . . The leader of genius must have the ability to make different opponents appear as if they belong to one category.

O Death the Healer, scorn thou not, I pray, To come to me: of cureless ills thou art The one physician. Pain lays not its touch Upon a corpse.

Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how. The moment you know how, you begin to die a little. The artist never entirely knows. We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.

Abstract art is a product of the untalented, sold by the unprincipled to the utterly bewildered.

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