color

 

and the subtlety there in~

in love. 

trish

a tale of colors~

My son Daniel's blog as he travels through Australia with backpack~

http://ataleofcolors.blogspot.com.au/2012/09/papanui-merriwa.html

Living vicariously and realizing my time may look somewhat similiar :) Just with a bit more paint thrown in!
in love. trish

I like the East Coast after all! :)

And so I begin~

“Our purpose in life is to find our gift, perfect it, and give it back to others.”—Unknown

Exuberant thanks to everyone who came out to spend time getting waxy with me in Saluda, NC then in Asheville, NC through Random Arts and River's Edge Studio. Most amazing time had....I believe, by all :) Gratefully, passionately, holding onto the goodness!!! in love. trish

just one of several amazing gallery/studio spaces in the even more amazing building in the River Art District in Asheville, NC

call me weird, I think these stairs are beautiful :)

delicious green door...

Fleta Monahan :)

one of many gallery spaces exhibiting diverse and delicious art by resident and guest artists to 310 Art Gallery

and the work, no mess, no, fun! begins!...

just stuff :)

and the doing of the stuff...(hi Kim!)

more doing; no wait, more stuff...

more doing!

and more work (in progress ;)

A portion of the building front; what a delicious place to have a studio, workshop room, gallery!!!

Can't let this photo-op pass me by!

Only the start of the glorious mess!

Sandy, Louise and

backsides of Liz and Linda...I'm just a classy photographers that way :)

drying under the coffee and cookie table; of course! :)

laundry

I am looking forward to a doing a big heaping load of wash. 
How warped is this?!

I have been traveling for three weeks now and have not done a single load of laundry.
Ew.
I am a bit disgusted myself as I write that~
I've done the traveling thing; washing in the shower a few necessities and hanging to dry over the hotel shower curtain rod...

But not doing laundry isn't my point exactly;
it's the looking forward to doing laundry.

Now that is not something you hear very often....

Especially from a mom of four boys!

To be honest I am craving after a lot of mundane tasks and common place stuff right now:

Eating with a metal utensil...

from a non-disposable container...

Using a curling iron...

Wearing my slippers...

Curling up on a couch...

Cooking-even if just to scramble eggs for Patrick!

 

All things I take for granted regularly when home.

 

All things missed deeply when traveling.

I can't help but draw a parallel in this craving and looking forward to~

I imagine God feeling that way about me. About every human.

Introduced to Him at birth through Catholic baptism, Sunday school and regular church attendance-

I was among those aware of Him;

taking for granted He was part of this world,

part of my life. 

 

I traveled through my growing up simply aware that He was a something, a someone, who was always there. 

Like my silverware, dishes, slippers and cozy couch~

He was just there. 

I never thought what it could possibly be like to not have Him just there....

like the washing machine...or silverware drawer. 

Always there.

 

yet life always had a craving; a longing; a 'something missing'...

 

a 'looking forward to' in which I had no idea what I was forward looking to~

 

Then I went through a period of life-travel; 

traveling onto 

a new way of doing normal,

a new way of doing me. 

And in it I recognized and began to appreciate once again the 'everyday' and 'common place' that I'd been taking for granted.

And I began to look forward to getting home and finding it

embracing it

appreciating it. 

Doing a load of holy laundry!

 

Drawing me so far in that now, 

in this new way, this new 'common place'

I never take for granted,

I'll never be able to take for granted~

I'll never be allowed to take for granted~

But only savor and relish the feel

~metal fork instead of plastic

~china bowl instead of cardboard

~cozy couch instead of pilled-up pillows on desk chair...

 

God relationship rather than God awareness.

 

He's keeping me close by keeping me craving. 

He's not risking my becoming complacent to His presence now that I've fully flung open and shouted through the walls of my heart,

'I'm home!' 

 

The delicious smell of Tide with bleach will not go unappreciated.

The tactile beauty of my Calphalon soup pot will be embraced anew.

My tender traveling toes will slide into cushioned slippers with delicious bliss. 

 

As the love and companionship of my God is each day is delighted in

and looked forward to~

 

My God is in each and every every day

~Reminding me of His pervading and ever-present position.

 

Never letting me fall into routine or take His presence for granted~

delighting in the work-dare I call it such-

He keeps me always craving after,

looking forward to

the little, under appreciated, often overlooked creature comforts of modern life.

 

And in the by and by of this not only better understanding His love and care for me, 

but also His determination

-with a small smirk of delight on His face I believe!-

to never let me get comfortable without appreciating the Comforter~

I might even do two loads. 

And fold it all....ahhhh....

I love my God.

in love. trish

Mt Dora Florida! wow~

I have had a most wonderful weekend in Mt Dora Florida; my travels have taken me beyond the Orlando magic to this delightful town just north. With a group of 18 wonderful women, and one dynamic birthday-girl venue host-we've had a most inspired, waxy and enlived two days. Sleep has been optional once again. :) I am floored, simply beyond words, how God puts me to work! And how doing his will feeds my mind, body and soul. It's been amazing...and I am now off to North Carolina to feed on more goodness! (Oh! Am I supposed to be bringing the meal?! :) always full by always filling others; it's so good...Thank you Mt Dora! in love. trish.
Workshop put on by Heather Earnest with Foxie Artist Productions :)

we had competition for the space :) an award ceremony for the largest fish took place Saturday afternoon!

The main building where we got waxy all weekend! Lakeside Inn, Mt Dora, FL

No, I didn't take a tour :)

Not seen in Seattle, Washington!

Yes, in January I sat in one and enjoyed the sun and surf :) ahh.....

my room view!

beauty and mess; they go together so well!

hi Paula :)

should've turned the image before posting; my bad~

view this sideways.... :)

woops! How did this somewhat neat place get in here?! :)

cincinnati

I've just returned from Cincinnati. That's right, I chose to go to Cincinnati in August. First day-95 degrees, sticky humidity and Midwest good times!

I've had the great fortune to be summoned by my publisher to shoot two DVDs in encaustic techniques~A dream! A coup! An every man's fantasy come true! It nearly killed me. Don't get me wrong; I love getting the information on encaustic out there for artists to indulge in and am still in awe of the fact that I am being honored with the opportunity to be doing this-But I do not like standing in front of cameras, bright hot lights and four intense faces awaiting the spilling of my wisdom to be captured by their editing prowess. Gasp. Two days of this grueling endeavour left me drained of functional energy and yet slightly exhilarated at the realization that I pulled it off; I stood before the blank stare of the cyclopes audience and gave my best to the Lucite permanence of the video tape. I am thrilled to know the information will soon be out there~Artists will be able to use not only my book, but now one of the DVD's to get themselves around the assumed difficulties of encaustic painting. Between the book, these two DVD's and separately shot DVD in collage techniques hitting shelves after being shot in early 2008 through Creative Catalyst Productions, I am shouting to the masses my love of encaustic; putting my 'stamp' if you will, on the diversity, wonder and sheer delight of working in this medium-And in following ones' heart passion to the exclusion of simply living. in love. trish.