Figurines in waiting

A summer hiatus traveling to Europe and now new inspiration abounds...

Today, by happy happenstance, I stumbled yet again on the Outdoor French Antique Market. (see previous post) This time what caught my eyes were these figurines, all waiting solemnly for a passerby to smile at them, to handle them, to cajole them into a new home. Their different moods blend together, calm and collected in the sunlight of yet another beautiful Marin County day.

In a few weeks, there will be one last market for the year~ this time I wonder what will catch my eye. Join me for a little eye candy ~ it's good for the soul.
Enjoy, Adeline

Stillness Speak

There is a marina just a short walking distance from my home. I know I could look up and notice the boats and yachts with their majestic and eclectic names, but it is the water they stand on that speaks to me. It is the warm light caressing this water that speaks to me. It speaks of quiet; it speaks of glimmering light streams, of ripples gracefully dancing in slow motion in the fading twilight of another day; it speaks of stillness I seek. It speaks to me. 

I recently read the poem "May what I do flow from me" by Rainer Maria Rilke. Perfect for my mood... Perfect for this post... do read it; it is at the end of the photos.

May what I do flow from me ~ by German poet Rainer Maria Rilke

May what I do flow from me like a river,
no forcing, and no holding back,
the way it is with children.

Then in these swelling and ebbing currents,
these deepening tides moving out, returning,
I will sing you as no one ever has,
streaming through widening channels into the open sea.
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Stillness speaks ~ it is a new day ~ there is a blessing within my reach ~ ahhh... it is good for the soul... Adeline

Summer time is almost here

I love the spur of the moment decision to head out to the local Farmers' market. A subtle cast of sunshine soon overtaken by soft morning fog... a dressed up bicycle, exotic proteas, poppy seed pods with their graphic brilliance, hydrangeas...oh beautiful hydrangeas, the eternal bistro chairs in my favorite colors, a happy sign I fell in love with... I sat for a moment, enjoyed a tea, read a poem by Goethe about flowers, all the while listening to Edith Piaf songs coming from a hand-crank music box nearby.

I know I shall be back....

"Found" ~ a poem by Goethe, 1813

Once in the forest I strolled content, to look for nothing, my sole intent. 

I saw a flower, shaded and shy, shining like starlight, bright as an eye.

I went to pluck it; gently it said: Must I be broken, wilt and be dead?

Then whole I dug it out of the loam, and to my garden, carried it home,

Then to replant it where no wind blows. More bright than ever it blooms and grows.

Looking at that sign again... Best ... seasoned... happy me... does sound quite perfect.

hand-dyed wool...continued

Old negatives, scanner, digitize, upload, export, import, layout, create, blog = lots of time! 

Finally after a little longer than I would have liked, and as a follow-up on the previous post, here are my photographs of my journey into the wonderful magical world the artist Michael Gretch and I created ~ a twist on fashion and fine art photography, or painted tableaus perhaps. Michael and I would scout unique locations around San Francisco, and let our imaginations truly run completely wild. His amazing hand-felted, hand-made coats, numerous eclectic accessories, and his body paintings are all simply stunning. 

I am still in awe today!

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 I am very lucky to have worked with Michael. He inspired me in my own journey in the arts all these years, and as a token of our creative friendship, what a treat to have in my possession the amazing piece in this last photo, which he gifted me at the end of all our photo shoots.

Let your mind wander... it's good for the soul.