sleep in peace, my darling feline angel. it is one month since our precious baby, miss kitty whiskersons (aka baby whiskers, whiskers, the little badness, among other pet names) has left this temporal plane. about 100 miles away from here, she wanders the sunny sandy slopes of wild grass, with her cousins in the country. if only i could have buried her among the romarin and lavander that she loved to hide in for hours, rolling in the dried and fallen leaves for hours until she moved to a cool spot on the shady sidewalk to clean and primp for another 35 minutes or so. she brought us so much joy and happiness, and we loved spoiling her.
she was so sick, and we never knew. it was possible that whoever abandoned her knew that, and since we found her, we will never know why her previous owners deserted her. we only know that ever since the first pre-dawn hours when she sought me out on the pasa de olivos, running up and hitting me with her head until i stopped to talk to her, my life was filled with blessings and joy. she was my familiar, my guide, my spirit companion. she will always be with me, and our hearts fill with love when we think of her. be happy, baby whiskers, in the eternal light where you can nap in the warm golden rays of sun forever. we kiss you and wait for the day when we will join you.
mama et baba
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
an end of an era
As i drove away from the golden foothills of where i had lived for two decades, i glanced back in the rear view mirror and watched as the mission peak skyline faded into the distance. it was strangely surreal, yet exciting as a new chapter in my life opens up. kitty whiskers was less than happy on the 50 minute car ride. but after we arrived at our cute little four-plex apt, and let her out to eat some delicious salmon mix, she seemed to forgive me, as she wandered among the boxes and sniffed to her hearts content. here is a pic of my little sweetheart. ok this picture is not loading the normal way, i will load it through flickr.
hopefully as my life begins to settle, i will have the chance to post a little more regularly.
hopefully as my life begins to settle, i will have the chance to post a little more regularly.
Tuesday, March 4, 2008
apologies and ramblings
To the millions (yes, millions!) of you my faithful readers
i apologize con todo mi corazon my laziness...its just that i am consumed with thousands of things i need to do to move, get ready for new job, make enough art to fill my journals for my class to show examples on how to i filled my journal and have enuf time to snuggle kitty whiskers, edit my daughters papers, and pay some attention to my sweetie.
anyhoo, here is a pic of something i worked on recently.
abrazos
x
i apologize con todo mi corazon my laziness...its just that i am consumed with thousands of things i need to do to move, get ready for new job, make enough art to fill my journals for my class to show examples on how to i filled my journal and have enuf time to snuggle kitty whiskers, edit my daughters papers, and pay some attention to my sweetie.
anyhoo, here is a pic of something i worked on recently.
abrazos
x
Wednesday, February 6, 2008
auto retrato
here is a drawing i hope to make into some cards for the gallery. this came out pretty good, i really like the colors: aubergine, magenta, venetian red, grass green, golden brown.
Monday, February 4, 2008
vision-revision
En Fin!
after a few weeks of being quiet (packing, organizing, traveling, being sick, etc.) i finally got to scan a drawing that i finished this weekend. i had originally drawn this to do completely in watercolors, but time and practicality lent itself to watercolor pencils instead. the colors come out more intense, and they are easier to handle with less mess. the downside?- i almost used up entire pencils getting the colors this vivid, but i think its worth it. what d'ya think?
after a few weeks of being quiet (packing, organizing, traveling, being sick, etc.) i finally got to scan a drawing that i finished this weekend. i had originally drawn this to do completely in watercolors, but time and practicality lent itself to watercolor pencils instead. the colors come out more intense, and they are easier to handle with less mess. the downside?- i almost used up entire pencils getting the colors this vivid, but i think its worth it. what d'ya think?
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
aztlan journal page
Here is another page from one of the small journals that i was working on in november and december. i love this one, i took the doodle that i did in eths class, and drew it larger onto a page that i had painted a background on with blk glaze pen. i filled it in with speedball acrylic inks for the transparent look. i love the big flames in the bckground.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
night poetry
wow! i love this new feature on flickr where i can upload my photos, and click! send it to my blog as well. YaY! well done Flickr.....you must know how computer challenged i am, especially when it comes to finding all the photos that are in my computer, but i haven't been able to find. ahem!
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
lets do it again
| You are a Hippie |
 You are a total hippie. While you may not wear birks or smell of incense, you have the soul of a hippie. You don't trust authority, and you do as you please. You're willing to take a stand, even when what you believe isn't popular. You like to experiment with ideas, lifestyles, and different subcultures. You always gravitate toward what's radical and subversive. Normal, mainstream culture doesn't really resonate with you. |
of course it counts if i DO wear birkenstocks (so comfy! so easy! so cute with socks!) and burn incense (no its not mota!) even if i don't rock the tie-die.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
what color crayon are you?
i saw this on janice "bead womyn" lopez' blog and i took the test- if i can copy and paste the result i am going to log it here
does the html code go away when i post this?
| You Are a Blue Crayon |
 Your world is colored in calm, understated, deep colors. You are a loyal person, and the truest friend anyone could hope to find. On the inside, you tend to be emotional and even a bit moody. However, you know that people depend on you. So you put on a strong front. Your color wheel opposite is orange. Orange people may be opinionated, but you feel they lack the depth to truly understand what they're saying. |
does the html code go away when i post this?
Thursday, January 3, 2008
hooray for obsessive art!
Yay! here's a india ink design i made in the old moleskine yesterday, very relaxing and healing at the same time. i've been so stressed out due to health problems, stress due to -where oh where am i going to be living in a few months- concerns and the logistics of moving. yuk! can i say i am, as an earth sign, not very amenable to moving in the least. i hate it. and now it is rapidly approaching yet again, a mere 11 months after our last move. its strange 'cause i do love traveling, and i feel i do it very easily, as long as i have my favorite books and some pens and paper, i'm good. but i detest the packing, the expense, and the general chaos of relocation.
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
beautiful mail art from i biddy boo
here's some beautifully colored altered cd's painted by "i biddy boo" cindy pettit of georgia & canada. i met her through the sharpie scouts and we trade mail art. the scanner really doesn't do them justice, the little bird is adorable.
happy 2008!
to everyone and everybody who keeps up with the millions of others who check by this blog- harharhar- happy new year! may this year bring all creativity and good will, strength of spirit and energy for sharing. as usual i have photos i have scanned to the computer that i need to find before i post them. any one care to comment about the lack of tech know how? anyone? anyone? bueller?
it is simply amazing to me how i manage to muddle through the stuff that i do.
it is simply amazing to me how i manage to muddle through the stuff that i do.
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