Here It Comes Again

I know why it had to be this way
If you asked me for a label
I would graciously resist

"Here It Comes Again" -Please 

Empire Records Soundtrack

It's that time of year again. Hot weather coming hot on the heels of my birthday. Which was amazing this year!  I got treated to the cocktail spirits carnival and spent a wonderful day with my friends, then I was treated to fabulous ramen with even better company and I got art supplies like you would not believe!

cocktails....

ramen...

art supplies...and a cookbook!

 So the good part is that I have a great life with wonderfully amazing friends. The bad part is that it seems that this is also the time of year when my electronics commit hara-kiri. Okay, so I'm being a tiny bit overdramtic here, but last year at this same time that same laptop died. The motherboard. Again. I do have a laptop that is, well, workable is a word. One could use. In this instance. I guess.

Trying to do homework has been a challenge. Remember how slow your dial up computer was back in the day? Yeah, I know it's a first world problem, but honey there isn't even room to put Word on this thing, let alone Photoshop or a music program. So, in an effort to get myself a new laptop (new new, not used new. That has not worked out for me in, oh, ever) I will be posting my art for sale. At this point I figure, why not? I love to make it, it seems like people love to look at it, so they want to own some of it maybe?

Not to mention that it creates space and the ability for me to create more art & offerings for you! I have a few ecourse ideas noodling around in my brain and hope to have the first one launch by August.

Thanks in advance for your support on this, your cheerleading is always appreciated. Also, if there is something you've seen me post that you don't see listed, drop me a line!

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<3 Luna

art supplies, baby!

A Deeper Transformation

It's been quiet over here, I know, crickets chirping quiet. There has been some crisis, both my own and others. And for the past 29 days I have been doing vision book work with the lovely Hannah Marcotti. If you are ready to feel deeply, begin some fresh shifting and are willing to do the work I highly recommend this. Fair warning: this is not a trip for the faint of spirit or heart.

Day 3

 The other day while working on said vision book I caught up with Super Soul Sunday. A year and a half ago while exploring vulnerability Brene Brown was my guide. Listening to her talk about it was a deep reminder of how far I have come & have yet to go on that score. This time she said something about authenticity that had me riveted.

"Authenticity is a choice and you choose it everyday. It's a practice. When you walk into a meeting, you have to make a choice. Am I going to show up and let myself be seen?"

And then Oprah went there. You knew she would.

"When I am inauthentic is when I have allowed myself to be around people who were not (authentic) and then I have to fake it to be with them."

Wince. uh...oh. Ah. AH!!!!!! Aha.

I have remained tied to places and people I no longer feel connection to while slogging through the swamp toward those who call to me. Distancing myself from all sides. Yet somewhere in the process of the last 29 days I can feel that shift that is sending me closer to where I want to go, where I need to go, where I long to go.

Have the hots for the experience of being seen, witnessed and valued- Chris Zydel

This means realigning with my word for the year: more. It means feeling some things out to see where I would like to land. For now. It means shedding some things I don't want or need while picking up some new things. And some old things I dropped along the way that still mean something. Who really knows? What matters is that this is a chance for renewal. And I am ready to take it.

<3

Letta

Vintage African American Photos

I have been working on art a lot lately, drawing, painting, stretching myself to grow outside my little art box and into the proverbial sun. Always on the look out for inspiration I Googled to find some goodies. Searching the Internet I found so really great stuff that made me want to share it!

Gentleman smoking

 

 

 

Four Ladies in Hats

Lovely woman

Here is a whole set of great vintage ladies!

Lipstick Alley has a great thread on African American vintage photos.

Also Vintage Black Glamour has a fabulous collection that is not to be missed!

Crochet, shading, art!

This past two weeks or so I have been drawing & painting as well as doing crochet. I'm shifting in several ways and trying to find the balance of being really busy and still getting everything done!

Red crochet brooch

I frogged this scarf and redid it with great results!

Still working on colored pencil shading. I love her so far!

I have also been getting back my waning kitchen mojo and made perfect chocolate chip cookies the other night! And this weekend is the Chocolate Salon, so I will let you know what new goodies I find.

How are you getting back your mojo or balance? What's striking a cord in you right now?

A Digital Freebie for you! Heart Swirls

I created a digital freebie for you to use for art journal, scrapbooks or mixed media art. Have fun and feel free to show me what you make if you use it! Please note, this is for personal use only.

 http://www.scribd.com/doc/81315236/Heart-Swirls-Freebie