Finding Words

'Proverb or Saying'

 

- that was the challenge this week, given to us by Patrice

 I love words, and so it took me quite some time to decide what words I wanted to create with. 

But I finally decided on these ones.  

They are from a poem by E.E. Cummings written in 1952.  

Below is the full poem.

 

I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart)

I am never without it

 (anywhere I go you go,my dear;

 and whatever is done by only me is your doing,my darling)
I fear no fate (for you are my fate,my sweet)

I want no world (for beautiful you are my world,my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant 

and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud 

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; 

which grows higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

I carry your heart (I carry it in my heart) 

― E.E. Cummings

I was not satisfied with how this piece turned out - but it was a learning piece, and I am happy with that.

I learned things not to do next time.

 

- too many dots will make it too busy

-varied letter/word size is important  

- more white space is needed             

- perhaps a thicker black line (or pen)

 

 

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Along the way today I found some other words.

 

These words were written last September when I also took the photographs.

It was a time that I missed my words so much.

I struggled to find them in my head as I was healing from a concussion.

A concussion that toppled my world almost sixteen months ago now.

I continue to heal from it.

Fortunately my words are beginning to come more easily.  

 

 

It has been a lesson in patience.

 

 

 

 

For more words, please visit Patrice.

Dance With The Wind

This weeks challenge is hosted by Patrice.  She came up with the wonderful theme of DANCE.

I thought about it for a while, and decided one of my favourite dances is with the wind.  Be that a person, a bird or a tree dancing with the wind - I love the interaction.

And since I felt like playing with collage this week, I laid out bits of resin paper and tea bag dyed paper into this plant dancing in the wind.  It is not glued down at this point ....

and it continued to change a bit when I glued it down. 

 

 Then I decided to play with the words. 

 I love the way words look, but have always steered away from making words the main focus of my creations.

  Perhaps this is because  in grade 2 my teacher made me stay after school and write lines because my printing was messy.  I had to write - 'I will print neatly.' over and over every night.

  So I believed I would never have 'nice' handwriting.  

I enjoyed making this so very much.... and have been thinking of what other words I may create with.

I then had a look how both of these pieces looked  in a mat.

Have fun dancing with the wind!

For more art inspired by the word dance, please visit Patrice

Cold Winter Day

It was a cold day today.  It was - 40.  No matter what scale you use celsius or farenheit, -40 is the same temperature on both scales.

I live at the base of these mountains.  It is very  beautiful but at this time of year our nights are long.  And although I love winter, I do enjoy the warmth and light the sun brings. 

As I mentioned in my previous post November was a difficult month for me.  The difficulties continue, but what is different is my approach, as I work hard to understand, accept  and move on. 

Creating always helps.  My creative release is usually with visual arts, but a few nights ago I created with words.

 

Winter Words

I sit quietly in the cold of the winter,

blocking out the parts of life not deserving of my energies.

I gently nurture the broken open vulnerability I feel inside,

as the days, now all too short, will lengthen with the light,

taking over my being and letting my heart

fill once again to overflowing.

 

On the visual art side, I am working on a couple of pieces

that are experiments.   I will let you know if they work out.