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Apache Blessing

"May the sun bring you new energy by day, may the moon softly restore you by night, may the rain wash away your worries, may the breeze blow new strength into your being. May you walk through the world and know its beauty all the days of your life." - Apache Blessing

Rumi that moves me today:

It is your turn now,
you waited, you were patient.
The time has come,
for us to polish you.
We will transform your inner pearl
into a house of fire.
You're a gold mine.
Did you know that,
hidden in the dirt of the earth?
It is your turn now,
to be placed in fire.
Let us cremate your impurities.

and

I said, meet me in the garden.
You know the one--
it is called Smiling Spring.
There are nightingales chirping away,
wine and candle lights,
and companions as soft as
pomegranate blossoms.
You think this all would sound so perfect!
But without you by my side,
what use is the Smiling Spring?
And when you are with me,
what use are pomegranate blossoms?

Fred Holcomb

Also stumbled upon the fab Fred Holcomb - LOVE the stuff he had hanging in his workspace at Lemon Lime gallery, and covet "Hoh" on his site (Landscape paintings, second row middle. wide format. drool). He's also got a super cool looking side "stick project" - charcoal on canvas.  

who made me wear a tie to an *art auction*?

adorable boy at Ken Kelly art auction in Seattle last night. Those cheeks! So cute.

Springy

Don't know what the weather is doing where you live, but sunny Seattle weather has me feeling downright springy. Bit of extra pep now that it’s not dark when I leave the house in the morning :-) 

Stuff I’ve been enjoying recently:

Super fun girls day out with Carrie - here testing a vintage typewriter at Area 51 in Capitol Hill. 

We walked around, shopped, and talked all Valentine’s day continuing late into the night joined by other friends. 

Aimless, relaxing, laughter-filled & lovely.

 

 

“The Big Day”

which I picked up

this weekend at Blue Bottle in Seattle.

See more of 

Pittsburgh-based artist Strawberry Luna's

prints here.  

Shopping at Monster in Ballard a couple of times in the last few week -  not one but two amazing hoodies – ‘cause you KNOW if there’s one thing I need it’s more hoodies. Sshhhhyea! Oddly both from Portland designers. One, from The Darras, nearly identical to this one with the excellent skull sunflowers. The other by the amazing Isaac Bauman of Portland-based Antic. Mmm.

Jared Rue’s peaceful and cool feeling “Distant Mist”. I nearly passed out from the beauty of seeing this hanging a while back at Vivace in Seattle.

Peter de Lory’s lovely photography – particularly “Lone Cottonwood”, “Rocky Mountains, Falling Star”, “Fog Trees”.

Whatchoo been doin'?

The Heart is What Remains

Stunning Alexandra Roxo piece "The heart is what remains" - front window of Free Sheep Foundation space 3rdAve/Seattle.

MMmm, Art.

Got a chance to see Ashes + Snow while in LA on business a couple weeks ago. Completely stunnng.

The artist at work

The artist at work

The supremely talented Jason Robards of XPlane and his own comics creating the below comic!

Posted By: Chris Lukasik

Blog Wars!

Blog Wars!

XPlane and comic super star Jason Robards illustrates a hilarious moment between me and colleague Mike Hall in a Microsoft Windows Embedded Marketing meeting last week.

Posted By: Chris Lukasik