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Speaking Earth…

April 23, 2011 · 3 Comments

Trees are the earth’s endless effort to speak to the listening heaven.
~ Rabindranath Tagore

Speak Earth

Earth Day 2011 • variable size • © Lisa Rivas • “Speak”
• digital / mixed media on ricepaper and mounted on canvas

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Seek first to understand, then to be understood. ~Stephen Covey

   

Filed In: Fine Art, Our World

IF • Journey

April 17, 2011 · 3 Comments

“It is good to have an end to journey toward;
but it is the journey that matters, in the end”
~Ursula K. LeGuin

Journey
original painting – private collection – Caracas, Venezuela – "Excursión"
watercolor, wax, rice paper, quilted • 36"H x 72"W • © Lisa Rivas

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“Success is not a place at which one arrives but rather the spirit with
which one undertakes
and continues the journey.” ~Alex Noble

   

Filed In: Fine Art, Travel

Newly in leaf…

April 12, 2011 · 4 Comments

“Sometimes our fate resembles a fruit tree in winter.
Who would think that those branches would turn green again and blossom,
but we hope it, we know it.”
~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Pink Wings by © Lisa Rivas

Pink Wings – photo of Red Maple Seeds / Centennial Park, Nashville TN

Opening-Bud © Lisa Rivas

Opening Leaf – photo of budding leaf / Centennial Park, Nashville TN

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Filed In: Unique Prints

IF • Bottled

April 8, 2011 · 11 Comments

A couple of the new designs I did for Liberty BottleWorks
where I was invited to create some "Bottle Art"… a sneak peek of 2 / 6 designs!

Bottled

They will be available later this year…
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The ONLY "American Made" metal water-bottle in the marketplace!
100% Recycled Aluminum • BPA Free Materials   — That is Cool…

   

Filed In: Design, Our World

Microscopic in Fine Art

April 8, 2011 · 2 Comments

My botánica print titled “Attraction” was included in a very unique and interesting treasury on  Etsy 
titled “Microscopic for Fine Art Friday“ by lauraprill

Laura Prill is a published illustrator and award winning fine artist. Her paintings, collages and drawings are in many private and public collections. She also worked for many years in the licensed greeting card world as an artist, designer and copywriter. Check her Etsy store

Microscopic at Etsy

A wonderful collection of minute worlds.
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Visit my  Etsy  stores “Lisa Rivas” and “Flying Colors”on the web to purchase some of my work!

   

Filed In: Etsy, Fine Art, Friends, Las Botánicas

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When I take the time to look and to really see and to apply my "foolish" imagination, there are worlds within worlds within worlds to be discovered.

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