This post is for
my friend "Linda"
to honor the
appearance of her
"First Buttercup"
up north,
in CANADA!
Last year I painted
O'Miss Daff Odile
a bright sunny face,
and paired her
with Wilton Warbler.
And, once Daff
got together
with Warb
it has been
"daffy down dilly"
around here!
✿ – ✿ – ✿ – ✿ – ✿ – ✿
"Daffy Down Dilly"
• archival pigmented print
on canvas or paper
• 40" x 12"
Lisa Rivas © 2008
Late one night last week I went into the studio,
and found the “Nopalitos” plant were huddled in a hush, hush!
Can you believe this ???
I wonder what they were up to? What do you think?
Nopales In Fraganti • photo – digital • Lisa Rivas © 2009
“In flagranti crimine” is a latin phrase meaning “caught red handed in crime”
He who profits by a crime commits it. ~ Seneca
Man is like a breath; his days are like a fleeting shadow. Bible
"Highway Storm"
• watercolor, wax, handmade paper and sewn! • 18"H x 13"W • © Lisa Rivas
There is a road, no simple highway,
between the dawn and the dark of night,
and if you go, no one may follow,
that path is for your steps alone.
Jerry Garcia
…from the day of Jesus’ crucifixion,
the “Dogwood Tree” no longer grows as
the tallest and strongest.
It now grows gracefully and blooms in Spring
where there is joy in the renewing of life.
White is not really a color. It occurs when the whole spectrum of light is seen together.
Everything is present in white; nothing is hidden, secret or undifferentiated.
If you’ve never been thrilled
to the very edges of your soul
by a flower in spring bloom,
maybe your soul has never
been in bloom.
~Audra Foveo
… a “tribute to my mother” who left us five years ago today. She made it possible for me to buy this house where this Dogwood Tree blooms every year upon her anniversary.
Thank You ♥ Mom ♥
Legend says the Century Plant takes “100 years” to bloom! However, century plants in cultivation may bloom much quicker, an average of 25 years. The flower spike, grows at the incredible rate of 5–6 inches per day and can reach heights of 30 to 35 feet. This bloom grows so fast that it saps all the resources of the plant, which then dies, leaving a tall wooden seed stalk. It blooms only once in its lifetime.
Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present. Albert Camus
Century Petals • sketch – digital • Lisa Rivas © 2009
The Century Plant or the Maguey (Agave Americana) is a succulent, not a cacti. It is an important plant to indigenous people, being used for
medicines, fiber, needles, and food. Also used commercially in Mexico
to produce the liquors of pulque and mezcal.
• Tequila is made from
another type of agave – (Agave Azul / Blue Agave.)
The value of a man resides in what he gives and not in what he is capable of receiving.
Albert Einstein
