“Age imprints more “wrinkles” in the mind than it does on the face.”
Michel de Montaigne (french philosopher – writer 1533-1592)
“Imprints”
Casein and colored pencil on linen • 5″ x 5″ • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Please don’t retouch my wrinkles. It took me so long to earn them. Anna Magnani
Earlier this week we honored “EARTH DAY”,
as “today“ is the “last“ Friday in April this date was assigned as the official “ARBOR DAY.”
“A day to celebrate trees”
I feel that this piece holds both observances in a nutshell!
“Eden” • digital mixed with original printed on ricepaper and mounted on canvas • 10″ x 10″ Lisa Rivas ©
Arbor Day is an excellent date to “Plant a Tree!”
The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources. Albert Einstein
Sometimes, You Just Gotta Make Mud Pies
The "simple mud pies" a child's fabrication have just entered the sophisticated arena of the World Wide Web-eStamps prints.
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(web-eStamp) "Mud Pies II" and "Mud Pies III"
• archival pigment print on 100% rag paper • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Children learn through the experiences they have when they play, without being taught.
Today is Earth Day!
An observance date intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth’s environment.
Did you know an “earthworm” has 5 hearts?
This “primitive”, blind and sensitive little creature loves and helps the earth stay healthy by breaking down dead organic matter and turning the soil. The earth without worms would soon become cold, hard-bound, and void of fermentation, and consequently sterile.
The earthworm is a great builder – a builder of fertile topsoil,
in itself the sustainer of all civilization.
“Mud Pie V” • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Earthworms, actually, act as a barometer for soil health!
…these shapes and colors began to breath and grow.
They were the first flowers and thus began the "primeval gardens."
And in these gardens appeared a fearless and "primitive" form of life.
It was long, pink and soft, silently moving around and ever so graceful…
…a PRIMO creature!
"Mud Pie IV" • Lisa Rivas © 2008
Earthworms are "decomposers", they break things down into valuable
nutrients that can be used by other plants and animals.
