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A day of treasures from my Flying Friends

October 11, 2012 · 10 Comments

I pre-enrolled a few months ago in my very first e-course, called “Flying Lessons”. I then waited and waited until it finally started on August 20th. It is a 5 week course and I have just realized that the whole month of September just flew. I think it literally “whooshed by” …and this is due to the fact that I am having a lot of fun, learning how to FLY!
And in this course comes all kinds of tips and tricks in how to make our “Creative Biz Soar”, it is a gem of a course! 

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This e-course is given by the social worker Kelly Rae Roberts gone artist, a highly
creative and spiritual guru in so many ways. She is now one of my teachers!
And then all the amazing women (500+) that are enrolled in this class are now also
my teachers. We are all sharing & learning, and I consider this some serious flying!
     
“Angels can fly because they take themselves lightly”
 

To me the most important lesson from this course has been about learning how to participate openly in a global community of creative souls. Here all of us are learning to fly, to soar, to reach out, to share and realize the possibilities of connecting!

Many of us have Etsy Shops (a online marketplace for artists to sell their work) and through the famous “Treasury Feature of Etsy” we have realized we can share and appreciate each others work. Also we can spread the word of this work through the world of blogs which most of us have. This ties into the dynamic phenomena of Social Networking now taking place online, which is also a tremendous marketing arena.

Here are a couple of beautiful “Etsy Treasuries” curated by fellow colleagues from the e-course.
My piece “Inner Gem” is featured in both treasuries, and on the same day! Click MY ETSY to visit my shop!

Autumn by curator Kelly Dietrich

Lost in Autumn's Woodland, curated by Jennifer McCabe

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“I will write peace on your wings and you will fly all over the world” ~ Sadako Sasaki 
A quote by a young Japanese girl, on the threshold of adolescence, developed leukemia in 1955,
from the effects of radiation caused by the bombing of Hiroshima. 1943-1955
 

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Peace, Love and Joy for Venezuela…

October 6, 2012 · 2 Comments

I had been working all week on an image for a post and it was missing something!

… then today it came about when I made the intention to create an image of  positive energy for Venezuela,
and this is what happened,
I transformed that image into this mandala!

… one of  Peace, Love and Joy for Venezuela ♥♥♥ 

Peace for Venezuela, Venezuela map

This Sunday something very crucial will take place for Venezuela,
and this will determine its future.
For a thriving country of Freedom and Prosperity!

♥

The god of Victory is said to be one-handed, but Peace gives victory to both sides.
~Ralph Waldo Emerson

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IF • Book

October 5, 2012 · 4 Comments

There is more within a book than what that actual book knows! 
~ Lisa Rivas

Book

Books are a uniquely portable magic.  ~Stephen King

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Books let us into their souls and lay open to us the secrets of our own.  ~William Hazlitt

 

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Celestial Event on Etsy!

September 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment

At times my work gets featured in an “Etsy Treasury” which is a lucky thing for me and all who participate.
Recently, I was included in this stunning treasury called “Celestial Event” by Jennifer Schmidt. 
I found it so very thought provoking with it’s selection of artwork, and beautifully composed layout.

A “gem of a design” in itself, and me desperately wanting to print it up and hang it as ART on my wall!

Celestial Event a treasury

I am absolutely honored to have a “bite” in here, among these unique, creative and imaginative pieces of art!
Please see more treasuries by JennasRedRhino and who also has an Etsy shop called TheCatBall

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IF • Crooked

September 23, 2012 · 4 Comments

As different streams having different sources all mingle their waters in the sea,
so different tendencies, various though they appear,
crooked or straight,
all lead to God. 
~Swami Vivekananda 

Divergence

“Divergence”
pencil, pastel, conté crayon, paper, layered over original photograph • Lisa Rivas © 2012 

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Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence.
~Henry David Thoreau, American author 1817 – 1862

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