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Ink Play!

October 25, 2015 · 1 Comment

Playing with ink might be messy, but it could lead to new arenas.
Maybe, use something other than a pen, like an ink dropper!

 

Becoming by ©LisaRivas

“Becoming”, an ink drawing without a pen – ©Lisa Rivas

This design was used as an Illustration on the latest flyer for TC newest workshop.

TAC-invite-2016

Due to snow this workshop has been rescheduled for March, 19 – 20 of 2016. See you there!


You can make more friends in two months
by becoming interested in other people
than you can in two years
by trying to get other people interested in you.
~Dale Carnegie

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A Golden Chance…

October 24, 2015 · 1 Comment

By losing a bit of control in our methods of creation ...
 
 *** Magic will then occur! ***

Golden Chance by Lisa Rivas
Golden Chance – no pen, gold ink, paper – © Lisa Rivas


"The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life,
the clearer we should see through it."
~Niccolo Machiavelli

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A Brie-Box: The new canvas!

September 22, 2015 · 5 Comments

This little Brie-box is perfect for a lot of reasons!
Little Brie-Box
Just soak in water for a few minutes and all the labels fall off + it disassembles! Let dry and now to paint.


Here are a few pieces I have done so far.
They will be up for sale in the “new store” …coming soon!

Monastery-LisaRivas Midst-LisaRivas
Draft-LisaRivas Promenade-LisaRivas

Top Left: Monastery – Top Right: Midst – Bottom Left: Draft – Bottom Right: Promenade


This world is but a canvas to our imagination. ~Henry David Thoreau

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Mindfulness embraces…

August 18, 2015 · Leave a Comment

The most precious gift we can offer others is our presence.
When mindfulness embraces those we love,
they will bloom like flowers.
– Thich Nhat Hanh

Yellows by Lisa Rivas

Looking at “Yellows” by Lisa Rivas
Being present through painting is a wonderful moment of mindfulness.

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A Dream of Mother…

June 29, 2015 · Leave a Comment

A few years ago I had an astonishing dream of my deceased mother.
She was this amazing TORTOISE in this very exotic room.

Mom leads me to The Tortoise : : Guidance — Lisa Rivas

 

Since then I started finding small Turtles and Tortoises here and there.
I would bring them to her as offerings asking: “What does this mean? — tell me.”

Through the years I always wondered about that dream. 
This is what I have found so far:

“Guidance” is the special gift of the TORTOISE.

The Tortoise carries “the map of our treasure” within the markings of it’s shell.
It requires deep patience and inner peace to be able to decipher it’s magical code,
this is achieved only through meditation.

Your own treasure will then be revealed.

READ MORE HERE

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