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We got snow!

February 28, 2008 · Leave a Comment

…not to even compare with Up North!
But we “finally” did get some snow and I ran outside to get some data to show you.
Well to make things dramatic there was no drama, there was hardly any snow left!

The pansies, bulbs were all fine, they were in “the renascence phase” doing their thing.
So then I took a picture of the Hawthorn Bush next door…
…for it was “the best show” around and I secretly coveted it.
Well now it’s not a secret anymore.
Well here it is with a photoshop snow effect and illustrator enhanced flowers!

“Hawthorn Snow” • digital illustration – Lisa Rivas © 2008
So that is the extent of “the snow story” for now and I’m sticking with it!

Spatial experiences…

February 26, 2008 · 1 Comment

Mandala is a term for an organizational structure, chart or geometric pattern that represents the cosmos metaphysically or symbolically, a microcosm of the Universe from the human perspective.

“An integrated structure organized around a unifying center”
LONGCHENPA

www.mandalaproject.org

CARL JUNG said that a mandala symbolizes “a safe refuge of inner reconciliation and wholeness.”
It is “a synthesis of distinctive elements in a unified scheme representing the basic nature of existence.”

Multiple Fruit…

February 25, 2008 · Leave a Comment

A dandelion has a composite flower head consisting of many tiny ray-flowers called florets…
This flower head in botanical terms becomes a “multiple fruit” since each floret produces a single fruit or seed.

“Floret Cloud” • digital Illustration • © Lisa Rivas

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“Clouds come floating into my life, no longer to carry rain or usher storm,
but to add color to my sunset sky.”
~ Rabindranath Tagore, STRAY BIRDS