The "balloon" seems to stand still in the air,
while the "earth" flies past underneath.
Alberto Santos Dumont (early pioneer of aviation)
original painting – private collection – Memphis, TN – USA – "Up Above!"
watercolor, wax, ricepaper, then quilted! • 36"H x 24"W • © Lisa Rivas
The higher we soar, the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly. Friedrich Nietzsche
The Zayante band-winged grasshopper is found in a small area of the
Santa Cruz Mountains known as the Zayante sand hills. These insects are
good fliers and known to fly three to seven feet while producing a
buzzing sound to avoid predators.
“ZAYANTE Band-winged Grasshopper“ e-Stamp
• fused glass – illustration printed as an archival pigment print, 100% rag paper
The primary threat to the species is loss of habitat due to human activities and alterations,
such as sand mining, urban and agricultural development.
Other threats include the introduction of non-native species, pesticides, and over collecting.
PLEASE COLLECT STAMPS! You can also buy this stamp HERE
One hundred trout are needed to support one man for a year.
The trout, in turn, must consume 90,000 frogs, that must consume 27 million
grasshoppers that live off of 1,000 tons of grass.
G. Tyler Miller, Jr.
I don’t pretend to have all the answers.
But the questions are certainly worth thinking about…
Arthur C. Clarke
original painting – private collection – Caracas, VENEZUELA – “Then, When. Now?”
• watercolor, wax, ricepaper, then quilted! • 36″H x 108″W (triptych) • © Lisa Rivas
In a vague allusion, the west light, the sketched hills foresees man on his three paths:
to be born, to remain, to disintegrate…
The Caribbean Applecactus has sweetly scented and beautiful night-blooming flowers.
When planted en masse its hundreds of flowers present a rare sight all through the night.
Also it's fruit is a great attraction as food for birds, many of whom are ravenously fond of the seeds!
• 10" x 10" • © Lisa Rivas • "Applecactus"
• watercolor, digital, printed on ricepaper and mounted on canvas
Every evening I turn my worries over to God. He's going to be up all night anyway.
Mary C. Crowley
balance
• 10" x 10" • © Lisa Rivas • "Balance"
• watercolor, digital, printed on ricepaper and mounted on canvas
Tolerance is the greatest gift of the mind;
it requires the same effort of the brain that it takes to balance oneself on a bicycle.
Helen Keller
Balance is a stable state characterized by the cancellation of all forces by equal opposing forces.