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last day of 35

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , on May 30, 2008 | 7 Comments »

35 has been great. I’ve loved every minute of it. Every minute, even the bad minutes cos we all know that life is not life unless there are bad bits. I have just learnt, another year on, to deal a little better with the bad bits and I hope I’ve grown from [...]

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and the prize for best sunset goes to…..

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on May 29, 2008 | 2 Comments »

I just love the autumn sunsets….. I know I’ve said it all before and I’m sure it gets boring BUT seriously, how good are they???  And….. autumn is nearly over so I may as well make the most…..
Looking out across Port Phillip Bay to Geelong from Dromana Pier – aren’t the colours SPECTACULAR??  Who needs [...]

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some journal pages

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged on May 27, 2008 | 6 Comments »

I can’t lay claim to the beautiful art work on the left hand side page – it’s a piece that Misty gave us all as a little gift in our self portrait class at the retreat.  that, and a pile of yummy chocolates!!!

the gang in funny hats on “pig nose” beach…. oh happy days!

my inner [...]

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i think i’d call it colour therapy!

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , , , , , , , on May 24, 2008 | 4 Comments »

i’m deliberately avoiding writing a blow by blow description of the retreat. i find that when i blog things, my real world journal misses out and i really want a touchy feely paper version of my first retreat experience…. also there are many out there who have already blogged their experiences, experiences which were [...]

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just breathe…

Posted in Uncategorized on May 21, 2008 | 4 Comments »

words are a little hard to put together at this point…. I am just writing a brief sentence or two at this stage while I wait for my photos to print.
the weekend was the first time I have experienced an artists retreat, the intensity of spending one day after another, after another, totally immersed in [...]

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artistic journey journal pages

Posted in Uncategorized on May 12, 2008 | 2 Comments »

This morning was the first time I’ve actually felt REALLY excited about the Artistic Journey Retreat.  I woke up early (nothing unusual there…) and had butterflies in my stomach.  I felt like an excited school girl!  Oh wow. Its happening so soon.
The following photos are a couple of the pages I’ve made for a journal [...]

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letting go

Posted in Uncategorized, tagged , , , , on May 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

There have been some pretty spectacular paintings in the sky of late. Mother Nature has been busy. It’s autumn here and the colours of the setting sun reflect perfectly the autumnal leaves of the surrounding grape vines and deciduous trees as they gradually shed their clothes for winter (surely they should be rugging [...]

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