Monthly Archives: April 2011

Alabama Tornado and Tornado Symbolism

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Elaine

My illustration of a story in Al Carusone’s THE BOY WITH DINOSAUR HANDS Tornadoes have done so much destruction in Alabama (and the other day, in Arkansas), I send out prayers to all who have been personally involved in the … Continue reading →

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Garden Dreaming

Posted on April 27, 2011 by Elaine

Last night I dreamed of a garden, it was a surprise garden. We came outside and there were enormous onions that had sprouted overnight, on tall stalks. One was large and flat, and someone said it looked like a pizza. … Continue reading →

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Have Shoes, Will Travel

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Elaine

One of my drawings from a 1980′s sketchbook In my sketchbook, even when I was young,  I liked playing with ordinary, everyday moments such as choosing shoes and putting them on. There is beauty in these gestures and whimsy in … Continue reading →

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Barely There: Remembering Dreams

Posted on April 25, 2011 by Elaine

This art of mine fell out of a large old sketchbook from early 1980′s This is a Greco-Roman boy, with a bird on his shoulder. I’m not sure how I made him. It looks like a faded print on card … Continue reading →

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When Did Jesus Ascend? (And How I love Saint Veronica)

Posted on April 24, 2011 by Elaine

Saint Veronica/sketchbook entry Easter 2011 I remember as a child loving the story of St. Veronica. As she saw Jesus struggle in agony, carrying the cross, she stepped forward in the crowd to wipe his bloody face with a cloth. … Continue reading →

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Spirit Painting: The Giant On The Hill

Posted on April 22, 2011 by Elaine

My recent Spirit Painting commission: Janey’s Giant 2011 Imagine you have your own Spiritual Giant.  This giant is towering over you, wherever you live or go, advocating for and protecting you and seeing far into the future for you, far … Continue reading →

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Imagination and Intuition

Posted on April 13, 2011 by Elaine

“Imagination is the playscape of the intuitive self” from ILLUMINARA INTUITIVE JOURNAL WIHT CARDS (page 21) Play in the realm where intuition and imagination work together to help us create solutions and to see new ways to perceive!  This is … Continue reading →

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ILLUMINARA INTUITIVE JOURNAL WITH CARDS Arrived Today!

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Elaine

My advance copy of my new book arrived today (with a bottle of wine in the box, too) and I was so happy I cried. It looks more amazing than I ever imagined, and I cannot believe it. When you … Continue reading →

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Winter Fairy and The Red Bird

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Elaine

In the fall I was commissioned by Heather Strauch, PT who is an amazing healer, to do a winter scene. She has AUTUMN (which is my Illuminara image) and just yesterday she came to the studio to pick up WINTER. … Continue reading →

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Creative Visualization: Your Dreamscape Gallery

Posted on April 7, 2011 by Elaine

Walking through the Frick Collection, always with my sketchbook, I’d pretend I lived there. What would that feel like, to live in such a place? In my own imaginary gallery, I close my eyes and envision/create some areas to feel … Continue reading →

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