Such a gift...

I so love the art of creating...

and I think this piece choreographed

by

Zhao Limin

is truly an amazing piece to watch...very moving on many levels...

You'll see what I mean by viewing this clip...

of a couple dancing...

Speaking of creating...here's to a magical holiday...

and

until the New Year!

All my best...

It's beginning to look a lot like...

Snow!

In the land of the Nutcracker...

I hope where ever you are you'll take the time to enjoy this wonderful

ballet..a childhood classic.

I especially like the scene of the snow..

Which is your favorite scene?

Expecting the best....

A dear friend of mind found this image on a rock while taking a walk... pretty amazing! What

have you found in your life today..?

Problems or solutions?

"If you expect the best, you will be the best. Learn to use one of the most powerful laws in this world; change your mental habits to belief instead of disbelief. Learn to expect, not to doubt. In so doing, you bring everything into the realm of possibility."

Artful keepsakes.. 15th century appeal...

"That which you elect to surround yourself with

becomes the museum of your soul and the archive of your experiences."

By Thomas Jefferson..

What do you surround yourself with??

These scrolls are created using photographs.. What makes

them come alive is the printing and glazing process..

The process is one dating from the 15th century, when most oil paintings

were composed of an underpainting and then layers of glazes and scrumbles were applied. Glazing is the

process by which a transparent layer of paint is applied

over either a color or a monochromatic ground. Light is then

reflected by the undersurface and modified by the glaze.

As you can see below it gives the image a heighten luster..

Scrolls can be hung from decorative bars..

or

displayed in shadow boxes..

Here's a scroll I'm working on right now..

A Japanese cut leaf maple from my front yard that

seems to transform itself every minute of the day..

Voila...

so..

find that image that

you so cherish and send it to me so we can

make it

even more special..