Monday, April 09, 2007

Home


Love
begins at home,

and

it is not how much we do
but how much love

we put in that action.

Mother Teresa




Photo: Canada, Mandy Collins

Sunday, April 08, 2007

Friends


A thank you to friends & family who support and inspire me

There is nothing on this earth more to be prized than true friendship. Saint Thomas Aquinas

Art: Pearl Maple playing in Mixed Media

Saturday, April 07, 2007

Dreams


In celebration of a couple of major successes.

Publication in
Allyson Bright Meyer’s

Complete Idiot's Guide to Altered Art Illustrated &
a regular column in All The Rage Magazine.

So many dreams at first seem impossible
And then they seem improbable
Then when we summon the will
They become inevitable Christopher Reeve

Thursday, April 05, 2007

Journeys

Launching a dream is the mind taking a breath of fresh air
Like a surprise gift waiting to be opened
And a journey to a favourite place

Waiting........

Every gardener knows that under the cloak of winter lies a miracle, a seed waiting to sprout, a bulb opening to the light, a bud straining to unfurl, the anticipation nurtures our dream.

Liked this verse as it is a bit like what working with All The Rage is like right now. All kinds of great articles and stories and art all waiting to burst forth. . . . . soon. . . . sometimes soon is not soon enough

Till then hope you are all taking the time to register your interest on the blog and submitting all kinds of altered via this information link
http://www.pubcalls.blogspot.com/

Saturday, March 31, 2007

Artful Journey

Altered Book

Everyone at All The Rage Ezine have been working overtime in preparation for the unveiling of something that will rock your socks off. For now you can add the blog site to your list of favourites http://www.alltherageezine.name/
& There is a call for submissions here http://www.pubcalls.blogspot.com/ welcoming folks from around the world who are interested in ATCs, Art Journals, Mail Art and all kinds paper craft. The fist edition of All The Rage has a theme of New Beginnings. Hope to see you all there.

Moments


We have only this moment

sparkling like a star in our hand

melting like a snowflake

Let us use it before it is too late

Marie Beynon Ray
Photo: Toronto
March 17 2007

Saturday, March 24, 2007

Seasons

There is something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature in the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter.

It is early autumn in the southern hemisphere which is not the riotous blaze of color that some folks get to enjoy. This picture was taken at the St Lawrence markets in Toronto on a cold winter’s day. It was delightful to find this little reminder Spring was not too far away.

Toronto in Winter

Scarborough Bluffs Sailing Club – Photo Pearl Maple
It is wonderful to feel the grandness of Canada in the raw,
not because she is Canada but because
she's something sublime that you were born into,
some great rugged power that you are a part of. Emily Carr

Sharing a few pictures, snapped during a quick trip to Toronto.

Much thanks to my sister Maureen & cousin Tracey
Appreciated the warm hospitality of Phil & Monty,
the folks at the Paper Connection (Japanese Paper store)
Toronto By Design Scrapbooking.

Saturday, March 03, 2007

*News * All The Rage * News *


Guess what I have been doing with my time lately
and really really excited about?