I have just made a video of a prayer for ‘Blossoming’ in response to the madness and nightmares being unleashed upon the world.
This Woven Woman is ‘Blossom’ from my ‘Oracle of Stillness’ series.
She is all about our need to protect all that is innocent, and good, and beautiful and protect it from the destroyers….
The link to the video is:
May the Great Beauty prevail!
Our hearts are amazing and miraculous and vast.
They are the holding place for all the stories of our lives.
And, as the stories bubble up into noticing, we have to to decide:
Which stories do I choose to still tell?
What stories have taught me well, and now can be blessed and allowed to drift away into dormancy? What stories seed awe and magic and wonder and healing and connection and clarity so they will bloom in Beauty?
These stories are the best stories to contemplate and cherish and tend to with care.
This Woven Woman is one of the mixed media woven figures from my Oracle of Stillness series.
She is an homage to “What We Carry In Our Hearts”.
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
This Woven Woman is ‘Learning From the Child’ from my Oracle of Stillness series.
I am inspired to post this one, because I adore the Kindergardener from next door.
He drops by sometimes for little visits and it’s always a delight to have a chat with him.
It feels like it was only moments ago that he was a tiny babe in arms and now, he’s taking ski and snowboard lessons and painting the Northern Lights with alcohol ink and watercolors.
I love looking into his eyes and seeing the sparkle of discovery and the joy in mastering new things.
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
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Every journey, no matter how long or short or why it’s happening, is fueled by Hope.
This Woven Woman from my mixed media series: Oracle of Stillness is “The Journey of Hope”
She is a celebration of courage, curiosity, resiliency and healing. May all your journeys be filled with grace and sweet surprises and may you enjoy the detours and not drift into the overwhelm or sorrows.
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
In music, the rests- the places and spaces between the notes give life and meaning to the notes.
Those still points embody grace, promise, potential, respite and oh so much more.
What a great metaphor for embracing contemplation, meditation and moments of sweet, healing, lovely silence!
This Woven Woman from my mixed media series: Oracle of Stillness is “She is in the Spaces Between”
a celebration of sacred quiet, restful moments and tender, healing silence.
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
Our close companion, the moon, is especially close when she is a Super Moon.
Last night the clouds swathed her in silken swirls and so we couldn’t see her, but oh yes, we still feel her presence. ‘
She pulls the tides of our oceans and inner waters and asks: Are you ready to change like I do?
This Woven Woman from my mixed media series: Oracle of Stillness is an homage to our friend the Full Moon. She is “Renewal”.
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
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Isn’t it lovely to watch the trees rock the full moon in their arms?
Sometimes the clouds pull up the blankets and we can’t see the moon, but still, we feel her presence.
She tickles and teases us and asks: Do you really need to sleep when you can be gazing at me?
This Woven Woman from my mixed media series: Oracle of Stillness is an homage to our friend the Full Moon. She is “Essence”.
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
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Ugh… the other night I had a horrible dream in which I got lost and couldn’t find my way home. I got more and more upset, and then, whew, a gentle guide showed up and reminded me that when a dream has gone wrong, for goodness sake, WAKE UP!
So, I did and I felt really comforted by going and gazing at this Woven Woman from my mixed media series: Oracle of Stillness. She is “The Guide Who is Just Where She is Needed”.
There are times when we are dreaming and also times when we are awake when we feel lost and distressed. Thank goodness for the Guides who show up to clear the path for us!
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Living in a time of chaos is a rough ride.
The turbulence, drama, trauma and din is like standing in front of a huge screen that has the shock waves slamming across it.
When those harsh shocklines threaten to overwhelm,
it’s time to hit the pause button and take a deep breath….
Listen for a gentle whisper that slides in and starts softening and smoothing those sharp peaks and valleys
into curves and waves that lift and carry us,
one breath, one pause, another breath, another pause-
a gift from the Heart of Stillness that bring moments of clarity, calm and coherence.
That’s what this mixed media Woven Woman for the Oracle of Stillness series is all about.
She is: “Calm Unfolds in a Whisper”.
She is one of 3 of my mixed media tapestries from the “Oracle of Stillness” series that are part of the fundraising Christmas/Celebration of Joy show at Harcourt House: Artorama
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
Joy is one of the great connectors of the Universe.
It can burst into a moment that launches the heart skyward, or it can slide in on a silent wave that somehow appears in the midst of suffering and sorrow and leaves a person riding a wave that lifts them when only a moment before, there was oppression, misery and despair.
Joy is a bridge that brings together paradoxes and stitches the Great Mystery and Beauty into a patchwork that says: YES to awe and to life.
When Joy burst into my life, I felt compelled to create this mixed media Woven Woman for the Oracle of Stillness series: “An Uprising of Joy”.
If you look closely at the feathers on the edges of her wings, you will see hundreds of tiny brass safety pins, which I adore as they are charming little bits of amazement that hold things together. And on each of the tiny safety pins, there are seed beads as a metaphor for how Joy seeds new life in us.
May Joy unfold in your life, too!
‘An Uprising of Joy’ is one of 3 of my mixed media tapestries from the “Oracle of Stillness” series that are part of the fundraising Christmas/Celebration of Joy show at Harcourt House: Artorama
I’m posting all the images from the Oracle of Stillness here on www.tottietalkscrafts.com
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