Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Evaporating Into The Ether

12"x12" Continental Drift of the Mind


Friends, I really have evaporated into the ether and have no explanation to offer. Perhaps it is the intense smell of honeysuckle wafting from the large tangle of blooms on my back deck that keeps me outside until dark and render me invisible . Maybe it is the miraculous tang of garlic scape pesto on new potatoes that has kidnapped my tastebuds.

It might be the ridiculous conversations I have with Siri on the new ipad that has found its way into my house.  Or it could be the many talks I listened to on Hay House that makes me more and more convinced that the world we live in is swimming in information and connections, that all I have to do is "think it" and you will receive it immediately??  You have been getting those messages, haven't you??

But I could just be lazy and distracted.  That is a good human possibility too.  These days of late Spring, the ones tipping precariously over into summer, have been filled with satisfying activity.  If you live in or around Salt Spring, I will draw your attention to ArtCraft where both my art and that of over 100 talented art and crafts people appear. I did spend some time getting ready for that, that counts in my defense, yes??

16"x20" The Colour of Silence


There is the garden to tend and if it is to be done at all well, it requires time and attention. We are eating radishes and greens, garlic scapes, broad bean, kale and perennial arugula and green onions from our own little patch right now.  There is nothing quite like washing off and popping a white icicle radish straight from the ground and into the ol' cake hole,  except maybe  a kale flower plucked off as you walk by.  And if you want to watch an inspiring TED talk about guerilla gardening, check out Ron Finley here.

I visited the city where I grew up and can report I did originate from somewhere on this planet but it was somewhat foreign to me.  Revisiting old places gave me the feeling that we are slightly homeless in this world.  Those old places that I imagined were home, don't match the film track of memory and the current landscape lacks the depth of memory so it feels as if we are afloat in this vast, groundless  universe (not in a bad way, but in a way that asks us to give up our search for security).

Just for fun here are  links to  Joe Dispenza's TED talk and David Hamilton's website.  I thoroughly enjoyed their talks on Hay House. It's always about how you use that grey stuff between your ears. And on that note I will dive back into the greenness of deep space, very unapologetically. I will continue to send you messages.  You can return them unopened if you like or respond in kind. Happy solstice.


8 comments:

  1. The spring and summer days are to be relished, and it sounds as if you are. Time enough when you come in from the garden and other outdoor venues to write us a post card.

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  2. yes, and I've even been painting outside as it affords the best light (and dreaming of turning that old workshop into a studio for those winter days to come). trust you too are enjoying these days.

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  3. "I visited the city where I grew up and can report I did originate from somewhere on this planet but it was somewhat foreign to me......."


    I love these words. They are so true and wonderfully stated.

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    1. thanks, Roberta. I'm guessing you have similar feelings about "home".

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  4. Am happy for you that you are deeply enjoying life, undistracted by the world, living in a way that suits you and brings you peace. Almost "off the grid" with blogging too! Glad that you are finding a path that suits you... Dissolving into the ethers sounds delightful :)

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    1. Thanks, Christine. Well not quite off the grid. There is always fb :) Yes, the world of choosing gratitude and satisfaction is not the way I grew up but I have come to see it's incredible value. I wish we could teach this in schools!

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  5. always enjoy your posts and thoughts - I always leave with something to think about - thank you xo

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  6. thanks Jeane and I am always in inspired by reading about your process and of course seeing your latest work! That's what makes these connections so much fun.

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