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At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us ~Albert Schweitzer ———————— Last Sunday … Continue reading →

All art requires courage. ~Anne Tucker ———————— I always thought I wasn’t artistic growing up but though I wasn’t exactly encouraged to do it I’m starting to remember being drawn to it and having it be a big part of … Continue reading →

Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time. ~Thomas Merton ———————— I’ve been doing a lot of searching, losing, and finding recently.  Not because I’m looking, but because it’s just what seems to happen when … Continue reading →

Drawing is a frame of mind, a loving embrace if you will. ~Susan Avishai ———————— I’ve been trying to get more sketching and watercolour going on in my life because it’s something I crave, but I usually push it off … Continue reading →

It has bothered me all my life that I do not paint like everybody else. ~Henri Matisse ———————— Talk about serious impact.  When I read this quotation from Matisse I stopped dead in my tracks.  How many of us feel … Continue reading →

Being a full-time mother is one of the highest salaried jobs… since the payment is pure love. ~Mildred B. Vermont ———————— Last year I gave my son my old camera because he wanted to take some pictures.  He and I … Continue reading →