may this dress remind us that there is no 'correct path' to becoming, just follow your heart!

“There’s no “correct path” to becoming a real artist. You might think you’ll gain legitimacy by going to art school, getting published, getting signed to a record label. But . . . it’s all in your head. You’re an artist when you say you are. And you’re a good artist when you make somebody else experience or feel something deep or unexpected.” 
― Amanda Palmer, The Art of Asking: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Let People Help

another inspiring TedTalk!! 

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may this dress help us to let go and trust the process!

dress made while waiting for car salesman to help me . . . .
they seem to love to make you wait at car dealerships!?!?

Allow

There is no controlling life.

Try corralling a lightning bolt,

containing a tornado. Dam a

stream and it will create a new

channel. Resist, and the tide

will sweep you off your feet.

Allow, and grace will carry

you to higher ground. The only

safety lies in letting it all in –

the wild and the weak; fear,

fantasies, failures and success.

When loss rips off the doors of

the heart, or sadness veils your

vision with despair, practice

becomes simply bearing the truth.

In the choice to let go of your

known way of being, the whole

world is revealed to your new eyes.

Danna Faulds

"Poems from the Heart of Yoga: Go In and In"

as many of you may know, my beloved van died at the end of April which propelled me on a soul-searching journey.  It took me seven weeks to find a new 'peace mobile' and during that time I learned a lot about myself and trusting the process.  

Below is a small photo essay of 'odyssey to replace my Odyssey', 
and for those who are interested, I will be writing a longer and more detailed version on my art blog.  But suffice it to say, this was a major lesson for me in trusting the process, trusting the universe, believing that everything is unfolding as it should!!! and to just let go and trust 

(but oh boy, this is a hard one for me, hence why I choose this poem) 

peace and happy Sunday!! 

the Odyssey could go no more on her own :(

pulled out the trusty bike and rediscovered
how much I LOVE riding my bike, but it wasn't too
helpful when i needed to do carpool duty :(

and so it began . . . .

After weeks of searching, hours of test driving 

and many fruitless negotiations,

with the help of Nathan at Wellesley Toyota 

I found my car!!

me and a very patient man.

my new baby, Cypress Pearl,  parked in my drive :)

the first bumper sticker is already on, and
I think the sentiment,
 Let it be, is totally apropos !!

Let it Be!!!

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may this dress allow you to just go with the flow . . .

“Life is a series of natural 

and spontaneous changes. 

Don't resist them; that only creates sorrow. 

Let reality be reality. 

Let things flow naturally forward in whatever way they like.” 

Laozi

the above dress is part of my 'daily dress series', dresses made during my everyday out of any material that catches my eye.  Tonight is the opening reception for the exhibit, 'daily dress series' at Baldwin Hill Art in Natick, where they will be showing a selection of photographs from the incalculable amount of daily dresses that I have made since 2006.  I am really excited as many of these dresses have never been printed before and to see them as a group is dramatic.

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