Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Saturday, June 23, 2012
Inspired by a poem by Mary Oliver
When I Am Among the Trees
When I am among the trees,
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, "Stay awhile."
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, "It's simple," they say,
"and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine."
especially the willows and the honey locust,
equally the beech, the oaks and the pines,
they give off such hints of gladness.
I would almost say that they save me, and daily.
I am so distant from the hope of myself,
in which I have goodness, and discernment,
and never hurry through the world
but walk slowly, and bow often.
Around me the trees stir in their leaves
and call out, "Stay awhile."
The light flows from their branches.
And they call again, "It's simple," they say,
"and you too have come
into the world to do this, to go easy, to be filled
with light, and to shine."
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| The field behind my home and studio. |
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| The mighty oak |
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| The humble maple that gives us shade |
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| Abbey comes out and joins me in the field |
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| She's a flower child at heart....just like me |
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| A dirt bath on the way back to the studio......just Abbey....I won't join her for one right now |
Labels: abbey the cat, linda ellett, mary oliver, poem, summertime, trees
Saturday, May 5, 2012
The Martha Stewart Etsy Show - April 23, 2012
I had my 15 seconds of fame when I was an audience member at The Martha Stewart Etsy Show a few weeks ago. I received an e-mail invitation a few weeks before the scheduled taping from an Etsy administrator, and of course I said yes, thinking, there's got to be some free advertising here. Well, I sat in the top row on the side where no cameras can reach....so not so much on the free TV time....but it was fun and I got to meet some wonderful Etsy sellers.
Click here for the link to the photo from The Martha Stewart website.
The excellent macaroon shop is Madeleine Patisserie at 132 West 23rd Street.
Here's a treasury I made of some of the sellers who were at the show.
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| Every audience member had a photo taken after the taping of the show. Here's mine! |
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| Hmmmm......guess he's showing how tiny this sign really is. |
The excellent macaroon shop is Madeleine Patisserie at 132 West 23rd Street.
Here's a treasury I made of some of the sellers who were at the show.
Labels: etsy, handmade ceramic tile, lesperancetile, linda ellett, Martha Stewart, new York city













