New Possiblilites ! Hastypearl

New Possibilities !

Hastypearl

This posting may look a lot like my last.

The image is the same, but there is a New Message!

I was delighted, after showing you four 

Mixed Media Collage Etsy Hastypearl listings, 

that one of them Sold !

OK. Not really delighted, but rather...

Ecstatic!

It is a Terrific RUSH, 

to know that something that came from your own heart and hand, 

has Moved Someone enough to hit the buy button, 

and want to look at it, everyday :)   

So, maybe you remember the one...

It is titled,

you, me, us...

Below, is its picture.

A VERTICAL oriented piece. 

I wrote to tell its buyer, how pleased that I was that she had purchased it, 

and that I would deliver it to her home, as she lives nearby.

She said, "Great ! 

We can walk around the house, and see where it should go. 

I could hang it or maybe put it on a shelf...

could it be placed, HORIZONTAL ?"

I thought.

No.

I Made it to hang, Vertical.

Thennnnn, 

I remembered that within that last blog post, I clearly said...

I don't tell my buyer My story, 

because I want them to have their OWN story!

Hmmm...already, I must Walk the Talk?

I knew the piece well enough, that I turned it horizontal in my mind...

and I realized...

It Would Look Fantastic Horizontal,

 and that Way, it would tell Her story, too !

I present to you...

you, me, us...

Horizontal!

And Why Not ? :)

Lots of lessons here.

The greatest is, that we keep our minds Open to New Possibilities, 

and to hearing stories in more than one way.

We can all have a Different View, and still all of them are, Good !

Do you sometimes catch yourself thinking, that Your voice is always the best ?

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Thanks for stopping by and have a great day...

either, Vertically OR Horizontally !  :)

Best...Laura aka hastypearl

 ...to see the three other pieces that I posted about, click here !

Mixed Media Collage Hastypearl

Mixed Media Collage

Hastypearl

I. Love. To. Collage. :)

I told the story a while back, 

about taking a ton of paper to Colorado during one of our last visits.

For me, Colorado means...No Cooking.

No Cleaning.

Few Responsibilities.

Etc.

On the Flip side it DOES Mean...

Yes, to Exploring.

Yes, to Photography.

Yes, to Art.

So, my favorite thing to do, when I first arrive, 

is I set up a great Drafting Table that the previous owner of our home, left, 

a nice lamp for light, 

and a small radio set to KSNO...get it?...Sno :)

Then, I spread my supplies out, that I have bit by bit, 

sent up in USPS flat rate boxes and 

I CREATE!!!

Well, back to my story.

I first cut out my basic 4"x 4", 5" x 7 ", 8" x 10 " and 10 " x 14 " watercolor paper.

Then, as they say...I Let The Fur Fly !

When I do multiples like this, 

its wonderful, to see a series of themes, 

similar colors, style and even philosophy take shape.

My life experiences certainly speak up.

Songs that I hear, speak up.

Dreams that I have, speak up.

Everything at that moment...Can Speak !

One thing that I did at the Redstone Labor Day Art Show this year, 

was intentionally NOT tell my customers the art pieces' stories.

They are after all, MY story and don't have any business worming 

their way into someone else's lives :)

I like to leave that up to the viewer.

Again...what ended up happening to these pieces on that trip was...

I got all of the compositions laid out, 

probably three days before we were to head home...

but I hadn't taken into account, 

that they ALL HAD TO BE GLUED DOWN, BEFORE I LEFT!!!!

EEEEEK!

So, I went white knuckle nose to the ground, and glued almost 40 pieces, 

with just enough time to have them dry and to be 

packed in my luggage to bring home !

I think I was a little Too relaxed and without a plan and it was a Close Call !

My recommendation to you...

Don'tEverDoThat !

So, here are some of the 10 " x 14 " pieces that I created on that trip.

They are all mounted on beautiful birch cradle boards, with black edges.

(I've recently blogged about that process if you would like to learn)

They have saw tooth hangers making them ready to hang,

 or I often lean my art on a shelf, against our books, or even on a mantle or console,

They certainly can still be professionally framed.

I like to give my customers options.

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This first piece is called, Reclamation.

Below, is a close up of my handmade watercolor papers, 

vintage fibers with a little stitch, 

the stain patterns left on a tea bag, 

all built on a vintage journal page, #45.

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This next piece is called, Neighbors.

Named after another old poem.

I've NEVER been able to recreate that amazing Teal color since 

this piece of handmade watercolor rice paper. 

You would think if you did it once, you could do it again.

It is my quest...to keep trying, because it is SO striking.

There are lots of subtle metallic's on that same sheet of paper.

Stitch, and vintage trim, a vintage telegram fragment 

and black and white, mark making paper.

The image, two down, shows the profile of the black edged cradle board.

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This next piece is called, The Roots.

I used a very old botanical book page, 

and circled the words in metallic gold thread,

The roots, 

followed by more random circled words...

...established a position and in particular abundance.

Then, I stitched a tree above and below the earth.

And I also included a paper fragment with the words...

...coming home.

Lastly, the piece that I titled...

you, me, us 

You can see the fragment with those words covered by the sheer gold paper.

The colors on my handmade watercolor paper, run from greens to salmon.

It takes layer upon layer of colors, to get this much coverage.

Sometimes, I just can stop!

Every new color that I add, makes it even more beautiful.

There is another word fragment...

I am always on the look and listen out, for beautiful phrases.

This one says...

...and how we used to lay under the tree, gazing upwards...

Who hasn't done that in their lives?

If you haven't...you Must!

And maybe you will do it With someone...

...you, me, us

Relationships like that, are woven together.

Weaving's in my art are always symbolic and seemed so for this piece.

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My customers tell me that they can look at my art over and over, 

See new things.

Find new meanings.

Its a way for me to tell a story.

An open ended story.

One that doesn't have a right or a wrong.

Its just up to the viewer, to fill it in for themselves.

So, it has been a while, since I had posted my hastypearl art.

These four 10 " x 14 " pieces are listed at $140. each

I hope that you enjoyed seeing it and maybe could see it working its way into your lives :)

These pieces are all listed in my Etsy Hastypearl shop.

Please take a look at more images of them, and the other listings that I have.

You can go there by tapping here !

I'm so glad that you stopped by.

I'd love for you to sign up to receive an email,

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letting you know when I next post.

I hope you will :)

See you again, soon?

Enjoy these wonderful days !

Best...Laura   

Man, "She Really Gets Me" Hastypearl

Man, "She Really Gets Me"

Hastypearl

I thought about writing about Gifting.

You know, about giving someone just the right, Thing.

The holidays are inching closer, and to be sure, there will be lots of 

fruitcakes, ties and ugly sweaters

exchanged, after all !

History has proven that its just the way it is:)

But that's not really the topic that I was thinking about.

More specifically...

This last week, I hosted an art workshop in my home.

Each time, I enjoy giving a gift to the artist that I host.

Usually something that I made, and I really want it to be Special.

I love making and selling Mixed Media Angels on hastypearl, 

so I gave her one.

What she then Gave to me, completely blew me away!

You see... 

She knows me.

She knows important things about me.

What she gave me was so, so, so...Not a fruitcake !

She nailed her gift to me...

because, "She Really Gets Me".

It touched me so much...

On the second day into the workshop, I was very surprised that as soon 

as one of the attendees walked into the house, she handed me a bag.

It was Unexpected and I had no idea what was inside.

When I opened the bag and pulled out her Gift to me, I got chills.

How, after only being together for such a short while, 

had she so PEGGED me so right, in her selection?

She had an incredible Intuition about me...and when I hugged her I thought....

Man, "She Really Gets Me".

How are some people so Intuitive?

So Perceptive?

I think its actually, a Gift.

Like, writing, or conducting, or dance.

Its an Inner Intellect.

Its about being able to reach in and connect with someone, right away.

Its a beautiful thing.

I don't think that it's an Exclusive Gift, just enjoyed by a select few, 

but rather, I think its available to everyone, if we want it.

The other quite remarkable thing about those two moments...

I had to ask myself...

Would you be as generous as these two, 

to give either of these two gifts to someone else?

That's how Perfect they were to me.

I'm not sure.

I think I'm generous, but there are things, that are I want to hold on to, 

that I don't think I would be able to give away.

If you asked me...would you love to give someone Chills, 

by what you do, give, or say, to them.

Of course, I would say, Yes! 

Then, would I give Anything?

I'll have to think about that.

It was a great experience all around for me, 

and obviously something that is still

 rolling around in my mind.

Either way, I want to slow down, recognize the 

Beauty, Strengths and Heart of others and be ready and  

willing to Give, when I'm supposed to, 

because I know that it means so much to me, 

when others extend that to me.

During the upcoming Best Time of the year for Giving, 

we will all have an opportunity to practice giving, 

and if we believe that it is 

better to Give than to receive,

we can !

I'll leave you with one of my favorite quotes...

In a world where factions are doing evil things for their causes, 

and a time where we don't feel we are equipped to stop it...

we always have the power to Give...

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quote...

The best investment I know of is Charity:

You get your principal back immediately

and you draw a dividend every time you think of it. 

Josh Billings (Henry Winkler Shaw)

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I'm so happy that you stopped by for a little visit with hastypearl.

You know that I love that you do...:)

Best...Laura

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Community of the Like Minded Earth Notes Texas Workshop with Leslie Marsh Hastypearl

Community of the Like Minded

Earth Notes Texas Workshop with Leslie Marsh

Hastypearl

Every now and then, we experience something that is, More.

More, than we expected.

Even when our expectations are High...they can still be exceeded.

I recently hosted one of those events.

I already knew Leslie Marsh from hosting her in a previous event, 

so I already knew something great would happen. :)

For me then, it was all about seeing what would happen with the workshop attendees.

I wasn't disappointed.

The weather reports promised rain, which we had a little of, 

but our last day, 

the sun broke through and we couldn't have ordered a more perfect day.

My Texas garden Celebrates this time of year.

It Gives and Gives and Gives.

Yes, I can press its leaves and flowers, 

and I can even capture it in photographs...

but now, I can save it with the most amazing transaction.

Heat, water, paper, fabric.

The beauty is coaxed out of the living and transferred Forever.

Its a surprising treasure...every time.

It's an art that has been practiced since the dawn of man.

Now, because of  Leslie's generous sharing, 

another room full of women can do it, too.

I'm so glad that I learned it from one of the most 

congenial, selfless persons I've ever met.

Thank you, Leslie.

Our garage is now home base for art workshops.

What a happy thing to have.

I've been to workshops, in huge venues, where almost never a word 

was spoken between the attendees.

Not in this garage!

There's chatter and sharing.

It reminds me of the old days when women gathered on the porch to snap beans 

or quilt their squares.

Something very permanent, eternal, transpires.

Fellowship.

Its a safe place where discussions of  the divisions of politics, 

controversies and conflicts are unwelcomed...

instead, 

conversations of life and discovery about 

WHO WE REALLY ARE, 

takes place.

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The Community blanket was spread, where we shared leaves from 

our backyards, from all across the US.

Joy!

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Building.

Process.

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It doesn't happen Every time.

But it DID This time.

It looks like we were told what to wear for our class picture! 

I think this is the Best Class Pic I've Ever Seen :)

...to This group of ladies...Vicki, Elissa, Jeanne, 

Linda, Michelle, Carol, Mary Ann, Deryn, Diane and Leslie...

You are the Best! 

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Everyone has gone home.

But all I have to do, 

is take a deep breath and

 breathe in the aroma that still lingers on my dyed papers and fabrics, 

and it all Comes Back to me.

Whatever it takes, for you to find a Community of the Like Minded, 

I recommend you taking the time to do it.

It's a Building kind of thing.

A Restoring kind of thing.

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I'm so Glad that you stopped by hastypearl !

I love seeing where you All come from to read these entries about my life.

Its an unbelievable honor...

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Enjoy these lovely days...Fall here and Spring in the Southern Hemisphere.

What a wonderful World :)

Laura aka hastypearl  

Leslie Marsh