A Focused Journey: Finding a focus on the other side of 50.

I believe everyone’s life has a purpose. We are here to discover that purpose then use whatever gifts were bestowed upon us to make this world a better place. Some of us are fortunate as we know at an early age what that purpose is. Others, well, we go along, often digressing from the road that will take us there. This is me. Now on the other side of 50, I am finding my way back to that road that will lead to my life’s purpose. Welcome to my journey.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

It's a Flower Frenzy!

While I love this week’s colors for SOC Challenge Purple + Purple + Yellow, I just couldn’t get my groove going. To find some inspiration I searched though my pile of saved quotes from my Seize the Day desk calendar. Found this one with 2 shades of purple and a yellow; perfect! The flowers inspired me to use The Crafter's Workshop 12 x 12 Flower Frenzy stencil.

While I love this stencil, I never really know how to go about coloring it. After pushing modeling paste through I hand painted each flower then did some doodling. It turned out a little too fussy and busy for my tastes. But it’s done.

Colors used:

Folk Art Metallic in amethyst

Pantone Multi-Surface in passion flower

Pantone Multi-Surface in gold fusion

Joining in on the Summer of Color Challenge week 3.

15 comments:

ValerieJune 27, 2015 at 11:07 AM
I love your flowers! Nice SOC-entry :-)
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Linda KunsmanJune 27, 2015 at 12:44 PM
wow- what a wonderful, colorful flower explosion-just super! SOC # 54
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RolinaJune 27, 2015 at 1:14 PM
I love the warm yellow you used, it really goes well with the purples - lovely SOC piece!
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Sharon FritchmanJune 27, 2015 at 4:04 PM
What a beautiful quote and gorgeous flowers! I absolutely love your work of art made using this week's SOC colors!
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sue :)June 27, 2015 at 4:52 PM
Fab flower explosion, great artwork. x
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KristinJune 27, 2015 at 11:08 PM
xo
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ElizaJune 28, 2015 at 6:20 AM
Wow this is so beautiful, congratulations of a brilliant creation.

Hugs Eliza & Yoda
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Carol RigbyJune 28, 2015 at 6:32 AM
Ooh! lots of lovely colour and texture. A great entry for SOC.
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FallingladiesJune 28, 2015 at 7:22 PM
Great flowers!
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Bleubeard and ElizabethJune 28, 2015 at 11:37 PM
I meant to get here sooner, but time got away from me this week. I had a LOT of trouble with these colors, but obviously, you didn't. Your flowers are wonderful, and I really like that stencil you used. It was just what was needed when you hand painted the flowers.
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My name is Erika.June 29, 2015 at 6:23 PM
Gorgeous page. It looks so much like a quilt. I love the details and how the flowers pop off the paper.
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UrsulaJune 30, 2015 at 3:03 PM
Loving what you created. Gorgeous! I rarely paint or create flowers in my pieces - I really like them alot though.
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UrsulaJune 30, 2015 at 3:03 PM
Loving what you created. Gorgeous! I rarely paint or create flowers in my pieces - I really like them alot though.
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UrsulaJune 30, 2015 at 3:03 PM
Loving what you created. Gorgeous! I rarely paint or create flowers in my pieces - I really like them alot though.
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Jennifer RoseJuly 2, 2015 at 11:07 AM
very summer, and i wish my garden was full of flowers like your work is :) good job
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Thank you so much for stopping by. Please share your insights.

THE JOURNEY

One day you finally knew
what you had to do, and began,
though the voices around you
kept shouting
their bad advice--
though the whole house
began to tremble
and you felt the old tug
at your ankles.
"Mend my life!"
each voice cried.
But you didn't stop.
You knew what you had to do,
though the wind pried
with its stiff fingers
at the very foundations,
though their melancholy
was terrible.
It was already late
enough, and a wild night,
and the road full of fallen
branches and stones.
But little by little,
as you left their voices behind,
the stars began to burn
through the sheets of clouds,
and there was a new voice
which you slowly
recognized as your own,
that kept you company
as you strode deeper and deeper
into the world,
determined to do
the only thing you could do--
determined to save
the only life you could

The Dark Night Of The Soul
By Saint John of the Cross
Translated by A.Z. Foreman

Songs of the soul rejoicing at having achieved the high state of perfection, the Union with God, by way of spiritual negation.

Once in the dark of night,
Inflamed with love and wanting, I arose
(O coming of delight!)
And went, as no one knows,
When all my house lay long in deep repose

All in the dark went right,
Down secret steps, disguised in other clothes,
(O coming of delight!)
In dark when no one knows,
When all my house lay long in deep repose.

And in the luck of night
In secret places where no other spied
I went without my sight
Without a light to guide
Except the heart that lit me from inside.

It guided me and shone
Surer than noonday sunlight over me,
And lead me to the one
Whom only I could see
Deep in a place where only we could be.

O guiding dark of night!
O dark of night more darling than the dawn!
O night that can unite
A lover and loved one,
Lover and loved one moved in unison.

And on my flowering breast
Which I had kept for him and him alone
He slept as I caressed
And loved him for my own,
Breathing an air from redolent cedars blown.

And from the castle wall
The wind came down to winnow through his hair
Bidding his fingers fall,
Searing my throat with air
And all my senses were suspended there.

I stayed there to forget.
There on my lover, face to face, I lay.
All ended, and I let
My cares all fall away
Forgotten in the lilies on that day.

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Saturday, June 27, 2015

It's a Flower Frenzy!

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