Quinoa and a bunch of veggies 2nite..............................I make this all the time but still can't get enough of it!

// listening 2:

james brown - payback

funkadelic

portishead - nylon smile
radiohead - little by little

flying lotus

talking heads - popsicle
mgmt - electric feel

3ARRINGZ

Just finished these earrings the other day - very delicate but beautiful shape. Will have more jewelry soon. I've been wanting my friend Kristen 2 take some better photos of my pieces, but we both haven't had a free moment because we've been busy bees looking for a new home to move in to. Nonetheless still expect some mediocre shots of my latest pieces now and then............................................ 

Helplessness Blues

MMMF!!!!!!

[[[So I filled out an application to volunteer at the McDowell Mountain Music Festival a while back]]]
When checking my email today, this is what was sent to me:

Thanks for volunteering for the McDowell Mountain Music Festival.


We will email your shift assignment next week.


Should be a great weekend of music!

MMMF exists to integrate and support the community, the arts and the underprivileged. MMMF also uses 100%, of what is raised from the Festival to donate to two charities – Phoenix Day Family & Learning Center and Ear Candy.

Can't Wait!

// line-up

The Universal Why?

If you haven’t heard, Radiohead will be distributing a free newspaper at 61 locations worldwide to promote the physical release of " The King of Limbs" which comes out on Monday everywhere except the U.S. and Canada, which must wait until Tuesday. The band has worked with long time collaborator and artist, Stanley Donwood, [ Hail to the Thief album art ] to produce a complete undigital ink-and-paper handout called The Universal Sigh. Apparently, Radiohead have been giving them out free of charge (?) Personally, I want to know more about this game that Radiohead is starting. Unfortunately I'm not sure if I'll ever get my hands on a paper but there was a copy on eBay with an interesting note in the auction description, mentioning that you receive a unique code with the newspaper. What you can do with that code remains a mystery. I'm thinking that it could unlock more songs//content from a website. Perhaps the missing//second half of "The King of Limbs that has been rumored ever since the album was released...................maybe. I enjoy the fun & games put into this album, but to be honest I'm a little worried about all the hype & excitement that is being put into promoting the album and maybe not enough on the music itself. Bc so far KOL has some great songs but overall I'd say is was ok.........woah, that was a bit sinful. Who knows >> fingers crossed.

Was making a salad this evening and found out there was a prize at the bottom of my head of lettuce. Better than anything you would find in a Cracker Jack box....................

Beautiful shapes  <<<>>>  Beauty everywhere.

// listening 2: 

war paint

neil young - look out for my love

m. ward

jessica mayfield - our hearts are wrong

roar

Luv 4 RJ

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Cooking is just one way that I practice karma yoga. I also do some housekeeping, dish washing, and other maintenance. I use to do a bit of gardening, and I also try to volunteer whenever I have the time. The word "karma" is derived from the Sanskrit kri, meaning "to do".  In its most basic sense "karma" means action, and "yoga" translates to union. Karma yoga is described as a way of acting & thinking by which one adjusts themselves toward a sense of realization by acting in harmony with one's job//duty without the consideration of self-centered desires, likes or dislikes. I enjoy cooking but rarely boast about my skills in the kitchen. I try to take pictures of some meals that I "whipped up" that turned out well so I can remember how to do them again...........now if that is considered "bad karma" than in the same argument you could also say that volunteering is selfish in some way >> if you enjoy helping others because in return it makes you feel good//happy than that is also a form of a personal self-centered desire.

Something to ponder. Either way, I plan on doing what makes me feel good. 

Moon.

Saturday's full moon had been called a "supermoon" because the moon had been closer to us than it has been in the last 18 years, making it appear unusually larger in the night sky. I had traveled with some friends last weekend to go camping; for the celebration of the "extreme" moon, somewhere in southern Utah. It was a magical place. The moon had illuminated the entire area, making the night appear as new day. The night was without a doubt a surreal experience - and that moon................madly great. She truly had a hold on me that night. I felt as helpless as a moth to a flame. 

Although the moon wasn't as "extreme" as most people had claimed, it was still a special night. It had been a memorable weekend for many reasons. One reason being the beautiful gift that MOTHER EARTH had given me:

Great chunk of petrified wood.

crystallization on the bark..............................nice.

11395 RIP 

 I have a good friend who is an amazing photographer. We had both taken a trip to Nevada for my birthday and had visited Valley of Fire. It's a beautiful sea of canyons with an immense amount of spiritual energy that flows through the area. Truly an experience. Kristen will be having a show in Taos very soon.............can't wait for the road trip! 

... didn't even realize she had taken a picture of me, I was so hypnotized by the majestic view!

B3AUTIFUL CRYSTALZ

Still have some crystals around the house from when I went digging for crystals in Arkansas. It's by far the most plentiful area in the U.S. for White Quartz. Thinking of making some necklaces............................anyone who is wanting to amplify their psychic powers or communicate with the divine mother//spirits [email me!]

 

 

While searching for inspiration for my new jewelry, I stumbled upon this site, [Bettula Birch Bark Creations]

     - - - -VERY similar 2 my style

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Saudi Arabia

 

Araona Crater

Land Art

Strijdom van der Merwe

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Alsatian Darn

Slow Motion

.......................... a taste of Tomboy

Pissed At What I Missed

Thom Yorke added his voice to the growing chorus of artists supporting the first-ever planetary art show: 350 EARTH
350 Earth is an international climate campaign, and from November 20-28, the week before the UN Climate Meetings in Cancun, Mexico, artists are working with citizens in over a dozen locations to create massive, climate-themed public art installations that will be photographed by satellites traveling 17,000 m.p.h. nearly 400 miles above the surface of the planet.

Yorke explained on the Radiohead website, “The plan is to make images visible from the skies to remind those in Cancun that we’re running out of time. We can’t keep putting this off.”
“Art can convey in a different way than science the threat that climate change poses to our planet,” said 350.org founder and environmental author Bill McKibben. “The world’s best scientists have tried to wake-up politicians to the climate crisis, now we’re counting on artists to help.”


Adding to the project, Yorke is working with 350.org to gather thousands of people on the coastline in Brighton, UK on November 27 to form an enormous version of the image from the cover of his album The Eraser: the picture of King Canute, a Norse ruler who futilely tried to control the ocean.......................


In a 2006 interview, Yorke explained the symbolism of the story:
“In the paper one day, [Friends of the Earth activist] Jonathan Porrit was basically dismissing any commitment that the working government has toward addressing global warming, saying that their gestures were like King Canute trying to stop the tide. And that just went “kaching” in my head. It’s not political, but that’s what I feel is happening. We’re all King Canutes, holding our hands out, saying, “It’ll go away. I can make it stop.” No, you can’t.”


If you visit 350.org you can not only check out the "far-out" images displayed all over the planet, but you can also sign up to get involved//posted on what's going on. Sooooooo an idea of mine that I would have loved to have worked on if I hadn't missed the deadline was to illustrate an image of the earth through a collection of leaves. The beautiful array of red-yellow-orange- Autumn leaves would portray//symbolize a "hot planet," and underneath I would have liked to form "350" or "too hot" or something a little more clever with sticks or what not.....and here's the best part; I would gather up some cool cats to help me set up my land art..................ON THE GRAND CANYON! Pretty grand idea. I find it so refreshing to see an organization that uses creativity as a way to convey the urgency of such important issues such as climate change. I would definitely check this site out, and if at all possible check out some ways to get involved.