A Day with the Canvas of Life

O' to the Thrill of using a camera ...

Viewing Life thru another lens ....

The fun of seeing with New Eyes .....

YES !!!!!

Photos by : KRISTI
(Photo Shoot in Vintage Car Museum with 4 models)

IT IS ...WHAT IT IS...............

I am the mirror of my true self ....
that which I am
faces me
every day
when I look
at you

I see me

looking back

acting back

feeding back

to me

who

I have become,

who

I am

now

~

and sometimes

the tears will flow

from

the frustration

of seeing myself

in this

moment,

if what

I believe myself

to

BE

does not match

what

I am
seeing or feeling

by how

you

look & act

toward

me

in this

moment

of

now
~

i

am

now

aware

of knowing

it is

what it is

~

i have created my now

TO BE

WHAT

it is

~

hmph

!

!

!

( even Dr.Zuess knew about this one )

Photo & Prose by ~Kristi ~

LOOK DEEP ENOUGH.......

Let us live

for the grace beneath all we want,

let us see it in everything and everyone

till we admit to the mystery

that when I look deep enough into you

I find

me

and when you dare to hear my fear

in the recess of your heart

you recognize it as

your

secret

which you thought

no one else knew...

Poetry by ~ MARK NEPO ~ Photo by ~ GREGORY COLBERT ~

SAY WHAT YOU FEEL.....

Be who you are
and say
what you feel
because those
who mind don't matter
and those
who matter don't mind.

~ Dr. Seuss ~

Photo by ~ GREGORY COLBERT ~

ENTER into the Divine......

God enters by a private door

into every individual
~ ralph waldo emerson ~

Photo from
~Gregory Colbert ~
Creator of "Ashes and Snow"

THE DOOR ... into the realm of Spirit

...the excitement
we feel
when we hear
the drumbeat -
tells us
this is the
skeleton key
that opens
the door into
the realm
of spirit




quote: Mickey Hart
photo by: Kristi

RISK....to BLOSSOM

"...then the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud
was more painful than the risk it took to blossom..."

~ Anais Nin ~
Photo by: ~Kristi ~

CALM ... of Heart

peace.

it does not mean

to be
in a place
where there is

no noise,
trouble or
hard work.

it means to be
in the midst
of those things

and still be calm in your heart. ~ unknown ~

Photo by ~Kristi ~

THE QUICKENING

There has never been a time on Earth like we see today.

What we need are more ways to experience our interconnectedness ...

It is a

precursor to deep love.

So in this quickening light, with the dawn of each new day, let us look for love.

Let us no longer struggle.

Let us ever become

who we most want to be.

As we begin to be

who we truly are,

the world will be a better place.

~ John Denver ~
Photo by ~Kristi ~

What ONE can be...ONE MUST BE

Whatever

is
bringing you

down,

get rid of it.

you'll find

that when

you are free,

your true creativity,

your true self...

comes out

~Tina Turner~

LOVE

......where there is love......there is no question

~Marianne Williamson~..just one sincere surrendered moment when love matters more than anything and we know that nothing else really matters at all.

We are so

lightly here

It is in love
that we are made

In love we disappear

~Leonard Cohen~

"To know love of another....

you must find it

within yourself.

You manifest only that

which reflects

from your heart"

~ RUMI ~

In order to create...

there must be

a dynamic force....

and what force

is more potent

than love?
~ Igor Stravinsky~

Photos by: ~Kristi ~

SITTING ON THE EDGE

this morning's tea bag tag says....
wisdom
character and
consciousness
conquer all
~(unknown)~

Only Awareness Remains........
Life moves, undulates, breathes in and out,
contracting and expanding.
This is its nature, the nature of what is.
Whatever is, is on the move.
Nothing remains the same for very long.
~Adyashanti~

Live everyday
wide open
inspired
(Adyashanti)

the universe loves ...
gratitude under
ALL
circumstances
no matter what is
happening around you.

30 days of saturating
yourself with gratitude
WILL
change your life
beyond recognition

what you
radiate & live
the universe will
DELIVER
matching the intensity
of your gratitude

bring it on....
thank you !
thank you !
thank you !

~ Kristi ~


All Photos by ~ Kristi ~

BELIEVE....we contain the potential for everything within us........................

CREATIVE CONSCIOUSNESS "Creative visualization is not just a technique; ultimately it is a state of conscious-ness. It is a consciousness in which we deeply realize that we are the continuous creators of our universe and we take responsibility for that in every moment.


There is no seperation from us and God;
we are divine expressions of the creative principle on this level of existence.
There can be no lack or scarcity; there is nothing we have to try to achieve or attract; we contain the potential for everything within us.
Manifestation through creative visualization is the process of realizing and making visible on the physical plane of our divine potential."

Quote by ~Shakti Gawain ~
Photos by ~ Kristi ~

CLINGERS & WEAVERS

today the voice of spirit spoke to me ........
it spoke thru natures art

walking in the trees on my morning meditation
holding my focus on these playful wonderments

stunning marvels
i witness
as i am
breathing in the creations of the clingers & weavers
(clingers ~ the vine tenacles .......weavers ~ spider webs)

am i

am i a clinger or weaver...
am i recognizing it if i am.....
can i really know that i am...
am i in balance if i am......

aha....i am

i am

i am

...
the observer

...
the observed

...

the question

...
the answer


...........the voice within recants



Photos & Prose by: ~Kristi ~

PASSION

Passion is energy.
Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you.
~Oprah Winfrey~

Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.
~ Albert Einstein ~



When I look into the future, it's so bright it burns my eyes.
~Oprah Winfrey~



If you want to accomplish the goals of your life,
you have to begin with the spirit.
~ Oprah Winfrey ~



It was a high counsel that I once heard given to a young person,
"Always do what you are afraid to do."
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson ~



Art & Photo by: ~Kristi ~

Look within !!... The secret is inside you.

~ Louise Nevelson ~
Art is everywhere, except it has to pass through a creative mind.








Seeing within changes one's outer vision.
~Joseph Chilton Pearce ~


~ Creole proverb
Tell me who you love, and I'll tell you who you are.


The question is not what you look at, but what you see.
~ Henry David Thoreau~






An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.
~ James McNeill Whistler ~

PURE ARTISTS

All children are artists.

The problem is how to remain an artist once (s)he grows up.

~Pablo Picasso~


Everything you can imagine is real.
~ Pablo Picasso ~

~ Albert Einstein ~
Imagination is more important than knowledge...

Photos by:
~Kristi ~

Union of Fire & Light

This is the Beginning

of a New Story . . .
celebrating the union

of 2 hearts
to live as lovers, friends,
companions & soulmates . . .

. . . where magic & mystery come together
to create their journey together . . .

Photo & Prose by:
~Kristi ~

The Color of TRUST

My heart is filled with awe & wonder when I witness what a brush filled with paint will do.

The Mandala continues to mystify me as I journey into the creation of these wonderful geometric patterns. The mystery continues to unfold in front of my eyes of how color moves the Spirit within to listen to my Soul's Inner voice that beckens me to TRUST the process
....surrender to this medium
....surrender to Life
....surrender to "Being Here Now"


Art,Photo & Prose by: ~Kristi ~

Coming into my Artist

This is the beginning....

I am committing to live my fullest creative life and surrender to the creations coming thru me
~~ becoming the witness to my true purpose....


Art,Photo & Prose by: ~Kristi ~