roman baths & treasure . . .

a wonderful time we had last week

a week that began with my birthday

& ended with adventures in beautiful Bath & beyond

discovering the wonderful roman baths

& roman mosaic with a celtic touch

minute carved stones fallen from the rings of bathers of old

unearthed from ancient drains - the storied they could tella gorgons head, once head aloft on a pediment high

the sun rays perhaps symbolising the heat of the sacred springsthree celtic mother goddesses wearing their pleated skirts
the sun shone & the skies were so blue

as we ended our first day of exploring

tomorrow i shall show you more . . .

(here for more bath pics)

fauns & faerie folks. . .

as i went a wandering back over my posts

i glimpsed a distinct lack of my showing

very much at all of the things i have been doingmy patterned trees

sketched faerie folks

and costumes,

doodled faunsand back to trees again
as i try to find my feet & develop a style i like

so i thought i might leave you these

whilst i am away a wee while

visiting & exploring & re-charging

will be back very soon

x x x

giant animation

wonderful "giant" animation

and for something i so believe in

green energy

inspired by. . . nature

the pattern of a delicate fernthe form of a single featherthe colours on a weathered old gatethe symmetry of thistledown
the contrasts beetween manmade & natural

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these things i am inspired by

as they catch my eye when i am awandering

september sunset evenings . . .

taking time out to

make the absolute most

of these golden hued

silky september evenings

with the sun sinking swiftly

into gilded seas

leaving tinted clouds

in painted skies

for the nights are creeping softly in

the hours are ticking by

and its time to head steadily homeward

sooner & sooner as each day passes

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carrick shore, near kirkcudbright

the ice bear project

on 11th December in Trafalgar Square, london

a life-sized polar bear will be carved from ice

"As each Ice Bear melts it will leave a skeleton. . .

. . . . and a powerful environmental message"

folks will be able to reach out and touch

an "inspirational and iconic symbol of the Arctic. "

sculptor Mark Coreth saw the effects of climate change
on his travels to Baffin Island Nov 07 and so the

icebearproject.org was born

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bears will be sculpted in other cities worldwide
using art to bring home a message

the fragility of our enviroment

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info 1st found on the blog of someone

who's work i greatly admire

Terri Windling