Gentle

"In a gentle way,

you can shake the world."

-Mahatma Gandhi

"Gentle"

3.5"x2" created with ink and acrylic paint on a repurposed magnet.

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Nothing is Beyond our Reach

"Once we accept our limits, we move beyond them.

-Albert Einstein

I couldn't help myself. There's simply so much to love and adore about giraffes.

"Nothing is Beyond our Reach"

5"x5"

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Gentleness Above

Giraffes...towering above, gentle in spirit, beautiful beyond compare. I scribed my favorite qualities about this wonderful creature on the canvas. Some still shows through.

"Gentleness Above"

10"x8"

All works are copyrighted and all rights are reserved by the artist.

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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Because...GIRAFFES!!!

Several weeks ago I saw a dress hanging in my mom's house. It was totally not my size and absolutely not my style, but it had the most magnificent giraffes on it. I told her how much I loved it. Skip forward to the next time I saw her and she gave me the giraffe dress!!! It sat at my house for a couple of weeks and then tonight I decided I needed to alter it into something I'd love AND wear.

This is the before photo.

I'm literally swimming in this dress!

And this is the after!

I LOVE it!!!!!

Start to finish it took fewer than 30 minutes. I'm feeling inspired to get my seamstress on! Thanks, mom!

Beauty Above

Several years ago Dave, the little guy, and I went to a wildlife preserve located just outside of Austin. They had all kinds of amazing critters there, but my favorite was a giraffe. This sweet giraffe came right up to the edge of its corral, leaned its very long neck down, down, down, and let me touch its nose. It was the most fabulously velvety moment ever and I felt super honored. What a beauty! I've always wanted to paint it but never had the courage. Today I gave it a go.

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WWWD?

Perhaps I'm sticking my neck out on this one, but no matter where you stand on the abortion choice issue, you have to admire Senator Wendy Davis' strength and passion.  You have to...right?  At any rate, I certainly do.

WWWD?  What Would Wendy Do?  

That's what runs through my head these days if I'm up against anything challenging...you know, if she could stay standing whilst speaking constantly and coherently, denying her urges to go to the bathroom, eat, or drink, and never even lean on something once pain and fatigue had surely set in for eleven long hours...well then surely I could face whatever challenge I was presented with...surely!


As I found myself "starving" after a long hike, feeling lightheaded and straight up cranky, did I whine?  Uh, well, yes I did.  Just a bit...until I thought, "WWWD?"

As I found myself desperate for sleep after an airline delay and then an airline cancellation on my next flight and I'd been up since 4:00 AM and ended up in the San Francisco airport with no chance of getting anywhere anytime soon (and had had plenty of opportunities to eat, drink, go potty, sit, and lean) did I start griping?  Um, have to admit I did a little...until I thought, "WWWD?"


I used to always think of the labor and births of my own children as my reference for "I can get through this," but now I have Wendy Davis to thank for a new and improved reference for "I can get through this without complaint and look darn good while I get 'er done."

Yup, "WWWD?"  Feel free to use it!

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