Peace will Find you if you Let it

"The peace you seek is there,

it's there between all the

traffic in your mind, stop and

rest for peace will find

you if you let it."

- Michael Dolan

"Peace will Find you if you Let it"

Original available here for $25.

5.25"x4.5"x1.5" on found wood leftover from a neighbor's construction.

Prints available on request.

(Printed image may be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

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I Dream of Peace

"madness is somewhere inbetween

chaos and having a dream."

- r.m. drake

I dream of peace.

"Peace"

This is an 7.5"x5.5" piece in my art journal. Prints available on request.

(Printed image will be slightly cropped for printing purposes.) 

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

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Dream

"Dreams at first seem impossible,

then seem improbable, and finally,

when we commit ourselves,

become inevitable."

-Mahatma Gandhi

"Dream"

12"x9" on acid free paper, unframed

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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State of Peace

Peace...not so much of that other kind of piece.

Stay tuned for more Texas themed art! 

"State of Peace"

Miniature easel included in the purchase price.

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

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Be the Change

"Be the change that you wish to see in this world."

-Mahatma Gandhi

We all have ways that we choose to support positive change in this world of ours. My way, I've decided, is through my art. I absolutely want to be politically active but I've found that making phone calls, writing letters to the editor, showing up at a congressperson's office, etc. is not a fit for me. But selling my art as part of fundraising efforts...well...this is something that I can do, have done, and will continue to do.

So...through October 20th I will be donating 50% of my original art sales to the Citizens' Climate Lobby (CCL), Texas 21 Chapter. More information may be found here. Let's make the climate great again!

"Be the Change"

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

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Peace, Love, and Pussyhats Stick Figure

You likely know that for 13 years I've been working with three, four, and five year olds who happen to have disabilities. I was recently inspired by the cutest little stick figure that one of my students drew, so I drew my own...a la pussyhat! I think I'm in love with her! And I put her on t-shirts and mugs! (Click on those words if you want to see them in my Zazzle shop.)

Her face becomes the color of the shirt. I love this!

Peace, Love, and Pussyhats 2

This is my second in a series I've titled "Peace, Love, and Pussyhats". Here's the link to the scoop.

Hmmmmmm...I'm thinking this would be super cute on a t-shirt!

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I'll donate $5 to Planned Parenthood with each print sale.

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Peace, Love, and Pussyhats 1

I insist on being positive these days. And part of my positivity comes from figuring out things that I CAN do. And being creative is absolutely on my "can do" list. So, in celebration of peace, love, and pussyhats, I'm doing a series with that theme in mind.

"Peace, Love, and Pussyhats 1"

My original paintings are available in my online gallery.

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"Love and Peace" prints for sale

I've set up my "Love and Peace" piece on Etsy. Prints are available in two sizes, 8"x8" and 12"x12". $5 of every print sold will be donated to the Southern Poverty Law Center. Here is the link to my Etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/KaliParsonsArt?ref=hdr_shop_menu

If you can pick up the print from me directly, just message me rather than using the Etsy site...save the cost of shipping. :-)

Thanks for supporting my art and my fundraising efforts!!

"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."
-Martin Luther King, Jr.

Love and Peace

"At the center of non-violence stands the principle of love."

-Martin Luther King, Jr.

"Love and Peace"

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This painting was inspired by a class taught by Tamara Laporte.

Balance through Connection

I've felt called to activism since the election and have been raising money for different organizations from the sales of my art. This week I found myself craving balance and compassion and the idea for this painting came to mind. All of our beautiful differences complement each other and together I really do think we can work toward balance and peace in our world.

I'm going to give a portion of the sales of this image to Girl Forward, an organization that creates amazing opportunities for refugee girls. I'll be donating $50 from the sale of this original painting and then $5 for each 12"x12" print.

Please spread the word.

"Balance through Connection"

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Be the change...

I'm filled with gratitude today as I had the pleasure and privilege to be with two beautiful friends who experienced 9-11 in a very close and personal way. I began my day with one of of them and later shared in a celebration with the other...both spoke of that day fifteen years ago. These women each bring peace to our world by living Gandhi's words, "Be the change you wish to see in this world."

As I painted these flowers and was reminded of the magnitude of this date, these twin flowers came to represent the events of that morning and the possibilities that are left for the rest of us to guide.

We can all "Be the change..."

"Be the change..."

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 This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Tamara LaPorte).

Self Compassion

It's a crazy thing how much compassion we can have for others, yet we give ourselves so little of it. I really enjoyed pondering that and being intentional about giving myself a bit of compassion as well.

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This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Shiloh Sophia McCloud).

Peace, Bliss, and Joy

Three of my favorite things...wishing our world was filled with more.

"Peace, Bliss, and Joy"

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This painting is part of a year-long online art class (instructor Mary Beth Shaw).

Mr. Monkey - Part 2

I love critters and I'm now a fan of this guy, too! His lovely people take him everywhere they go and he checks out the scenes, meets the people, talks with children, and is totally a lifelong learner and educator. What an honor to paint this!

"Mr. Monkey"

I started adding fur.

I sketched out his face and fingers and I changed the angle of his arm.

I gave him a few highlights because, well, every
monkey needs highlights, right?
I think he's adorable!
Keep your eye out for this fella on TV.
He's gonna be a star!

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PEACE

There's a certain lack of it at my house sometimes, and a lot of it seems to revolve around the one and only Archie Bunker chair in the house. It seems it's the favorite sittin' spot for the male types. It's not like there's a shortage of seats available...there's a perfectly comfortable large couch right by the Archie chair. But it always, always ranks second. And since Dave is the Archie Bunker of our house he pulls rank and claims his throne much to the disappointment of our boys.


Me: "I know what will solve everything!"

Dave: "What?"

Me: "We need to get two more Archie Bunker chairs!"


Eye roll...I tell ya, I'm a seriously underrated peacemaker.

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Peaceful

Peaceful...that sums up how I've felt throughout this holiday season.

We've had our years of the big decorated tree in the corner of the living room, the abundance of gifts underneath, the staying up way past my bedtime to do Santa duties, the being woken by wee ones mere hours after I'd finally gone to sleep, and the blissful exhaustion that all of that was.


But now that our kids are big (16 and 19) the holidays are delightfully easy going and low key. We had no tree, only lights thumb tacked to the walls in a delightfully whimsical way. We purchased absolutely no gifts for one another (just transferred money to the kids' bank accounts). We all went to bed when our own beds called to us. The teenagers slept till close till noon. And we were all well rested.

I treasure both experiences, but I gotta give peaceful the win.

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Peace

Conversation with my little guy...

Little guy: "Why are you so passionate about bullying?"

Me: "Because I was terribly bullied as a kid."

Little guy: "It's not that big of a deal any more."


This lady breathes a huge mom sigh of relief, you know, the kind where you realize that your kid is managing to avoid the kind of funk you suffered as a kid.

And now I'm wondering what his version of childhood funk will be when he thinks back as an adult. Likely all those times his technology was taken away for this reason and that. And the old lady me will remind him that when I was a kid I had to get up to change the channel on the TV.

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Days Gone By

I was digging through my desk drawers at work last week. It's not the most organized space, but it's OK, there's not much in there to keep track of. I noticed one thing, though. I have a TON of hair ties and there are some in every drawer. I haven't a clue as to why, but it's a fact. And I also have a ton of them at home.

AND I'm getting my short hair cut to an even shorter length tomorrow.


So I'm thinking that I must gather all those hair ties up and add them to my "Days Gone By" collection...current members are my nose rings, my many containers of crazy color nail polish, my belly dance stuff, my biker jacket, and on and on.

Mind you, "Days Gone By" is decidedly not a life sentence, every item is available for resurrection at a moment's notice.

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Peace and Love

Do everyone's kids fight or just mine?

Mind you, their fighting has changed over the years.  When they were younger they fought with the seeming purpose of actually doing each other harm.  These days they seem to fight for fun.  Yes, fun.  At sixteen and nineteen they sweat and giggle their way through battles that take up the entire livingroom and they delight at its conclusion as they show each other battle scars on their bodies and ripped clothing.

Fun...hmmmmmmm...I say, "Peace and love, dudes."

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