"Forget not that the earth delights to feel your bare feet and the winds long to play with your hair." ~ Khalil Gibran

Whether I'm hanging with the palms or pines- with the Trees is where I spend my time~BC

Sticktivities come to life!!

Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice.

Tim Burton doesn't have it in him to make a bad film.

The shrunken head in this movie has always stuck with me...

This Reincarnature portrait took me back to the 80's.

The beloved, Amelia Bedelia

"Amelia is making cakes and pies for the family to eat. On the list is a date cake. After a moment of pondering where to get dates on such short notice, Amelia finds a calendar, clips out all of the dates and dumps them into her cake batter."

Happy Birthday Mom!

Even though we’re thousands of miles apart…

Every day, you are connected to my heart.

“In Nature we never see anything isolated, but everything in connection with something else which is before it, beside it, under it and over it.”

~ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Oh Vail, you're a beauty

Let us spend one day as deliberately as Nature, and not be thrown off the track by every nutshell and mosquito's wing that falls on the rails.~ Henry David Thoreau

"The only way to make sense out of change is to plunge into it, move with it, and join the dance."~Alan Watts

"Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air..." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

The tide recedes, but leaves behind bright seashells in the sand.
The sun goes down, but gentle warmth still lingers on the land.

The music stops, yet echoes in sweet, soulful refrains.
For every joy that passes, something beautiful remains.

Indigo Child

 Margot's first Landscape Face made out of seaweed and shells she found.

 She's also a flower fashionista

 She asked me to make her a crystal crown, and the moment I put it on her, she began to meditate with one of my coasters used as a medallion. (this is not staged).
Talk about "The Neverending Story" to the max!

A pic of Margot and her papa Ike.

The whole time, we were connected to the "imagination station".

Whether we bounced on "cloud trampolines", offered "butt mints" or saw belly shirts that "made our eyes throw up", little Margot pants taught me a whole new way of looking at things.

While cousin Ike, inspired me with a new genre of tunes.

Fashion is the creation of Nature inspiration

Found these stylish tree-pod shades today.

Couldn't resist making a Nature face of Anna Wintour.

She wore wool today, hints the serious case of static electricity!

Kitties are kiddos dressed in fur coats.

When in doubt... TWIRL!

Its been my therapy since I was a little girl~

Making Paper Succulents

 Succulents are my favorite type of plant, if only I could keep them in the house without the kitties eating them up, as if it's some kind of salad. 

I have hanging plants and a few miniature green houses around... but have been longing for a few more.

They're not fans of eating paper... so I created the perfect solution for my craving... 

A lush Succulent Wreath is now hanging from our front door!

Hoping this will fulfill my desire for greenery a bit more.

Nature has many faces from different places!

 Here's a portrait of one of my Instagram friends little girl, "Poppy"

My little sis Shan requested her two running buddies for a Birthday present.

"Roy and Gretchen"

Getting a lot of response from these fun little projects. I'm re-working the Sticks and Stripes site at the moment... will be adding all of my natural portraits to the site soon. Also will be taking personal requests as well. 

Stay tuned!

Happy 4th of July!

Decorated this cake for my Little from BBBS.
Mya sure is lucky to have a Birthday on such a day!
Stars and Stripes!

Mya's Birthday Flag

Her favorite part of the party:-)

"Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world."~Walt Disney

 Thank you Walt for all you've left behind. You've created a World and a Land of imagination.

But most of all, you are the founder of the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. When my little and I were at Disneyland yesterday, I felt a strong appreciation for the Love and Laughs you've left behind, 

for generations of all kind. 

"I only hope that we don't lose sight of one thing- that it was all started by a mouse."~Walt

"Laughter is timeless,

imagination has no age,

and dreams are forever."

~Walt Disney

Just found some rad leaf earrings in the backyard.

Go see what you can find in Nature's Wardrobe!

Today's lunch: Magical mushroom salad

Delish magical mushroom salad recipe:

~Spinach

~Cherry Tomatos

~Black Olives

~Broccoli

~Cauliflower

~Garbanzo Beans

~Roasted Red Pepper

~Avocado

~Shredded Cheese of choice

~Radishes (carved into mushrooms for better flavoring, of course)

~Topped with Hummus dressing

You are whole body, whole mind, whole spirit, all the time. When you experience all of you at once, anything is possible.

A portrait of Tara Stiles... favorite down-to-earth yoga teacher that shares my small town Illinois roots~