To the New Year

With what stillness at last
you appear in the valley
your first sunlight reaching down
to touch the tips of a few
high leaves that do not stir
as though they had not noticed
and did not know you at all
then the voice of a dove calls
from far away in itself
to the hush of the morning

so this is the sound of you
here and now whether or not
anyone hears it this is
where we have come with our age

 our knowledge such as it is

and our hopes such as they are
invisible before us
untouched and still possible

 ~ W. S. Merwin

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Wishing you a very Happy 2012!

 Although I can't really get a grasp on the fact it's 2012 already, {I swear it was just the year 2000 last week} it feels good to have a fresh start, a clean slate, a new beginning of sorts...

 "We spend January 1 walking through our lives, room by room, drawing up a list of work to be done, cracks to be patched. Maybe this year, to balance the list, we ought to walk through the rooms of our lives… not looking for flaws, but for potential."  - Ellen Goodman

This year I hope to carry the feeling of being boundless in my heart, & look for potential in as much as I can, as I wade along in the brand new year! 
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Thank you to all of you that have already signed up for my OPEN STUDIO WORKSHOP! I am so grateful to have you join me for this experience. Thank you. 

There is still time to sign up if you are looking for ways to connect with your artistic/creative self. The course will be up for an entire year after the five weeks of lessons are over.  

I will be taking a break from here until spring to concentrate on my on-line course.

 Until then... take good care!