Karirose
Profile
Life isn’t always happy, nor is it always sad; but rarely is it merely in between the two. In the land of polar extremes lie my creations. Some find what is written or painted on these pages to be disturbing and dark; yet they are the very things that get me through the dark times. I share with you my heart, my self and my hope.
Inspiration almost always sneaks up from behind and catches me by surprise. Many times I am inspired by one of your works, either visual or written. For your help, I am grateful. Your graciousness warms me deeply.
Thank you for stopping by and spending a brief moment in my world.
Other places you can find me—
Groups
Karirose hosts Amazing Graves and Rabbit, rabbit! and is a member of Complex Simplicity of Art, ! Creative Writing & Poetry !, "Tone It Down"! (3/day - No [EXPLETIVE] color allowed!), A Spiritual Walk, Acrylic Painting, All Abstract Art, All In, "Editing", All Things Poetic, Artistic, Philosophical, Art & Dis(ease), Art Students and Beginners, Back In Black ( sorry~NO PHOTOGRAPHY), Beginner's Expressions, Cards: Best of Your Best, Collective Collage, Core [C.O.R.E], Creative, Talented, and Unknown, Crime Time, Dearly Departed, Decorative and Traditional Art, Digital Photography, Feminine Intent (LIMIT TWO IMAGES PER DAY), Finger Painting, Flash Fiction, Freedom In Words & Art, Freedom to Shine, Friends of RedBubble, Globes, Spheres and Curves - 2 per day, Going Coastal (2 art per day), Graphic Scratch, Hand Drawn or Painted Art of Happiness or Joy, Impressionist Art, Insomniacs and Other Night Crawlers, Midnight Ramblers, Moody, Dark, Evocative (no nudes), My Child's Art, Painted Birds! , Painted Florals! , Painters In Modern Times, Paintings From Beginners, Prize Challenges!!, Pulp Noir, Purple Passion Gallery. 2 per day , Religious Art & Photography, Shameless Self-Promotion, Shoes, Stop and Smell the Roses, Sunflowers, Sunrise, Sunset, Tattoo Designs, The Art of Pain, The Grunge Art Gallery, The Healing Journey, The true beauty, The Word Tree, Tuesday Afternoon, Twisted Tales, Unconventional Artistry - 3 per day, Voices of the Dark and the Deep, Weekly Theme Challenges, Who Needs Color For Beauty? - Black & White Art At Its Best, WMG and Writing: Persuing Happiness.
Journal Entries
Sunflowers Feature
Posted about 1 month ago, 4 comments so far.
Thank you to !Creative Writing & Poetry!
Posted about 1 month ago, 1 comment so far.
Silver Tray Feature
Posted about 1 month ago, 2 comments so far.
Published!--sort of
Posted 2 months ago, 12 comments so far.
Belated recognition
Posted 3 months ago.
Thank you for the feature
Posted 3 months ago, 4 comments so far.
True Confessions
Posted 4 months ago, 4 comments so far.
What fun!
Posted 4 months ago, 2 comments so far.
Beginners
Posted 6 months ago.
An Honor
Posted 7 months ago, 2 comments so far.
Art
Writing
Everyone Said So
Everyone said he was a nice guy. His co-workers. The people at church. Her family. Even the mayor and town council. If you met him, you’d shake his hand and think, “What a nice guy.” T…
Find the Phone
The phone rings in the middle of the night. And rings. And rings. I try to answer it, but can’t find it. My hand flops around the nightstand like the proverbial fish out of water. I’d …
The Task
The task before her was monumental. Daunting. Frightening even. Yet, it was required of her. She had to complete the task to be a successful and productive part of the exclusive 6 member team. Sh…
White Lie
Flash Fiction challenge—”It’s times like these”
This Day Comes
Alone and heavy in my heart / And weary in my travel
Too Much Fabric Softener
We were just standing at the front of the restaurant waiting to be seated when I heard my mother’s quiet gasp. Puzzled, I turned to see her turning crimson and thought she was falling ill. B…
