Thank you, thankyou….. so much, whoever you are, for buying one of my “Kangaroo Paw” Christmas cards. You are an Angel! Thanks Les…
Thank you, thankyou….. so much, whoever you are, for buying one of my “Kangaroo Paw” Christmas cards. You are an Angel! Thanks Lesley for sending me a Bubble mail about my first sale. Last 24 hours have been hectic!!!!! My first sale from any website. I’m over the moon! Made my day! / God Bless! Kathie
What a week on redbubble !! I’d just like to express my overwhelming joy and thanks to ALL in the RB community. / My week has been full …
What a week on redbubble !! I’d just like to express my overwhelming joy and thanks to ALL in the RB community. / My week has been full of highlights and Blessings firstly with “The Covenant”being featured on the Art page. Secondly the sale of two cards of ‘The Covenant’ and ‘Blades on the Locks’, then my image ” The Broken Vessel” being chosen as the avatar for Living Christianity. To top it all off, I opened up redbubble to find that “The Covenant”had made the Home Page!! / I would like to offer my very sincere thanks to everybody who took the time to view “The Covenant” and make ALL those wonderful comments, it really is very overwhelming and somewhat humbling to have such beautiful and genuine comments from a community of very talented people, here on RB !!! / I would also like to express my thanks to those who voted for “The Broken Vessel”, it is real joy to be able to represent the group, like that !! / In regard to “The Covenant” it really was one of those Divine appointments where i was in the right place at the right time to capture “The Magic of the Moment” / The image was taken just after a rainstorm, towards sunset at the close of a rather hot, humid, stormy summer’s day near Geelong, Australia. / Once again thankyou for your wonderful support, / Phil T.
Just thought this would be a great way to say thanks to everyone who comments on my photographs. You know who you are…I do try to get …
Just thought this would be a great way to say thanks to everyone who comments on my photographs. You know who you are…I do try to get back to everyones pages to check out their portfolios and leave comments but I never have enough time…so a big hug to you all from me. I’m so glad some of you were able to work out the gallery link for your own pages. I think it makes a huge difference, especially if someone visits your page with a special interest. Saves clicking through all the pages. I could easily spend all day here looking at all the incredible work by all of you, but work and family have to come first. This place is so addictive and its so cool connecting with artists from all over the world. Gosh…so much talent in one place!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks again so much …...you are my inspiration!!! hugs Kathie
I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to the wonderful person who purchased a mounted print of my image “The Covenant” / I d…
I would like to express my heartfelt appreciation to the wonderful person who purchased a mounted print of my image “The Covenant” / I do hope and pray that you enjoy viewing it and share some of the Blessing, enjoyment and excitement that I experienced as I stood there in awe and had the utmost pleasure in capturing that “special moment” in time. / Again, Blessings and thanks, / Phil
I am honored to see that one of my pieces, ‘Hidden Beauty’ is being featured in the / Inspiring Greeting Cards Group...
I am honored to see that one of my pieces, ‘Hidden Beauty’ is being featured in the / Inspiring Greeting Cards Group What a nice surprise to start this beautiful day!!! Thank you so very much!!! In gratitude, / Jan
I am thrilled and honored that ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music’ is being featured in the Music Inspired Art Group...
I am thrilled and honored that ‘Make Your Own Kind of Music’ is being featured in the Music Inspired Art Group Thank you so very much to the group hosts for choosing my art!!! I so appreciate it!!! This is an awesome group…..so much of my life and art is inspired by music, so I am happy to be able to express it here!!! and….this one is especially dear to me, as it was done in fun for my sister who ‘lives’ in her world of oldies…. :-) In Gratitude, / Jan
I was off my computer most of the day yesterday, only to find that the awesome Inspired Art Group...
I was off my computer most of the day yesterday, only to find that the awesome Inspired Art Group is featuring ‘What the World Needs Now’!!! I am honored and grateful to be a part of this group and have a huge smile to have this piece featured! Thank You so much to the group hosts!!! Blessings, / Jan
I just wanted to add this comment graphic, along with the words to one of my favorite songs to my journal. I dedicate it to all of my RB …
I just wanted to add this comment graphic, along with the words to one of my favorite songs to my journal. I dedicate it to all of my RB friends who have sent me awesome, warming, loving, caring, heartfelt comments & bmails these past two days!! You guys are AMAZING!! I am truly BLESSED!!!! I hope you all enjoy this songs lyrics as much as I do. I love to hear it daily!! It’s a blessing to just wake up and say “Thank You”!! If you’d like to hear more of the song you can look up the group 33 Miles….they are a Christian group. 33 Miles Lyrics “Thank You” What if in morning when I wake up / Even before I fill my coffee cup / I said thank You / Thank You What if I look at the day and the hours ahead / And before I move forward I bowed my head / And said thank You / Oh I said thank You What if I looked at my life in a different way / Took a little more time to stop and pray / I know it would change all the moments in between / So here I go Thank You for everything / Thank You for loving me / It don’t even matter what tomorrow brings / Well I will sing my Thank You for sun and rain / For what You give and take away / For all Your goodness I will always say / Thank You / Oh I’ll say thank You What if I lost everything that I had / I could smile and somehow still be glad / And say thank You / Thank you ‘Cause life is joy, life is pain / But the prayer on my heart will never change / I say thank You / Oh I’ll say thank You To hear the song and see their Awesome video via youtube you can click on this link 33 Miles Thank You Song
I just woke up, logged on the bubble to see that ‘Today’ is being featured in the fabulous Inspiring Greeting Cards Group...
I just woke up, logged on the bubble to see that ‘Today’ is being featured in the fabulous Inspiring Greeting Cards Group I am proud to be a member of this wonderful group and want to say a big ‘thank you’ to the group hosts for featuring my art…..my heart is smiling… :-) Many Blessings, / Jan
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group and everyone for your wonderful support and all of your wonderful comments and favs…This is such a…
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group and everyone for your wonderful support and all of your wonderful comments and favs…This is such an honor to me.
Thank you so much to the hosts of the following groups for featuring my work. I am grateful for this recognition and encouragement. *L…
Thank you so much to the hosts of the following groups for featuring my work. I am grateful for this recognition and encouragement. LIVING CHRISTIANITY / INSPIRED ART / BUBBLES N’ BEAUTY / ANGEL WINGS AND HEAVEN / FUNNY KRITTERS / CARDS FOR EVERYDAY / God bless you abundantly!! / Marie
Tonight there is a huge TV telathon to raise more money for the bushfires / I want to keep a talley of the moneys raised as I bubble / so k…
Tonight there is a huge TV telathon to raise more money for the bushfires / I want to keep a talley of the moneys raised as I bubble / so keep checking in to see what it’s up to / Chookas! / .................................. 1800 811 700 7:30 START TALLEY / $55.800,000 in the Red Cross Bushfire Relief coffers so far HOST – Eddie McGuire Prime Minister Kevin Rudd greetings CD “Bushfire Aide” – on sale tomorrow! / prelude for a giant bi-city rock concert being organised for a week or two’s hence Rock concert at the Whittlesea Bushfire Relief Centre / Kicked off with: / men-at-work – “Land Down Under” & in the studio / Jimmy Barnes “Working Class Man” 8:30 Talley / $57,000,000 Anthony Lapallia & wife Gia Carides = $50,000 Gumleaf Maffia: Mel Gibson, Hugh Jackman, Cameron Daddo, Jack Thompson, Anthony Lapallia, Gia Carides, John Farnham, Glenn Wheately, Russel Crow Shannon Knowls & Kate Cebrano – “Dont Give UP!” 8:45 Talley / $60,235,888 TabCorp Australia = $2 MILLION!!!!! / $5000 per Goal in tomorrow night’s game / + percentage of every home sold over the year added up to over $1Million !!!! John Farnham dropped in!!!! YES!!!!! / This man is just such a trooper! / He has gotten himself home from FNQ to be here tonight! YAY Russel Crow too! / 02 6648422 [not sure of that tho] / - Coffs Harbour + Rabbitos will raise funds for community centres Idea: / ASH tray shrapnel donations – go scrounge up all the coins out of the car ashtray, drawers, down the couch, etc & donate that! – Good One!! Leigh Kernigan – “Spirit of the Bush” 9:30 Talley / $66,223,992 Harley Davidson = $80,000 Premier John Brumby Spotlight = $200,000 / AND All the yellow ribbons all across the country – free!!! Police Commissioner – Christine Nixon / - the arson arrests on the strength of observers / - Looters caught / - donation Thefts investigating – public awareness for fraudulent cons / - the Phoenix Task Force will get going in a month to address the safety factors of the rebuilding of these communities Gumleaf Maffia: Olivia Newton John, Teresa Palmer, Simon Baker, Naomi Watts Australian Cricket Team / Visited Whitelsea Fire Relief Centre & Survivor Camp / donated their Match fees & 100 per run + 500 per 6 hit 9:45 Talley / $ buggar missed it!!!!! sorry < ( CFA fireys calling a MayDay for being stuck as the fire caught them! Gumnut Maffia: KD Lang, Rachel Griffiths, Rob Lowe, Ellen, Michael Buble Michael Buble = $50,000 The Living End – “White Noise” Miranda Kerr & Megan Gale [fashion models] / David Jones = $750,000 – today’s proffits / Flood Victims in Queensland have been donating theuir relief cheques straight to the fire victims – Floods damage but Fire Descintergrates!!! Phone Room: / Orlando Bloom in the studio!!! On the Phones!!!! / “Ned Kelly” movie with Heath Ledger spent time enouigh in Australian Victorian Bush has won his heart! – Good Bloke but a Pom!!! / (he was very very NORMAL – just a Pommy Bloke that loked familliar! lol) RACV = $500,000 Coles donating tomorrows takings = expected $1 Million / Bunnings = every day Sausage sizzles – Biggest one in Aus on Saturday +$250,000 / West Farmers = $500,000 Rodger Corser [actor] + Hiudai / Kia = $300,000 Ernst & Young Family = $315,000 + more to collect (lost an employee) / Touches everyone personally all over the city, the state, the country, the world! News: / Cooler conditions have helped CFA but there have been 250 more flareups / Pledge all money will go to survivors / National Day & Service of mourning / GG shocked / 2 arrested & questioned for Taggerty relight / serial arsonists in Gippsland / lives lost = 181 but will rise when forrensic gets into more areas Army – 500 reservists from all 3 services helping with dozers building firebreaks & containment lines / Vic Police – Police Band been playing all week in Whittelsea & Yea John Williamson – “TRUE BLUE” / was there Friday for the Country Awards Night just prior to Black Sat Fire ( I will do a collation of the lyrics of these songs tomorrow but the chorus to this one is: ) / True Blue / Is it me & you / Is it Mum & dad / Is it a cockatoo / is it standing by your mate / when s/he’s in a fight / or will s/he be right / true blue / I’m asking you / True Blue / Is it me & you / Is it Mum & dad / Is it a Kangaroo / is it standing by your mate / when s/he’s in a fight / or will s/he be right / true blue true blue Phone Room: / Magda Szubanski & Shane Jacobson / Madeline West & Ian “Dicko” Dickenson Rove McManus – Animal Aide – took up petfood / the Rove show – how do you do an upbeat live show at the time of the disaster – the severity of the news hadn’t really hit yet then – so it was a bit difficult / Brought coffee & chock-chip muffin to feed Eddie / ELMO!!! / Phone room – it’s coming from all over the country! / Australians get behind their own! / it’s happened to them or to someone they know – the degree of seperation is very minimal Scott Cam – Livia Nixon – Back yard Blitz Woolworths = $1Million!! Notes on Kinglake / - unrecognisable – but signs of life – generators people living in their houses poles going up / a few days ago cars incinerated on the roads power lines down etc / Red & white = CFA checked no people / Blue & white = forensics needed – bodies found No Birdsong one house gone but the neighbours is fine – with a line dividing the green grass from the moonscape ash & black sticks Generators = sound of bushfire aftermath Brian Naylor – died in the Kinglake fire with wife Moyra / News reader for 40 years recently retired / “May your news be good news & goodnight” was his tag / “Brian Told Us so – we know everything we need to know cos Brian told us so!” the jingle we grew up on from the 70’s / - great positive energy – velvet like voice with an iron like authority – you just sat up & listened – but his Family was paramount in his mind 11:00pm Talley / $75,993,648 WOOOOOOOOOWWWWW!!!!!!!!!! In the Phone Room: / $10,000 for a ponytail cut off from a Kevin Musgart (?) footy player ( they can have mine too! lol ) Melbourne Storm = $20,000 + the Charity of their choice this year so they will fundraise all year! Gumnut Maffia: Vanessa Amerossi, Aaron Jeffrey, Debora-Lee Furness, Dean Geyer, Baz Lhurman Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban in Nashville – Australian Stars!!! / Nicole wanted to fly out but Eddie talked them into satalite recording instead = $500,000 donation ( they said “Half a million” as if it was 20 bucks! – no noteriety just business , but after all the build up it could have been a million – they have hundreds of them they wouldn’t miss a whole one surely! lol ) Holden = $190,000 + 3000 cars for the families Phone Room: / Ron Barassi [Footy], John Bertrand [yachting], on the phones still running continuouisly hot! QUANTAS = $600,000 + continual support / fame = responsibility we have to pitch in when our mates are hurting / Crazy Johns / Vodaphone = $250,000 / + 50,000 phones for the fireys phones Carsales.com = $25,000 + hope to double soon Jack Jones & Angry Anderson (+ Police Band) – “We Cant Be Beaten!” Blundstone Boots – 2500 pairs of boots for the survivors / += $10,000 personal donation from owners AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE !!! OI !! OI !! OI !! / AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE !!! OI !! OI !! OI !! / AUSSIE OI !! AUSSIE !!! OI !! / AUSSIE AUSSIE AUSSIE !!! OI !! OI !! OI !! .......( lol ) Jaco donating 6 Caravans / AAPT Holidays = money to the appeal / Rays Outdoors = clothing camping gear & BBQs / PETSTOCK = pet Foods & equipment / Cussons = soap & toiletries / Emerites plane tickets = money to the appeal [they did something else too but I missed it! Phone Room: / Adam Hills [comedian] – just of the plane from Hongkong – straight to studio / Hongkong all asking did he have news was he affected / Cassandra from broadford CFA – donated even though she’d been fighting fires! Gold fingers Mens club = $20,00 & still growing [lol] Premier of “Jersey Boys” = $250,000 Jessica ?? – “Time After Time” / (sorry not a fan of her breathlesly warbling nonsense lol) Sea Patrol cast = $7000 / Lunar Parks (Sydney & Melbourne) = all proceedes from next friday RED CROSS / this appeal is showing full committment of people to one another / Phone room so flat chat is so inspirational EVERY CENT will be paid will meet the needs of the survivors / Specialist independant Pannel – to set the criteria of distribution This will be the toughest challenge this country to be faced / Good intentions is great but it’s money that is needed to supply the unique needs / needs are met by the right goods International support = the power of humanity Austin Hospital – specialist Burns unit is FULL Phone Room: Derryn Hinch, / 1 year ago today was the 25th anniversary of Ash Wednesday [1983] / federal Govt match what we raise dollar for dollar Grant Hackett – 10yo giving her birthday money It is about the small money that counts not just the big ones In the Phone rooms: Mark Phillopusus [tennis champ], Rhonda Burchmore [Dancer Musical stage star], Mark Mitchell [comedian] There are local community projects donating their proceeds through till June / It’s wonderful but horrible that such a tradgedy will show how much of a familly we all are Thank the Volunteers & hosts for their time & efforts / Thanks to Eddie for pulling it all together & fronting it / 500 people donating their time – staff Scouts & others / 120 celeberaties / Crown $500,000 & accommodation for the stars / Collation of 7,10,9 & ABC2 Jimmy Barnes – “Hold On I’m Coming” Midnight Final Talley for the night / $ ......?...... / [NUTS!!!! / They didnt give us the total we have to wait for the morning! lol / telling me it stayed around the $75 Million mark – or someone stuffed up the talleying lol] But that is still BLOODY IMPRESSIVE!!!!!! Made tonight on this appeal = $19 MILLION not including the corporate donations / Previous tellathon collation Totals have been around the $11 Million mark so brilliant May I say that it has been an honour & a privellege & a challenge documenting this for you all! I have to appologise for missing bits here & there and for the spelling typos! [I was going fast & this laptop doesn’t have spellcheck! lol] / Thank you too to the ones who sat with me & watched what I wrote – You guys are awesome!!!! / Now I have to decide do I sleep now & bubble in the morning or do I bubble now & sleep in the morning? lol / Bloody coffeee rush always kick’s in an hour later than when I drink it! / & besides Swing Shift’s on! lol – I think I’ll google links for the songs & the celebs etc / Have a good one whatever it is and wherever you are! / G’Nite now! / Chookas! xXx PHOENIX APPEAL GROUP / Thank You for your compassion! xXx
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for the two features of my work, I would also like to than…
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for the two features of my work, I would also like to thank each and everyone of you that have left such kind comments and favorited my work; I appreciate all of your support… OCEAN OF MEMORIES / FLOWING /
*Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for featuring my Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb in your wonder…
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for featuring my Pink Floyd Comfortably Numb in your wonderful group, And thanks so much to everyone who has left such kind comments, favorited my work and thanks bunches to everyone for all of your wonderful support, this is really an honor
*_Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for featuring Because Of You in your wonderful group, thanks to everyone for your lovely and kind …
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for featuring Because Of You in your wonderful group, thanks to everyone for your lovely and kind comments and all of the favorites and for all of the wonderful support from you all…
Im jumping up and down.. thats what i did ! My heART purchased This Card : “The Ghos…
Im jumping up and down.. thats what i did ! My heART purchased This Card : The Ghost of the Seminole Wind / and made so happy . I hope you enjoy it as much as this means to me. This song was an attachment to this image, for I would love the development of Florida to be much less and carefully done. this is the original photo : thanks so much , myheART
*_Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for featuring my image Pink, thanks to everyone for such lovely comments, the favorites and for al…
Thank you so much Inspired Art Group for featuring my image Pink, thanks to everyone for such lovely comments, the favorites and for all of the wonderful support /
I must thank all of you who voted for my images in the last two Wedding challenges. / It was such a pleasant surprise receiving the news t…
I must thank all of you who voted for my images in the last two Wedding challenges. / It was such a pleasant surprise receiving the news that these images received the most votes…......... Thank you!
I would just like to thank everyone for their support, wonderful comments and feedback on my work. Life is so busy these days, as I am s…
I would just like to thank everyone for their support, wonderful comments and feedback on my work. Life is so busy these days, as I am sure most of you are, so I really do appreciate the time you take to leave a few words for me. Being a member of RedBubble now for perhaps 18 months, I have met many wonderful artists/photographers who constantly inspire and uplift me, without whose wonderful support I wouldn’t be doing much at all. LOL! My camera would be dusty, my paints and brushes would stillbe in boxes in the garage. I have learned so much these last few years, my hubbie is impressed that I can now use my camera properly…..hehehe….I’m the artistic one that shoots or paints on a whim….he likes to plan, learn and understand technical things before jumping in boots and all, unlike myself. I would to have the time to spend many hours viewing and appreciating everyones work here as there is so much creativity and talent on Red Bubble its just amazing. I’ve been working hard at developing an income at a couple of stock agencies such asShutterstock and Dreamstime Its quite thrilling to have someone think my work is good enough to purchase. So combined with my two jobs and family committments it can be a little pressing at times….LOL! (Multi-tasking is something that I am quite familiar with…hehehe!) So once again, thankyou to you all for your wonderful support! Lots of hugs Kathie xxx
I am honored & humbled by the three features into ! Inspired Art ! (by Quotes or Poems or Music or Stories)....
I am honored & humbled by the three features into ! Inspired Art ! (by Quotes or Poems or Music or Stories). Big hugs for the fantastic host of this fantastic group. I was left speechless, and soooo happy! You really made my day!! Hugz to all!
Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much to the group Hosts and the wonderful members of “Inspir…
Mahalo nui loa, thank you so much to the group Hosts and the wonderful members of Inspired Art who voted for my portrait / Jacob Mau ~ Aloha wau ia ‘oe Hau`oli la Hanau Makawao Maui as the winning entry in the Inspired Art group creative challenge – Art Inspired By The One You Love Congratulations to the Top Ten winners in the challenge! / I very much appreciate your kindness. / Aloha e Malama pono, Sharon Mau / Ourjrny / The Heart Within the Art
An organisation I belong to called BCNA (Breast Cancer Network Australia) has been approached by a lovely person, Cash Brown, who manage…
An organisation I belong to called BCNA (Breast Cancer Network Australia) has been approached by a lovely person, Cash Brown, who manages Atereal Gallery in Sydney. / From 7 – 31 October 2009 *she will be holding an art exhibition named Tickled Pink with *all proceeds being donated to BCNA to support women who have been affected by breast cancer. Cash’s desire to support BCNA comes out of her own personal experience as her mother is a breast cancer survivor. / / The exciting opportunity which has been extended to BCNA members is that an artist who is connected with the gallery will be running workshops for three weeks (one per week) in September. Participants will have their artwork exhibited in the gallery in October and if they wish, they will also be for sale. / / Nola Diamantopoulos, the artist running the workshops, has offered eight spots in the workshops to BCNA women for FREE. They will also cover the cost of all materials. I am the lucky recipient of one of those places. It will be an honour to represent all the brilliant women I have met through support groups, Dragonsabreast, family and Red Bubble who have either dealt with BC or helped & supported those who have. It has been an honour to meet many lovely women who have dealt or are dealing with Breast Cancer (special mention for flipteez who is so so inspiring). / I will enjoy telling you all about how much I learn and the wonderful people I meet. Without the wonderful encouragement I have received since joining RB I would not have had the confidence to apply. Thanks to all who have offered support to me in any way (I am sure this will be one of my 50 top highlights for the year). / Huge Hugs! / Yours in Art, KazM
Thank so much to the unknown buyer who purchased Nautical Inspirations calendar...
Thank so much to the unknown buyer who purchased Nautical Inspirations calendar Always a lovely surprise. Varinia :-)) x
Wow 2009 what a creative and intense year it has been. When I come to the end of a year I become very introspective and reflective of the…
Wow 2009 what a creative and intense year it has been. When I come to the end of a year I become very introspective and reflective of the year that has past and think about all the high points and memorable moments that make my heart dance. It has been a highly creative year here on RedBubble and as a way of celebrating I am reviewing my poetry, art and photography and am going to publish in my journal my top ten poems and my top ten paintings/photography. I also want to thank each person who has visited my poetry, left comments, favourited my work and read my poems. Your contributions and attention has been so deeply appreciated by me, my beautiful RedBubble friends. Four out of my top ten poems were inspired by the beautiful paintings of Reynaldo in our Two Collaborations, Passion Series and A Tribute to Womanhood. These four poems include Purple Passion, No is No, Meeting the Madwoman and Blue Eyed Gypsy Woman. It is and has been an honour and a pleasure to collaborate with the brilliant and gifted artist and wonderful person Reynaldo over the past five months of 2009. We will continue with remainder of the Tribute to Womanhood Series and other collaborations in early January 2010. Here are my top 10 Poems for 2009: 1. Insane or Wired or Brilliant? Brilliant Plath disappeared in her Bell Jar / Intense Vincent Van Gogh was labelled insane / And when he cut off his ear they cried he had gone too far / They cut poor Frances Farmers emotion out of her brain / And made her placid benign boring and dull / Angelina was considered already dead / Vulnerable girl interrupted accused of a lull / Her hurt was cold but her blood was red. Insanity was thrown in my face at 17 / When the high school boys shouted / My favourite artist Van Gogh was insane… / ‘He is not’…I found my voice / ‘He is sensitive, passionate, intense, / misunderstood…and Don Mclean had / it right on that Starry Starry Night / He took his life as Lovers often do… / I could have told you Vincent this world / Was never meant for one as / Beautiful as you. Ah the eternal debate… / There is a fine line between / genius and insanity…they say / and how closely do we step the tight rope / With so much mental illness today / Exposed…Depression, Anxiety, / Bi-polar…Obsessive Compulsive / Disorder…A mental health professional / recently advised that 9 out of 10 have / a mental health issue. / Are so few exempt…are these figures really true? With so much stimulation in the media, mobile, data / Sensory overload with iPods linked to our brain / Texting 24/7 with our mobiles we sleep instead of our lovers / Is the cyborg fantasy becoming a reality…? / in this wired generation? / Constantly on…we must be or we miss out… / We become fed by instant gratification / and stimulated by virtual admiration. / Addiction to this constant contact means that our / heads are overloaded with stimulus but / not given as much time to reflect, to think, to feel. We are becoming overdeveloped in responding to stimulus / and underdeveloped in knowing our own heart. / Strangers and outcast to our own feelings / Dependent on the hit and the high of the new / and losing sight of the bravery of the subtle and simple. / Craving perfection and the eradication of foibles / we photoshop out our character lines and faults / so that we fit into some kind of ideal of the neo post notion of beauty. Are not faults far more defining then some sanitised notion of perfection? / Are not our faults the real indicators of our individuality? / Is not our vulnerability a sign of our sanity? / Does not our sensitivity reveal that we still belong to humanity? / Taking time to celebrate and know the individual in their idiosyncrasies / Surely this is worth the effort rather then striving for some standard of / fantasy that can never be translated? I shudder when I think where we are headed / Man machine…woman machine…cyborgs half man half machine / I pray that disposable people, relationships that end with a click / of the key and people racing to rejection will never be the accepted. / And that the human mind, heart and soul will pause…think and / move the emotional muscle so that sensitivity can still survive / and link us together through heart and mind / right through to the end of time. So Vincent, Sylvia, Frances, Angelina and Girl Interrupted / Insanity does not seem to be able to define, / What really was going on in your mind, / As far as I can tell…you all could see, think and feel, / Oh that you suffered and were misunderstood / This cannot be denied but you were / real raw and achingly human in your pain / and there was no question of your humanity / Even if there was and still is a question over your sanity. To me you were brilliant, free, sensitive and intense / And by all indicators ahead of your time. / And I bow to your courage / to follow your own voice and live the / passion that was raw in your heart… / To me it is as if you just knew right from the start. by Anthea Slade 26-4-09 Views 665 / Comments 83 / Favourites 10 / Features 5 / Anger Management / Midnight Ramblers / CORE / All Things Poetical Artistic Philosophical / Freedom to Shine 2. Passion Chase the emotion / around my heart / until it crystallises / A butterfly landing / on an open flower / Beauty upon beauty / My eyes water / and flood my face. / / Building a fascination / into an obsession / Feed each word until / it etches on my heart / a blood tattoo more / red then black / that cuts across my eye. / / A hunger that / pervades my essence / A yearning that cannot be categorised / A passion that cannot be rationalised / A feeling from the core that only intensifies / / Annihilate alienation / Celebrate fascination / Imbibe motivation / Right to the core of the matter / to the the nuance of heart beat / Subtle sensations that climax / to bliss and beyond / A kiss like honey dew / and so strong / makes my stomach ache / with undying emotion. / / A knowing that cannot be spoken / A love that cannot be broken / A fascination that burns / Flames that fire the soul / with the deep sensual flame / Tormenting the heart / Longing to embrace and engage another / / Raw…it aches… / Skin on Skin / Heart on Heart / Matter doesn’t mind / When the heart is seduced / Look that sees the blood breathe / Touch that feels the pain / To reveal or to hide / the flame. / / It’s sooooo hot / Flame to sweat / Spontaneous and welling / Dance of soul / Music of mind / Drama of heart / It is complete / when enraptured, intoxicated / and feed by longing / It is so hot it is wet… / exploding the boundaries of desire. / / Removing the restraints of thought / And venturing where words cannot go… / To the very heart, the heat / the pain and the utter bliss / of passion. / / By Anthea Slade 21-2-09 Views 409 / Comments 69 / Favourites 12 / Featured 1 / Featured in Up & Coming Writers 3. Disrupt Don’t come near me unless you want to be disrupted. I will: Upturn a cliche and write it to a new form / Eradicate generalisation and turn it specific / Challenge a belief system if your face is sad / Think from different perspectives always… / Look at one feeling, idea, person from multiple points of view at once / Break apart binaries good/bad right/wrong that imprison our minds / Turn objectivity to subjectivity and then reverse it / Unpack revolutionary, anarchist, activist, environmentalist…..creative / Bounce from one archetype to another from muse to vampire thanks Jung / Shatter expectation if it is judgemental and cruel / Surprise with imagination and odyssey travelled / Thrive with encouragement and inspiration / Question our wired generation / Devastate prejudice and bias that hurts others / Advocate freedom and fight for love, honour, decency and respect. / Look through lens of post structural, scientific, modern, psychological / and head towards Neo Post or Beyond the Post… / Research from Foucault to Derrida to Decartes to Hegel to Jung to Freud / Think creatively, innovatively, strategically, laterally and emotionally / Live on the edge, the fringe, from the inside, the outside and be free / Do what you don’t expect…. ...because I have been told since I was a little girl that I / think too much… ‘Leave your mind behind next time’ They said to me: You feel too much / You are too much because not only can you think you can feel too much… / Your too intense / (Did they think these words would silence me…remove my voice… / stop my mind…) Too much for Who? / Too much for What? / Too much for You? / Too much too much too much / Much too much / Makes me want to scream…too much. I will: Disrupt / Dismantal / Unpack / Challenge / Reconstruct / Recreate As long as my mind is free and my voice can speak and my heart can / feel I will disrupt death in life, cruelty to others and intolerance / of difference. And live full and free to my last breath. Too much….......never :) Anthea Slade 21-2-09 Views 292 / Comments 57 / Favourites 8 / Features 1 4. He He rhymes with ‘she’ ‘free’ and ‘be’ / He is silent and then he speaks / He excites and he provokes / He is energetic, he is assertive, he is driven / He is magnificent! / He is intellectually and emotionally alive / He is articulate and expressive / He is mysterious and he captivates / He sees – he believes / He is primal and earthy / He is erudite and aware / He is generous / He is pleasure / He is pain / He is virile and he is masculine / He is vulnerable and he is strong / He is wild / He is sensual and social / He blows my mind / He has charisma / He is a king and a knight / He cries / He creates beauty…he is beautiful / He loves without pause / He sees life from and through his own eyes / He is agile, adept and engaged / He is poetic…he is wise / He has a creative imagination / He is passionate…he is whole / He is colour…he is heartbeat…he is ocean / He is the sun – wind – rain / He questions / He challenges / He is spiritual / He heals / He is an alchemist / He is heart / He seeks and he finds / He is a feeling mind / He is kind / He is Man. By Anthea Slade Views 278 / Comments 46 / Favourites 6 / Feature 1 5. Purple Passion Her body tilts back into him / opening her breast to the universe / She reveals an open heart / in order to be close / She risks raw / to reveal what is true If she falls will she be caught? / She leans back exposing her heart, / her breast to the world. / Vulnerable echoes across her soul / as she risks real / in order to grow She dreams of true intimacy / but she knows that to be close / can be messy and not always polite. / Closeness urges her to be more, / to push the boundaries of fear / She imagines herself dance / through expectation / as she eradicates limitation. She wonders if she tells her story / will he be there / when she reveals the real in her. / Human kind cannot bare too much reality. / Oh it can bite, it can make her bleed. / If she shows her wounds will / he still breathe her in, drink her / essence and revel in her mystery / or will he walk away? But purple passion is more then all passions / the highest of all it extends / beyond the earth into the heavens, / transcendent and beautiful it is / more then what we see. Foibles and idiosyncrasies can / come out to play and / she does not need to suppress / them or hide behind a façade. / When she reveals more she wonders / closing her eyes and she / imagines him still there. She hungers to tell her story / and still be seen and in / her dreams to be real. / What ever is written in her heart / finds a voice in time / and he will hear her. The emotion of longing / strokes her soul and she feels / his arms holding her arms, / his cheeks pressed to her cheek, / his hot breath on her neck, / his masculine scent mixing, / with her feminine scent, / releasing the pulse of heart / and the reverie of fidelity. She can feel her body open / as the more she reveals / he remains. / And she delights that her / truth does not shred their closeness / Instead he loves her story / he holds her close to his heart / as her story unfolds / a tear scuds done his cheek. / She shares her life / of soul and her years. He whispers in her ear / telling her to reveal more and more, / as their heart beats in time / he does not want her to shut down / her soul to social propriety / And with each truth he urges her / to be more and more of what she is. He sees her, not just her sensuality and / beauty by her soul screaming to find voice / He knows her sensitivity that purrs, / her passion that integrates her reason, / and her heart that expands his universe. / He holds and contains her fragile courage / and she leans back, relaxes into his / strength and tenderness the true note of his love. She is no longer afraid to be as fragile as she is / and no longer fears the echoes of her inner strength / With his strong arms around her, / She can breathe and be, / because purple passion is just like that, / where to be is finally enough! By Anthea Slade 13-9-09 Purple passion was inspired by Reynaldo’s beautiful painting Purple Passion and was part of our first collaboration Passion Series. / / Purple Passion by Reynaldo Views 272 / Comments 45 / Favourites 12 / Features 3 6. Meeting the Madwoman She is nice / She is kind / She is subtle / She is compliant / She is nurturing / She loves so much / She is sweet… / Oh the feminine beauty we all know, / we all love. / That intrinsic beauty that / belongs to women, / we revel, we indulge, / we dance in the flame of softness. / So tender, so full of delight / I love this side of others and / self…the divine feminine. Women have throughout history been / iconized for their ability to nurture and build / relationships with family and friends, / rewarded, applauded and admired in fact. / But this is just one side of the story, / there is another that needs to be told… / and that is of the mad woman. For every hurt that hits her heart / For every disappointment that eats her soul / For every rejection that wounds her mind / For every heart ache that shreds her sensitivity / there needs to be an expression. For some women it comes out in tears / For others it comes in silence and disappearing / For others it comes out in bitchiness / or passive aggression that is mean. / Others become insecure and are / unable to be a sister to other women. / It comes by her dying inside and losing / touch with who she really is. / And others it comes out in illness, / losing confidence, / losing voice… But for some it comes out in rage, pure unadulterated anger. / Why is there such a fear of anger? / Is not anger the other side of love? / Is not anger a healthy, normal emotion that / makes the blood explode with fire? / Why is it many people cringe whenever they / see a woman expressing her anger? / Why do some people run from her? / Screaming she has gone hysterical, / crazy, god forbid insane! But no she is just angry. Passionate! / She is hurt and she has become angry. / Her pain is real. At that moment it is her truth. / It is a raw expression of her soul / Gasping to find breath, / it is her true voice finally finding expression. Anger is as valid as her sweetness and without / owning it she is just half a woman. / Jung referred to this as a shadow side. / Our less pretty side and it was his belief / we needed to embrace and integrate our shadow / side into ourself creating light and shade. / Yin/Yang? We need to dance with anger, / love her, hold her, embrace her with out fear / that we will be: abandoned, / rejected…left again. She is the wild part of our soul / that is screaming to find a voice. / She is the wild woman of passion and sexuality / that longs to dance and embrace every archetype within. In meeting the mad woman we engage the core self. / We chant to fire and burn with passion / as whole wild women. / After all isn’t anger…another view, another angle, / another lens of Passion? And is it not passion that attracts our lovers and / creates our art and yes above all makes our / heart start! By Anthea Slade 22-7-09 Meeting the Mad Woman was part of Rey and my collaboration A Tribute to Womanhood and inspried Rey’s beautiful painting and my drawing by the same name. / / Meeting the Mad Woman by Reynaldo / / Meeting the Mad Woman by Anthea Slade Views 267 / Comments 52 / Favourites 12 / Features 2 7. Growing older with Grace ‘It’s all over for us’ / Two 40 something women in my class cried… / ‘No it’s just beginning’ I replied / ‘Your 40’s and 50’s are the best years of you life’ / I echoed the words of my 75 year old mother / who texts me for my birthday, in Paris / travelling Europe for the first time in her life. ‘You become invisible in your 40’s’ / A relation said to me. ‘I will never photograph again’ / ‘You lose your sexual power…your pull / and not seen the way when you were young.’ / ‘I disagree…women grow more beautiful / with age if they let their face follow their heart / it’s only the beginning, just the start.’ I replied. Ah yes society’s eternal obssession with youth… / the mags, the movies, the stars, the reviews, the shows / the chasing after that 20 to 25 skin and frame… / Poisoning the forehead with botox / Puffing up the lips with fat / Cutting and lifting that face to eradicate all those lines / And stop expression from forming / As faces start to drop and sag / some just stop smiling to save their skin / just to hold to fragile branch of youth. Youth is beautiful – this cannot be denied… / tight bodies, faces and hearts. / Confidence that comes from physical prowess / and a face that is even and smooth. / Attention comes from every where and it is / soft and smooth encased in desire. With aging there comes a new kind of beauty / less obvious and more subtle and gentle. / If the heart is open and the / inner child is nurtured / an inner harmony is built on the confidence / that grows from wisdom through experience. / An acceptence of just knowing / where to just be is finally enough. A time of maturity where the acceptance of self and other / leads to a warmth and courage to / wear that smile without fear of lines / and let them breathe and flow / as they follow the contours of our hearts. When I think of all the women I admire / my mother, Cheryl, Glenda, Judy Dench, Meryl Streep… / they all have one common denominator / they all grow older with grace. / Their lines are lines of life and character / Their faces are raw and beautiful / and there is no supression of emotion / through botox and any other artificial procedures. So when I see my smile lines become more defined / and the cracks in my top lip appear / I smile even more and create more lines / and embrace this wonderful aging process. / I turn on the music / I dance to my own rhythm / and I embrace the sensitivity and vulnerability / that comes from a growing maturity / My heart deepens…my insight sharpens / and my sensitivity sucks in all the emotion. / Acceptance of the changing self is perhaps / the greatest beauty of all. On June 9…I always become reflective / because this is the day I was born / And I celebrate each year alive on this wondrous / earth…I sing to the sun behind my curtain / I dance to the full moon that is my birthday present / and I shout out loud… ‘I just love growing older’ … By Anthea Slade / Views 245 / Comments 82 / Favourites 12 / Features 2 8. No is No No is not yes / No is not sort of / No is not kind of / No is not maybe… No to mind games that devastate sensitive brains / No to power that intimidates tender hearts / No to subtext that does not equate real text / No to premediatated cruelty that attacks self esteem / No to dishonesty that disturbs pure minds / No to manipulation that hurts our souls / No to love bombing, where abundant love shifts to deprivation / No to pushing through boundaries that are never meant to be broken / No to sadistic enjoyment of others misfortune / No to words that will never be action / No to betrayal that leads to deep wounds / No to abandonment where ones security is erased / No to rejection that should never be an option / No to lies that deceive and torment us / No to lack of decency and honour / No to black and white thinking that limits our minds / No to judgemental attitudes that bleed our imagination dry / No to undermining sentences that crack our confidence / No to praying on the innocent / No to sexualising children / No to disrespecting our aged / No to exploiting our vulnerable / No to snobbery that alientates and divides No is not a joke / No is not a laugh / No is not to be taken lightly / No is not an invitation / No is not a temptation / No is not a seduction / No is not a revelation / No is not a suggestion No is an answer / No is to be respected / No is a protection / No is given for a reason / No is fullstop. / No is The End. / No to Date Rape. / No is No. / That is all. By Anthea Slade No is No is part of Rey and my collaboration A Tribute to Womanhood and was inspired by Rey’s beautiful painting No to Date Rape. / No to Date Rape by Reynaldo Views 238 / Comments 61 / Favourites 16 / Features 3 9. Blue Eyed Gypsy Woman Her crystal blue eyes sparkle / with the verve of life / reflecting the gentle rawness / of her journey that has / sculptured the woman she is now. Her sensual lips quiver, vulnerable / with the sensitivity of her heart / revealing that through cruel experience / she has blossomed into a goddess, / gracious, wise and knowing. Her blue necklace and earrings / dance with her blue eyes to expose / the serenity of her heart / Her red dress energies her / to keep moving from town to town, / Her brown hat attaches her to the earth. Where ever she roams / She becomes part of the time and place / Learning from experience, / Living in the present, / She becomes one with the moment, / She is zen. A free wind that blows / through one town to the next / Where ever she goes she shows / the local people they can be free / because freedom resides in her heart. She is there and then she is gone / but she leaves indelible mark / on their minds. / Her beauty and her grace / etched in gold for all who look / and see her radiate love. It just takes a moment to see her / kindness and warmth / Her true free spirit, / will last in their memory always, / Cause she has courage to keep flying. Free like a bird of grace / she flies to the next place, / to start the next transformation / Because she is the divine feminine / the alchemist of our souls and for / all those who dare to look / will be forever changed. Forever free and wild, / overflowing with kindness / she gives all who / greet her a touch of grace, / blissful joy and a / radiant smile on their face. By Anthea Slade 20-9-09 Blue Eyed Gypsy Woman was part of my collaboration Tribute to Womanhood with brilliant artist Reynaldo and it was his beautiful painting that inspired my poem. / / Blue Eyed Gypsy Woman by Reynaldo Views 233 / Comments 21 / Favourites 5 / Features 2 10. Creating Heart In that moment when our hearts break / We can choose to remain open / Feel our pain / or shut down. If we remain open we are raw / We scud through a plethora of emotion: / shock black, anger red / grief grey, growth green / love pink. / The odyssey of pain. Often the violence of our pain / makes us want to withdraw / like a deer, to lick wounds / like a hermit to fall within ourselves. If we choose to close down / We divert our minds / Our wounds stay open and / then become crusty and dry / And our heart shrinks, tightens, / and the creative flow…stops. If we stay open… / vulnerable…fragile everything hurts. / Looks shatter. / Words annihilate to red raw. / We crumble and fragment / And we bleed. But we survive if we live our emotions / We wear our feelings out until / our tears a continual waterfall on our / face wash the pain away. / And we begin to heal. Our divine inner child walks / and than dances again / Delicate fragile and raw / our heart breathes / And our creative flow continues / Vulnerable we can create and feel. And we grow and we reconstruct / and put our pieces back together / Raw, exposed and alone / we draw from our heart / to create beauty / Alchemists and transformers we / recreate ourselves in a new form. Naked, consumed in the act of creation / engaged and enraptured / we are consumed forever in / creating line by line / brushstroke by brushstroke / colour, line and form / uninhibited and free / creating beauty, creating life ...Creating Heart. Written by Anthea Slade Views 230 / Comments 21 / Favourites 5 / Features 2 Thank you so much to all my wonderful friends on RedBubble for your reading and support of my poetry and I wish you all an inspired and poetic year in 2010 filled with grace and beauty, Love and Respect, Anthea
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