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February 4th, 2008 ~ Detours
/ Vintage Etchings
The dictionary's definition of detour
is: A turning; a deviation
from a direct course; A roundabout or circuitous way or path,
esp. one used temporarily instead of the main route. It seems
like I've been running into a lot of these lately! Yesterday
I
discovered a few of my etchings from thirty years ago which
presented me with yet another diversion from my focus
on painting. Now I've got folders, portfolios and vintage
artwork out all over the place. It seems to be calling me
like the mystery and adventure of a less traveled dirt road.
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Quotations on Detour:
"The really happy person is one
who can enjoy the scenery
when on a detour." ~ Unknown
"Enjoy life's detours. They might
very well turn out to be
blessings in disguise." ~ Sandy Sandy
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P.S. Check out my new daily web log!
I'm updating it almost everyday. (another detour)
http://sandysandysweblog.blogspot.com
"Moonlight Memories" ~ 9"
x 11" etching
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February 7th, 2008 ~ Universe
/ Vintage Etching
Can you imagine eleven dimensions,
parallel universes, and a world
made of strings? It's not science fiction, it's the string theory.
Some
contemporary physicists spend all day thinking about additional
dimensions that may turn out to be as real as other things we
can't detect.
Check out The String Theory ~ Nova ~ The Elegant Universe ~ PBS
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/elegant/
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Quotations on the Universe:
"The universe is wider than our
views of it." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"We undertake certain spiritual
exercises to achieve alignment with
the creative energy of the universe." ~ Julia Cameron
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Check out my new daily web log!
I'm updating it almost everyday.
http://sandysandysweblog.blogspot.com
Also, I just started another one:
http://inspirationeveryday.blogspot.com
I signed up 25 of you Spirit Art members who reply on a regular
basis.
If you'd also like to receive an uplifting quote daily, just
let me know.
"Universal Energy" ~ 9"
x 11" etching
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February 11th, 2008 ~ Save The
Red Knots
The Red Knot is a robin sized shorebird
that travels from as far south
as the tip of South America to the Canadian Arctic each spring
to
produce and raise its offspring. To survive the last leg of its
spectacular
journey, it depends on the fat-rich eggs of Horseshoe Crabs laid
on the
beaches of the Delaware Bay. Each spring, over just a few days,
the knots
gorge on Horseshoe Crab eggs and attempt to double their body
weight.
Unfortunately, Horseshoe Crabs have
been significantly over-fished in the
last decade, and egg-bearing females have been targeted. As a
result, the
density of eggs available to Red Knots has steeply declined and
many of the
birds can no longer put on the weight necessary to successfully
complete
their journey to the arctic and raise young. The Red Knot population
has
plummeted from more than 80,000 to just over 10,000. Scientists
now
predict that time's running out and the bird could be extinct
as soon as 2010.
Last night the PBS documentary film
called Crash: A Tale of Two
Species, aired for the first time. This film, from the award
winning
documentary series Nature and award winning film maker Allison
Argo,
detailed the intricate relationship between the Red Knot, a bird
with one of
the longest migrations on the planet, and the Horseshoe Crab,
a living fossil
whose eggs sustain the red knot's migration.
Today, Monday, February 11th at 3:30
pm in Batsto Village, the state's
Marine Fisheries Council will meet to vote on whether to approve
extending
a moratorium on harvesting Horseshoe Crabs for bait beyond its
initial two years
since the moratorium will take a much longer time period considering
females
take nine years to mature before laying eggs. This moratorium
is designed to allow
the Horseshoe Crab population to recover to levels that will
sustain the population of
Red Knots that depend on it. The phone number at Batsto is 609-561-0024.
Visit NJDEP's website: http://www.nj.gov/dep/rules/notices/120307b.html
for information on this proposal.
Other ways you can help:
1.) Contact your State Representative.
Send an e-mail now urging support of a moratorium on the harvesting
of Horseshoe
Crabs in Delaware Bay, Virginia and Maryland. The eggs of horseshoe
crabs are the
Red Knot's main food source during their migratory stopover in
the Delaware Bay.
2.) Call, Write or E-mail Other Key
Officials
Your state's Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission representatives
will have
an important say in the Red Knot's future survival. Tell them
to formally cast a vote
in support of the Horseshoe Crab moratorium. In NJ ~ David Chanda
- 609-292-9410
P.S. Forward this message to your
friends and family in New Jersey, Delaware,
Virginia and Maryland.
P.S. Thank you for reading my unusually
long letter, for caring and for taking
action if you did.
"Once a species is gone, it is
lost forever. How we treat the earth and her creatures
will ultimately determine our own fate." ~ Sandy Sandy
"Save The Red Knots"
10" x 8" gallery wrapped acrylic, $449.00
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February 14th, 2008 ~ Valentine's
Day
The origins of Valentine's Day are
questionable, however according to one legend, around 250 AD,
St. Valentine was attributed with secretly marrying young lovers
in Rome when it was illegal for
soldiers to marry. This holiday became popular around the seventeenth
century in Britain and
since the middle of the eighteenth century, it has been common
for friends and lovers to exchange
tokens of affection in North America, Australia and France. Printed
cards have now replaced
the hand written notes of yesteryear and there are an estimated
one billion exchanged each year.
Happy Valentines Day!
The way to love anything is to realize
that it might be lost." ~ G. K. Chesterton
The heart is a museum, filled with the exhibits of a lifetime's
loves." ~ Diane Ackerman
All we need is love." ~ John Lennon
"Joyful Love" ~ * Sold
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February 18th, 2008 ~ Birthdays
Yesterday was my birthday along with
some other people I know. As always
we got together with my sister and my brother-in-law, Brent.
His birthday is
February 17th too. It's nice having a birthday buddy to celebrate
with. I looked
online and found this site: http://famousbirthdays.com.
and found out that Paris
Hilton and Michael Jordan are also our birthday buddies. Today
John Travolta
turns 54 and Yoko Ono turns 75! Who are your birthday buddies?
Happy Birthday (or non-birthday) to you all, Sandy
"And in the end, it's not the
years in your life that count. It's the life in your years."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"The secret to staying young is to live honestly, eat slowly,
and lie about your age."
~ Lucille Ball
"We know we're getting old when
the only thing we want for our birthday is not to
be reminded of it." ~ Author Unknown
"Simple Joys"
8" x 10" ~ Silver
Level ~ original watercolor
Double Matted and Framed ~ $149.00
Hummingbirds spread joy and happiness to all who observe them.
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February 21st, 2008 ~ Determination
/ Hummingbirds
I believe that our destiny is not
so much dependent on chance as it is on choice.
It's easy to get hammered down by life's trials and tribulations.
As voyagers, we
need to rise above set backs and keep our ship on course in rough
waters. Only
through continual conscious endeavor can we find our bliss and
achieve our goals.
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Quotations on Determination:
"The miracle, or the power, that
elevates the few is to be found in their industry,
application, and perseverance under the prompting of a brave,
determined spirit."
~ Mark Twain
"However depressed I may be I
am not in the habit of giving up a project without
having tried everything, even the 'impossible', to gain my end."
~ Paul Gauguin
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"Against All Odds"
16" x 20" ~ Double
Matted and Framed
silver level ~ original watercolor ~ $399.00
Hummingbirds are symbolic of accomplishing that which seems impossible.
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February 25th, 2008 ~ Strength
/ Eagle
I often think about one of the most
memorable comments I ever received
about my painting. I can't even remember who said it, but I believe
it was
another artist at a workshop I was attending many years ago.
The person
said; "Your work is very strong. You paint like a man."
I didn't know
quite how to take it at the time and often wonder about it to
this day.
After all this time, I've decided to take it as a compliment
anyway.
"The most subtle art, the strongest
and deepest art, supreme art, is the
one that does not at first allow itself to be recognized."
~ Andre Gide
"His works were... strong, and
at the same time delicate even to
evasiveness." ~ Childe Hassam
"To say that a painting is strong
is a compliment. Its strength may come
from the combination of its colors or subject matter or something
subtle
that not all viewers will feel." ~ Peggy Hadden
"Power Personified"
8" x 10" ~ Silver
Level ~ original watercolor
Double Matted and Framed ~ $149.00
The eagle is symbolic of strength and divine intervention.
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February 28th, 2008 ~ Strength
/ Eagle
Those of you who read my blogs, know
that I have been going through
computer difficulties the past week and a half. Finding solutions
to our
problems always presents challenges and requires mental strength,
focus
and persistence. When one path ends in a dead end, we must be
willing to
seek advise, backtrack and adjust our course. My computer issues
are under
control for the time being, however I know this too is only temporary.
Life
is change and it can bring us quandary. As one of my mentors
once said;
"If you don't like change, you won't like life".
"The bamboo that bends is stronger
than the oak that resists."
~ Japanese proverb
"Water is fluid, soft, and yielding.
But water will wear away rock, which is
rigid and cannot yield. As a rule, whatever is fluid, soft, and
yielding will
overcome whatever is rigid and hard. This is another paradox;
what is soft is strong." ~ Lao Tzu
"Land Of The Brave"
8" x 10" ~ Silver
Level ~ original watercolor
Double Matted and Framed ~ $149.00
The eagle is symbolic of strength and introspective vision.
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