circular

i was challenged to look for a certain shape or color throughout the course of a day. i picked circles (and you may notice a green theme running through the photos).

this one made me think about "holes" and i ended up making this piece, called

"holey"

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then i tried to make a self-expressive piece of art based on them (not so green ;) which was a different vein than i'd been working in the rest of the retreat - i just felt like i was playing :) it was fun & restful (somehow a break from the "ultimately important" is good sometimes... except that it really is important, since it's an expression of my creative soul God has given me... it just doesn't FEEL important so it's more restful ;)

this is the view out one of the windows of the upstairs room where i worked the rest of the retreat - AMAZING.

i wrote a poem about it:

winter, cold dawn

snow falling, a thing of beauty

silent, unknown until

the shades are pulled

lying in bed, waiting to hear it

like the rain

but it is a beauty that must be

sought out to be known

like the soul

so glorious

but shrouded, unheard until

it is revealed

by intention to one trusted

a noble pursuer

will be greeted by a sight

at once lovely and messy

true, vulnerable, real

breathless in the mist