Monday, October 5, 2009

The Art of Sitting / Pic Giveaway

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Mother Print from Neon Matisse, Sit Under A Tree Pendant from Jennifer Stumpf, Sitting with Franklin Haiki Teacup and Saucer by Teaspoons and Petals, Cushion/Pillow Cover from Sew English

I've just enjoyed a little sit with some beautiful Etsy art work. Just punching in a search word and browsing never fails to inspire me. No I mightn't get much 'art' done, but just absorbing others creations helps me live creatively in everyday ways.

Then I had a little sit with this video. I don't think I'll forget the message. I hope I don't.


And now I'm sitting with this poem 'Sitting Outside at the End of Autumn' by Charles Wright. Just enjoying it - the rhythm, the images, the mystery.

Three years ago, in the afternoons,
I used to sit back here and try
To answer the simple arithmetic of my life,
But never could figure it—
This object and that object
Never contained the landscape
nor all of its implications,
This tree and that shrub
Never completely satisfied the sum or quotient
I took from or carried to,
nor do they do so now,
Though I'm back here again, looking to calculate,
Looking to see what adds up.

Everything comes from something,
only something comes from nothing,
Lao Tzu says, more or less.
Eminently sensible, I say,
Rubbing this tiny snail shell between my thumb and two fingers.
Delicate as an earring,
it carries its emptiness like a child
It would be rid of.
I rub it clockwise and counter clockwise, hoping for anything
Resplendent in its vocabulary or disguise—
But one and one make nothing, he adds,
endless and everywhere,
The shadow that everything casts.

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previous three photos from Emery Et Cie

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If you'd like this photo of Forget Me Nots I took with a vintage Holga camera just leave a comment and I'll do a draw on Friday night. It's 7"x5" and signed. If you want, follow along, and/or do some promos for extra chances.

Thank you for sitting here with me.
And the winner is....number 28...Roh Bruhn...I'll be in touch!

46 comments:

Sarah Lulu said...

Isn't that poem wonderful?! And of course all your images. I've enjoyed sitting looking.

elsie said...

you've elevated the act of sitting to a meaningful art form - I feel better about myself already!!

throuthehaze said...

I love the forget me not photo. The colors are so beautiful!
throuthehaze at gmail dot com

Rose said...

We have forget me nots in our garden at the moment too, theyre so pretty arent they!

Rose

Michele P. said...

love the images, and the forget me nots are gorgeous! Your blog brought a smile to my face tonight :) enjoy your week!

micaela6955 at msn dot com

Hot Fudge said...

What a delightful few minutes I have spent reading your wonderful blog post. And now back to Monday's washing.

Joanna Jenkins said...

Your blog is so beautiful! The images are stunning and that poem-- ahhhh.
Thanks for sharing.
xo

Anonymous said...

Thank you for this beautiful post:)

Mo Pho said...

I'm glad I came to sit with you! Lovely photos. krherning at yahoo dot com

Jetta's Nest said...

You're welcome :)

I've been wanting to sit down all day so it was nice to do so with a thought provoking poem and some gorgeous flowers.

Sam

Hey Harriet said...

No, thankyou Chrisy! I always enjoy sitting with you. Except for the fact that you hog all of the TimTams. But that's ok. You're forgiven ;)

I'd love a chance of winning your beautiful photo! I'll tweet about your giveaway. If not tonight then tomorrow. My computer is giving me grief right now so I better switch it off before I start kicking it!

sabrita said...

I am a new follower. The photo of forget me nots is so lovely and takes me back to my childhood. My dad was a tremendous gardener and these tiny blue flowers were always growing in his yard. I would pick handfuls of them and leave them on the neighbors' front porches. Thank you for triggering such a pleasant memory.
sabrita@juno.com

laia said...

Thanks for the opoprtunity to have this picture! So nice!
Regards from Barcelona

Laia

laiafortuny(at)gmail(dot)com

Renee said...

Oh Chrisy the questions, that totally made me cry.

love Renee xoxo

Lily said...

what great color!

janil said...

Lovely... Thanks for the chance!

cal_rubies at yahoo dot es

Michelle said...

Love your photo...
even more so knowing that it was taken with a vintage camera...
The blue forget me not flowers the white bench seat...Perfect...

Elena_Valeriote said...

Your blog is so interesting with all the colors and layouts... These pictures are wonderful.

Linda Kish said...

Really nice poem and a beautiful picture. Please include my name for the giveaway.

lkish77123 at gmail dot com

Beth said...

Fantastic images on the theme and an even more fantastic shot of the forget me nots.

Gabbi said...

Beautiful and always interesting post dear Chrisy! I love your 'Sit' finds and your 'Forget me not' giveaway... please do enter me!

Alicia @ boylerpf said...

I've always loved that video. It speaks volumes about what we think we hear and what we really should be listening to! Great forget me not picture...count me in!

elaine r said...

The film and your forget-me-not floral picture is very touching to me-I am the main support for my brother who has Alzheimers.

Elaine R
emrosser@shaw.ca

TopHat said...

What wonderful thoughts! I should perfect that art!

hrfarley at gmail dot com

Egater said...

This is lovely photo with flowers
egateris at gmail dot com

Caroline said...

I love the focus on the Forget Me Nots, it even looks vintage.

mary richerson said...

I would love to win this!

maryrich4@yahoo.com

Stephanie Suzanne Designs said...

Hello Chrisy,

I always love your posts...they are always profound and inspiring..a true reflection of you.

Thanks so much for checking on me last week during my blood pressure crisis. I feel a lot better this week on the new med...so far, so good!

I really like that photo taken with the vintage camera.

Have a wonderful day,
Stephanie

Ro Bruhn said...

More wonderful things to see. The forget me nots are beautiful, the blue is so intense. I love the way you've taken the photo using the old camera.

Witchcrafted Life said...

In this ever increasingly more hectic world, I sometimes think, as I slip in a moment to relax, that were Shakespeare writing today, perhaps he would have altered his line (in Hamlet) to say, "To sit, perchance to dream". For surely some of the best laid plans and daydreams occur when one sits still for a few blissful moments :)

Wishing you a marvelous & serene Tuesday,
♥ Jessica

Bombtastic Belle said...

Beautiful poem and photo :)
eod_army_wife04(at)yahoo(dot)com

Artsnark said...

You always find the best videos!

Your photo is lovely & I'd be thrilled to be entered

Cate Lawrence said...

what an inspiring post, just beautiful!

bison61 said...

I love the Forget Me Nots photo the blue is so vivid-very pretty

tiramisu392 (at) yahoo.com

LindaGJ said...

Beautiful...just beautiful!
Linda :)

Rusted Wings said...

lovely remembrances of the tail end of summer...
such vibrant colors!!
thank you!
abigail

Sam said...

Forget me nots - so lovely and such a charming name!! I love that neon matisse too - very fine - what a wonderful post dear Chrisy - thank you!

Kei said...

This is a great picture! I love the forget me nots!

dpc0ntest@yahoo.com

Kei said...

Just wanted to let you know that I added your contest to doubleprizes.com and hopefully more people find your blog.

http://doubleprizes.com/contests/332

Bri said...

You picked some really great images. And a holga - jealous! Great shots.

Tumble Fish Studio said...

Hello my dear. I am embarrassingly behind on my blog visiting and so sorry to hear you've been sick. Hope you are feeling better now and the bugs have moved out.

Of course, being behind, I had a lot to see and soak in from you today. You bring me such beautiful thoughts and ideas with every post. This video was very moving and poignant. Patience and gratitude are such important gifts to keep dusted off and used and I let them slip away from me so easily.

I'm off to peruse a bit more before visiting a few others today. I love visiting you more than you know.

I

planettreasures said...

Inspiring, as always.
amazing photos, and I love the etched tree pendant.

Anne said...

Love the photo, such a beautiful blue color in the flowers.

Beverly...Heartland Creations said...

I am in tears. that is a beautiful video. It speaks to the heart.
Thank you for offering the beautiful forget me knot photo for a give a way...what a special meaning it has!
btorres@cinci.rr.com

Stephanie Suzanne Designs said...

Hey there girlie,

My feed shows up as dream kingdom designs even though my blog address is queen of dreamsz....so my posts do show up in your blog list...I see it.

In your dashboard (reading list) of blogs that you follow I probably show up as * Queen of Dreamsz * because that's the name I have for the title of my blog but my feed is the other....see.... I can baffle and confuse..LOL

Hugs to you,
Steph

Mel said...

I just had the most amazing little sit with your blog post today, I smiled at your photos, I pondered the poem and I cried with the video. So lovely, and I'm so grateful I stumbled this way.