Happy Holidays!

This little song and video came on Yo Gabba Gabba today and I thought it was very sweet. I don't have any new work to share so I thought I would share this. Happy Thanksgiving.


Yo Gabba Gabba ~ I Found Love

Kimberly | MySpace Video

Woven Roots

A gentle reminder to weave within you all of the darkness, confusion, brightness, and possibility that comes with having a soul.

Vintage Tattoo Images

I have had tattoos on my mind for a while. I have several images drawn out for my own tattoo which I would have placed on the inside of my left forearm (below the bend). It sparked my interest in old tattoos and woman who dared to get them back when it was highly unacceptable to do so. These are some that I found...I think they are awesome especially the last one with the bird.

Right click and save any that you may like.

Indian Summer

photo shot by Amy Flowe

Indian Summer

In youth, it was a way I had

To do my best to please,

And change, with every passing lad,

To suit his theories.

But now I know the things I know,

And do the things I do;

And if you do not like me so,

To hell, my love, with you!

So I am extremely ready for Fall. I want to feel air on my skin. I haven't really gotten my act together as far as creating has gone, but I do share some of my older pieces that I never got around to sharing. I seem to always have a camera in my hand verses scissors and vintage images. I took this shot today while sitting in my yard allowing my dog to run free. It felt good to be out and made me think of late blooming and revival, thus Indian Summers.

Torn

And every time she rises up the ocean sinks.

Her memory drags a drape of a thousand angry stings.
And like the moon doesn't mind if the sun doesn't shine,

The sea doesn't care if you're lonesome tonight.

Like the love that she gives condescendingly tries

In its way to comfort you.

And like a lion doesn't mind if a lamb takes her time,

A beast doesn't care if you surrender tonight.

Cause a beast knows she'll get what she wants in good time.

Excerpts from Man O War by Eric Bachmann

The Sun Also Rises....

Original ATC by Amy Flowe, sold

"The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose."
Ecclesiastes 5:1

The above book in the Hebrew Bible at times is expressed in aphorisms and maxims illuminated in terse paragraphs with reflections on the meaning of life and the best way of life. The work emphatically proclaims all the actions of man to be inherently "vain", "futile", "empty", "meaningless", "temporary", "transitory", or "fleeting," depending on translation, as the lives of both wise and foolish men end in death. In a way to say that all is futile under the sun.
I personally feel that life under the sun is to be enjoyed.

Legend of the Sea Witch

Image Digitally created by Amy Flowe

The Sea Witch works with the chaotic forces of nature. Many term chaos evil, especially those enthralled with the powers of light. Here the Sea Witch differs, she or he recognizes that chaos, if evil at all, is a necessary evil because the chaotic climatic elements are part of the environment of the sea. Thus, the Sea Witch does not just use "white magic" and/or "black magic," but "gray magic" because the person deals with all elements at her/his disposal when maintaining a balance between light and dark powers. Not many ordinary persons can manage such a feat, which is why most Sea Witches are solitary, working alone and by themselves.

We are going to the beach in a couple of days and it has put me in a sand and sea mood. Although I am not a summer person, for a short period of time I do enjoy the sea, sand, and breeze. It will be the first vacation with the twins.