I love Sunday’s!
Today it is Sunday. A blustery, most windswept day with a streak of wild rainy madness to it. Which somehow makes my coffee, this soft green cashmere shawl I am wearing and the Van Morrison record playing soulfully in the background an archipelago of utmost coziness for this morning. I am remembering a day last summer when we bought a tent for an Island adventure and I am longing to pack up sweaters and books, little lanterns and hiking boots to head off into the woods, pitch that very same tent and slip in between the rhythm of nature’s measured and overgrown heartbeat, falling asleep to the wind’s lullaby and his arm encircled about my waist.
My very first e~course class launched last night at midnight and I was up nervously checking to see that it all went well. I am so grateful for my class ~ it is igniting me in such a joyous way. It’s incredibly absurd how impatient I am to see the photo’s from my class’s assignment this week. I have opened registration for the next Bones of a Poet class in October which you can sign up for here:)
Today I am working on a series of photography workshops I will be teaching this year in a local Fine Arts School to grade sevens. I can’t tell you how excited I am about this ~ the amazing thing is I am the one who learns so much when I teach children ~ the way they see is so spontaneous and pure. Was it Picasso who said it took him his whole life to paint like a child? Oh and today! I am having afternoon tea with my best friend. What could be better? I love Sunday’s.
would you like to try making a paper camera?
and i am so drawn to ‘hand’ images ~ this one is particularly beautiful
photo ‘deeper than all roses’ above taken by Tess Herzog, art direction Madelyn Mulvaney
category: Sunday's are for lovers, persisting stars e~course/registration | | 8 comments »
September 6th, 2009 at 10:43 am
Hi Maddie,
So proud of you for starting up your course!
What a fantabulous photo of you and your petals above.
Happy for you for everything!
xox
Constance
September 6th, 2009 at 2:25 pm
Oh. Van Morrison on a Sunday morning with the wind in the background. Life does not get much better.
How exciting for you to learn and teach from your classes – does it not just open your heart to see people come to you ready to show their souls?!! I would be so nervous, so humbled, so scared, and so happy all mixed up together!! So much fun!!
Thank you for your kind words on my blog – they are so, so appreciated!!
Today I seem to be in love with exclamation points! Thank you again! (See?)
September 7th, 2009 at 4:06 am
Beautiful photo and sounds like a beautiful day. Cannot access the ecourse on this HP laptop. When I type in the password, it says “Done,” but won’t open the page. Will try later today on another laptop. xoxox
September 7th, 2009 at 4:06 am
P.S. So glad you’re teaching those photo workshops to children! How lucky are they to have your enthusiasm and expertise guide their paths!
September 7th, 2009 at 8:25 am
Wow! Maybe you should incorporate your walking meditations thing you did with this class for the kids. Now that would be something!
*bones* is wondrous. To say the least. I’m overdoing my homework assignments…I keep my camera glued to my hip. Crazy how into this I am.
Is the next class the same, or new? If new, I’ll sign up.
Hope you enjoyed your tea! Tess took a great photo! xo
September 7th, 2009 at 10:50 am
Maddie, the kids will be so lucky to have a teacher like you. Suddenly, I’m envious. Have a nice week.
September 8th, 2009 at 3:49 pm
Maybe I can take bones next time…
How exciting it must be to ignight the creative fire in others and see where it leads them:) You are a guiding light.
September 10th, 2009 at 9:04 am
Whoever the model in the photograph is (is it you?) they have beautiful hands. So expressive.