Such a beautiful weekend! Suddenly my little beach town has burst into summery buzzing activity ~ the rooftop terraces are filled with happy ocean peering couples sipping sangria, children are designing elaborate sandcastles, there are bare shoulders, white jasmine sparkling iced tea and roses blossoming on the wild side of things in my verdant garden.
My head hurts with ideas tumbling and jumbling and knocking amongst one another demanding to be realized and this weekend I made several little films ~ the one you see above inspired by my passion for Glen Gould (oh my gosh he had the most effervescent and hypnotic hands), a very windy little film for ‘the four’ collaboration and even a sweet little moment shared with my dog playing in a parade of waves.
It may sound quite fabulous to have a jumbling, tumbling, clamoring noise of creative ideas jitterbugging in my head but sometimes this can be a bit exhaustive (you see because then they all get quite knockneed and I can’t sort out anything properly) Which calls for a cure. And my cure is to pack up the car with my dog and music and books, a basket of cherries and chocolate and head out for a little mini solo road trip. So next weekend I am heading down to Portland and Canon beach to allow my wild spirit freedom to bask in the slow medicine of a loooooooooong drive. (so much scope for imagination!) Oh welcome Summer!
Yoga has been such gladness for me lately ~ think about this for a moment ~ every single breath we breathe is magnificently different and unique ~so timeless and potent and seeded. This week my teacher Dylan said to me in class ~ ‘do it! do the headstand freeform now! the class is waiting!’ which totally freaked me out in the FIRST breath because i felt put on the spot and wasn’t ready (I had only done the headstand up against the wall) but thennnn I took a long quiet present breath and thought ~ ‘then I must do it’ and …i DID. It felt wonderful ~ it felt like jumping into a moondance lit lake at twilight all fresh and new and igniting. And the impulse and belief came from my breath. (and Dylan’s nudge too) Which made me think ~ what else can I do that I didn’t believe possible? Yoda was so right ~ impossible is nothing.
I am in such a heady mood lately too ~ really loving this book…and this film made about the same subject ~ the universe really is such a beautiful and elegant creation.
and Oh! words to shoot by is overflowing with summery goodness this week ~ pop on by and soak it up.
Today I am making a blueberry ~ cherry crisp and homemade lavender lemonade ~ to celebrate summer in delicious style ~ have a happy Monday!
Every second week I participate in two collaborations I feel so incredibly delighted to share in ~ the ‘four’ and also ‘words to shoot by.’ This week I was particularly inspired with the ‘prompts’ presented and threw myself into the challenges. In the ‘four’, I worked on a little film that may look as if it was rather random but I put a lot of thought into it to ‘encourage’ the chimes to react a certain way in the wind ~ of course there was also a strange serendipity due to that mysterious wind which worked magic in my favor much to my overall sense of happiness. I gently tied up some of the chimes to allow the relationship between the other chimes to ‘dance.’ The strange this, it is as if the universe knew what I was trying to express from the deepest part of my soul and helped me along with the resulting yin yang dance ~ I truly love this little film.
In ‘words to shoot by,’ the prompt was ‘body’ and lately I have been thoughtful of how fleeting childhood ultimately is (specifically from the point of view of innocence ) so I worked that into the narrative a bit as well using my son Noah as the subject.
Have a peek at all the wonderful work by various artists in ‘the four’ hereand ‘words to shoot by’ here. The ‘four’ also celebrates a brand new look this week designed by Darlene which I am smitten by, as it allows me to delve into my love for small films.
Summer is perched on my doorstep sipping a rootbeer float and I am thinking of making a few mix cd’s today after yoga, jotting down a list of summer reading and looking around for some pretty oilcloth on etsy for my garden table. I am thinking i would love to find a c h e a p Volkswagon Van for roadtrippin’ this summer as well so if you know of a cute one for sale please contact me! I am also looking forward to a friend visiting Vancouver this week who has been here many times but I love that I get to show my city around from a “Maddie” point of view.
Which reminds me (I am not sure how I made this leap however) that wisteria is growing IN through my bathroom window (from the vines outside) and making itself quite at home ~ I will take pictures when it blooms to share with you.
oh! and i was playing around in photobooth yesterday ~ stretches of time will pass by where I completely forget my computer has this fun feature ~ but yesterday I remembered and enjoyed my silly self for a few mintutes:)
Well it’s Monday and I must say I am quite fond of them ~ so full of promise with a shiny brand new week:)
When Darlene and Duke were visiting me in Crescent beach last week, we quickly came to cherish our evening strolls through the softly lit lanes ambling along to the beach with my dog Roxy. One night it was pouring rain and quite naturally in the most surprisingly magical way. Well, we meandered along and Darlene would chatter away brainstorming creative ideas to embark upon and it was incredibly lovely and the togetherness was warmhearted and amiable in the best way possible. What is it about a simple evening walk that is so uplifting? It gives such a vast scope for space to think, for the body to move freely, for the soul to wander undistracted in the gentle peace of the wild open air.
Anyway…on this particular evening Darlene directed such an enchanting little film (if I do say so myself) of me skipping along Adam’s lane with Roxy and singing (which luckily you can’t really hear:) I truly love it. What you can hear if you listen so closely is Darlene’s happy voice and Duke’s murmur in the background which, awww! makes me miss them so.
speaking of moving pictures…i will be taking the train (sooo yay!) to seattle for a few days and can’t wait to share some of that fun in images with you
