Portraits @ MindSay

"And diamond stars shine glitter bright. Gorging your Sanhedralite... Words are falling to the floor. Glands stand pouring fruit tree. Now they glisten on the waterline... See how you are at the shore" and if you know where those lyrics are from, you are singing along with the song in my head as I review these photographs from the last three weeks.









Early this month I was honored to have Rebekah as a guest. We stayed up all night and we were lucky to wake in time before the sun went dark.

I can touch the sky over the surface of the water.



Sunlight sent rainbow shards dancing out all around us.



Rebekah looks comfy lying on the bright yellow leaves. She was like a velvet black cat pouncing all along the trees. I like how wide her eyes are here, like at any moment she was about to leap up and play.



Those yellow leaves really spoke to us. Couldn't help but let our hair loose down over the ground. The sunlight perfectly frames Rebekah's face here.



I love this drainage tunnel and how mysterious it can be. A magical juxaposition of man made material and nature. In the distance the opposite tunnel opening appears skull-like. Rebekah seems very steampunk here, her camera her mystical divining device...



Savannah was a blur of impatience struggling against the chill in the air.



Almost a week later, it was all clouds and ice and rain.



The shore is crowded with fallen leaves that seem inviting, a heavy wet blanket of color I want to dive into.



These leaves appear like barrettes in a thorny mass of branches.






All summer long I've watched these two little trees intertwine. As the green fades, the branches and leaves seem to depart and more of a portal emerges, leading to tiny places beyond.



More drops of wet bejewel the leaves.



Even without sun, the darkened birches are warmed by the orange leaves.



It was snowing here, but only barely.



The snow didn't stay. It's too early for that. Instead the wet hangs like moonstone drops all along the naked branches.



A dry day.



I can't resist playing in the leaves.



The marshland is flooded from the rain, but here the honey and marigold color of the leaves make me think it's flooded with honey and I long to get stuck in there and dream.



My favorite neighborhood weeping willow calls to me...


















I look forward to more adventures with Rebekah this Samhain weekend. The trees are always there, inviting us to play!

Just a peek into my world this week.  In between drawing pages, I sneak out to take photos of a few sunsets and I squeeze in a bit of fun work -- you know, the kind that you don't get paid for but do just for the sake of enjoyment alone?  The busier I am, the more prone I am to slack off productively.  I tell myself that as long as I'm making something worthwhile that I can use later or sell, the less guilty I'll be of procrastination, technically.  I even spent some time this week to quickly decorate a few new mannequin heads (completely glittered or is that glitterfied?  I like saying "glitterfied" so let's make that a new word, eh?).  The mannequins are going to be used as the heads of "mermaids" for a nautical theme store window display later this summer. 

The self portraits were taken next to my new favorite tree: smoke trees!  The branches are almost about to bloom, you can just barely see the pink that is to come.  The poncho I'm wearing I hand sewn last night.  It has a tribal print alligator on the sleeves.  I wore the OPI color "Friar! Friar! Pants on Fire" to match.  Why is that necessary for me to tell you that?  I suppose it would be something I would naturally bring up in a conversation if we ran into each other at the grocery or video store tonight.

I'm looking forward to the Summer Solstice.  This year will be just as special as last year's, but even better.  It's the anniversary of Mr. Snuggles and I's first meeting.  So, yes, since I don't actually know what Mr. Snuggles' birthday is, it's now going to be celebrated on the Summer Solstice.  Be sure to wish my baby boy all the best!  I added a few pix of Mr. Snuggles for your enjoyment.  I never get tired of taking his picture, especially when he's all into playing and running around.  He's my happy kitty.

I have to drag myself back home to the drawing board now.  *grumbles*  I already spent too much time online making mix CDs of new soundtrack music to listen to while drawing today.  Uh...  did I just say that right?  Okay.  Time to get out of here and take a walk!  Have a good night.

And if you don't hear from me anytime too soon, you'll know it's because I'm seriously getting some drawing done, locked away in my little hobbit hole of an apartment!

Just a peek into my world this week.  In between drawing pages, I sneak out to take photos of a few sunsets and I squeeze in a bit of fun work -- you know, the kind that you don't get paid for but do just for the sake of enjoyment alone?  The busier I am, the more prone I am to slack off productively.  I tell myself that as long as I'm making something worthwhile that I can use later or sell, the less guilty I'll be of procrastination, technically.  I even spent some time this week to quickly decorate a few new mannequin heads (completely glittered or is that glitterfied?  I like saying "glitterfied" so let's make that a new word, eh?).  The mannequins are going to be used as the heads of "mermaids" for a nautical theme store window display later this summer. 

The self portraits were taken next to my new favorite tree: smoke trees!  The branches are almost about to bloom, you can just barely see the pink that is to come.  The poncho I'm wearing I hand sewn last night.  It has a tribal print alligator on the sleeves.  I wore the OPI color "Friar! Friar! Pants on Fire" to match.  Why is that necessary for me to tell you that?  I suppose it would be something I would naturally bring up in a conversation if we ran into each other at the grocery or video store tonight.

I'm looking forward to the Summer Solstice.  This year will be just as special as last year's, but even better.  It's the anniversary of Mr. Snuggles and I's first meeting.  So, yes, since I don't actually know what Mr. Snuggles' birthday is, it's now going to be celebrated on the Summer Solstice.  Be sure to wish my baby boy all the best!  I added a few pix of Mr. Snuggles for your enjoyment.  I never get tired of taking his picture, especially when he's all into playing and running around.  He's my happy kitty.

I have to drag myself back home to the drawing board now.  *grumbles*  I already spent too much time online making mix CDs of new soundtrack music to listen to while drawing today.  Uh...  did I just say that right?  Okay.  Time to get out of here and take a walk!  Have a good night.

And if you don't hear from me anytime too soon, you'll know it's because I'm seriously getting some drawing done, locked away in my little hobbit hole of an apartment!