“Where’s my avatar?” Have you ever wanted to explore exotic lands? My daughter and her boyfriend’s journey through China has taken them to some pretty amazing places, like the mountains where the movie “Avatar” was filmed in Zhangjiajie, China.
Elya and Chad longed for an adventure so they set out for a month-long trek through China [...]
Paint My Life with Color is a themed collection of paintings that my daughter, Elya, assembled on Etsy. Elya admired the work of these artists and featured their paintings along with hers. Elya paints my life with color, and I wince every time I think about her move to Thailand in a couple of weeks.
She will be gone [...]
My daughter’s recent paintings reflect her desire to travel the world again, and I know my heart must bend. Not break, mind you, but bend to the will of my precious girl who lights up the room with a smile. I must bend to her passion to travel and teach English abroad, again.
Bend to her [...]
“Life
isn’t
about
finding
yourself…
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Quote by George Bernard Shaw
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Today I celebrate an artist’s recent success. An artist I’ve had the privilege of watching emerge since she was just a wee thing, my daughter Elya Filler.
Elya began creating as far back as I can remember. She would escape into her room and get lost in making tiny books and writing stories about horses. She [...]
Caged bird, sing me a song
Of a world you once knew
Over faces shades of brown
Glancing up from each new town
Grass so green and gravel black
Streets of stone with a thousand cracks
Water bluer than the sky
Sand so white it burns the eye
Mountain ranges rising high
Trumped by towers that kiss the sky
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I didn’t know how to name You then
But I see it was You
Always You were calling me
And you said to me
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Here are some excerpts from my recent post, “Who Taught You How To Love.”
As I age, I find that I am in a constant state of balancing these three ways life: to expect perfection, question, and still have the ability to trust and love others. As I get older, I find that I lean, in [...]
This poem is about aging and how, as women, we can be extremely harsh on our bodies as they change and go through what is a very natural part of life.Also, how we will do everything in our power to slow down and delay the inevitable. I am not passing judgement here. I am as guilty [...]
Take an artistic journey through the creation of a cherry blossom painting that spreads across three canvases. My time spent living in Seoul, South Korea, inspired me to paint cherry blossom trees. This post will take you through the process.
Begin by creating a muted background with various colors of acrylic paints: lavender, blue, and green.
Next, [...]
