Time to Shrine Auction

So here is a sneak peak of my shrine.  

The date of the auction is currently TBA... but I will let you know... I think it will be soon.

I am very happy with how my shrine turned out- and I can't wait to share even more of it.

The auction benefits The Oaxaca Street Children Grassroots.

Last year, I was utterly impressed with all of the amazing, beautiful, and creative shrines 

that were auctioned in support of this cause.

For more information about the Auction and to see some other sneak peaks -

visit Rebecca's blog at Recuerda mi corazon

 

Haiku my heart - Jelly fish

 

pulsing hypnotic

orange contrasts against blue

tentacles aglow

I can't believe I haven't written in such a long time again!  I have been working hard to give myself permission to just "do my best"- which feels awfully inadequate these days.  As many of you know, I work a regular full time job as a therapist, am raising two small children, teach, and try to make and sell artwork in order to keep my creative life vibrant.  The last two weeks have been teaching weekends- which means my weekends are full of teaching 8 hour day classes.  So, of course my poor little blog (and artistic endeavors) have suffered.  

To celebrate the completion of the class, we took the family to Monterey Bay Aquarium. .  It was my son's first time.  I so love it there and wanted to spend my time pointing out all of my favorite fish to my little ones.  Unfortunately,I spent most of the trip chasing my daughter.  After much exasperation, I grabbed her in front of this jelly fish tank and told her that if she were to run away one more time, we would leave the aquarium immediately.  I explained how frightened I become when she is out of my sight.  She looked in my eyes as she tried to wiggle out of my grasp. I hardly got to look at the jellyfish... or the beautiful sea horses that I had been excited all week about seeing.  Oh well.  Maybe next time... 

I did want to share one of my daughter's new drawings of a water fairy!  I just think it is beautiful.  She totally captured a curtsy.  These are the images that now fill my psyche with joy. 

Although it would still be nice to enjoy the occasional jellyfish or seahorse.

For more Haikus

Please visit the lovely Rebecca's blog

Recuerda mi Corazon

Haiku my heart- anniversary

and six years ago

with love and laughter we chose

to face it together

My husband and I will be celebrating our sixth wedding anniversary this weekend.  So much has happened in this last six years- the most important being the birth of our two children.  We definitely do not look like we did in this picture!  A lack of sleep and the trials and tribulations of parenthood have definitely made us both look a bit more frayed around the edges.  But I am glad we are facing it all together.  

Hopefully this year we can try to go on a date!  

I missed my haiku last week.  I think my general sleepiness is impacting my ability to be creative.

This week I began work on my cigar box shrine.

Here is a peek at my first drawing...

She will be painted- and applied to the inside of the cigar box.

I have some other ideas that involve a jar of corn and chile that I bought tonight at Trader Joes.

More pictures to come!

For more Haikus- Please visit Rebecca's blog

Recuerda Mi Corazon 

and to find out more about Rebecca's auction

of Cigar Box Shrines

benefiting the Oaxacan Street Children

Click Here

Haiku my heart - branches

A second haiku - but no picture

It is past midnight
the baby is wide awake
and I am sleepy


wish me luck... 6 am comes early!

And as always... please drop by the lovely Rebecca's blog at

Recuerdo mi Corazon

to find more Haikus or to join us.

To find out more about Haiku my Heart

Click the lovely photo by Deb did it

Haiku my Heart- Leo

You can melt my heart

with your laughter and kisses

my beautiful boy

I decided for today, I would write about my son for a change!  My little girl often steals the spotlight, but today she fell asleep in the back seat- and it was my little boy who entertained me on the drive home... blowing kisses at me and laughing with that tiny little voice that makes my heart ache.

 

I have been so busy with my monster art, raising my family, being sick, and working too much - that I have neglected my Caya Papaya blog.  I am definitely on the mend, and  have some art ideas that I need to work on before they escape me... so hopefully, this week I can check in before next Friday's Haiku!

And as always... please drop by the lovely Rebecca's blog at

Recuerdo mi Corazon

to find more Haikus or to join us.

To find out more about Haiku my Heart

Click the lovely photo by Deb did it