For those of you who either read the book or saw the move, Memoirs of a Geisha, this is a picture from a moment I found particularly poignant, one in which Sayuri relinquishes all her hopes for a future with the Chairman. She climbs high on a cliff, overlooking the vast ocean and releases the...

How I wish I possessed many of the character traits of those who perform ballet. They are so disciplined, so strong, dedicated to their art, graceful, determined. Every movement is mesmerizing in its fluidity and beautythe strength required, the poiseit leaves me breathless, and all accomplished...

Like the pun? I was introducing some masksand also did this for a challenge, but the deadline for the masks got moved back and I missed the challenge, but couldnt finish this darn piece on time anyway! And it all worked out in the endhad a little inspirationthough didnt quite turn out as it...

Ahhhhhavent we all done things that.sheeshwe REALLY wish we hadnt? (I sure HOPE Im not the only one!) I sure have. I was supposed to save money this month as Dave had several procedures done at the hospital..and I dont know what happened! As they used to say, Up jumped the devil!..or The...

What could be warmer, more mystical than a mothers love? I remember my mother. She was always so busy with four children, she barely had a moment to herself and yet she tried to find time for us. She hadnt been raised in a family that was very demonstrative, though they were loving and as a...

I did this for a challenge at Deviant Art. Its called the 7 Deadly Sins challenge.the first being lust. Had a blast doing itplaying with brushes and using a lot of different kits. I also wrote another poemthis ones SHORT!!! (happy???) The flame of lust, with all-consuming power...

Like the pun? Hee hee! Well, the model is actress, Audrey Tautou. I saw this picture of her and she looked so thoughtful, peaceful and introspectiveit really attracted me. Im sure her life is full of complications, a hectic pace that would put mine to shame and yet her face always looks so...

Another poem.sighmaybe I should try and take a class! LOL! Couldnt hurt anything! I TRY to express in the poem, the meaning of the layout.emphasis on TRY! In my dreams, a butterfly softly brushed his delicate, gossamer wings against my cheek and in their soft caress, I felt love.... Kathi...

It was too large to load with my ...errr...attempt at poetry...sooo...here it is...??? Please excuse my untrained attempt! VENOM Viper, filled with venom, you filled my soul with searing pain You slithered alongside me, coiled and struck with your forked tongue once again. Poison coursed...

Should I be so honest? Reveal my darker side?One which even I dont like to face? Its there. I will, for without truth, how can we count our friends? I believe weve all had friends who have hurt or betrayed us. I thought I had learned to forgive, but when the hurtful behavior continues, I find...

I was thinking about thoughts and how they travel through our mind so quickly, almost without us realizing ithow those same thoughts can color our dayand so I wrote a poem.(why oh why do I feel compelled to that when I have no training or talent in that direction whatsoever??? LOL!)...

..wellit looks like shes decided to join them! LOL!!! As you can tell, I just HAD FUN with this one. Poor little kid.. surrounded by ghoulies and whats a girl ta do? Might as well, just surrender the fight and pretend to be one of the pack! Of course, shes carrying a bit o garlic just to...

I did this with no deep thoughtsmy primary one was that I was skeered that my heroine, the avenging angel, whose avatar might be familiar to some of you, just might not like me using her that picture as the centerpiece, but it just seemed so perfect! Then she seemed to laugh about it, soooo...

One by one our youthful fantasies drift away, evaporating reminiscent of a thin wisp of smoke rising in the air.only to be exchanged with the harsh realities of a maturing mind. I have a visualization of this and can see it so clearly in my mind.a child running through a meadow, aging with each...

started this out with the intention of doing a layout using Tristans last pre-school picture (4 yrs old now) in Miss Rosarios class last fall and then I decided to use these crazy kits and made a wild departure from my normal layout. I saw all the funny, little creatures and suddenly his...

loved someone so much that you let them go? Dwell on that familiar quote for a while. What is it trying to say? Yes, it lyrical. Yes, its beautiful. Yes, it seems filled with wisdom and insightbut, is it? I think thats all it isbeautiful, lyrical, but pointless and ambiguous. The only way...

Im quitting my job the 1st part of January. Translation: Im free! But, along with that freedom, comes choices. I havent lived in the same town with my two daughters since they left for college. And now, not only do I miss Stephanie and Jocelyn, but now theres Tristan, my only grandchild...

This was for a challenge, The Seven Deadly Sins, and this months was ENVY. Even when very young, I wasnt terribly envious of anyone. Sure, I might have thought it would be awesome to have their car or something like that, but for some reason, I made a deal with myself, that I couldnt want for...

I was thinking how I occasionally let outer circumstances, in this case work, take precedence over the more important and meaningful parts of my lifemy many blessingsand I wanted to create a piece that reflected this shallow thinking. I went through a hard time there, where each day I would...

Days pass by, days I spend feeling like a ghost.a colorless, empty faade of the person I am insideI race through the hours, the days driven by a whirlwind of meaningless THINGS.things that have to be done, things that need to be done, things I feel compelled to do.and like a hurricane, sucking...