January Desktop Wallpaper

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A little late, as I had to shake off all my tinsel to find my new year’s motivation! I originally intended to take stage this photo in snow, but the weather in Maryland isn’t cooperating at the moment, so this is my variation on the idea:

January Desktop Wallpaper

A collage of my studio tools, including an oh-so-cute chalkboard from soZealous; check out her Etsy shop.

Direct download of the desktop above at these sizes:

Enjoy!

PS If your desktop size isn’t represented above, just give me a shout, and I’ll see what I can do.

Published in desktop wallpaper on Wednesday, January 5, 2011

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Friday Five

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Friday Five usually explores my art studio and current projects, but today I escaped from the studio and documented the first snowfall of the year in Baltimore. Click on any of the photos to see a larger version or read its description.

Friday Five First snowfall
Gloves
Lola is curious about snow First snowfall
Chilly/chile

Published in friday5 on Friday, December 10, 2010
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Soul-full

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Think about what makes you different and what you do that lights people up. Reflect on all the things that make you different—you’ll find they’re what make you beautiful.

Last month, I wrote a bit about an exercise from The Declaration of You e-course where I asked friends and family what they admired about me, what they felt made me different/awesome. So much of what was shared is relevant to this question, but I want to focus on one friend’s comment in particular:

I think Angelique is awesome because she’s funny, wickedly smart, willing to go out on a limb, has a soul, uses it, isn’t afraid to condemn actions, doesn’t give up on people easily, has a creative streak a mile wide…

There’s a lot of generally kick ass things said about me there, but the thing that gave me great pause was “has a soul, uses it.” Have you ever heard someone jokingly retort, “Hey, I resemble that comment?!” Reading this comment was like an alternate universe version of that…because that comment embodies the very person I want to be. And here, someone who I admire and love, was telling me, “You are already that woman. You are the person you wish to be.”

That’s powerful, beautiful stuff to me. In the context of this prompt, it makes me think of the phrase, “Beauty isn’t skin deep.” No, it’s much deeper than that. Into your core, soul deep. Beautiful.

Reverb 10 is an opportunity to reflect on this year past and manifest forward into 2011. This project involves daily prompts throughout the month of December and you can learn more about it—and join!—here and you can follow participants on Twitter using the #reverb10 hashtag.

Published in quotes, reverb10 on Wednesday, December 8, 2010
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Creative, spiritual & fiberlicious community

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Where have you discovered community, online or otherwise, in 2010? What community would you like to join, create or more deeply connect with in 2011?

There are a few communities I’ve been a member of over the past year that I am profoundly grateful for:

  • The artsy community on Twitter. Working from home, I often say that Twitter is my watercooler, but the community there is so much more. We dish about TV shows and politics and other watercooler topics, to be sure, but there’s also a lot of inspiration and encouragement and advice. And opportunity—I first discovered Patti Digh via Twitter and now two of my works are in her most recent books, Creative is a Verb and Four Word Self Help!
  • The spiritual community at my local UU. Prior to my move, there was a lot of drama and problems erupting within my UU congregation in Florida, heartbreaking and confusing. I approached a new congregation with more than a little bit of trepidation, but have found a core group of people who I really admire and enjoy spending time with.
  • My pal Gingy‘s stitch and bitch group. Though they originally accepted me even though I wasn’t a knitter and let me show up every week with my not-knitting (embroidery, more often than not), I’m now deep in their fiber passion, first spinning, and now attempting my first knitting. And, while the accumulation of new skills is wonderful enough, it’s really about the community of folks who show up, the stories they share, and the good times had. And there have been many laughs, many shared cups of tea, and I’m more than a wee bit blessed to be welcome into such a circle within a few weeks of moving back to Maryland.

I look forward to continuing to grow and benefit from my connections to all these groups in 2011, as well as the wonderful women I’ve met through the Declaration of You e-course (note: affiliate link).

Reverb 10 is an opportunity to reflect on this year past and manifest forward into 2011. This project involves daily prompts throughout the month of December and you can learn more about it—and join!—here and you can follow participants on Twitter using the #reverb10 hashtag.

Published in reverb10 on Tuesday, December 7, 2010
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