tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-73521332024-03-07T17:38:56.887-06:00Diary of a Self-PortraitJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.comBlogger989125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-9695178224474320062011-05-22T18:20:00.001-05:002011-05-22T18:22:46.986-05:00Ok, so I couldn't keep up, but......you can continue to follow my self-portraits <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/">here</a>. I haven't given up! :)<div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~</div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-33483909727340370522011-03-20T11:44:00.001-05:002011-03-20T11:44:59.894-05:00Self Portrait :: {15} feeling strangely present in my body while walking up and down the aisles of Target<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NuFFqpZxWbGNWZfwNR1H29sc4B9PFO6KOmPnOD8f-x3q1c4ZN9DsGcFGFEnzwPuhAanCt4BJySOXI4jC2IBS4a0PMyLvQLRSporuEwVX5nOBL2-eYA0uDaKuYCYXFdrXgLZWOw/s1600/5543125774_6b5c676f4f_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4NuFFqpZxWbGNWZfwNR1H29sc4B9PFO6KOmPnOD8f-x3q1c4ZN9DsGcFGFEnzwPuhAanCt4BJySOXI4jC2IBS4a0PMyLvQLRSporuEwVX5nOBL2-eYA0uDaKuYCYXFdrXgLZWOw/s400/5543125774_6b5c676f4f_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586203928148074434" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639462608699" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639462608699" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">standing in the rug section of the home department.<br />i am neither running ahead of my myself<br />or trying to drag myself to catch up.<br />while looking at welcome mats, i realized that<br />i was actually standing in the center of my being</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639462608708" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">noticing what it feels like to be here now.</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639462608708" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639462608708" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; ">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span><p></p>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-20086267941384153822011-03-20T11:41:00.000-05:002011-03-20T11:43:12.536-05:00Self Portrait :: {14} an attempt at off-setting frustration with a long walk in blue muck-boots<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha95ElBsS_dOXuQrIXAkUYcrACUEMZmP643rWtJPpMukbrGcH-SZYY1JIH1LLhSnAEHP0mR_r2VHclZj8dFdzjuFaFzQpcBgfzPNxoXnCXb7mPvdVPNKNaM7OUgkyN7lP3ehn8Pw/s1600/5538648548_698f17e03e_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha95ElBsS_dOXuQrIXAkUYcrACUEMZmP643rWtJPpMukbrGcH-SZYY1JIH1LLhSnAEHP0mR_r2VHclZj8dFdzjuFaFzQpcBgfzPNxoXnCXb7mPvdVPNKNaM7OUgkyN7lP3ehn8Pw/s400/5538648548_698f17e03e_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586203451083679058" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; ">'nuf said.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; ">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-71314644006695899152011-03-20T11:39:00.001-05:002011-03-20T11:41:16.685-05:00Self Portrait :: {13} anything is possible...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCHs5-6zjJXWf9Hw5i_kGu46a0E1zAnp7yPaQ7jW1pqjwiUUj9p7xL_pVIoeoH59MGgSVfOhc62HAt7-rsJKk-xxXEvmtA8FJ3_Fv3t06nKoAS8EJc-Sj7E83DCr65soL1wTO6A/s1600/5536565964_5aa13745a5_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDCHs5-6zjJXWf9Hw5i_kGu46a0E1zAnp7yPaQ7jW1pqjwiUUj9p7xL_pVIoeoH59MGgSVfOhc62HAt7-rsJKk-xxXEvmtA8FJ3_Fv3t06nKoAS8EJc-Sj7E83DCr65soL1wTO6A/s400/5536565964_5aa13745a5_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586202860609186546" /></a><div><br /></div><div>...when you choose your life's direction.</div><div><br /></div><div>just about to turn out the lights after an especially good day. sweet dreaming....with the knowing that it will all come true.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 15px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; ">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-45754772628770053072011-03-20T11:36:00.000-05:002011-03-20T11:38:49.485-05:00Self Portrait :: {12} saying bon voyage to "Big Love"<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuVzr1AiABZXjDyJbeWDd1Wv8j5GKOeleybaoo0syhFnptBLiN8XYEY3itSM4q9rgd67j4Q8Btialc21GQx14oj92MKY9btEfSyX9E5G4Bjk312_DiO-N3PbpkzG2Pw6EWTOrUA/s1600/5533921124_83f10c699f_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCuVzr1AiABZXjDyJbeWDd1Wv8j5GKOeleybaoo0syhFnptBLiN8XYEY3itSM4q9rgd67j4Q8Btialc21GQx14oj92MKY9btEfSyX9E5G4Bjk312_DiO-N3PbpkzG2Pw6EWTOrUA/s400/5533921124_83f10c699f_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5586202281831611074" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639080929749" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">"Big Love" has hereby been SOLD! Today I sold one of my most very favorite paintings I've ever done. It has now been delivered to its new home--and such a perfect home, it is! Even so, a proper goodbye was in order. I'm not sad, because I know that there are many more where this one came from...but it felt necessary to soak in as much of its color, love and inspiration as possible.</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639080929752" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">"Big Love" taught me how important it is to trust my instincts and to make sure that I allow time to occasionally paint just for myself. That is, after all, where the best paintings come from!</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639080929755" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">36" x 48" :: Oil on Canvas</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1300639080929755" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; ">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span><p></p>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-64009045958511901952011-03-15T22:00:00.002-05:002011-03-15T22:02:49.590-05:00Self Portrait :: {11} words will find my way<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGTwuFFpz9uL15Bk_lnSFBl4D7G0Hsw9KpBaJaULEzZmVkTMkgjOE9j7KKSGvoXTQoKW5CiIiLVnMrV1PpG8fVg4puC9mp08nzDvIM5BGoFcivZwlPtNk6lnwlHd8KlGAzfQldQ/s1600/5531127508_bf0ac255bc_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwGTwuFFpz9uL15Bk_lnSFBl4D7G0Hsw9KpBaJaULEzZmVkTMkgjOE9j7KKSGvoXTQoKW5CiIiLVnMrV1PpG8fVg4puC9mp08nzDvIM5BGoFcivZwlPtNk6lnwlHd8KlGAzfQldQ/s400/5531127508_bf0ac255bc_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584507431302883602" /></a><div><br /></div><div>taking the leap</div><div>into unknown territory</div><div>broken down ballrooms</div><div>walking in the rain</div><div>hope</div><div>sisters</div><div>a little bird told me</div><div>words will find my way.</div><div><br /></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-88524065109928114672011-03-15T21:57:00.001-05:002011-03-15T22:03:10.048-05:00Self Portrait :: {10} wild horse heart<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAsUDKfcEGMfTXDUM5D9QicMAL8wO5ZhJo3GdBOQq0APPA4uZjRWCvP6GdMFsydo0YcKsd73iiCwyxb3IgwKXABlH4eJHHw1wWNWdP66CdATiMpaL9BaoOULr00Zg6yZw9EbDqg/s1600/5528354910_ac1ea522f6_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrAsUDKfcEGMfTXDUM5D9QicMAL8wO5ZhJo3GdBOQq0APPA4uZjRWCvP6GdMFsydo0YcKsd73iiCwyxb3IgwKXABlH4eJHHw1wWNWdP66CdATiMpaL9BaoOULr00Zg6yZw9EbDqg/s400/5528354910_ac1ea522f6_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5584506996532657058" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">don't know where it will lead, but following it anyway.<br /><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">today i agreed to an opportunity for a 5 day photo shoot with horses outside of jackson hole, wyoming. i think i've just given myself over to the other side...and it feels good.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-43188870449091969242011-03-13T17:55:00.001-05:002011-03-13T17:57:23.020-05:00Self Portrait :: {9} finding my inner calm<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Zo0-ZcLxVrz_hOKhysADIgddtv_FnmeykYhcONg4OFf-ZTUJREvkALko4wy4McrD6ONpMsnKp0SNdcshBAAd9DKuHsqmNbTO2g4mE72p2bMx0o_KUm7czgra9e_JKvOZ0RFNqg/s1600/5523739989_92484bd966_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 225px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2Zo0-ZcLxVrz_hOKhysADIgddtv_FnmeykYhcONg4OFf-ZTUJREvkALko4wy4McrD6ONpMsnKp0SNdcshBAAd9DKuHsqmNbTO2g4mE72p2bMx0o_KUm7czgra9e_JKvOZ0RFNqg/s400/5523739989_92484bd966_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583702099741769506" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;">...because I know that everything I do or need or want can be more easily attained from a place of relaxation.<br /><br />And a quote by Rumi, just because...<br />"If you could get rid of yourself just once, the secret of secrets would open to you. The face of the unknown, hidden beyond the universe would appear on the mirror of your perception."~ Rumi</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 15px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; ">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" ;font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><br /></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-36110077372338538562011-03-12T23:59:00.002-06:002011-03-13T17:54:34.428-05:00Self Portrait :: {8} happiness depends on ourselves<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwlolEdgXetY7-gEdkWRKHXJu2KXJqmY8yBrD8iS9Gq61AIgtWYO9Xx6fhj2uhRsHWJf4XaivQqYpFAJE67HQjQzdz_vepNpnty6-5ovKl5KqnKTBc3AKLe91RQ_VZBugGlpXAw/s1600/DSC05229.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwlolEdgXetY7-gEdkWRKHXJu2KXJqmY8yBrD8iS9Gq61AIgtWYO9Xx6fhj2uhRsHWJf4XaivQqYpFAJE67HQjQzdz_vepNpnty6-5ovKl5KqnKTBc3AKLe91RQ_VZBugGlpXAw/s400/DSC05229.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5583701310353118882" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 15px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12px;"><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; ">Spent the day in the studio working on a vision board and writing in my journal. 13 pages later and I'm realizing that I've only just barely scratched the surface. I'm entering a new phase in my life and it's nothing less than scarey as hell--but I've had a lot of practice in the bravery department and so I'll tuck Aristotle's words in my back pocket and, know that if my life turns out anything like my vision board, it will be filled to the brim with vibrancy, freedom, adventure and wild blooms.</span></div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); line-height: normal; font-size:12px;"><br />I'm scared. But happiness depends on myself.</span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size:small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-10463092497848099122011-03-11T19:21:00.002-06:002011-03-11T19:23:19.296-06:00Self Portrait :: {7} animalistic joy<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSPiz_UXtfdJQ5fd55mw5J9FosCs2UMszzCyrGdNEtNptF5KVgNDQ9Whj2OW3q5HVvEIdQNxGSyHoPlc-qt2aBGzRqQHiT4UzlNfNhj8ntJFFvGEAuO3jKnZNKKraY0-lc8X9xg/s1600/5518799908_9c73ff1d5d_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoSPiz_UXtfdJQ5fd55mw5J9FosCs2UMszzCyrGdNEtNptF5KVgNDQ9Whj2OW3q5HVvEIdQNxGSyHoPlc-qt2aBGzRqQHiT4UzlNfNhj8ntJFFvGEAuO3jKnZNKKraY0-lc8X9xg/s400/5518799908_9c73ff1d5d_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582997546637350402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299892923782650" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">my wolfie girl, anu, and i shared a joy-filled moment in the studio together after playing in the snow. my dogs bring unexpected amounts of happiness into my life and today was no exception. welcome to a moment in my love-filled life. love fills all of our lives--the trick is simply in noticing it.</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299892923782653" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">xo</p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299892923782653" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299892923782653" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "></span></p><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></span></span></div></span><p></p>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-40158252597722624722011-03-10T13:56:00.000-06:002011-03-10T13:57:36.327-06:00Self Portrait :: {6} well hello, little visitor<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAiK0E4WDttFTCsjiAvDmMAAxy-a7aMmENcO6cWSNwKAx_MDiMWKWc8EGSPkOkjgLecgWglvKoD2LUXLpXvl9_N8MIRx8f9JQsK6k1jiesH_i2DCq264HEDa8hV23ZirkptUf7A/s1600/5515724168_bc286c50aa_o.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEAiK0E4WDttFTCsjiAvDmMAAxy-a7aMmENcO6cWSNwKAx_MDiMWKWc8EGSPkOkjgLecgWglvKoD2LUXLpXvl9_N8MIRx8f9JQsK6k1jiesH_i2DCq264HEDa8hV23ZirkptUf7A/s400/5515724168_bc286c50aa_o.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582542607165053186" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><div style="text-align: center;">my little cat, viscosa, came to say hello while i sat answering emails.</div><div style="text-align: center;">sweet girl...so nice to see you. :) what's that you're saying? oh, yes, hmmm...i see. xo</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">my Flickr set</span></a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></div></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></span>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-61924414383732886612011-03-10T00:10:00.002-06:002011-03-10T00:12:42.411-06:00Self Portrait :: {5} late night nurture huddle<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1PsTXYFZQEhDsoRDz1HaMtg6xO3ReNVX7-AChG8YWJcdxx10TGts9yUShaHuFUXWS3-1gAqawTCVmhZ3RtwPrtLHfZ5Dd6kr8AgYQGrNmWs41nnv7RnrNXynbYkm2tdHiJxPKg/s1600/5513679831_a169c405f9_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgn1PsTXYFZQEhDsoRDz1HaMtg6xO3ReNVX7-AChG8YWJcdxx10TGts9yUShaHuFUXWS3-1gAqawTCVmhZ3RtwPrtLHfZ5Dd6kr8AgYQGrNmWs41nnv7RnrNXynbYkm2tdHiJxPKg/s400/5513679831_a169c405f9_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5582329737827180370" /></a><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; ">nurture huddle: support of the best kind. a group of friends that i've shared a bi-weekly conference call with for the past two years. we are four, and our locations span all of north america. we're a group of creatively inspired women who wanted a safe and supportive space to help hold ourself accountable for our visions and dreams. since beginning, we've evolved into something so much more.<br /><br />through good times and bad, we've been there for each other--to support, laugh, cry, whine, babble, bitch and celebrate. successes and challenges--huge and small. i made tonight's call from a grocery story parking lot.<br /><br />the best thing about the nurture huddle? being able to show up as ourselves, wherever we're at--nothing more, nothing less.<br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 19px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></span></div></span></div></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-14969624635605258812011-03-08T20:39:00.002-06:002011-03-08T20:43:15.630-06:00Self Portrait :: {4} happiness hotel<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4nPuw6lY-m_syriDD_hw51J60YumqDf7E2GAQypoPI5lnrF-9Dadd0YvhCpmi54iH3DnqGvVOK2hDYPJrjTRb2CKTOKNBErwBDQ5pJJbscBdZoQVFb-vmEIr_kVr93cNZSno8A/s1600/5510532653_43c4a57069_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT4nPuw6lY-m_syriDD_hw51J60YumqDf7E2GAQypoPI5lnrF-9Dadd0YvhCpmi54iH3DnqGvVOK2hDYPJrjTRb2CKTOKNBErwBDQ5pJJbscBdZoQVFb-vmEIr_kVr93cNZSno8A/s400/5510532653_43c4a57069_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581904681869514194" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 15px; "><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299638364211674" style="text-align: center;margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></p><p id="yui_3_3_0_1_1299638364211677" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "></p><div style="text-align: center;">Starting the day out right.</div><div style="text-align: center;">and other important choices before 10am.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 19px; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; ">my Flickr set</a></span></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><br /></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; ">~</span></span></div></span></div><p></p></span>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-21503144360343594282011-03-07T20:26:00.001-06:002011-03-07T20:29:47.603-06:00Self Portrait :: {3} :: self realization in two parts<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRXSEvdvXdx9fudV4gH2MnpgOSDmixLrF98uVvz8MlTMnlsWUNIBYENXsdoatQFRAQ51qaoI4zFZAR7TBdqMRcbJLCLP1C2LgoaN0fVnM9kA2xqhwQ-r9tDX83j2FEB5psk1pSA/s1600/SelfPortrait3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 339px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKRXSEvdvXdx9fudV4gH2MnpgOSDmixLrF98uVvz8MlTMnlsWUNIBYENXsdoatQFRAQ51qaoI4zFZAR7TBdqMRcbJLCLP1C2LgoaN0fVnM9kA2xqhwQ-r9tDX83j2FEB5psk1pSA/s400/SelfPortrait3.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581530075887193794" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><br /></span><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><b>Part I: </b><br />Attempting to run away from myself (my thoughts, a heavy heart, the pain that accompanies change). Escapism is a wonderful concept--in theory. I breathe deep or not at all and run towards the closest thing to nothing that I can find...<br /><br />which leads to...<br /><br /><b>Part II: </b><br />The Self Return. Or rather, a return to Self. Let's face it: there is no running away. I am pulled back to myself as if by a chord on the back of an old toy and, in the process, find myself experiencing unexpected, cellular level JOY. It snuck up on me.<br /><br />In the foreground, camera ticking and dogs barking. A flock of geese above. These are parts you cannot see.<br /><br />This life--it is a process. Today I decided that it's OK to experience joy, especially in the tiny, unexpected moments. After all, this is what allows happiness to sneak back in.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><br /></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 19px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">my Flickr set</span></a></span></div></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; "><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:100%;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 12px;">~</span></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-42107827901271217342011-03-06T22:05:00.002-06:002011-03-06T22:08:14.846-06:00Self Portrait :: {2} :: night studio with johnny cash<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDzvQcA5Vn6EVdVLHw57WS0kvY9Hz-jMm-TgqbIRX3hbyz3UUECt0WMB-vkkBcQMARoDNZbjVQqp4ELaPJoErRkwI04axoUQHSdHBXdnaqHBtoS9F5x0ZVckOQ6a-3OeV74v7bQ/s1600/5504525779_b7e971bac4_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 243px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvDzvQcA5Vn6EVdVLHw57WS0kvY9Hz-jMm-TgqbIRX3hbyz3UUECt0WMB-vkkBcQMARoDNZbjVQqp4ELaPJoErRkwI04axoUQHSdHBXdnaqHBtoS9F5x0ZVckOQ6a-3OeV74v7bQ/s400/5504525779_b7e971bac4_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5581184690802997266" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Geneva, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; color: rgb(48, 48, 24); line-height: 19px; "><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; ">Sometimes I feel my soul turn inside out.</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; ">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; font-size: small; "><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/" style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; outline-color: initial; border-top-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-bottom-style: none; border-left-style: none; border-width: initial; border-color: initial; color: rgb(159, 94, 19); text-decoration: none; ">my Flickr set</a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; "><br /></div><div style="margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; text-align: center; ">~</div></span>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-80236891796266545642011-03-05T22:58:00.001-06:002011-03-05T23:00:10.725-06:00Self Portrait :: {1} :: start where you are<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rtUxIBPqVz8ELsedPjl6CAQedO5N5PFhF1WWVaVLVMtDLEtOJVbJQ1U8-Wykv0bUXzYIH37wP_LeCLgboY_L5fBu5kJ8yM71zG-UBborv3oyPRt5T2pl7Wi8VcnVTX49sgeFlQ/s1600/5500985319_086401467e_b.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 325px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1rtUxIBPqVz8ELsedPjl6CAQedO5N5PFhF1WWVaVLVMtDLEtOJVbJQ1U8-Wykv0bUXzYIH37wP_LeCLgboY_L5fBu5kJ8yM71zG-UBborv3oyPRt5T2pl7Wi8VcnVTX49sgeFlQ/s400/5500985319_086401467e_b.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5580826878050944770" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">"Shine and Follow."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">365 Days of Self Portraits :: A Challenge</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157626205197546/">my Flickr set</a></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-45698838324332917832010-10-20T15:13:00.002-05:002010-10-20T15:18:55.077-05:00ps.I'm not in the mental salt flats anymore. Actually, it's a place I left quite some time ago, but I've been too busy catching up with myself and creating to write about it.<br /><br />I'm enjoying this space within myself. Internal blossoming is taking place.<br /><br />More words one of these days soon. And until then, you can find me happily painting in a dog-filled, sun-drenched studio.<br /><br />Namaste,<br />j.Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-27480153843901872182010-08-20T22:31:00.008-05:002010-08-20T23:00:59.226-05:00in the mental salt flats...Every once in a while--well, actually, on a pretty regular basis--I think of this place. I consider coming here and sitting for awhile. I think about the notion of setting my thoughts down somewhere. I consider taking the time to delve beneath the surface and make sense of something.<br /><br />But I don't. I haven't. At least not here.<br /><br />Instead, I sometimes go to my journal. The one made of paper. And, more times than that, I don't even do that.<br /><br />Life is strange these days. The hobbit castle has been under construction for nearly a month. Once it's finished, construction will soon move to my studio. I don't know what's worse. The big willow tree in our front yard fell down. It fell on a perfectly breathless morning. It was the heart of our home. A true day off feels like a distant dream. A blur of falling green.<br /><br />These days, the world feels a bit off kilter. It feels a bit white. And flat. And strange.<br /><br />I also understand that it's a necessary part of the journey and, if I just allow it to be what it is, I think I'll probably find something really interesting and beautiful on the other side of the current terrain. Heck, I'll probably find that in this current landscape--right here, right now. This, of course, requires a certain amount of presence.<br /><br />A pause. Or flow. A letting go.<br /><br />This is just a momentary blip--like the time I drove through the salt flats of Utah for the very first time. It was night. The moon was full. Everything was so surreal and flat and white. There was magic in that discomfort and momentary confusion.<br /><br />Maybe if I just quit fighting with myself so much...I would find strange magic here, too.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~<br /></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-39140118579089314272010-04-05T10:11:00.004-05:002010-04-05T10:17:48.997-05:00Being Dramatic :: {Project 44}<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQG-xzMjQivsBpdTNf1YhDaD21ww3D9_Ciaip-OJaGJHaiVeByLq6xJRJ9dyXH2HerpIctlZ3rB84wQXEmCTw9yBYwAB2Vpi7N39WfAnQ791KkmSQlSrtr0jeW9yDU-enVSTOZA/s1600/4492997431_b229e04d7b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOQG-xzMjQivsBpdTNf1YhDaD21ww3D9_Ciaip-OJaGJHaiVeByLq6xJRJ9dyXH2HerpIctlZ3rB84wQXEmCTw9yBYwAB2Vpi7N39WfAnQ791KkmSQlSrtr0jeW9yDU-enVSTOZA/s400/4492997431_b229e04d7b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5456671676216842994" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4492997431">Being Dramatic :: {Project 44}</a><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">60" x 40" :: Oil on Canvas :: Photo of work in progress</span></span><br /><br />This is a sneak peek of my most favorite painting to date (early stages). <br />It's big. It's dramatic. It felt amazing to paint.<br /><br />If you live in the Minneapolis area, I invite you to see the finished piece at the<br /><a href="http://straydogarts.blogspot.com/2010/03/come-sit-save-date.html"><span style="font-style: italic;">Dogs of Edina</span></a> exhibition at the Galleria, May 6th-31st, 2010.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more glimpses:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">{Project 44} on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157623532842499/">Flickr</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Visit my website at <a href="http://www.straydogarts.com/">www.StrayDogArts.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Follow me on Facebook @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello">http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">and become a Facebook fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello#%21/pages/Stray-Dog-Arts/103176667286?ref=ts">Stray Dog Arts</a>.<br />~<br /></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-56194623644748775062010-03-29T09:06:00.005-05:002010-03-29T09:22:12.151-05:00Grow :: {Project 44}<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPlcmBbegt7N6KN5UrJlvG7fOx7uNpEifI_1OwsZ65aABPmtS9MKhO9OPObU_2aR4c7ebHMQycIIvAsmhevlowUml3341mWEa2FR9j_I7xa71WvUEdFNuA1o8WZwbSYpNcM0Dpg/s1600/4450835219_a7df533b97.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjPlcmBbegt7N6KN5UrJlvG7fOx7uNpEifI_1OwsZ65aABPmtS9MKhO9OPObU_2aR4c7ebHMQycIIvAsmhevlowUml3341mWEa2FR9j_I7xa71WvUEdFNuA1o8WZwbSYpNcM0Dpg/s400/4450835219_a7df533b97.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454057660026645458" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4473489986/">Grow :: {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Not just a mug, but a daily reminder of the potential in everything.</span><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div style="text-align: center;">In living life fully, completely, wholeheartedly...<br />let's face it, growth is simply inevitable.<br /></div><br /><span><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><b style="color: rgb(51, 51, 0);">"People are always blaming their circumstances for what they are. I don't believe in circumstances. The people who get on in this world are the people who get up and look for the circumstances they want, and if they can't find them make them."</b><br /></span></span></span></span><div style="text-align: right; color: rgb(51, 51, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic; color: rgb(102, 102, 0);"><span><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" ><span style=";font-family:Verdana;font-size:85%;" >~George Bernard Shaw </span></span></span></span><br /></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more glimpses:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{Project 44} on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157623532842499/">Flickr</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Visit my website at <a href="http://www.straydogarts.com/">www.StrayDogArts.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Follow me on Facebook @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello">http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">and become a Facebook fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello#%21/pages/Stray-Dog-Arts/103176667286?ref=ts">Stray Dog Arts</a>.<br /><br />~<br /></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-7951963178568458062010-03-25T22:57:00.002-05:002010-03-25T23:08:45.065-05:00Feline Rhapsody :: {Project 44}<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVb-2FyxAel_djP_HMYq0PM_K7SoIIcZ371W10-oud1myUxcgdQi_R3rmzq1yd_Fn1SMKZ2f1hQ2YsiBzabhQBXZe3sC6CmDYOBria8Orbrk1gTsz7WTbo08b-ZwQCfKtmKiefA/s1600/4464130004_c8c4bf6028_b.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 348px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGVb-2FyxAel_djP_HMYq0PM_K7SoIIcZ371W10-oud1myUxcgdQi_R3rmzq1yd_Fn1SMKZ2f1hQ2YsiBzabhQBXZe3sC6CmDYOBria8Orbrk1gTsz7WTbo08b-ZwQCfKtmKiefA/s400/4464130004_c8c4bf6028_b.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452787099934033378" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4464130004/in/set-72157623532842499/">Feline Rhapsody :: {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >photo shoots with animals that I fall in love with...</span><br /><br />...this was just one of the colorful gifts from my day.<br /><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more glimpses:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">{Project 44} on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157623532842499/">Flickr</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Visit my website at <a href="http://www.straydogarts.com/">www.StrayDogArts.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">Follow me on Facebook @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello">http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello</a></span><br /><span style="font-size: 85%;">and become a Facebook fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello#%21/pages/Stray-Dog-Arts/103176667286?ref=ts">Stray Dog Arts</a>.<br /><br />~<br /></span></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-54199780285143052032010-03-24T23:12:00.004-05:002010-03-24T23:28:01.924-05:00She is Living Her Dream :: {Project 44}<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74LD9SUREsgcmfwWuEZRfmmnTwbAE-agXL4LU5MXUrUPnxMZgscpFHU5BPGq5wtLYEJOQSF_b-xjS-C7XDaRXBdqBh42XRQaRxzSyv0nZfET-CcMK6fq-aK7xetaG_G2izkNlsw/s1600/4451609632_3416c6f073.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 266px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg74LD9SUREsgcmfwWuEZRfmmnTwbAE-agXL4LU5MXUrUPnxMZgscpFHU5BPGq5wtLYEJOQSF_b-xjS-C7XDaRXBdqBh42XRQaRxzSyv0nZfET-CcMK6fq-aK7xetaG_G2izkNlsw/s400/4451609632_3416c6f073.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452419990951249602" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4461041525/">She is Living Her Dream :: {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Studio fuse box reminder</span></span><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">Sometimes, while standing at my workbench in the studio, I look up and see this magnet that I stuck on the dirty ol' fuse box that graces the wall...and I remember.<br /></div><br />I am living my dream.<br /><br />Despite grunge and dog hair...<br />this is one incredible dream.<br />:)<br /><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more glimpses:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{Project 44} on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157623532842499/">Flickr</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Visit my website at <a href="http://www.straydogarts.com/">www.StrayDogArts.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Follow me on Facebook @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello">http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">and become a Facebook fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello#%21/pages/Stray-Dog-Arts/103176667286?ref=ts">Stray Dog Arts</a>.</span><br />~<br /></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-23416842968652608662010-03-23T09:21:00.008-05:002010-03-23T18:01:10.864-05:00Friendship :: {Project 44}I sat down this morning, with a fresh cup of coffee, opened up my email and this is what I found:<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; color: rgb(153, 51, 0)" >One day years ago a woman found my blog and left me a comment that said something like I have a dog named Anu and I love samosas. Ever since that day those woman's words have resonated so much with me that I thought somewhere along the way we were supposed to cross paths. I miss her writing, but know that her absence in the blog world is due to all the amazing things happening in her life. I have this hope that one day we will meet and become friends. Tonight I was excited to come across her words and images again and I read them and thought about all the things in my life I'm holding back from doing because I'm afraid. And I look at her blog and think here is a living example of a woman taking the dream she had in her mind and making it appear in her daily life. I'm wondering what would happen if I did what she said and got out of my own way.</span><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size:85%;">~from Anu, of <a href="http://samosasforone.blogspot.com/">Samosas For One</a><br /></span></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8OtWycclMapFscYcLcgljKq-6_MrrIseyH4_r7EiGO1bBqzGfyDLPwPXa1mng2-Jo0AnWjmCOeu46jwwlNKEzQ9lco0m6QvqZ_0AfsDKoVEHJro7yLUnHignsUkXtBCxRNq3NQ/s1600-h/4457509440_8efd8706d0.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU8OtWycclMapFscYcLcgljKq-6_MrrIseyH4_r7EiGO1bBqzGfyDLPwPXa1mng2-Jo0AnWjmCOeu46jwwlNKEzQ9lco0m6QvqZ_0AfsDKoVEHJro7yLUnHignsUkXtBCxRNq3NQ/s400/4457509440_8efd8706d0.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451852240686220098" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4457635854/">Friendship :: {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Studio moment: Anu, my smiling wolfie...looking up at me as I paint. </span><br /><br /></div>Well, with that, here's to all the Anu's in the world. Here's to the fearless, smiling wolf in each of us. Here's to<a href="http://ravenn.blogspot.com/2007/10/be-brave-project.html"> being brave </a>on a regular basis. Here's to good friends. Here's to support and encouragement. And, of course, here's to remembering that getting out of our own way is an on-going process.<br /><br />Because the thing about living our dreams is that it pushes and nudges and challenges us in ways that sometimes we can't even imagine. Growth doesn't stop with the first bloom, rather it's just the beginning! It's exhaustive, really. But once we've tasted the good life of turning dreams into a tangible substance, well...there's really no going back. And that's the real danger.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">There's just no turning back.<br />The gifts of authenticity are irrevocable.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;">And so thank god for good friends along the way.<br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more glimpses:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{Project 44} on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157623532842499/">Flickr</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Visit my website at <a href="http://www.straydogarts.com/">www.StrayDogArts.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Follow me on Facebook @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello">http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">and become a Facebook fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello#%21/pages/Stray-Dog-Arts/103176667286?ref=ts">Stray Dog Arts</a>.</span><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">~<br /></div></div></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-8675285728169003592010-03-22T23:26:00.002-05:002010-03-22T23:27:42.154-05:00Workaholic :: {Project 44}Hi, my name is Jessie. Is it possible that I'm a workaholic?<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Don't answer that.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;">~<br /></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7352133.post-88159177512498264272010-03-21T13:52:00.003-05:002010-03-21T14:09:01.603-05:00Sunday Studio, Sunshine Version :: {Project 44}<div style="text-align: center;">There's only one thing I want to do today: and that is to paint in beams of sunlight.<br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevYONR7h630rSXyviKfCHvQhC-u25FMmnbbfhIcjc6nXOsxbkjZtXveLghNWdzNIZXRpWs4MFdUdoS85YFKGtsJ3fg4ejhT2Uqf2hBZpWiBOmFGba5EWUvZ6bX0rbNONxKexBGA/s1600-h/4451603102_5f93a12169.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhevYONR7h630rSXyviKfCHvQhC-u25FMmnbbfhIcjc6nXOsxbkjZtXveLghNWdzNIZXRpWs4MFdUdoS85YFKGtsJ3fg4ejhT2Uqf2hBZpWiBOmFGba5EWUvZ6bX0rbNONxKexBGA/s400/4451603102_5f93a12169.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451163731861848274" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4451603102/in/set-72157623532842499/">Sunny Canvas :: {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Stretching canvases. Raw beauty.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANrtDAVq5sPeRni0UtnAbR1RQ7fS5cyNtgyQizSRD9SROQMFrWInBBW1o6y5fGbRBg49Pu3768E76-JvS3kEAkWX8oAXc7dRIK8U6Un9z-c1rcipqelDgv7PRKWjTNKuOkwpb9A/s1600-h/4450881809_1890298498.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjANrtDAVq5sPeRni0UtnAbR1RQ7fS5cyNtgyQizSRD9SROQMFrWInBBW1o6y5fGbRBg49Pu3768E76-JvS3kEAkWX8oAXc7dRIK8U6Un9z-c1rcipqelDgv7PRKWjTNKuOkwpb9A/s400/4450881809_1890298498.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451163735888545314" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4450881809/in/set-72157623532842499/">Sunny Workbench :: {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Filling <a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/straydogarts">Etsy orders</a> with Brilliant Red Happiness and Art for Dogs.</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yE60y4PJQiNoP-yGUr0P7tFAoaebnbGphtdGM3Qhxu18s10uaNId5clhO5Re-JKpFtQW62QEvYo0Ujkr_HkR9hatA5LGDkzxY9ZsRr_pgRbd402X5iCcozLY_b87B6fHIppcsQ/s1600-h/4451665386_88e3c9c1fe.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0yE60y4PJQiNoP-yGUr0P7tFAoaebnbGphtdGM3Qhxu18s10uaNId5clhO5Re-JKpFtQW62QEvYo0Ujkr_HkR9hatA5LGDkzxY9ZsRr_pgRbd402X5iCcozLY_b87B6fHIppcsQ/s400/4451665386_88e3c9c1fe.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5451163740334080994" border="0" /></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/4451665386/in/set-72157623532842499/">Echo in Edina :: Sunshine Version {Project 44}</a><br /><span style="font-style: italic;font-size:85%;" >Oil on Canvas, Completed Painting.</span><br /></div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">For more glimpses:</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">{Project 44} on <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/straydogarts/sets/72157623532842499/">Flickr</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Visit my website at <a href="http://www.straydogarts.com/">www.StrayDogArts.com</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Follow me on Facebook @ <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello">http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello</a></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">and become a Facebook fan of <a href="http://www.facebook.com/jessie.marianiello#%21/pages/Stray-Dog-Arts/103176667286?ref=ts">Stray Dog Arts</a>.</span><br /><br />~<br /></div>Jessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10377814945121401007noreply@blogger.com2