tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-60938653495263596062024-03-13T00:06:00.149-04:00Eleatta DiverInspire. Celebrate. Create.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16601802339569361803noreply@blogger.comBlogger276125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093865349526359606.post-18840039804283673812013-07-29T09:45:00.001-04:002018-03-30T22:04:24.346-04:00Angels Among Us<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Friends are angels who lift us to our feet when our wings have trouble remembering how to fly.--<i>Anonymous</i></div>
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I am no theologian but I know there are angels among us. They are not the floating, hovering sort, but rather the close -by and in - your - face kind. They appear in our lives just when we need their smile, their wisdom, their encouragement.</div>
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The painting below, extracted from my c<a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/04/conversing-with-imagination.html">onversations with paper towels</a>, toys with imagery of these unlikely angels, called friends, that captured my imagination.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16601802339569361803noreply@blogger.com1Durham Durham35.936535 -78.971274tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093865349526359606.post-57696257682408403392013-07-23T18:00:00.001-04:002013-07-24T12:30:09.145-04:00Babies, Royalty and Resevoirs<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The safe arrival of England's Royal Baby, has brought smiles and well wishes from around the world. Surrounding the birth of every baby, regardless of the financial crib in which it's head will lay, is a swirl of life and hope and comfort. A baby is the glimpse of a promise for tomorrow.<br>
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Have you ever noticed the way babies are like little magnets when taken out into public? They extract grins, knowing nods and gushes from even the most hurried shoppers. There seems to be a holy aura of pure love about their little faces.<br>
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The bond between babe and Mom is a reciprocal equation in which love and nourishment freely flow and fill a deep reservoir<div><br></div><div>.<br>
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This painting, below, is my most recent <a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/04/conversing-with-imagination.html">Conversation with Paper Towels</a> . In the paint stained paper towels, I caught glimpses of these two figures and pulled them out so they might remain in their sweet moment of quiet embrace forever. This is every Mom-of -a-busy- toddler's dream!<br>
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W<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">ell, so far, I've been spared from being taken away by the authorities for claiming to have </span><a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/04/conversing-with-imagination.html"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Conversations with Paper Towels</span></span></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">! I think I'm safe as long as I keep it a one way kinda' relationship: they talk to me but I don't talk to them; I just paint them. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since begining this series, "Towel Talks, I have had a real shift take place. Not only have I transitioned from wanting to impose my thoughts onto my canvases, I've found myself wanting to take time to listen to others more and talk less. Listening is such a powerful way to communicate human kindness. I love this saying:</span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.”</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><br /></span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.eleatta.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">―</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.eleatta.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.eleatta.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">Stephen R. Covey</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.eleatta.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">,</span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.eleatta.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> </span></span></a></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 11.6667px; line-height: 18px;"><a href="http://www.eleatta.com/" target="_blank"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People: Powerful Lessons in Personal Change</span></span></a></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Recently while leading a marriage seminar with my hubby, I was reminded of this interesting, yet aphauling fact:</span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The average person listens for only 17 seconds before interrupting. </b></span></span></i></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">"The 5 Love Languages", Dr. Gary Chapman</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Wow! That's really something!</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I'm treating these paintings as 'mediations'. Each time I spread the glue soaked, paint-soiled, paper towels onto my canvas, I practice the art of slowing down and 'listening'.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I do so, each one 'speaks' to me a story that seems to yearn to be told. I try to listen.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My most recent, "Cold Shoulders' came as a surprise reminder to deeply care about others and how they might feel in my presence. I think everyone knows what it's like to be on the receiving end of a 'cold shoulder!" I don't want to be the giver of such a message.</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span></span></span></span></span>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">While painting it, having seen the hints of it's story in the soiled paper towels, my heart ached for so many adolescents who daily feel alienated in their schools by their peers.....</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I also remembered my own painful days of awkward longings in the dark valley called "Middle School."</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #181818;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 18px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: black;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: normal;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">What do you think about when you see this piece? I'd love to hear your thoughts?</span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Last year, MaryAnn Black, one of the participants of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=durham%20dreams%20eleatta&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDYQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eleatta.com%2F3%2FGalleryMain.asp%3FGalleryID%3D62434%26AKey%3DKMCEL6Y3&ei=x8eOT73YL5Oi8QTCkZG-Dg&usg=AFQjCNF4KPNeOOFW0vRtDSvXexSpoaGSDA&sig2=T5Fe18HgHNrb-amEuB5qKw" style="color: #961617; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;">Durham Dreams</a>, invited me to be a g<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=visual%20recorder&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CFYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imagethink.net%2F&ei=b8iOT6_qI4Le9ATKk5WHDg&usg=AFQjCNFHbK8qjnKDQ-uquIyCbwDS2ricWQ&sig2=3dM4hNlMWqhJriWCFQjQ0w" style="color: #961617; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;">raphic (visual record</a>er for the annual<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=health%20summit%20durham%20nc&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEYQFjAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtmi.duke.edu%2Fnews-publications%2Fupcoming-events%2F11th-durham-health-summit&ei=DsmOT-DqNIKS9gS6zemEDg&usg=AFQjCNFrr7VScTu8AJ0mfROwAnkull4oqw&sig2=M03xQUQZkl2Nqh1vjDwLGw" style="color: #961617; outline-color: initial; outline-style: none; outline-width: initial; text-decoration: underline;"> Durham Health Summit</a> with approximately 600 in attendance.<br />
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Translating dozens of ideas on ways to create health in Durham filled six flip charts! (<span style="text-align: center;">Doodling for a whole day is my idea of a fun! ) The Summit concluded with my next assignment intact. I was commissioned to "interpret the jest of the conference" into a piece of fine art which could be publicly displayed. </span></div>
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Syncing the multitude of topics discussed at the Summit into a cohesive and "readable" painting took some<i>incubating</i>! After pages of sketchbook entries, the final succinct concept was this:</div>
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Express a happy, healthy community benefiting from the monumental contributions of Duke University Health System.</div>
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The visual translation was to be doctors, nurses and patients joyously <i>celebrating</i> health. My goal was to convey this simple message: health enables possibilites.</div>
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The Summit's theme, "<span style="background-color: white;"><em style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; outline-color: initial; outline-style: initial; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">Weaving Durham’s Tapestries, Moving the Needle on Health" was to be portrayed </em></span>by placing the happy, raucous group delightedly jumping on a parchwork "Duke Blue quilt (complete with Duke logos, of course!)</div>
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Here are a few pics of the development of the painting. I'm <i>almost</i> finished....I'll add face detail, shadows, highlights along with quilt logos. The blue I've used here is just the "under painting". I will, of course, add the mandatory <b>Duke</b> blue!!!!</div>
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As I complete facial features, great consideration will be given to represent the wide variety of ethnicities to reflect Durham's diverse population.</div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white;"><span style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> The 'adventure' was this: exploring possibilites in paper towels. OK. I can hear you thinking, "Wow,"she's really lost her marbles this time!" But wait, hear me out..... </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif; text-align: -webkit-center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS', sans-serif;"> About a year ago, I began 'recycling' the paper towels I used to clean my brushes by immersing them in bonding adhesives and priming them onto canvas, then painting. The results gave intriguing textures and rich depths, like this one:</span></span><br />
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One day, while creating one of these pieces with my 'paint rag' paper towels. I noticed the subtle lines and suggestions of form that the towels made. A thought crossed my mind: 'What if...?"<br />
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Instead of <i>imposing what I want</i> the image to become on the surface, why not allow the bumps, lumps and crevices to whisper their input and thoughts? Like finding dinosaurs and puppy dogs in cloud formations, I began to 'see' images in the the paper towels' landscapes. A clear horizon of potential spread out before me.<br />
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I detemined to step back and 'listen'to what the images sugested, instead of rushing forward to paint my pre determined ideas for composition. I decided to take a different approach to my 'conversation' with the painting, offering it respect rather than control.<br />
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Ever the lover of allegory and symbolism, I was struck with the similarity between creating a painting and having a conversation. They are both interactive call and responses. I reflected on the fact that just as when I often approach a conversation with a clear intention and a predetermined agenda, it expires quickly into a certain stale quality. Conversely, conversations I enter that are allowed to be open, organic and fluid are far more interesting, adventuresome and colorful.<br />
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As I 'listened', my paintings became filled with intriguing and delightfully surprising imagery. Indeed, upon beginning each new one, I felt as though I was meeting someone for the very first time and became delighted in conversing,<br />
finding out just who they were.<br />
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The first one I 'discovered' was a poignant image of a woman in mourning.<br />
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This is how they begin; smeared, dried, paint stained paper towels unfurl into visual story line.<br />
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This one reminds me of my many friends whose commitment to adopting children often requires patient waiting.</div>
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This one appeared as quite a surprise! As it developed, it's imagery reminded me of those with a 'different' spirit, who are doggedly determinded to volunteer for causes they passionately believe in and refuse to take 'No" for an answer.!</div>
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This one below, won my heart at first glance. It's humble beginings grew into a 'magical' delight for the imagination.<br />
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Well, thanks for letting me share the tales from this journey! More will follow!<br />
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For locals, these new pieces will be displayed in my monthly Open Studios at <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=golden%20belt%20nc&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fgoldenbeltarts.com%2F&ei=Z9BkUZiHFYTs8QTCtYCICA&usg=AFQjCNFLPvl_ddcOA6TRvWGQ_bMy7zo_Uw&sig2=e4PGTIPRE0vcXfNR5SBqmQ&bvm=bv.44990110,d.eWU">Golden Belt</a> in downtown Durham. The next one is scheduled for April 19. I'm in studio #3-114 in Building 3 of the Golden Belt campus.When completed, this body of work will contain aproximately 25 pieces and be featured in a local solo exhibit. I'll keep you posted.<br />
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Thanks for being a part of my world.<br />
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I love working in a large format. Actually, I crave it. I confess a secret obsession with longing to fill large blank walls with color.<br />
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Faced with the challenge of interpreting the spirit of last year's Health Summit, I instinctively turned to LARGE as the chosen vehicle.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I've decided to call the finished piece, <span style="background-color: white; color: #000066; font-size: 13px;">"Joyful Health." It's quite a colorful composition depicting a community's relational response to a successful health care system. Doctors, nurses, health practitioners and patients literally jump for joy. It's intended to be a celebration of health. The work dances with color and line and commands a presence, filling an 8' x 4' framework.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #000066; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;">In synthesizing the topic of the 2012 Summitt,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 13px;"> "</span><span style="background-color: white; border: 1pt none windowtext; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt; padding: 0in;">Weaving Durham’s Tapestries, Moving the Needle on Health."</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;"> The painting captures a moment in time in which the objectives of improving the health of our community have been reached! </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Georgia, serif; font-size: 10.5pt;">Symbolically incorporating the analogy of <i>weaving together efforts</i> that are aimed at the common causes of illness in our community, I've depicted a woven quilt on which health care providers and patients joyfully frolic. The patchwork quilt serves a dual visual purpose. It not only represents cooperative efforts, but also warmth, security and comfort.</span><br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16601802339569361803noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6093865349526359606.post-85947548877335395032013-02-20T13:21:00.000-05:002013-02-20T15:52:38.768-05:00Love Saves Every Day!<br />
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</b></span>I love surprises! In searching for the perfect image to top off this follow-up post on <a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/02/showing-love.html">Showing the Love</a>, I came across this charming illustration from an artist in Seoul, Korea, where my husband and I lived for almost two years. Not only do I love her style, but the text says it all. Love does save the day. In fact, it saves <i>every</i> day.<br />
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Expanding even beyond the borders of marriage, love brings hope and joy to all of our human relationships. It's no wonder why, either, because as an ancient author who penned a famous letter wrote,<br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"> "<span class="text 1Cor-13-4" id="en-NLT-28630" style="font-size: 16px;">Love is patient and kind. Love is not jealous or boastful or proud</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text 1Cor-13-5" id="en-NLT-28631" style="font-size: 16px;"><sup class="versenum" style="font-size: 0.75em; font-weight: bold; vertical-align: top;"> </sup>or rude. It does not demand its own way. It is not irritable, and it keeps no record of being wronged.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text 1Cor-13-6" id="en-NLT-28632" style="font-size: 16px;">It does not rejoice about injustice but rejoices whenever the truth wins out.</span><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 16px;"> </span><span class="text 1Cor-13-7" id="en-NLT-28633" style="font-size: 16px;">Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful, and endures through every circumstance."</span></span><br />
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The most recent advice came from my friend, Rebecca, who blogs at <a href="http://rebeccaphill.blogspot.com/2011/03/great-news.html">rebeccaphill.blogspot.com</a> was to<br />
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It's all yours. If you like, it print it. Send it. Share it. Let it be a reminder to speak the languages of love.<br />
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Thanks Rebecca, for your input!<br />
Any one else want to share their best advice for making relationships last?<br />
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My memories of family reunions, are filled with smells of corn bread, fried chicken and apple cobbler....and belly aches from eating way too much. But my favorite part of all was settling under the gigantic poarch table, hiding out with one last stolen cookie, while listening to all the STORIES! These get togethers were usually in the heat of dripping hot Augusts in Camden S.C. The air was so humid, you could've bathed in it! </div>
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But, despite the heat,I loved hearing stories from Aunts and Uncles. I must have been what they call "an old soul" because I could strangely absorb and comprehend the between-the-line morals to all their tall tales and adventure tellings. I took special note of several couples in particular in how they spoke tenderly to one another, differing to one another, smiling at all the appropriate junctures. I noticed the little things they did for one another. It made an impression.</div>
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In posting a few thoughts on marriage (<a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/02/best-marriage-advice-ever.html">Best Marriage Advice Ever</a>) I invited others to share their impressions on relational success. Eric, who blogs at CreativeVulcan.blogspot, and a friend of our family, shared this sage advice:</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Arial, Verdana; text-align: left;">"One of the best pieces of advice I've received is "pace yourself". In work, in life, and even in marriage, there can be an immense pressure to try to fix everything at once, or just to be "all fixed" today. "Rome wasn't built in a day" is the common expression, but it's true. Strong marriages don't happen overnight. They have to be built in time. "</span></div>
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It's really the little things that make (or break) a great relationship. Funny how that is, right? Our actions are like tiny little pebbles. If the actions are kind and other-centered, the pebbles seem to cluster together to ground the relationship. If our actions are self centered or unforgiving, the pebbles wiggle into our shoes so that we cannot seem to walk in love for a single step! </div>
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In <a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/02/best-marriage-advice-ever.html">Best Marriage Advice Ever</a>, I mentioned a great little book <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=2&cad=rja&ved=0CEIQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FLove-Languages-Secret-That-Lasts%2Fdp%2F0802473156&ei=M1QUUeXFKYjO9QT1n4HABA&usg=AFQjCNGGDt7358bP6v_GfsmLyTA5vXAZ0A&sig2=AxG31zIy_qM-dda4JLa78g&bvm=bv.42080656,d.eWU">The 5 Love Languages </a> which is like a linguistics course in learning to 'speak' love to your spouse : simple ways to learn to do 'little things'.</div>
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At the end of that post I invited comments. I wanted to hear others' wise little bits! Offering a sketched interpretation of their best marriage advice, seemed to be enough incentive;I've gotten several. </div>
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I interpreted Jason's sage insight as a king and queen counseling over their kingdom with the same goals in mind and same hopes in their heart.</div>
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Stay tuned. I'll post the next visual advice 'translation' one soon!</div>
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In my last post, <a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/2013/02/showing-love.html">Showing the Love</a>, I eluded to ingredients that have true staying power in a relationship. Today I thought I'd share a piece of "love advice"given to my husband and me that has cemented our 30 +year marriage. Like most great truths in life, it's really simple but it's application is often challenging but profound. Are you ready?<br />
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<b><span style="font-size: large;">Raise and Lower</span></b><br />
"Raise your appreciation and lower your expectations." There's something about our human nature that gravitates to the baseness of self-centeredness. But when we can insert the helium of consciously LOOKING outside ourselves to see the good in our spouse, we can be lifted up over a lot of rough terrain.<br />
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In my sketchbook/prayer journal, I often download my thoughts using pastels and paints. It's cheap therapy! Below is a sketch I did in response to the meditation of thankfulness.<br />
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February is the month love is celebrated in a frenzied flurry of pink and red mylar glitz. I confess that when I walk down these aisles and see guys perusing boxes of chocolates to buy, I role play grilling them on what they know about this elusive topic. Don't worry. I practice restraint and have yet to act on this crazy impulse!<br />
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Married (happily) for 31 years, I feel I have some perspective on the subject. All I can say is it's a heck of a lot more than the promises of the Victoria's Secret commercials. It's really the gritty, sticky stuff of kindness, patience, compassion, mercy and forgiveness that makes love real.<br />
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Recently my hubby and I led a marriage enrichment seminar at our church, based on Gary Chapman's popular book, <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CDIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.5lovelanguages.com%2F&ei=mNsOUcSbOoTO9QSt64CQAw&usg=AFQjCNERunROPVhlwVhc8nAS_G_IPV6Qsw&sig2=C_koQS5CAo-fdCdEJ5Inog">The 5 Love Languages</a>. <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Chapman categorizes the basic ways in which we 'speak love' : quality time, words of affirmation, gifts, acts of service, or physical touch.</span> We enjoyed <span style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">discussing</span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"> the value of identifying, understanding, and speaking the primary 'love language' of your spouse. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">I may not have a best seller book(yet) but I say, real love 'lifts up' the other person. This little drawing is my take on the subject. Prints are available here: </span><a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/you-can-do-it-eleatta-diver.html">You Can Do It</a>, is available <span style="background-color: white; font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">in paper, canvas, framed or unframed!</span><br />
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The greatest life lessons are rarely openly expounded. Usually they are cloaked, disguised and tucked under circumstances and opportunities. Rarely do they shout, "Hey, this is really valuable stuff, Fella,! Listen up."<br />
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I've found a few of these "life lessons" even lurking in my Art Parties! I didn't go searching for them. They actually crawled out and found me! Since launching <a href="http://eleatta.blogspot.com/p/why-art-parties-by-eleatta-rock.html"> Art Parties by Eleatta </a>, about a year ago, I've been collecting and saving these little bits of truth to share with you! Here, I've lined 5 of them up for your parusal. They're in no particular order. Just enjoy! ...and let me know if you'd like to come observe them in person at an Art Party!<br />
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- <b>Every day is a blank canvas.</b><br />
Each time we rise from bed, we have a brand new opportunity to create the color, line, theme and texture of that day. It's a new day; it's a fresh start.<br />
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- <b>Mistakes are fixable</b><br />
Most of our goofs can be wiped, fixed, altered, repaired, forgiven or forgotten. Painting is a constant reminder that Mama was right, "Don't cry over spilt milk." If there's a spot or blotch where it shouldn't be, don't panic, just paint over it!<br />
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-<b> Lighten up</b><br />
Don't take yourself too seriously. Relax and enjoy the ride. Studies show that when we try new things, we feel more "alive."Five year olds never need to be coddled into enjoying time at an easel.<br />
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- <b>Life is a journey </b><br />
Life is a process. As the paint is layered onto the canvas, step-by-step, I remind the guests to embrace the process. In a day of uploads, downloads, copy and paste, the slower pace is welcome relief.<br />
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- <b>Be confident</b><br />
Outlook and perspective can make or break a man or woman. My observation during Art Parties is that it is the mindset which is brought to the easel that determines the outcome of a painting much more than the "skill" of the party guest.<br />
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These are the first little group of hidden truths from the Art Party room. I'll be sharing more soon. What do you think of these? Are you the type that views flubs and goofs as easily repaired or do you tend to 'sweat the small stuff?" Is it easy for you to remember every day is a blank canvas? I remind myself often of the ancient promise, "God's mercies are new every morning."<br />
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Yesterday, I posted this little pastel sketch on Facebook. It immediately garnered affectionate comments. There's something about those words, "You can do it" that grab and snag. We all have unfed pockets that hunger for encouragement. What I've noticed, though, is that there's an interesting boomerang effect that's put into motion when we offer encouragement to others. What 'goes around, comes around' in fascinating ways. It may not be a straight line that connects "A" to ""B", but for the person who's watching and listening, that encouragement DOES find a way back home to roost. I've seen it happen countless times. Live to be a voice of encouragement and you'll end up being encouraged - sometimes in the most unexpected ways. This principle remeinds me of the ancient Proverb, "<span style="background-color: #fffefd; color: #001320; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; text-align: justify;">A generous man will prosper; he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed." Proverbs 11:25</span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Celebrate" 5x7 original oil pastel $35</td></tr>
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...to thoughts on the lonely but brave path of choosing a different life-course :<br />
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Several months ago, MaryAnn Black, one of the participants of <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=durham%20dreams%20eleatta&source=web&cd=4&ved=0CDYQFjAD&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eleatta.com%2F3%2FGalleryMain.asp%3FGalleryID%3D62434%26AKey%3DKMCEL6Y3&ei=x8eOT73YL5Oi8QTCkZG-Dg&usg=AFQjCNF4KPNeOOFW0vRtDSvXexSpoaGSDA&sig2=T5Fe18HgHNrb-amEuB5qKw">Durham Dreams</a>, invited me to be a g<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=visual%20recorder&source=web&cd=2&ved=0CFYQFjAB&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.imagethink.net%2F&ei=b8iOT6_qI4Le9ATKk5WHDg&usg=AFQjCNFHbK8qjnKDQ-uquIyCbwDS2ricWQ&sig2=3dM4hNlMWqhJriWCFQjQ0w">raphic (visual record</a>er for the annual<a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=health%20summit%20durham%20nc&source=web&cd=3&ved=0CEYQFjAC&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.dtmi.duke.edu%2Fnews-publications%2Fupcoming-events%2F11th-durham-health-summit&ei=DsmOT-DqNIKS9gS6zemEDg&usg=AFQjCNFrr7VScTu8AJ0mfROwAnkull4oqw&sig2=M03xQUQZkl2Nqh1vjDwLGw"> Durham Health Summit</a> with approximately 600 in attendance.<br />
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Translating dozens of ideas on ways to create health in Durham filled six flip charts! (<span style="text-align: center;">Doodling for a whole day is my idea of a fun! ) The Summit concluded with my next assignment intact. I was commissioned to "interpret the jest of the conference" into a piece of fine art which could be publicly displayed. </span></div>
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Syncing the multitude of topics discussed at the Summit into a cohesive and "readable" painting took some <i>incubating</i>! After pages of sketchbook entries, the final succinct concept was this:</div>
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Express a happy, healthy community benefiting from the monumental contributions of Duke University Health System.</div>
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The visual translation was to be doctors, nurses and patients joyously <i>celebrating</i> health. My goal was to convey this simple message: health enables possibilites.</div>
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The Summit's theme, "<span style="background-color: white;"><em style="border: 0px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: -webkit-auto; vertical-align: baseline;">Weaving Durham’s Tapestries, Moving the Needle on Health" was to be portrayed </em></span>by placing the happy, raucous group delightedly jumping on a parchwork "Duke Blue quilt (complete with Duke logos, of course!)</div>
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Here are a few pics of the development of the painting. I'm <i>almost</i> finished....I'll add face detail, shadows, highlights along with quilt logos. The blue I've used here is just the "under painting". I will, of course, add the mandatory <b>Duke</b> blue!!!!</div>
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As I complete facial features, great consideration will be given to represent the wide variety of ethnicities to reflect Durham's diverse population.</div>
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A dream, though wedged deeply under layers of circumstances, has the power to push and grow if it is kept alive by hope and love.<br />
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* Archival canvas and paper prints of "Where Dreams Grow"may be purchased here: <a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/where-dreams-grow-eleatta-diver.html">Where Dreams Grow</a><br />
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The next time you pass by the flower aisle in your grocery , go ahead and indulge with confidence.<br />
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1. Select a bowl or dish you'd like to use.<br />
2.Place a block of floral sponge inside and pour in water till absorbed.<br />
3.Hold flowers close to the bowl to determine where to trim. Flowers should proportionately arise from the container ( either equal to the container height or two thirds as high)<br />
4. Cut flower stems at a diagonal on cutting board.<br />
5. Select largest blossoms and pierce stems into dampened foam distributing cols equally in the bowl 's area.<br />
6. Continue dispersing all smaller blossoms equally spaced.<br />
7. Fill spaces between flower stems with the sprigs provided in your flower bunch.<br />
8. Hint: usually these filler" sprigs come in a variety of textures and/ <br />
or sizes. I suggest using the plumper ones and then use thinner.<br />
(in photo, you'll see I began with the yellow bunches which were full and thick and then used the thin sprigs of eucalyptus.)<br />
9. My final touch was to use the taller sprigs of wheat, allowing them to rise just a bit above the overall flower height.<br />
10. Finally, you are ready to enjoy your arrangement! You may add a bit of water every few days to keep your arrangement fresh and beautiful.<br />
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Now, go grab some flowers and have fun putting together your own centerpiece. Post YOUR arrangement!<br />
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Spending time with friends is one of life's simple pleasures. In our busy lives, however, it's necessary to intentionaly carve out time to do so!<br />
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I've been delighted to see so many groups of friends use Art Parties as a creative time to reconnect. There have been Mom's groups, birthday celebrations, grad students, office mate gatherings, book clubs all laughing and enjoying a different sort of "ladies night out."<br />
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Art Parties have also been filled with multiple date nights, with groups of 6 couples painting the night away!<br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: small;">A simple word of encouragement can release a heart to fly.<br /><br />*"Freedom to Fly" is no longer available, however, similar work may be commissioned by contacting eleattadiver@gmail.com.</span></td></tr>
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There's a secret reservoir of strength available to us simply by being still. Intentionally creating time and place for sanctuary can bring astonishing results…. with much less cost and stress than pricy vacations!<br />
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Huddling up in my studio in the evenings for these last few weeks, I find myself still painting "birth flowers" in my ongoing <a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=eleatta%20birth%20flowers&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCIQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.eleatta.com%2Fgallerymain.asp%3FGalleryID%3D111272%26AKey%3Dkmcel6y3&ei=0EhSULXRAov49gSOsoHQBA&usg=AFQjCNFHPMJWLRtWHXjIf0RfEk67RZC5DQ&sig2=sw5irdVKYmEKyHfXiu2B8g">Celebrating </a>Life series. I've found poppies to bequite a "best seller!"Besides being bright and cheerful, the poppy packs a powerful message. During the Victorian era, it whispered a secret message, "Love at First Sight."Here's my latest rendition, below. </div>
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Being stumped for a title, I posted a querry on facebook. As always, help came in about 60 seconds. A friend nailed it with, "Poppy Promenade."Love it!</div>
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As one who is completely convinced of the power our surroundings have on us, I eagerly jumped on board to help strip, clean. prep and prime walls. The <i>official </i>paint crew is currently picking up where we primers left off and I can't wait to see the final results! I'll post finished pics soon. Here's just a few from our two weeks of cleaning and priming.<br />
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<span style="color: #000066; font-family: georgia, serif;"> These 12x12's are just little preps before I dig into the final commission pieces. They're so pretty, I've got them clinging to my kitchen walls for now. Bur I know i've got to let them go eventually. They'll be up for sale in a forthcoming show at </span><a href="http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=golden%20belt&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&ved=0CCAQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.goldenbeltarts.com%2F&ei=iU1KUO7SEZSI9AT9mYGgDQ&usg=AFQjCNGAlsubxtq9urPiMtrHG9On0ltF2w&sig2=4tPXDUfmlxOUz9FWCBONVQ">Golden Belt- in Downtown Durham </a>.<br />
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Now more than ever, we must gather those that are dearest to us, and gently whisper hope. Encouraging words have the ability to sustain like oxygen to a diver.<br />
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