Shine the Divine: Creativity IS a Spiritual Practice: Broad Boughed

Saturday, February 25, 2012

Broad Boughed

"welcome beloved"

grandmother ever patient

"come, rest in my arms"

22 comments:

ayalaFebruary 25, 2012 at 6:51 AM
Great! :)
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One Woman's Journey - a journal being written from Woodhaven - her cottage in the woods.February 25, 2012 at 7:36 AM
Maybe that is why at this time of my life
I feel so comfortable surrounded by the
old trees on my property.
Guess I am one of them :)
Have a wonderful day....
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Debra She Who SeeksFebruary 25, 2012 at 9:57 AM
Lovely!
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Tatjana ParkachevaFebruary 25, 2012 at 11:44 AM
Wonderful black and white photographs.

Warm greetings and best wishes
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the wild magnoliaFebruary 25, 2012 at 3:36 PM
mostly trees stand, against every element, against man.

great captures of grandmother tree and her loving arms.

you remain in my thoughts and prayers. ((hugs))
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Gemma WisemanFebruary 25, 2012 at 4:20 PM
Very beautiful, shadowy monochromes of Nature's world! Trees are such staunch friends!
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GinnyFebruary 25, 2012 at 4:34 PM
These tree photos are stunning! I love taking photos of very old trees. LOVING the white birch below!!! And you are so right, it does look like God stitched it together!!
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KellyFebruary 25, 2012 at 4:54 PM
These photos are wonderful and I love that they're in B&W.
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DimpleFebruary 25, 2012 at 4:56 PM
Broken, but not defeated,
it reaches out
to others.

Wonderful, inspiring post, Laura!
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Wayne (Woody), whateverFebruary 25, 2012 at 5:11 PM
The perspective in the second photo dwarfs the viewer, it makes you really appreciate the grandness of nature.
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chubskulitFebruary 25, 2012 at 8:52 PM
What wonderful captures. Thanks for contributing art to shadow shots!

Coo Coo Clock Shadow
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Jannie FunsterFebruary 25, 2012 at 9:06 PM
I bet those trees always rejoice when you are amongst them!

And I've been thinking about both my grand-mothers lately. I hope I can rise to the level of love and wisdom when my time comes to be in their shoes.

xo
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RalphFebruary 25, 2012 at 9:44 PM
The fallen tree appears as an arm and hand pointing the way into the woods, a place of quiet and solitude. The sun intrudes allowing for brilliance and shadow in equal parts onto the trunks and branches. The forest can be dark, like times in our lives. Yet, the food and bright far outweighs the dark and gloomy. A wonderful look!
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LVFebruary 25, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Nice seeing a neat black and while sight. Great job.
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Magical Mystical TeacherFebruary 25, 2012 at 10:15 PM
I would be delighted to rest in those strong, welcoming arms!

Chapel Shadows
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Robert NicolaescuFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:06 AM
Beautiful captures! Have a nice day!
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sarayutouchedFebruary 26, 2012 at 9:22 AM
what a wonderful tree laura and your words that accompany it. it has wrapped me in comfort!!
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CarverFebruary 26, 2012 at 10:47 AM
Dramatic shots of the cycles in the forest.
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IreneFebruary 26, 2012 at 1:59 PM
Wow, awesome size of that tree! Nice in mono too!

Wish you a nice week! Greetings from Irene
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RejenFebruary 26, 2012 at 2:07 PM
Beatyful...;-D
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YogaforCynicsFebruary 26, 2012 at 3:00 PM
Wow, awesome pics. I'm inspired to go and photograph some awesome roots I saw yesterday (which, perhaps, if the pics come out well, will soon be soon on my blog...).
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MarcieFebruary 26, 2012 at 5:29 PM
What gorgeous light!! Love the concept of 'grandmother's embrace'!
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Bright Sparks:

Remnants

Before the eMeS, my now constant companion begged me to stay close to home, I taught art, yoga and meditation to Jewish teens in the Greater Boston area. The collage series in the slide show above was created using forgotten paper scraps that slipped between the cracks of the tables onto the floor, from an Art as a Sacred Practice class I taught to High School students several years ago. My intention was to find the intrinsic value in each remnant. Often the beauty of an individual person goes unrecognized or unappreciated until it is revealed in the context of a relationship; the same is true of colors, shapes and textures. Click on the images to take a closer look. They are tiny works, some no bigger than 1.5” x 1.5”