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Winter Cleaning

The no-snow on Tuesday last week gave way to dropped temperatures and blustery winds on Wednesday. I bundled up and took a brisk morning walk in Ipswich with my sister Marjorie.

Winds were at our backs and sunshine on our faces as we moved away from her home. The return trip, of course, had the sun at our backs and the wind blasting our fronts, but we were graced with our own self-generated body warmth by then.

And, no matter the direction, we were graced with the Ipswich River beside us with its salt marshes and tidal creeks, and above us a wide open sky, as well as the scouring of all cobwebs from our minds courtesy of the bracing winds.

Later in the day, I brought that refreshment of wind-scrubbed clarity and energy to my studio where the invigorating movement of creative wind gusted through the rivers, salt marshes, and tidal creeks of this CutUp.

This Morning, the World Is Made of Wind
3.5 x 4″; acrylic, ink, and collage on card stock
CutUp
2024
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    imajenationgmailcom

    those bracing winds and their scrubbing ability….oh! I so feeeeeeeel that. The winds in the Columbia River Gorge are similar – “wind-scrubbed clarity” – YES, PLEASE! Which leads me to this piece. The hint of eyeglasses, framing that clarity perhaps? If only my own framed lenses would offer such treasures. xo

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      Dotty Seiter

      The hint of eyeglasses, framing [wind-scrubbed] clarity—LOVE that your eyes, in their own framed lenses, offered up that image! Outstanding, Lola!

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    Joyful Puttering

    I can feel the wind and smell the salt air. It looks just like your blustery morning walk! Love all the layers and textures!

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      Dotty Seiter

      Big magic, as Elizabeth Gilbert says. Big magic that my walk could find its way into becoming a Cutup; big magic that you could feel the wind, smell the salt air, and see the blustery morning walk in the layers and textures. The best!

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        Joyful Puttering

        Big Magic indeed!

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In 2014, I grab an unexpected opportunity to paint.

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In 2015 I start a blog—a diary of my life as an artist.

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