Native American Inspired Art!

So excited! My Native American inspired bird is now available in my shop! www.etsy.com/shop/WildHeartHistories

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Native American inspired bird illustration available at www.etsy.com/shop/WildHeartHistories

Last Stop: Pumpkin Picking!

Recently, Steve and I took our last trip out to farm country for the season (sigh & sad face).  Everyone is gearing up for Halloween so we thought we would venture out to pick up a few pumpkins for carving.  This time we headed north to one of my favorite farms, Butler's Orchard, in Maryland.  If you are a Washingtonian then you have probably already been here at least once - if not you must take yourself there immediately - shame on you! ;)

There are a few generations of Butler family members who live and run the farm and it warms my heart to see a family owned business alive and well.  They have the best Jonathan and Stayman apples and every variety of pumpkin under the sun.  Row upon row of raspberries are inviting you the pick them and are so sweet they will not, I repeat, WILL NOT make it home because you couldn't wait that long to eat them.

It's just what the doctor ordered for anyone tired and hankering to get away from the big city. It's also amazingly wonderful to breath in the fresh air and get your hands a little dirty while butterfly and the occasional cricket pass you by.

Every time we come home from Butler's Orchard, our fingers and tongues are stained red, our bellies are full of yummy fruit and caramels sold at the register, and we have arms full of pumpkins, apples, and other produce.  I need to have a farm.  Seriously.  There is nothing like it.  One day. (Sigh)

Native American Inspired Art For Sale!

New Native American inspired artwork is now available at my Etsy shop: www.etsy.com/shop/WildHeartHistories

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Special Edition; Native American Buffalo Print No.: 1 available for purchase at: www.etsy.com/shop/WildHeartHistories 

Native American Inspired Art is Done! (YAY)

Here are the results of my recent Native American obsession.  A brief pause from my usual pursuits, but I'm pleased with the work and smile every time I see the buffalo - he's my favorite I think.

What is your latest inspiration?

These works are available as prints in my shop.  Stop by!

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Latest Work...

Next inspiration?  All things Native American.  I love the bold designs and colors and the earthy feel of the textiles and artwork (sigh).  I am excited for new artwork that will come out of this obsession.  In the meantime, here are the first two projects I'm currently working on.

Soulful Inspiration

On rainy days like this, I look for inspiration in my collection of art and quotes I love on Pinterest.  Today I found and am totally into William Ernest Hemsley's poem Invictus.  I've read the poem before, and I've seen snippets of it quoted here and there, but for some reason - it's nested itself in my heart this go around. It's so full of strength and enduring spirit.  I'm hooked and I'm printing this out and putting this poem on my wall this instant.  Right now.  Really - truly.  The icing on the cake are the beautiful works of fine art (see below) that I think perfectly frame the poem. (Sigh)

Invictus

Out of the night that covers me,


Black as the pit from pole to pole,


I thank whatever gods may be


For my unconquerable soul.



In the fell clutch of circumstance


I have not winced nor cried aloud.


Under the bludgeonings of chance


My head is bloody, but unbowed.



Beyond this place of wrath and tears


Looms but the horror of the shade,


And yet the menace of the years


Finds and shall find me unafraid.



It matters not how strait the gate,


How charged with punishments the scroll,


I am the master of my fate:


I am the captain of my soul.

-William Ernest Hemsley

w. 1875; p. 1888

A Bookmark for All of Those Spookable Reads...

Tomorrow I go pumpkin picking with my husband up in Germantown, Maryland at my favorite farm Butler's Orchard.  We always make a plan to get just 2 pumpkins - one for carving and one for turning into something delicious.  The plan never works.  There are just way too many cool pumpkins in all shapes, colors, and varieties to pick just two.  Besides, they've been picked so someone has to take them all home right?  It's just one of many traditions Steve and I have gotten into a routine of doing each Fall. 

Butler's Orchard Farm House (I WANT!)

Other "Fall Routines" have to include the regular pilgrimage to Starbucks for a grande Pumpkin Spice Latte and Caramel Apple Cider (BTW - it's a YES on the whip), baking apple crumble using apples we've picked, visiting Mount Vernon to view the yearly Fall Change of Color, pulling out those cute scarves and hats, and the witchy book or two that haunt my night stand.  

Mount Vernon in the Fall (sigh)

Here's to Fall rituals and wonderful moments that you get to snuggle up with a good book and something hot and topped with whip.

Let's celebrate with a free printable bookmark just for you!  Happy Fall!

Stationary, Cards, Letters... Oh My!

Stationary, Cards, Letters… Oh My!

Available at www.etsy.com/shop/WildHeartHistories

Isn’t it fun to hear from your friends the old fashioned way?  A hand written letter these days are treasures indeed.  Every once in a while, I get a little gem in the mail from a friend or family member on the West Coast.  When I see it, my heart instantly warms.  So much better than getting those pesky bills AND it becomes an immediate keep-sake I put away in my box of letters.

When I see a painting or photograph, I’m often reminded of someone I know.  Maybe it’s the color, or a funny memory is brought back to life for me, but I usually end up getting a print or card of it and send it along to that special individual.

I have gotten a lot of requests for stationary and cards with mini-prints of the artwork I create, so I’m very excited to share my newest product to be sold in my Esty shop: STATIONARY BY THE DOZEN!

Get your stationary set and write a loved-one today, right now, this minute!

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Art For Sale!

Hey friends!  

There are new works of art for sale on my Etsy site.  

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