Creative Corner!
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Aw, I have got so used to having my twins but even now sometimes I think what an amazing thing it is.
My girls are 13 and do almost everything together.In the early days when we lived in Sydney, an elderly lady came up to me at the shops (I had three toddlers in the trolley, twins plus singleton)and confided that she had recently lost her twin sister. It was sad but sweet that she and her sister remained close through their lives). I hope my girls will always be best friends (along with big sister, who’s quite different in personality but looks a lot like the twins).1 -
Absolutely xx Such a special connection @HelenlovesSnoopy xx. Sometimes it can be competitive, sometimes almost 'love/hate .... but always loving xx. Your girls will always be special xx
So sad for the elderly lady .... but she would have LOVED seeing your lovely family xx1 -
Oh Arpie, you're hubby was so clever, I'm so sorry for you, it must be very hard for you.
I love his art.
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I did these kittens a few years back.
I'll post a Sunbear I was sponsoring, he was saved from a tiny cage in Cambodia and rehabilitated by a wonderful organization called Save the Bears.
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Those are just AWESOME, Cindi xx. You have a good eye!! (Is one of the kittens the one trying to sit on your chest just now??)
Loving the art.
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My Alice practically fainted at the sight of these pics Cindi. And I remember my girls saving up all their coins for the sun bears at Perth zoo ❤️❤️❤️1
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These are animal ones I did years ago. I was trying to illustrate a book but could only really copy from photos and not really illustrate as a dynamic scene, if you know what I mean.
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Thanks Arpie,
No Rex the chunky isn't in that drawing, I'll post one I did of him when he was younger.
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Helen,
My goodness, you're amazing, you are really talented, I really love these gorgeous pictures you've done.
I also have to draw from photos as trying to draw animals from life is VERY hard because they refuse to stay still!!
Good luck today.
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Thanks Arpie and Cindi ❤️ Certainly lots of fun and inspiration going on here. I do envy you ladies who can knit and sew though - I think I missed the boat on learning those but am certainly reaping the benefits of other people’s lovely work during my cancer journey - eg crochet blanket, zonta cushions, pretty handmade bags for the drains etc. And off to cancer headwear library place next week.2
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Wow!!! what amazing talent!! so creative and artistic!
I thought I'd share a couple of poems that I recently wrote amongst a repertoire I am building
First one is I will rise..
I will rise
on wasted frail legs
body beat and defeated
a chanced blind sight
not once but twice
in four cruel years
it slyly burgeoned
the dark night prancer
brash and sinister
inner persistence warily tested
scarred veins etched
from cocktail of chemicals
as pale skin cloaked
my once graceful locks
salt raged fruitless
from cool blackened eyes
the glint was extinguished
I felt paralysed
weighty eight years
implausibly passed
a body worn
and quiet core guarded
greatest lesson
of crucial impact
the fire and fight
had to come from within
no matter the challenge or hollowed depths
I will rise
on flimsy lifeless legs
solitarily breathless
one foot at a time
with a nerve that's consistent
This one is called Optimism
There it was staring out
over the sun kissed frothy
swirls that barreled at the shore
as grain glints glistened
like diamonds underfoot
warm wind stressed
like throbbing arms around
my weak and fragile torso
made such an easing sound
a glimpse eyes seized
for truth that plainly sat
in curdled hands grappling
at my identity
eyes softly bled
a cooled watery salt
of sombre rooted fears
a spirit that it broke
windswept I tried
to catch my heaving breath
unsteady legs dipped
in quick sand slowly etched
jolted I am caught
from the spray before I’m swept
there it was staring out
over sun kissed frothy swirls
as optimism burned
through old awakened pores.
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Mel they are really beautiful.1
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We visited the MOVE exhibition at Shepparton recently. Amongst the displays there's a wonderful exhibition showcasing the work of Loel Thomson.
https://www.moveshepparton.com.au/collection
I was fortunate enough to see these works at the Homestead, including the beautiful timber drawers with hand made lace, many many years ago. The costumes are superb
https://www.nagambie.com.au/159-noorilim-2/
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