I sat down with my brush and inked out a rooster, with absolutely no idea why. What is a rooster? Why is it on my mind, so close to consciouness that my brush put it on paper? Roosters signifiy morning. Wake up. Sunrise. A new day.
Then my daily dose of Wylde Women's Wisdom from Tammy Vitale hit my inbox. It all became clear. My rooster was there to remind me to begin each and every new day with Once Upon A Time.
Once Upon A Time, Barbara woke up, and by opening her eyes to the morning, she began a whole new day, filled with endless possibilities and magical outcomes!
Once upon a time is always now and always forever.
Once upon a time is a sacred place and a sacred time
in which miracles happen.
It's the essence of a fairy tale. It's the essence of story.
When we hear it, we become a child. That is,
we become innocent.
We are ready and able to understand
what is mysterious.
I mean, you can hear as you listen to the story
the way it speaks our journeys.
Deena Metzger
Wylde Women's Wisdom collected and brought to you by Tammy Vitale.
Once upon a time . . . . a loyal follower was enthralled by the use of your sumi pen!!! Fabulous and inspiring, Barbara! ♥ Hugs, Terri xoxoxo
Posted by: Terri Kahrs | August 27, 2011 at 05:26 PM
Fabulous design, love that quote too.
It's lovely to be back on your blog again, I too have been absent from blogland a while. My working day is 9-5 but with traveling makes it a round trip of 11 hours a day. It gets hard to keep up sometimes & for a while I really lost my muse.
But, its great to be back. The bird & cage are the Tim Holtz bigz dies.
Posted by: Paula | August 28, 2011 at 02:29 AM
It's soooo cool!
Posted by: maggie | August 28, 2011 at 09:35 AM
What a brilliant cockerel/chicken! Awesome inkiness! xo
Posted by: Rosie | August 30, 2011 at 10:01 AM
ooooooooooooo. LOVELY lovely painting! Magical brushwork! and this: Once Upon A Time, Barbara woke up, and by opening her eyes to the morning, she began a whole new day, filled with endless possibilities and magical outcomes. Perfect! Must share on my FB - tomorrow when I'm fresh and the world is awake to love it!
Posted by: Tammy Vitale | August 31, 2011 at 05:51 PM