Wednesday, September 27, 2017

I Done Old..I Done Tire..But I Ain't No Ways Done





planning a trip to columbia museum of art
to see the
 henri matisse 
exhibit
stumbled across the art of
on their site

i done old
i done tire
but i ain't no ways done

oh...tyrone
i'm right 
there
with ya


Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Walking in Their Shoes


 i rode up to the southern arts society gallery in
kings mountain nc this morning to 
see my friend lucy warlick's exhibit



these are just a few of her paintings


they are all based on photos taken during the
great depression by photographers like john vachon..
arthur rothstein.. ben shahn...and russell lee


i lost myself in the stories for most of 
the morning


her goal for this series was to "entice people
to exercise their empathy muscles by putting 
themselves in the shoes of the subjects of
her paintings"


well done...my friend

Monday, September 25, 2017

What If......







what if......

Sunday, September 24, 2017

The Journey



first stage:
denial

hope is the denial of reality

second stage:
anger

the intoxication of anger
shows us to others
but hides us from ourselves

third stage:
bargaining

one must always hope when 
one is desperate
and doubt when one hopes

fourth stage:
depression

depression is something that
makes you lose your sight

fifth stage:
acceptance

life is hard
then you die
then they throw dirt in your face
then the worms eat you
be grateful it happens in that order

Friday, September 22, 2017

An Artist's Eye


 texture


pattern
 

color
 

elicit such
strong
emotions
 

whisper
to me
 

powerful
 

synesthesia
spiritual

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Forgive Me

 making
peace
with my
pieces




Saturday, September 16, 2017

All A Heart Needs




i'm still
 breathing

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Be Kind To Yourself


wise words....



Tuesday, September 12, 2017

It Will All Work Out


"if this phrase scares you 
or you laugh it off... that's fine
but it's fairly
 undeniable
 to some extent
 it doesn't matter if you break up with the person you thought you
 loved
 or lost someone close
maybe you failed at something you tried your best at
or lost your job
maybe you 
forgot 
who you are and became someone you 
didn't like
there's a million scenarios in which you can feel like things
 aren't going well
in your favor... or ever going to turn up
they will work out 
through all the shit you ever face
 everything does have a way of 
resolving
there's always a new way
 to end something than how you've imagined
 and what may seem like
 the end of the world
is really just the passing of a moment
 life is
 fleeting
and with it all things included within
 keep your 
chin up
 as much as you can
 push on as well as you can
we are meant to
 persist
 to keep going
to lose and to gain
 it will all work out
 venture onward"

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Cup of Joy




image by sarah jerath
 
 
we need to be 
angels 
for each other 
to give each other
 strength
 and 
 consolation 
because only when we fully realize
 that the cup of life is not only a
 cup of sorrow
 but also a
  cup of joy
 will we be able to drink it.”



Friday, September 8, 2017

Still







"how lightly we learn to hold
hope
as if it were an animal that could
turn around and
bite
your hand
and still we
carry
it the way a mother would
carefully
from one day to the next"

i don't want to
but... i do
still

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Truth #8






Monday, September 4, 2017

Yard Art Day 2017





it's 
check out
#yardartday
#yardartday2017
on 
instagram
to see everyone's
art


Friday, September 1, 2017

Shinrin Yoku




happy camper
happy
camper
started back
hiking
this week
my 
are the only things
i have been able to wear
since breaking my toes
until recently
these boots are like being
barefoot
flat..flexible..wide
hiking 2.5 miles
daily
now after my morning
meditation
shinrin yoku
forest therapy
food for my
soul