Newest mixed media necklaces

These are a couple of mixed media necklaces I made recently, featuring some of my lampwork beads. I donated the green and brown earth-tone necklace to an auction to help our local veggie farmers who were flooded out this past December, and I’m still trying to decide whether I should keep the crimson and black necklace, or sell it to buy more glass! : )

Fire Necklace/other mixed media necklaces too

This is a necklace I made with some of my first lampwork beads and with a couple of felted beaded beads too - I finished this and decided it should go to my Aunt Irene for her birthday; Irene has unfailingly encouraged me in my artistic endeavours.

I'm working on another similar one in purples for my mom, one in browns and earth tones for a benefit for some of our local family farms that were flooded out in December, and one in blues and purples for my sweet mother-in-law.

Here's a couple of links to information regarding the farm benefit:

http://www.myspace.com/farmfloodrelief

http://olympiafloodaid.blogspot.com/

Peace out,

Chris

Answered Prayers: A Book Review

If you only read/buy/borrow ONE book this year, make it Answered Prayers; Love Letters From the Divine, by Julia Cameron (ISBN: 1585423513).

Don't feel like you have oodles of spare time to read? Fear not - This small book is written in a series of very short "letters" - half of one page, and half of the next. Pick up the book and open it to any page and start reading, then flip through a couple of other pages, and you'll see what I mean.

Answered Prayers is uplifting, loving, inspiring, and comforting.

Answered Prayers is NOT fire and brimstone.

I recommend this book to EVERYONE - it's not "religious" per se, and it's non-denominational - it's more of a personal conversation between you and the Divine, whatever you believe the Divine to be.

Julia Cameron is an inspirational writer, and one of my very favorite authors. You can learn more about her and her work at http://www.theartistsway.com/?

Peace out,
Chris

Robin Whittemore

what i think about robin whittemore's passing, 7.9.07.

i think robin died too young

i think robin was a victim of our country's health care system

i think robin left her kids, and us all, a shining example of a gracious spirit

i think her death deprived our world of her creative energy

i think robin's ability to focus on the positive, despite the nightmare she lived through since her diagnosis, was truly amazing and inspiring

i know everyone who ever met her will miss her

be at peace, dear robin.

love,
chris

Of course the people don't want war.

Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger.

Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials