Paintings With Soul

    The Wishing Tree, from the Salvadore Dali Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida. Museum visitors tie their wishes onto ribbons attached to a tree on the museum grounds. And of course Elizabeth and I made wishes of our own.     Just an aside, when we arrived at the Museum I realized how much more entertaining our day would have been had we painted elaborate mustaches on our faces prior.   I never studied Salvadore Dali's work extensively, but let me tell you that this is changing. After today's museum visit, he is a new favorite - he was passionate about his materials, his process, and his beliefs.   On our drive home, I read aloud excerpts from a new acquisition - his book  50 Secrets of Master Craftsmanship . Brilliant!   Hope your wishes come true, Kim ksantini@turtledovedesigns.com    

From my journal, a spread carrying prayer flags, which I will be leading my grownUP students in creating during tonite's class.   Did you know that we all breathe molecules that Leonardo da Vinci breathed himself? that we have the ability to put positive, brilliant energy out for others to benefit from? I'm fascinated as of late by the idea of karmic attraction - like attracting like. Our personal energy fields impact more than we realize.   Prayer flags  are a beautiful manifestation of desires and wishes. Intentions are put onto a "flag" using symbols and text and a variety of media. That flag is hung in a window or outdoors, where the breeze can pick up those intentions and carry them into the world.   Ok, call me that kooky crazy artist lady. I've been called worse.   But the Princess and I made some healing flags together and strung them on the back porch - we talked about her baby cousin who's healing from heart ...