Little stones of love….

I’m so touched and humbled by this finished piece.

I know framing can fully resolve a piece of art and this was so the case with my little stones of love. I had the idea of the dark blue background before I left the beach and I also knew I wanted a driftwood like feel to the frame. My choice of frame was the closest I could find.

I had started collecting these rocks on every walk I did on the beach over the last two years and on my last day on the beach in early January, I found a large amount. Big storms and rough seas had brought much to the shores but as I was packing up the girls brought out a whole bunch more from what they had collected too and when I got home I found even more. It made me realize I have be collecting them in my subconscious for years. It also made me realize that things of value, take time. I love that so much.

When we were spring cleaning now during January, I found pebbles from my travels in my early 20’s. I also picked up a pebble when I was with Chrissie in Encinitas. I walked down to the Pacific Ocean and took a pebble from the beach home with me. I guess it’s just something I’ve always done.

Miss Kitty is like this… we call her our little Scrat (from IceAge, the movie) because no matter where we went, she was always filling her pockets with stuff… rocks, seeds, pods and other things from our walks and visits. What I didn’t know was that I was a Scrat too, maybe I was just a little neater about it.

I am learning more about the concept of collecting and holding and storing creative data from that beautiful book I have been slowly working through, Conscious Creativity…. and I think our Scratiness is kind of part of it. I’m still learning and I can’t wait to understand more.