RAW - the 52 week journey

mary jane dodd

earth is... fragile

inspired by earth day - using mica, paper, dried flowers, silk fiber... 

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 earth is... bountiful

my goddess (she hangs upside down here) 

an open vessel, yet full of all that needs to be given...
reaching up and out into the world,
yet true to and in tune with the essence of her Self...
from the depths of one's soul, the beginning of time,
yet ever present and knowable..

created from the salt of the earth, the energy of the universe... 

RAW - the 52 week journey

mary jane dodd

'thousands of tired, nerve-shaken, over-civilized people

 are beginning to find out that going to the mountain is going home; 

that wilderness is necessity; that mountain parks and reservations are useful

 not only as fountains of timber and irrigating rivers, 

but as fountains of life.' 

~ john muir

don't let anyone - especially yourself - beat you down... be humble... seek your heart's desire... gaze upon the moon... celebrate each day... return to life... 

RAW - the 52 week journey

mary jane dodd

'logic will get you from A to B.

imagination will take you everywhere.'

~ albert einstein

and the natural world will provide more to muse upon than anything else... 

this ring was made after a day spent going in and out of the house, noticing the fresh green shoots and leaves covered with the silvery veil of ici-ness which fell in the way of snow, sleet and hail... how fragile and yet hearty are the first stirrings of spring... 

while walking this week i noticed birds flying with grasses in their beaks; squirrels rustling through leaves, scampering up trees with their mouths filled... 

searching for the perfect fork in which to entrust their new homes... 

preparing for nests and the new life soon to follow... 

after seeing over 20 swans take flight in the river this morning, i was thinking of feathers and things aloft... things aloft and wishes... wishes and dandelion parachutes... 


floating gently away - carrying hopes and dreams with them...

here is the link to the flickr group where you can see some really terrific and imaginative work!

RAW (ring a week) continues

mary jane dodd

'a bird doesn't sing because it has an answer, 

it sings because it has a song.'

~ maya angelou

different days... 

different songs... 

grateful for the opportunity to have a small place in my crowded brain where my imagination soars... 

what sets you free?