Saturday, September 22, 2018

BACK AND FORTH WE GROW

Happy Birthdays!                   Birthday Girls, Silver and Blue



On Sept 23 1985 I experienced Silver, an image of moonlight reflecting on my wall and shaped like a butterfly.  Silver Butterfly was born...an inspirational symbol of creativity for painting outside the box, "paint your dreams."  I began to write bits of thoughts and sketches, later connecting the dots into short stories, and a journey book....What will be next?

I kept writing and painting, all random thoughts and subjects then and now....Next I had another meditation:  I pictured a Blue Butterfly in the upper left hand corner of a white blackboard.  I painted it "write away" so it wouldn't escape.

Later these forms nudged into a this blog called Out of the Blue.  On Sept 26, 2010, I pushed "publish" and "Blue" came to life~ 365 posts later..."back and forth we grow."





Rocky Says, "Happy Birthdays!"
There is a lavender butterfly shape on the wall pattern behind Rocky~


* "My true self has unlimited creative power." 

** "I change as I grow." 

*** "Stay Curious"



All time most popular posts on Out of the Blue
Tonal Vision

Lavender Blue

Magic Numbers

Luminous Feather

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Blog Search Key Words:  butterfly, angel, feather, creativity, blue

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Resources:
 * "My true self has unlimited creative power." Deepak Chopra, M.D. and Oprah Winfrey, 21 Day Meditation Experiences, Day 20, Finding Your Freedom, The Energy of Attraction.  chopracentermeditation, meditations for free and for purchase.

** I change as I grow," My Little Pony Cartoons, Beneath It All, 2018

*** "Stay Curious" Why is the Color Blue so Rare in Nature? Bob Robbins, Ph.D., PBS, Feb 5, 2018, Aug 6, 2018 Facebook Watch


Dahlis Roy:  Visionary Artist, Author, and Tai Chi Instructor
Paintings by Dahlis

Silver Butterfly Create a Vision, oil painting 
Out of the Blue, Unlocking Continuous Miracles, oil painting

Photo by Zoe, published with permission

Happy Birthday Rocky!

Thursday, September 6, 2018

CRYSTAL CLEAR

Crystal Light, Crystal Bright....Crystal Clear.  



When I was very young, I loved rocks and crystals.  My Mom and Dad bought me a small geology kit.  I immediately took it appart!  I carefully separated all the little samples out of the carefully secured and labeled container.  I wanted to touch the stones and hold them:  clear quartz, rose quartz, oil shale, sandstone and many more.  I also absorbed the illustrated booklet that came with the kit.  




Mountain Top with Sky, oil paint on canvas




Years later, with my parents I bought a slab of rose quartz at Carnegie Museum of Pittsburgh.  I still have it here in the room~





One of my friends names her rocks and crystals and plants.  What a great idea!  *Maud Pie, a geologist pony on the cartoon series My Little Pony also names her rocks.  Her favorite rock is Boulder.  Maud also writes poems about rocks, "They're all about rocks, I have thousands of them."

Some of the names for stones include Denim Blue and Lucinda (on loan from friends), Oren (means Owl), Olav, King Harold, Carmel Carnelian, Savannah, Flora (Fluorite), Amy Amethyst and more.



Swirls of Sunlight:  Blue Vase with Denim Blue (Blue Lace Agate) and Lucinda (Quartz).


Look Again:

A close up of Lucinda reveals hidden lights, colors, and shadows, a multidimensional experience and delight!


                                                        Shine the Light! 




Blog Search Key Words: stone, crystal, architecture

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Angels In the Architecture

Resources:
* My Little Pony, cartoon, DHX Media, Hasbro:  Groups of ponies experience friendship patterns and life experiences.  Episodes with Maud Pie also include Rock Solid Friendship and The Maud Couple (Maud meets Mud Briar, a plant expert pony).

A Golden Guide to Rocks and Minerals, Herbert S. Zim and Paul R. Schaffer, illustrated by Raymond Perlman, (Prof. of Art Univ of IL), Golden Press New York (Western Publishing Co. Inc, Racine WI) 1957. My copy is well worn but still in use.

Carnegie Museum and Library of Pittsburgh PA


Dahlis Roy:  Visionary Artist Author and Tai Chi Instructor


Images by Dahlis
Rocky Mountain Top with sky, oil on canvas (detail)
Photos:
Rose Quartz 
Swirls of Sunlight, vase and crystals
Close Up of Lucinda, quartz crystal