'Portrait of the artist as a Young Girl'
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Donna Iona Drozda
I couldn't let the day end without wishing you a happy new walk around the natural wheel of the year. Today the New Moon 
is in Aries, albeit a late degree, yet still this is the place to hold a vision for the way you would like your precious life to unfold in year ahead. The plants and the baby animals are starting out fresh and so can we.
I hope you will embrace what life has given you up until today and open to all that you can be. What a great time to swim out into the creative sea that surrounds.
Happy New 'Natural Year'! ~Sweet singing in your dreams
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Donna Iona Drozda
Two illustrations for The Luna Calendar white ink, pastel, prisma color pencil on black illustration board
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Hi Iona,
ReplyDeleteI'm very much enjoying the gentle and inviting nature of your posts. A number of years ago I did a series based on moon phases. Now, when I read your blog I feel like I'm reinvited into a new phase/new relationship with these cycles. Thank you:)
The top one could be an illustration for The Secret Garden. Happy New Natural Year Donna.
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ReplyDeleteI love the black and white, so clean. We had dolphins this morning feeding around the boat. There is always a baby or two this time of year. We have a little parade here in the mooring field every morning. First the local crabbers come and check their pots, the pelicans follow close behind to gather any leftovers and then the dolphins enjoy the last dance. We are heading north in the morning and I will miss the daily ritual. Hopefully we will see some manatees as we make our way up the intracoastal. Thank you for your daily posts, they keep me inspired. Hope to talk soon.
Donna Litchfield
Love these pieces and the concept of starting over and starting fresh! just wonderful!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is wonderful....You share so much. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Hannah H-"inviting" is the perfect word for your posts. They make me want to try new things.
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ReplyDeleteDid you get the instructions for your About page that I posted in the Comments on the class blog? I put them up earlier today, about 4:30 pst.
Love, love, love these moon creations--reminding me to run out and apologize to Mz. Moon that I'm a day late but basking in her reminder to ever consider new starts on continued creativity. (The circle/cycle of life flows forward continuously.)
ReplyDeletethank you all for stopping over to share a bit of 'luna see' I simply adore this time of year and the fresh beginning.
ReplyDeleteRobyn, your 'secret garden' post is delicious, thanks so much for even suggesting that my work might fit under that inspired umbrella.
Hannah...thanks for your guidance...I am admittedly techno-challenged.
Hey Jude..thanks! Mz. Moon doesn't keep score...any time we 'look up' is its own reward
I'll be thinking about this year ahead and creating my unfolding intentions - thanks for the reminder. I love these black and white lunar beauties. Happy bew moon, and blessings in this nature filled new year, xox K
ReplyDeleteD~~Thank you for your inspiration! The intention of your words and the style and strength of your images. You may say you are techno-challenged, but your grace shines through. :)
ReplyDeleteWonderful drawings and thoughts. Your blog is fantastic... The New 'Natural Year' has started off very nicely for me. I wish you and all your readers the same.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely LOVE these illustrations! Your blog is looking better and better; can't wait to see what else you'll do with it. BTW, I was following the moon once, and it led me off the edge of the earth...
ReplyDeleteYour artwork is POPPING on this background-I really like it and I feel that I can see your images better-nice job!
ReplyDeleteThis new layout is beautiful...so clean and simple - love it!
ReplyDeleteThis new blog layout really does justice to your beautiful art. Even though the art in the posts is small relative to the whole page, it is riveting.
ReplyDeleteyour paintings are beautiful! Like the new Layout.. simple and elegant.
ReplyDeleteThank you all for the feedback as we continue the grand triage.
ReplyDeleteI don't know that you're all that challenged Iona. You are rocking this blog! I think all of your lunar wisdom is coming to fruition here. I love your whole name as the blog title; there are resonances of so many cultures...
ReplyDeleteIona I love your portrait of the artist as a young girl. I think you have captured in an amazing way, the feeling we have as young girls, so full of hope and wonder at the world, what might our lives contain? There is a heady joyfulness in the simplicity of the image that reminds me of when I was young. A very powerful piece - thank you for creating and sharing it with all the world.
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