Tuesday, May 4, 2010

amazing love

after a fun family card game of five crowns, we laughed about who broke whose heart, or created black holes in hearts with winning/losing, or displaced a heart from one spot to another, & so on. following such a pondering, the conversation picked back up at bedtime. somehow this led our sons to recalling that worms have five hearts. NOW THEY HAD ME. i raced out of the room to put it in ink. it was they who had a lullaby for me that night. & sweet dreams to all of you too. xo
p.s. i just learned that the lovely hearted lisa just posted an interview of me on her beautiful new blog "strength to be me"& here's the link:

32 comments:

Katy said...

I love this one! I will never look at a worm the same way xxx

Diane said...

Do they really have 5 hearts?! I love this, and I'm off to check out your interview!

Amariah said...

Didn't know that about those worms:) I love that the figure is 'encircled' in your drawing and great interview Rachel!

Kim Mailhot said...

New appreciation for worms here too. Love that your kiddos lullaby-ed you last night - so sweet.
The interview was fantastic - so inspiring and it was nice to get to "know" your creative heart better.
Happy Tuesday, Strong One.

Dee said...

I enjoyed learning a little more about you in your interview and what an honor to be featured on some one else's blog. The worm quote gleaned from your son is priceless!

Judit Labòria said...

I just read an interview .... your love is contagious. Thanks for these little moments, make my life better, and fill me with hope.

The Little Cloth Rabbit said...

Hi Rachel

Great to meet you- thank you so much for the lovely comment you left at my blog :)

I LOVE the bright colours you use in your artwork!

Em x

Faiza said...

Hi Rachel!,

I gave you the Sunshine Award on my blog today. Come take a look and revel in your celebrity :)

F

Faiza said...

I work with a group of adults with developmental disabilities who run a vermicompost program at my work and do a great job of educating us on how it functions. One of the things they love to tell is how our red wiggler worms in the compost have five hearts!

How fun that your son made that connection after a game of cards!

Bella Sinclair said...

Glorious, simply glorious. Did you know that my word verification on the last post was MyWORM? Off to read your interview now. Have a great day!

lori vliegen said...

you always create the sweetest illustrations.....because they're straight from your heart!! and even though you don't have five hearts (no worms here!!), you only need one, because yours is extra-SPECIAL-enormous!!! xox, :))
p.s. congrats on your interview....i enjoyed reading your "cliff notes"....

Lori said...

I love this- I actually really like worms! Off to read the interview!

Anonymous said...

Lovely to meet you! Thank you for the kind comment you left on my blog. :) I love your work!!

Anonymous said...

even the little wiggle worms love...love that! I am always so touched by your artwork Rachel, truly inspiring! Now, off to see the interview!

S. Etole said...

that's a fact to make a heart smile ...

ELK said...

what a fabulous interview ..my heart is full!!

Megan Coyle said...

I love how colorful all your pieces are. And what sweet words - it amazes me how you can even make worms sound lovely :)

Lisa said...

Rachel, As I get ready to plant a garden, I will think about those wonderful worms, and their hearts, taking care of the Earth for all of us.

I love the story that goes with this art, and how you ran to put it into your own visual words.

I look forward to reading your interview.

Lisa said...

Absolutely gorgeous, and insightful - help us to remember even the tiniest things (that we all too often forget or don't know!) can hold big messages.

Thank YOU for such a lovely interview and such honest answers...what a nice way for your readers to see yet more of you!

aimee said...

i love the story behind this one just as much as the drawing itself! it's so much fun when conversations drift - in this case, from cards to hearts to worms to love to a piece of art!

p.s. great interview! i love how you write in poetry!

Whosyergurl said...

something I've never forgotten...I had to disect a worm MANY years ago in school and find the five hearts...ICKY-POO!

xo, Cheryl

Rosario Elizalde said...

hi Rachel,

thanks for the beautufill coments on my blog (sorry if my english is bad) you have a particular style on you ilusttration and i love that! so happy and with a lot of color.

hugs,
Rosario.

Patricia González Palacios said...

Hi, thanks for your visit, sorry my english is bad you have a particular style and a beatiful color, hugs paty

Mary said...

Five hearts? How cool is that?! What a beautiful story!

The Itsy Bitsy Spill said...

i LOVE YOUR BLOG FULL OF LIFE AND COLOR. i LOVE YOUR HEADER YOUR TITLE IS WONDERFUL!!!

fOLLOWING YOU!

lOVE YOUR WORK!!!

Liv @ Choosing Beauty said...

I love this and you and now even worms. You have helped me love more today!

Ilustrasole said...

thanks fot visit my blog, your´s is amazing! full of colors and life.
Glad to meet you

Susie Lubell said...

i can't wait for those five-hearted lovelies to start making their way to our new compost. love this new piece and the story to go with it. xo

rachel skrobalak said...

thank you so much for your beautiful comment. you made me smile. what a wonderful little blog you've got going on over here! xx

june at noon said...

Oooh, not a fan of worms at all, but this makes me think a little more nicely about them. ;)

Milena said...

Rachel, the cards I ordered from your Etsy shop have just arrived :) They are even more gorgeous than I wished them to be. Thank you so much for sharing your rainbow coloured world of happy thoughts :)

Elizabeth Halt said...

I have a new appreciation for worms now! Five hearts! Wow.