tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30714104611295016562024-02-26T04:02:05.539-06:00all i did was listenrachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.comBlogger314125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-8509673729305209222013-10-14T05:00:00.000-05:002013-10-14T05:00:05.506-05:00all i did was listen is MOVING TODAY + a week of scrumptious DAILY GIVEAWAYS starting NOW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #6aa84f;">starting </span><b><span style="color: red;">TODAY!</span></b><br />
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beginning with my book all i did was listen <span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>WITH LOVE</b></span>!<br />
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all with love xox<br />
<a href="http://rachelawes.com/">http://rachelawes.com </a> </div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com24tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-15300129877696958602013-10-07T05:00:00.000-05:002013-10-07T05:00:08.359-05:00free cupcakes + art sale + library reading + author night at barnes + noble! + more news!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i'd <span style="color: red;"><b>love</b></span> it if you could come +<br />
please email me at rachelawes@gmail.com for the address!<br />
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also! <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>tonight</b></span> i will be reading some of "all i did was listen"<br />
at the <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">merriam park library</span></b> <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>in st. paul, mn</b></span><br />
+ here is the link: <a href="http://www.sppl.org/events-and-classes/featured/author-rachel-awes-all-i-did-was-listen">library info for TONIGHT!</a><br />
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also! i will be one of the authors present at the <b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;">minnetonka, mn barnes + noble</span></b><br />
author night thurs, oct 10 at 7pm<br />
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looking forward to your company!</div>
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all with love, rachel<br />
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+ more news! <span style="color: #6aa84f; font-size: large;"><b>"all i did was listen" will be moving!</b></span><br />
i can't wait to share all the details with you <b><span style="color: red;">next monday!</span></b></div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-87669205046604839832013-10-04T05:00:00.000-05:002013-10-04T05:00:07.914-05:00listening to you <div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; text-align: start;">my name is conny or known as PIAROM...i have loved to paint since i was a child…but three years ago i found my way back to my muse and dove right into the world full of colors and shapes… i am a self taught artist…so i will invite you to be part of my journey right across the rich colored world...through my paintings i wanny share my world and imagination... because life is a game and i love to play...</span></div>
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corrine gilman</div>
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corrine gilman is a creativity cheerleader, a big rock obstacle mover, a doer and a maker of all things mixed media. as an expressive arts facilitator she makes space for you to step into your own creativity by following your heart and not the rules, helping you kick that critic to the curb and open the door to possibility. she follows her muse recognizing that there are no mistakes only happy accidents in the blossoming of the creative spirit and wants to share this enthusiastically with you. corrine gives herself permission to be sparkly and sprinkles glitter wherever she goes. she will be teaching at lucky star art camp this october in the beautiful texas hill country.</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: red; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.78333282470703px;">if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to </span><a href="mailto:rachelawes@gmail.com" style="background-color: white; color: #32ffed; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 20.78333282470703px; text-decoration: none;">rachelawes@gmail.com </a> </div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-68912541529005097342013-09-30T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-30T05:00:14.765-05:00yappas<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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i made this for my friend's pilates teacher,</div>
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who walks around the room as people are stretching</div>
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+ touches them while she encourages/guides them</div>
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+ calls these "yappas" (her marvelous made-up word).</div>
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let's all sign-up just for the yappas!</div>
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all with love xox</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-79143765831554429142013-09-23T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-23T05:00:05.424-05:00my deepest love <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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wanted to share this drawing with you...</div>
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a gift to a newly married couple this month with part<br />
of their sweet vows included.<br />
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((always yes to the deep + full + tenderest)) xox</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-26561001500419448912013-09-16T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-16T05:14:11.396-05:00love your life<div style="text-align: center;">
this has to be the most unusual way i've ever delivered you a message!</div>
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come find all 39 seconds here at this link...with love xox</div>
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+ congratulations to <a href="http://sunbasilgarden.blogspot.com/">sunbasil garden </a> for winning last week's artsyville tape giveaway!</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-23049611197909549772013-09-09T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-20T09:01:00.247-05:00artsyville GIVEAWAY<div style="text-align: center;">
this is a giveaway for 6 luscious roles of colorful washi tape made by artsyville!<br />
i love all things made by my friend aimee + have multiple items of hers on my desk + dresser + heart<br />
like <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/110524252/put-your-color-on-8x10-doodle-print?ref=shop_home_active">this</a> + <a href="https://www.etsy.com/transaction/39808111?ref=fb2_tnx_title">this</a> + <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/93822032/just-get-me-near-the-sea-8x10-doodle?ref=shop_home_active">this</a><br />
+ now i have these!:<br />
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just leave your name + email in the comments section below to enter<br />
+ your name will be counted 2X if you are also an all i did was listen facebook follower (link <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/all-i-did-was-listen/110783468961315">here</a>).<br />
i will randomly pick a name sunday + announce the winner on next monday's blog post<br />
(<span style="color: #e69138;">which, by the way, will be a post to not be missed!</span>)<br />
in the meantime + all the time,<br />
aimee's awesome artsyville tape can be found<br />
<a href="http://www.artsyville.com/">here</a> + <a href="http://artsyville.etsy.com/">here</a><br />
+ there will be 9 other giveaways of her tape in the next 9 days<br />
on other blogs + you can find that "blog hop" schedule <a href="http://artsyville.blogspot.com/">here</a><br />
all with love xox<br />
(GIVEAWAY NOW CLOSED...winner announced in above post) </div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-50166257240660476042013-09-06T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-06T05:21:46.140-05:00listening to you<div style="text-align: center;">
this lovely artist is<br />
denise thewissen<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-GB">i have been creating all
kinds of things for as long as i can remember. i come alive when i have a
paintbrush or a pencil in my hand, i make mosaics, i sew my own clothes, and
generally have more ideas in my head than i have time to work them out. </span>painting is my passion. it gives me energy and
makes me happy and i want to share that feeling with people. with my art i want to bring some joy into the world, colour instead of grey, emotions instead
of indifference, sun instead of rain. i want to take people into a magical
world full of life and energy, and come out of it with a positive happy
feeling. i love combining my art with quotes, make people think, urge people to
see the good in themselves and in the world around them. give them a sense of
wonder that they can take with them and use in their own life.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.denthe.blogspot.com/">blog</a><br />
<a href="http://www.facebook.com/dentheART">facebook </a><br />
<a href="http://www.denthe.com/">website</a><br />
<a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/dentheARTS">etsy shop</a><br />
<a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/denthe/shop">red bubble shop </a><br />
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jenny grant</div>
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jenny says "namaste is a customary greeting + a symbol of gratitude + respect in Hindu. this painting tells me to just stop + be silent, mindful, + listen even though i am in the middle of a hectic life + a cluttered world. i want to listen + i want to be grateful!<br />
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-25273233038371856512013-09-02T05:00:00.000-05:002013-09-02T05:00:02.574-05:00be realistic<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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speaking of miracles,<br />
the next day i walked into the miracle of life barn<br />
at the minnesota state fair + met/pet this dear heart named "taffy"<br />
who was just one day old (melt)<br />
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want to join me + plan a miracle too?<br />
wondering what will come next for each of us...<br />
xox<br />
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(print at top is etsy added with love <a href="http://rachelawes.com/">http://rachelawes.com</a>)</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-7804399959776017252013-08-26T05:00:00.000-05:002013-08-26T05:00:10.279-05:00ole's starlight club + so much possibility<div style="text-align: center;">
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he died a few years ago + i received his blue club shirt<br />
+ decided to transform it + sent these drawings, along with his shirt,<br />
to this sweet birdie blue in australia to work her magic!<br />
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a few years ago... as an example for all of us ~ of how</div>
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the impossible simply ~ isn't...as kelly rae beautifully puts it</div>
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click here to see: <a href="http://kellyraeroberts.blogspot.com/2013/08/the-possibilitarian-project-rachel-awes.html">kelly rae roberts' blog</a> </div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-88864567128232256342013-08-19T05:00:00.000-05:002013-08-19T05:00:13.230-05:00heartsun<div style="text-align: center;">
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in response to not feeling well,<br />
my dear six year old brilliant friend, meseret,<br />
made me a drawing of myself in a jacuzzi, complete with a heartsun.<br />
i'm so grateful for the good + plenty that springs<br />
from friendship...which includes each + every one of you.<br />
xox<br />
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+ congratulations to both <a href="http://ripplespeak.com/">jennifer</a> + <a href="http://justthisonelittlething.blogspot.com/">terri</a> for winning free spots<br />
for 21 secrets LIVE (see the previous post)!<br />
i decided to expand this giveaway from one to two winners<br />
+ just wish i could give it to everyone who entered!<br />
there is, however, an early bird discount for registering now, dear ones!</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-64027775805259353112013-08-12T05:00:00.000-05:002013-08-12T05:00:03.129-05:00GIVEAWAY: 90 LIVE minutes of playing together<div style="text-align: center;">
come create + chat LIVE next year</div>
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for 90 minutes with connie + i (+ the same with 20 others)!</div>
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the pre-sale begins today!</div>
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click here for more information:<br />
<a href="https://www.e-junkie.com/ecom/gb.php?ii=1260862&c=ib&aff=191333&cl=134923">21 secrets LIVE</a><br />
AND i'm offering a giveaway for one free spot!<br />
just leave your name + email in the comments here<br />
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peace n love xox<br />
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+ i'd LOVE to see you at this week's book signing!<br />
see info here: <a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4519441">barnes + noble, maplewood, mn</a> </div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com34tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-69218605599826749732013-08-05T05:00:00.000-05:002013-08-06T05:53:14.794-05:00leave no one behind<div style="text-align: center;">
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+ please join me today</div>
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on the online breaking free talk show from 1-2pm EST (12-1 MN time)</div>
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<b><span style="color: #38761d;">at this link:</span></b> <a href="http://bambuser.com/v/3790767">breaking free</a></div>
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also...i'd love your company in august!</div>
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book signings at barnes + noble are coming up ~</div>
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thursday august 8 from 7-9 pm in edina, mn</div>
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<a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4444814">edina/galleria barnes + noble </a><br />
+ saturday august 17 from 1-3 pm in maplewood, mn<br />
<a href="http://store-locator.barnesandnoble.com/event/4519441">maplewood barnes + noble </a></div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-33004782388322669452013-08-02T05:00:00.000-05:002013-08-02T05:17:11.870-05:00listening to you<div style="text-align: center;">
this lovely artist is</div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i am Yes and Amen, Junelle Jacobsen ~ an avid photojournalist, prolific sketcher, a wild art teacher and mentor, mum of boy-men, a nun-in-disguise, and lover of the sheep. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">i am a passionate advocate for <span style="font-style: italic;">playful curiosity</span> and living life through <span style="font-style: italic;">daily adventures</span> ~ i want to see, to experience, to understand and then share the goodness that abounds in this life. it doesn’t matter if it is sketching, smearing gesso, shooting photographs, biking or hiking, writing prose, or sharing a laugh...whatever helps to see the world anew everyday -- that is my daily work, my call in life.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">a huge part of that is learning to live life with open & unclenched hands, follow the divine path wherever it takes me, and remembering to have a bag packed for what’s coming next. i choose to live life with a “Yes” on my lips, a welcoming heart for new friends, and that *</span><span style="font-style: italic;">adventure* </span><span style="font-size: small;">word</span><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>scribbled at the top of every day’s list. </span></div>
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monika welch<br />
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-17456956021757502352013-07-29T05:00:00.000-05:002013-07-29T05:00:05.978-05:00more on dreams...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-88090111390649072832013-07-22T05:00:00.000-05:002013-07-22T05:00:12.051-05:00the basket of me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-18021363014504199412013-07-15T05:00:00.000-05:002013-07-15T05:00:09.623-05:00love + realsies<div style="text-align: center;">
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instead, a fever rose up + said "stay home".</div>
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sweetly, this dear artist, <a href="http://instagram.com/lisarydinerickson">signe</a>, was able to take my place<br />
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in roseville, minnesota, july 20 at 2pm</div>
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all with love + realsies to the beats in our hearts</div>
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-23832878738727727972013-07-08T05:00:00.000-05:002013-07-08T05:00:00.027-05:00cushion the abyss<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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(our conversation still viewable here: <a href="http://bambuser.com/v/3690292">breaking free show</a>)</div>
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shared with great love for this place of tender</div>
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xox<br />
(+ congratulations to lura, winner of the somerset life mag giveaway from last week!)</div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #42413c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">illustration at FIT and children's book illustration at the school of visual</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #42413c; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 18px; text-align: left;">illustrated numerous children's books including 'One Love' & 'Every Little Thing,' words by Bob & Cedella Marley, and 'Tallulah' written by Tori Spelling. vanessa currently makes her nest in charlotte, NC with her husband of 20 years, their daughter, and a very rambunctious cat named stripes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">flora bowley is an internationally celebrated painter, teacher, author, and inspirationalist. her vibrant paintings can be found in numerous galleries, in public spaces, on album covers and on a variety of unique licensed products found around the world. flora combines eighteen years of professional painting experience with her background as a yoga instructor, massage therapist and lifelong joy seeker to infuse her teaching and painting style with a deep connection to body, mind, and spirit.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"> f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">lora’s intuitive and transformational approach to painting (and living) and has inspired thousands of people to “let go, be bold and unfold” as they step fearlessly into their creative process. flora’s book,</span><i style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">Brave Intuitive Painting</i><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">, was published by quarry books in may, 2012, and has already sold over 17,000 copies.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;"> f</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">lora spends her time painting, teaching workshops around the world, running online courses, exploring mossy forests, and living among a vibrant community of artists in portland, or. </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; text-align: start;">to see flora’s art and find out more about her book, online courses and workshops, please visit </span></span><br />
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-8148857744162910382013-07-01T05:00:00.000-05:002013-07-01T05:04:05.007-05:00somerset life! july 2013 magazine + GIVEAWAY<div style="text-align: center;">
somerset life! july 2013 </div>
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delighted + grateful to have this spread<br />
in <a href="http://stampington.com/whats-new-coming-soon/Somerset-Life-Summer-2013">somerset lifes'</a> beautiful magazine.<br />
i share a story here<br />
about how my life is found in my art<br />
+ my art found in my life...<br />
a thin line between the two.<br />
all with love xox<br />
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also a GIVEAWAY of one magazine...<br />
simply leave a comment here if you'd like to enter,<br />
along w/your email address,<br />
+ i will randomly draw a name by next monday.<br />
(i'll enter your name twice for those making a purchase<br />
from my shop this week <a href="http://rachelawes.com/">http://rachelawes.com</a>)</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-21817057476125036482013-06-24T05:00:00.000-05:002013-06-28T08:27:36.441-05:00places to meet<div style="text-align: center;">
i would love to meet you </div>
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in person!</div>
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here are some possible places</div>
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xox</div>
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white bear lake, mn</div>
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+/or online</div>
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for a skype interview</div>
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on living a fulfilling life</div>
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here: <a href="http://www.perchedtofly.com/2013/06/rachel-awes/">http://www.perchedtofly.com/2013/06/rachel-awes/</a></div>
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+/or you can still watch this,</div>
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aired live june 24, 8pm eastern standard time</div>
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on the breaking free internet talk show<br />
+ available to watch afterward as well</div>
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here: <a href="http://bambuser.com/v/3690292">the breaking free show </a></div>
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i found this sweet art in the sundance store </div>
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in my trip last week to colorado</div>
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(thank you to this unknown artist!)</div>
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~ with love to you all ~</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-30080013582033037852013-06-17T05:00:00.000-05:002013-06-17T05:00:04.122-05:00a breath between posts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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a breath between posts (for a week or two)</div>
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to take in mountains/sun/moon</div>
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xox</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-309632261241081592013-06-10T05:00:00.000-05:002013-06-10T05:04:15.192-05:00easel work<div style="text-align: center;">
i have walked through my moms' t-shirts,</div>
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(next, i will bring blues into those blooms)</div>
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walking into each others lives, through all that it is,</div>
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is not always easy work, but it is the work of this easel,</div>
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+ of my very life.</div>
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xox</div>
rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-38913823879262686932013-06-07T05:00:00.000-05:002014-05-09T04:01:04.534-05:00listening to you <div style="text-align: center;">
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this lovely artist is</div>
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magaly perez</div>
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i'm an artist who loves to smudge her fingers in paint and make beautiful works of art on paper. and love to share all this beauty to the world. painting is intimate for me, the solitude of space, my paper, my acrylics and brushes. a connection where thoughts and feelings are making beautiful music together . sometimes they spill loudly across the page other times is like listening to blues lavishly rattling the motions in my soul. my heart, my mind are at a flow. the rhythm feels right and once i'm feeling the groove everything i need in that given moment is in place. and i know the story--the image has begun and i'm having fun.</div>
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rachel aweshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08924943875521153558noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3071410461129501656.post-46595658360746966582013-06-03T05:00:00.000-05:002013-06-03T05:11:53.058-05:00barnes & noble!<div style="text-align: center;">
"all i did was listen" is now in minnesota barnes + noble stores!<br />
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(mall of america, calhoun, downtown mpls, maplewood, highland, har mar, + galleria)</div>
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for those of you not in minnesota, hopefully these will eventually travel your way as well</div>
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+ for now, avail in my shop at <a href="http://rachelawes.com/">http://rachelawes.com</a> or through amazon w/love.</div>
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