my heart told me to grow bigger, still.

inspired by connie from http://dirtyfootprints-studio.com/ 's let loose course through
http://wishstudio.com/2011/10/01/wishbig-ecamp-winter-2012/, + by this tug inside, i painted. sending love out to all that is beckoning within you. xox

may love always surround your beautiful baby

i made this for a lovely expecting member of our family. i also wanted to share it w/you...hoping for such swirls to surround us all. (etsy added w/love http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

dear crossing

i came across my favorite sign ever, upon visiting a family member, recovering from surgery. don't we all need such encouragement along our path? such love?

happy valentines day xox

(+ congratulations to jane from http://journeytotheedgeofjane.blogspot.com/ whose name was drawn from last week's posting to receive a print of choice!)

our words + a GIVEAWAY

i treasure the writing + speaking + whispering springing out of your hearts. thank you for sharing such abc's with me here. (etsy added w/love. http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

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for the followers of this all i did was listen blog, i would like to offer a giveaway out of such gratitude. please check out my etsy shop + let me know what print you'd like + a random name will be chosen by next monday. xox

valentinest

she too dances in my shop as prints/cards if you'd like http://rachelawes.etsy.com/

sending out lovelovelove xo

(also! i'll be teaching an online course in february called "art affirmations for your whole self" through wish studios...creating artful affirmations for yourself from infancy forward...just click on the blue wish studio button to the right of this post to learn more!)

her hallways were daisies + breath, rainbows

it is always the best thing to surrender to our true nature, don't you think? what does yours look like? how can you embrace it in your hallways? lovelove to all these places.

etsy added w/love http://rachelawes.etsy.com

such an arch

upon contemplation of the st. louis arch

(a commission piece)

... how i adore all that points us to possibility. xox

a friend found in a fox

inspired by visions from a brilliant life named emily...(she said she couldn't get the picture out of her mind of me running, w/red hair + red fox..bless her heart!)
etsy added w/love xo http://rachelawes.etsy.com/

happy new year

happy new year to each dear one of you.

etsy added (as cards) with love xox (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

happy holidays

happy holidays w/love to each of you~into the heart of your christmas, your hanukkah, your life. (etsy added w/love http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

i am free to love what i love

this thought dropped in as i was sampling colors in an art store.
etsy added with love xox (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

+ here's another colorful thing i just found + love:

(http://artsyville.blogspot.com/2011/12/put-your-color-on.html)

all that delights

just sharing a lil' bit of fun. picked up a fabric marker at a local art store + a $2.99 skirt at the good will + stitched parts of my bandanas into a tree + wa la, a new ware :) sending out love + celebration to all that delights you. xox

a harmonica evolution

my dear friend, karen, was pondering how she may want to play in the next part of her life. one thing became clear. learning the harmonica was calling. this is a photo of her hands + new treasure. i just found it all beautiful. sending out lovely notes to each of you. xox

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(+ speaking of girlfriends, please take a peek at my monthly column at girlfriendology. this one is about holiday gift ideas http://girlfriendology.com/blog/4685/holiday-gift-ideas-for-special-friend-girlfriend-guru-rachel-awes/)

i trust what rises up from my heart

((hope you all had a lovely thanksgiving week. xox))

i created this as a kiss between a painting + a drawing/thus refrained from adding color.

original 11 X 14 added with love to my shop (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

inspired by film

these are the last of (holiday) cards/prints ~ inspired from the animated film "the prince of egypt". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oG0a9WFkgzU both can be found at http://rachelawes.etsy.com/.

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also! in other news~ all i did was listen is the featured artist in a new online magazine called sprout/please come visit! http://tinyurl.com/sproutmagazine

xox

lit together

etsy added w/love. xox (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

bles*sings

holiday cards (+ prints) are growing (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/). bles*sings to you. xox

be still + know

i have been working on art for the holidays. my next few posts will be sharing these new prints (they can all also be cards), which will be available in my shop (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/). xox

happy halloween time

the monsters looked so cute on our son's pj pants & so i was moved to try some on myself.

(i was going to post this on halloween, but realized if anyone wanted it as a card or print from my shop, i'd better add it nowwww! :) http://rachelawes.etsy.com) boo love! xox

dancing in the middle

she insisted on spilling out of me & being here with you. xox