a family summer project

our lil' family made a gift together for our wonderful brother/uncle
(in plaid below)

+ wanted to share some glimpses w/you!

i'll be in + out of blogland this august but still
creating weekly posts + checking in when i can.
sending out summer love xox

love is my gravity

"love is my gravity"

quote said + approved to be shared

by one of my gorgeous hearted clients.

...this is a page from my all i did was listen book

(which is in limbo-land about whether it will be

published by self or a publisher...it's such

a long process but it will be offered someday!)

for now, the mug + tee are etsy added with love xox

http://rachelawes.etsy.com/

silence ~n~ hugging

thank you, silence
+
one day i let myself get really small + i hugged a blade of grass for a very long time.
((i love small things that are big things))
***
a couple new lil' pieces that are etsy added w/love (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/) xo

painting flowers

hoping flowers into your summer + heart.

she is happily living in new t-shirts i've ordered ~

for now she's etsy added as a print w/love

http://rachelawes.etsy.com/

listening to you

a fall invitation:

might you consider sharing your art/photography here

that references listening?

if you would, please email me

(rachelawes@gmail.com)

one or two pieces, along with your links + a brief bio,

+ i will share them the first + third friday of each month,

beginning september seventh.

xox

(happy fireworks in your skies to you) *

filling these shoes

let's all dress-up + be ourselves. xox

a rainbow of amen

this picture kept nudging its' way on to paper.

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



the really nice giant lady

(just a lil' bit of fun)

"please join me at the top of the hill because the really nice giant lady is giving out cookies"

xox

secret littles

six teeny canvases holding secrets

now added to my shop w/love

(http://rachelawes.etsy.com/):

*i long for a kiss

*the thought of you still gives me butterflies

*my dreams are very big (two)

*when i wake up i think of you

*i just want someone to love me

((sending love out to all that's nestled deep in your hearts xox)

i trust what rises up from my heart ((revised))

i revised a previous painting + i think this girl is happier now.

i most love how a heart ~showed up~ + i was sure to not paint over it!

i'll be posting this original in my lil' shop w/love http://rachelawes.etsy.com/

joy

made as a lil' gift. also available as prints in my shop w/love (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/)

men connecting with heart

i had fun painting another block + this time of dear men connecting with heart.

peace n love xox

group hug

oxo
*
also ~ a lil' happy dance ~ all i did was listen's blog banner is featured in the current (may-july) artful blogging magazine! woo hoo!

again in april

here ends the again in april art pieces (all still available w/love through my shop http://rachelawes.etsy.com/). hope you have had a beautiful april. xox
(+ congratulations to the dear winner of three cards from last week's posting:
kim mailhot of http://queen-of-arts.blogspot.com/!)

again in april + new tees + a GIVEAWAY

here is another early art piece through april (all still available w/love through my shop http://rachelawes.etsy.com/). a reaching out from my heart to yours. always.

also

"hit your high note + shine" + "girl riding on a tulip" are both available now as t-shirts in my shop (http://rachelawes.etsy.com). it's been so fun to see these come to "life"

also

i'd like to offer a set of 3 cards giveaway + will randomly draw + announce the winner april 30. if you'd like to be entered, leave a comment here of your fav 3 images for cards (http://rachelawes.etsy.com/) + a way to reach you. you will get additional entries if you become a new follower on my blog or facebook or pinterest or twitter pages (see all links on right side of my blog) or announce my giveaway on your blog or facebook page. thank you, dear ones!

library love notes

i interupt the regular scheduled programming of "again in april" to share a window from my weekend...a few sweet friends + i met at our local library to create + leave lil' love notes in books. it was soul-fun to select words that would travel to dear hearts + choose which books to place them into. so many genres to choose from + we did: childrens, cooking, health, poetry, etc. my favorite book i left one is was "are you there god? it's me, margaret." by judy blume (anyone remember that one?!)

the words we offer each other are powerful + matter so very deeply.

i forever thank you for each of yours. xo

**also!**

please visit me, along with lovely others, in the kindness issue ((just out!)) of the online mag "sprout"! http://tinyurl.com/sproutmagazine

again in april

here a couple more of my ealier art pieces i'm sharing through april (all still available through my shop http://rachelawes.etsy.com/). so here they are again. a reaching out from my heart to yours. always. + love to you this easter/passover. xo

(+ congratulations to the winner of the art doll workshop giveaway http://christywilson.ca/)

again in april

i thought i'd share a few of my art pieces through april that i created earlier on. they might be new to some of you + if not, i hope they still offer up fresh love + encouragement (all still available w/love through my shop http://rachelawes.etsy.com/). so here they are again. a reaching out from my heart to yours. always.

**

also, susana is offering an art doll workshop giveaway...

http://ateliersusanatavares.blogspot.pt/2012/03/art-doll-on-line-workshop-workshop.html

to have a chance to win, be or become a follower of my blog, or of my pinterest, twitter or facebook page (all links listed on the right hand side of this blog) + let me know in a comment + i'll randomly choose a name at the end of this week + announce the winner april 9.

xox

pilut

i made this one two times. my favorite is the orange, but the pink helped me to get there + i thank her. etsy added w/love xox http://rachelawes.etsy.com/