crowned
with hebrew letters
on the bottom
of love.
it seems to be a story
i am telling
but really
it is one i am hearing +
wrote down
out the land
of mystery.
xox
Monday, April 29, 2013
welcome home
crowned
with hebrew letters
on the bottom
of love.
it seems to be a story
i am telling
but really
it is one i am hearing +
wrote down
out the land
of mystery.
xox
Monday, April 22, 2013
Monday, April 15, 2013
Monday, April 8, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
listening to you
this lovely artist is:
yvonne stewart
yvonne stewart is a textile artist living and working in st andrews scotland. her work is whimsical and quirky and is often inspired by everyday things such as conversations and emotions. working in mixed media including gouache, ink, pencil and acrylic - yvonne creates thoughtful little ladies and creatures living in their dream like worlds. a mixture of controlled painting combined with spontaneous mark making is typical of the style of yvonne whos artwork can also be found under the name of coramantic.
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+ this lovely artist is:
aimee dolich
"I've loved color, words, writing, hand lettering and doodling for as long as I can remember, but for much of my life I kept all those things in separate jars. Then one day, I thought "Hmmm. What if...?" I tossed everything in a bowl, put the mixer on high, and I found that I liked living in my chaos of wordy color. So I stayed, and named it Artsyville. It's my work, play and therapy all in one."
aimee
etsy shop
artsyville blog
aimee
etsy shop
artsyville blog
if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com
Monday, April 1, 2013
gift bundles
Monday, March 25, 2013
grateful
here are a few things i find myself grateful for lately
***
for the beautiful support from so many of you for my book
(my scanner isn't wide enough to show every name ~ my cup overflows)
(my scanner isn't wide enough to show every name ~ my cup overflows)
for the wee steps in starting a new one
for the steps of all i love both far + near
(here, a photo of our oldest, abe, in shadow in the middle back)
+ for my word of the year ((held))
+ how it continues to find me
(photo of my dad, who passed a few years ago, + i).
there is always goodness to count
because all of our lives count so dearly.
love to you xox
+ how it continues to find me
(photo of my dad, who passed a few years ago, + i).
there is always goodness to count
because all of our lives count so dearly.
love to you xox
Monday, March 18, 2013
gather the flowers
maybe when we
gather the flowers
they are surprising us
+ are actually
full of our dreams
+ wings for our flight
+ taste like blue raspberry popsicles
as long as their colors can last
+
for as long as we let them in.
gather the flowers
they are surprising us
+ are actually
full of our dreams
+ wings for our flight
+ taste like blue raspberry popsicles
as long as their colors can last
+
for as long as we let them in.
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Monday, March 11, 2013
art journaling workshop "21 secrets" GIVEAWAY
giving away
one free membership
to this art journaling online workshop
taught by myself + many wonderful others
(see more here: 21 secrets)
just leave a comment here if you'd like to win
+ a way to reach you
+ a way to reach you
+ as long as you are a current or new follower of
this all i did was listen blog,
your name will be entered into a random hat
(entries taken through march 17 at noon)
*
peace n love xox
Monday, March 4, 2013
Friday, March 1, 2013
listening to you
this lovely artist is:
lori portka
Lori is a full-time artist with a mission is to spread happiness. Her designs appear on greeting cards, prints, calendars, prayer flags and magazines internationally. Lori is also the creator of A Month of Thank Yous, a beautifully uplifting gratitude kit. All of her artwork is made with an open heart and the intention to spread love and healing.
+
this lovely artist is:
ashley inzer
Hi, I'm Ashley Inzer and I run an intuitive graphic design & high end branding business. I work with entrepreneurs who dare to create the reality they dream of living. This means I work with some serious rockstar women who run conscious-based businesses. Most of these women are coaches, healers, authors, artists & rebels. I really love the rebels :) They reveal to me time and again that we really can have it all.
Since I am naturally an empath I feel things about people, you know? I also have 12 years of professional design experience. This makes for some seriously remarkable graphic design & brand strategy.
- I am fascinated by human behavior and the mind/body/spirit connection.
- I believe in the power of good feelings and delight.
- I take a stand for co-creation and compassion.
I live in Los Angeles, California with my animals & gorgeous husband. Please come and say hello through the links below!
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if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com
Monday, February 25, 2013
an invitation
*
i'll be at the bibelot shop on grand ave in st. paul,
signing all i did was listen books,
february 28 from 5-9 pm.
hope to see you there!
xo
Monday, February 18, 2013
Monday, February 11, 2013
the colors
happy valentines week
the language of the heart
is a very fine thing...
worthy of being listened to
+ followed
for as many miles as we have to
+ want to + must.
xox
*
((also))
please come if you can to an
"all i did was listen" feb. 12 book signing!
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen
Monday, February 4, 2013
giving away original pages
here are some of my original typings + scribbly notes
from the rough draft of "all i did was listen".
i came across them as i began to
finally clear a space
of pilings
from the four years of making.
i need to
empty
in order
for anything new
to really emerge.
finally clear a space
of pilings
from the four years of making.
i need to
empty
in order
for anything new
to really emerge.
i have two manuscripts i've partially begun
+ i'd like to return to them.
i wonder if anyone would want these pages...
what i do know is i need to let them go.
in this spirit, i will give them in two parts to the next two people
who order my book here
http://rachelawes.com
(please note "pages" in the note in your order +
i will announce the winners on my facebook page)
with love to all your emptyings + emergings,
xox rachel
Friday, February 1, 2013
listening to you
this lovely artist is chrissie grace:
My name is Chrissie Grace.
Who I am in a nutshell:
Child of God
wife
mother
friend
artist
author
lover of coffee
beach girl at heart
dancer
teacher
I love to create...it is in my heart and soul and it is at the essence of who I am.
email: gracechrissie@yahoo.com
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+ this lovely artist is julia fehrenbacher:
"whispers of truth" art
+
poetry:
Listening
What if I
just sit here
right now
and maybe
forever
sipping tea
and poetry, breathing in
each word
like it's all
that will keep me
alive
Listening
as the right now
wild rain
grows wilder
just the two of us
side by side
pouring
our thirsty hearts
all over the place
right now
and maybe
forever
sipping tea
and poetry, breathing in
each word
like it's all
that will keep me
alive
Listening
as the right now
wild rain
grows wilder
just the two of us
side by side
pouring
our thirsty hearts
all over the place
(and)...
Dear you
you, the one
reading these words
you, with
your ancient, wanting heart
you,
wondering if you'll ever
get it right
I invite you
to pause
for a moment
to listen to
the space
between
these words
to the space
where softness
rests
and hunger
fades
to the space
that so
gently
asks you to
stop
the thoughts
that doubt
your worth
to stop the
voices that compare
and leave
you feeling
less
There is no
less
there are no
shadows or shoulds, no pretty or good
no bad or
broken, no right or wrong in
Love
There is
only this breath
and that
which breathes it
there is
only You
and your
giggling, fully blossomed
Self
Julia Fehrenbacher is an author, a poet, and a painter. Her life’s work is to step into her truest, most empowered self so that she may guide others to the same. She lives in Corvallis, Oregon with her husband and two little girls. If you’d like to join her on this path of shedding & opening & living from a place of truth and authenticity, please visit her at http://paintedpath.org, she’d so love to have you there.
Julia released her first book of poetry and art, On the Other Side of Fear, in May of 2012. It, along with her art, is available at http://juliafeh.etsy.com
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(if you would like your art/photography referencing listening here, please email me with 1-2 attachments, your links + short bio to rachelawes@gmail.com)Monday, January 28, 2013
new piece: hippy valentines day
(click on pic to see bigger)
etsy added w/love:
+
a book signing is coming up/
please come if you can!
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen
+
a book signing is coming up/
please come if you can!
http://www.commongoodbooks.com/event/rachel-awes-discusses-her-book-all-i-did-was-listen
+
reviews + dear emails have been coming in
about reader's responses to the book
"all i did was listen"...
(can find book here for yourself and/or as a
valentines gift! : http://rachelawes.com)
here are a few reviews, if you've been curious
about buying one, + if you already have a book
+ wouldn't mind gifting me with an additional review
at the link directly below, that would be lovely!
thank you, dearly, xo
Monday, January 21, 2013
valentines on my mind
preparing my heart
for the language of a valentine
these + more available as both prints + cards
etsy added with love http://rachelawes.com
and...
if you'd like a lil' window into my presentation at the art store "wet paint" last week,
my facebook page has an album of photos https://www.facebook.com/rachel.awes?ref=tn_tnmn
and
here is a personal story behind my book writing that i'd love to share with you
over at mindy's blog
http://www.wishstudiolife.com/2013/01/jan20-all-i-did-was-listen.html
and...
if you'd like a lil' window into my presentation at the art store "wet paint" last week,
my facebook page has an album of photos https://www.facebook.com/rachel.awes?ref=tn_tnmn
and
here is a personal story behind my book writing that i'd love to share with you
over at mindy's blog
http://www.wishstudiolife.com/2013/01/jan20-all-i-did-was-listen.html
xox
Monday, January 14, 2013
smart
"what does being smart mean?"
was asked at a children's sermon
+ one of the children responded
"being true of yourself"
+ i took in a whoosh of breath
+ learned from this dear littlebig teacher.
*
KID t-shirt, print + cards, etsy added w/love:
*
other bits o news:
i'll be speaking here this week:
+
transformative art journaling workshop is now available for sign-up here:
+
find article i've written for us all about resting here:
xox
Friday, January 11, 2013
available now! transformative art journaling workshop.
now available for registration!
here is the description of the workshop i'll be offering there:
transformative art journaling
this psychologist + art playgroundist will guide you through identifying messages within of fear + trembliness + transforming them into artful affirmations in your journals. come see how the beauty within is truly astounding ~ even, + maybe especially, out of the hidden + painful places.
and! there are many more fabulous art journaling workshops offered alongside!
come see at 21 secrets!
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