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Thank you to our 2004
VMI Award Winners in the Viewers Category:
1st Place: Amy Sax Luke
2nd Place: Beth Sax
3rd Place: Tied, Allison Harkins, Susan Jorgensen
Honorable Mention: Pamela Jaye Smith
Date: 12/30/04
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence@aol.com
Image: Triangle by Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Perspective
notify: Yes
comments:
I am intrigued by this design - my first reaction was that it was harsh as it
began to fill in on my screen. But as soon as the transfer was complete, I began
to appreciate the nuance, the execution, the balance, the bright yellow
triangles of light. So, in a matter of seconds, I was drawn in and began to
smile. I really like this design, Mary. Thanks for sharing it with all of us!
Happy New Year!
Date: 11/10/04
Name: Marion Odgers
Email: momazmat@cs.com
Image: Drawing / Painting by Virgina (Eland' Ra)
ViewerTitle: Virginia's Painting
notify: Yes
comments:
Virginia, I am so amazed by all your talents and abilties. This beautiful
painting was so intensely eye-catching and what immediately came to mind was
that this is "The womb of creation". With it's two opened vortexes, I
saw how we are given choice points, as we move along our path to creation - like
a fork in a road, but with all choices ultimately leading to the same end and
with the same divine purpose.
Thank you so much for sharing your inspired work. I am having a great time
looking at all these amazing pieces of artwork and am wondering if any
altruistic artists out there would allow me to display their works (with
appropriate credit lines and links) on a website I'm looking to create in the
near future? Please email mail, if interested! I'd be so grateful!
With love and peace, Marion
Date: 11/9/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Drawing / Painting by Virgina (Eland' Ra)
ViewerTitle: The Apple Throne is complete
notify: Yes
comments:
This painting looks rich in color and feeling to me. The apple throne is
complete and ready to be enjoyed and sat upon! It represents the abundance and
spiritual power available to us in life and in nature.
Date: 11/8/04
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence
Image: Drawing / Painting by Virgina (Eland' Ra)
ViewerTitle: Comfort Abides
notify: Yes
comments:
I am not sure why, but as soon as the image was displayed on my screen, I
felt a comfort there. Also a life force that I would not call vibrant but
gentle. Which surprised me because the colors are vibrant, but the whole of the
piece speaks of tenderness and comfort. Thanks for sharing, Virginia.
Date: 10/27/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Triangle Painting: Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: You got the balls to go to the top
notify: Yes
comments:
Hi Mary,
You got the balls to go to the top is very clear to me. The colors of the
balls & arrow---Red, yellow & orange are the lower chakras fueling the
energy of the painting. Fueling the energy of the triangle to shoot up to never
before reached spiritual heights of truth & wisdom. This painting so clearly
speaks to me---I had to write right away!
Love,
Amy
Date: 10/26/04
Name: Marye Gail Harrison
Email: maryegailh@comcast.com
Image: Triangle Painting: Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Our Truth Makes Us Strong
notify: Yes
comments:
I was very touched by your statement on the red velet and gold apple art,
about how scary it was to share more of your truth. The eternal gestating
feminine pours out of that work. This one with the upward arrow and two
"breasts" seems a mixture of male and female strength- Amazon like
from my female view. Perhaps this strength is what you discovered after you
spoke more of your truth?
Date: 10/15/04
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence@aol.com
Image: Wisdom Paintings
ViewerTitle: Sensual Fullness
notify: Yes
comments:
What a bold, sensual piece. Striking in its simplicity and its complexity.
Thank you, Mary, for the courage and strength you express in this piece!
Date: 10/12/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Wisdom Paintings
ViewerTitle: My Heart Got Straigtened Out
notify: Yes
comments:
Hi Mary,
My heart got straigtened by the light inside my belly. The yellow light did
---yeah---that's who did it to my heart!! It just jumped right in there from my
belly chakra and got my heart---Good thing too because I'm stronger now!
Love,
Subject: Re: Inspiring Image
Date: 10/11/2004 9:18:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: sara@bridgecastllc.com
Greetings Mary,
I love getting your inspirational images! Even if I don't always respond, I hope
you do know that the images always brighten my day.
Date: 9/26/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Drawing by Nancy M. Brockett
ViewerTitle: The Gold Inside
notify: Yes
comments:
There is gold abundance locked inside this green fruit. This is the yellow
chakra finally clearing and showing itself in its' glory and strength. The
passion bursting forth is immense. The dream is being fulfilled even as we
speak.
Thanks Nancy.
Amy
Date: 9/26/04
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence@aol.com
Image: Drawing by Nancy M. Brockett
ViewerTitle: Bursting Forth
notify: Yes
comments:
Wild! Colorful! Decisive! I LOVE this piece - the colors and forms are clear
and full of creative energy. It feels Native American somehow - like the shell
is really an animal skin. I find the jade color of the lining a fabulous support
of all that is bursting forth and radiating outward.
Thank you SO much, Nancy, for your gift. How stunning. I don't want to stop
looking at it. I also love the background of the whole pice as well. The
blending of the blue and the lavendar (at least on my screen) are quite the
contrast to the boldness of all that is emergin.
Date: 9/14/04
Name: Robin McNeely
Email: candle3@earthlink.net
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
comments:
Dear Greer,
Very lovely and esoteric piece of artwork and workings of finding the self. It
is wonderful that you Embrassed all that you are and coming to BE. Be-autiful!
"Journey Well", Robin McNeely
Date: 9/13/04
Name: Leah Maslow
Email: lewasl@aol.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Exploration
notify: Yes
comments:
I find that I want to explore this dream scape, there are so many entrances
to magical places. I could get lost in this garden and never feel fearful, or
wanting to come back. The colors seem to express all the elements and the
movement seems to be a soothing and sensual, I caqn almost hear the music.
Date: 9-13-04
Name: Joe
Email: sjambo7@aol.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Fish Entering Heaven
notify: Yes
commentsAs I see this painting, it is a fish (bottom right hand corner) swimming through Pergatory on its way to heaven. For fish, as well as people, life is never easy. There are many obstacles, the cold waters of the ocean, predators, and the daily existence. But like humans, fish have their goals and desires. This fish is trying as hard as it can to reach its goal (heaven). From this photo, one can see that the fish has a long way to go to reach its goal. Behind this fish is someone looking over the fish. I like the painting!!!
Date: Sept. 13, 2004
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Totally Embraced by the Greatness Within
notify: Yes
commentsDear Greer,
Just wanted to congratulate you on the intensive work you did surrounding your painting and process on Embrace. Way to dig in and get the gold!
Love,
Mary
Date: 9-11-04
Name: Donna Mccue
Email: Iseaall@aol.com
Image: Wisdom Paintings
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
commentstell Beth Sax that Donna Mc Cue would love to talk to her.
I love this painting . it look like haven!
Date: August 20, 2004
Name: Mary Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Gratitude
notify: Yes
comments:
The outpouring of comments heated with joy and emotion on Greer's painting
brings me much pleasure in sharing this venue with others. Thank you to everyone
who has been
Date: 8/18/01
Name: Amy Sax Luke
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Blue Bird of Happiness by Mary Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Blue Bird is Happy!
notify: Yes
comments:
I saw two birds in the drawing and felt a happy connection when I noticed the
title--Blue Bird of Happiness. I can't explain exactly why but this drawing
& title reminds me that I do have a spiritual connection to the Divine.
Thanks Mary.
Date: 8/18/04
Name: Amy Sax Luke
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Going with the Flow
notify: Yes
comments:
The orange energy on the right when I'm looking at the
painting feels like the active energy and the blue/green on the left feels like
the receptive nurturing energy. Yin
and Yang, Male and Female. There's
some type of birth in between the two as well as something growing in the belly
of the blue/green energy.
It feels good to look at this painting.
Thanks Greer!
Date: 8/16/04
Name: Frances Clem
Email: franclem@excite.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
comments:
What beautiful colors! It brings the Holy Spirit to mind. For me, it is an
illustration of the fire of Her love. Thank you for sharing....
Date: August 16, 2004
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence@aol.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
comments:
I just love the sense of motion in this painting. I am drawn in immediately
and Greer's sense of color and composition move my soul in a way that feels
sacred, quiet, holy.
Date: 8/16/04
Name: Suzanne
Email: swilson375@aol.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Elements Swirling
notify: Yes
comments:
This feels like swirling water, but also has elements of fire and air. There
is a lot of movement. The painting feels lively and fun, but in a safe and
gentle way. I get a feeling of alternating coolness and warmth, like you feel in
the ocean. I'd like to dive in!
Date: August 16, 2004
Name: Steve Turner
Email: spturner@att.net
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: The Essence of Courage
notify: Yes
commentsThis intrepid work, for me, symbolizes water, fire, freedom and passion. The balance of Greer's soul translates to canvass whenever she paints, but especially here. Fluid heat is tempered by the cooling blues.. Unexpected life issues, while often turbulent for all, are
extrapolated, thence arrested, through Greer's freedom of direction and color. While the painters safe haven is the confines of their canvass; Greer has allowed us to peek inside her world by going beyond the edge, enabling us to share the essence of her courage.
Date: August 16, 2004
Name: Robin Spiegel
Email: kayrob@westnet.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Sacred Womb
notify: Yes
commentsMagnifico! Bella! Bravo my friend. I have the
privilege and good fortune of seeing all of Greer's amazing paintings and drawings in person and it is so wonderful to experience this special painting posted on Mary's site, allowing it to be seen by many others. I feel so nurtured and receive incredible healing as I continue to look at this amazing painting, so I thank you so much for your gift and for sharing it. Message from Painting: Breathe deeply into the safety of my divine beauty and infinite wisdom; Fly beyond all fear into my limitless expansion; Dive passionately within me and accept my flowing Grace. Awaken to the kingdom within.
Date: August 15, 2004
Name: Virginia Lynn Anderson
Email: elandra3@sbcglobal.net
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: In the Beginning
notify: Yes
commentsAll I could say was WOW! This is such a powerful and spiritual piece. I see many images inside of images and it feels like creation itself.....before creation, actually with lots of seeds waiting to be burst forth. Thank you, Greer and Mary
Blessings, Virginia
Date: 8-15-04
Name: Leah Maslow
Email: lewasl@aol.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Divine
Journey
notify: Yes
commentsOh my gosh this is so beautiful, it has such depth and
dimension. The colors invoke an unexplainable sense of joy. I find it mesmerizing.
Date: August 15, 2004
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Painting by Greer Jonas
ViewerTitle: Beautiful Abyss
notify: Yes
commentsWhat this painting says to me?
Dive deep into my ocean and swirl and twirl your desires, safely embraced by ocean beings. Embryonic motion of pure possibility. Healing. Cleansing. Pure relief. Dense, deep, tides washing away all past residue. Suffering being pushed down into the depths of nothingness. Suffer no more. Rise to the surface and breath fresh air. New life forms are being engaged in the universe of the affairs of all. Refreshed. Renewed. Rejuvenated.
Thanks, Greer, for painting this passionate painting. Love, Mary
Date: Aug.10,2004
Name: Leah Maslow
Email: lewasl@aol.com
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: flight of fancy
notify: Yes
commentsI see a bird flying over a storm.
Date: 3 August 2004
Name: Pamela Jaye Smith
Email: pjs@mythworks.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Whispering Wings
notify: Yes
commentsOne can almost hear the whispering wings of the blue bird, lifting up the other entity in its draft, helping it to rise and fly.
Makes my shoulders rise as if to fly. And inspires a deep breath of inspiration.
Lovely.
Date: 08/02/03
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Beckoning
notify: Yes
commentsHaving just returned from southern Maine and it's ocean, this drawing to me reflects the beckoning nature of the ocean and it's waves. I see a sea gull at the top of the drawing swooping down toward the ocean, does it see a fish jumping??? Possibilities, refreshment, but also stepping into the waves takes courage as the ocean is a great force not to be gone into lightly. Such are my decisions lately...not to be gone into lightly. The ocean is also a force of change as it's waves pound the beach or rock and rearranges, transfigures with it's power.
Date: 20.July.2004
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence@aol.com
Image: Flowing Through by Nancy Brockett
ViewerTitle: Brilliant Resonance
notify: Yes
commentsThe quality and vibrance of the piece seems to nearly defy any words, no matter how brilliantly crafted. I really believe the image itself speaks volumes, draws the soul into wordless space where silence is the language before and following all spoken speech. Words fall away into inexplicable paradox where one must bow with humility and awe. Thank you for your gift, Nancy!
Date: 7/20/04
Name: Amy Sax Luke
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Flowing Through by Nancy Brockett
ViewerTitle: Goddess Connection
notify: Yes
commentsNancy's painting looks like a Goddess to me---the Divine Feminine that is connected to all and a part of all of us. I see the beautiful curves of her breasts, waist and hips and the energy flows right through her and out into the world. This energy from the Divine flows through and creates the abundance that I see behind & around & within the Goddess. Thank you for this empowering reminder Nancy.
Date: 07/19/04
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Flowing Through by Nancy Brockett
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
commentsthis piece for me is very feminine, voluptuous, almost pregnant with vision, life, renewal. The vibrant colors draw me closer, the black outlines of the central form draw my eye around this image, up, down, around. I see beauty, light, transformation. A river of life flows below; it is either out of or into the central form which glows warm with new life and possiblity.
Date: July 19, 2004
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Flowing Through by Nancy Brockett
ViewerTitle: Jubilation
notify: Yes
commentsDear Nancy,
There is something about this image that brings such joy to me AND new life as I take a breath in as I view it. The colors, bright and cheery, the feminine vessel of expression standing boldy upright and free, strong in personal expression. A firecracker amid a beautiful landscape. Beauty, Joy, Boldness. Great work, Nancy. Thanks for sharing.
Love,
Mary
Date: July 18, 2004
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Drawing by Nancy Brockett
ViewerTitle: Rising Upward
notify: Yes
commentsDrawing's message to me:
I reach up being oh so aware of my smallness in this large landscape. I see hope, passion, desire, and healing. I am safe and protected by mother nature who nurtures my soul in time of need. Birth, death, and rebirth are the way of the world. And yet, it is only an illusion. There is always the upward road. Heed your natural calling and all will be well. Yes, well.
Thank you, Nancy, for sharing your artwork with us.
Love, Mary
Date: june 23, 2004
Name: Cheryl Townsend
Email: intertwine@earthlink.net
Image: Garden Gate by Cheryl Townsend
ViewerTitle: majikal gateway
notify: Yes
commentsThis was quite the project. I had been wanting a new gate to tie into the trellis which will eventually be covered in wonderful vines. I wanted whatever person found themselves walking down the pathway to come to the gate with a smile on their face and be glad they had arrived. I wanted it to inspire the lighter side of life and to have a warmth that encouraged a beginning process of relaxing. sitting out in the sun. So that by the time they entered the studio doors and crawled onto my table they were already beginning to transform.
The details-we used some of the existing chain link fence on the left side as you look at the sun, as a base, built a block pillar on the right side to give some stability to the actual gate which is a security door we cut. Then we used rebar, concrete wire, and lath to create our whimsical form. The substance that we used is called flying concrete, it is a light weight concrete mixture that gets troweled onto the lath. The sun was cut out of dense styrofoam and covered with lath and then wired onto the door.
To find out more information go to www.geocities.com/flyingconcret
After the base was built and it cured I had a good friend Kate help me with the painting part, I told her what colors I wanted and so off to the paint store we went to get just the right shades. Then the fun part began as the gate transformed from shades of gray to what you see before you. If you have any more questions please feel free to contact me...
Date: 6-23-04
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Garden Gate by Cheryl Townsend
ViewerTitle: The Invitation
notify: Yes
commentsDear Cheryl,
Your garden gate is so inspiring with its whimsical nature full of glorious hope -- warmth of the sunshine. The ray of the sunshine seems to be pointing to the opening of the doorway -- "Come in, my sister, come in, sit, relax, enjoy the warmth I will create for you beyond my yellow door. As you enter, feel the red rays of existence upon your shoulder, melting away decades of decay. I am the sun creator of the good life. Let me shine on you today and lighten your load of worries and despair. I offer you hope and glory. Be thee gone in peace upon taking your leave. Peace. Love to all."
Thanks, Cheryl, for sharing your warm energy of creativity with us, especially those of us on the east coast.
Date: 6/23/04
Name: Linda Schiller-Hanna
Email: lhanna@neo.rr.com
Image: Garden Gate by Cheryl Townsend
ViewerTitle: Portal to Joy
notify: No
commentsI wish I said that! Its wonderful, charming,
playful, whimsical and amazing.
How did she do it?
Love it!
Good job!
Date: 6/20/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Garden Gate by Cheryl Townsend
ViewerTitle: Come in to my Sunshine
notify: Yes
commentsSunshine is inviting me in to her home and what a beautiful and inspiring home I know it must be. The happiness, love and humor in her home is very apparent. I'll come in to your home Sunshine! Thank you for offering your energy to me today.
Love,
Amy
Date: June 20, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: beth@jackoftrades.biz
Image: Garden Gate by Cheryl Townsend
ViewerTitle: #19 The Sun
notify: Yes
commentsCheryl,
I love seeing art from Tucson! I am here in Greenwich, CT and we have such a different climate. Desert and stucco are so cool. I wonder what your Garden Gate is made of? It reminds me of The Sun in Tarot Cards with the sun's yellow warming rays spreading out into the cosmos of starry midnight blue. Thanks for sharing.
Beth
PS Mary thanks for bringing Arizona to your website.
Yes #19 is the number of The Sun. It's a major arcana card of which there are
22 (0 for the Fool, through 21for the Universe). The Sun is a happy card meaning
fertility and bounty.
Date: 6/11/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Painting by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Trying to see out the window
notify: Yes
commentsI'm trying to see what's out of that window. The drapes are open but some sort of blind is in front of the window. I have a feeling that's a sailboat out there on the water but since I can't make it out clearly I hesitate to answer. But why do I have to hesitate? Why can't I trust and know and communicate that that is indeed a sailboat? Forget it! That is a sailboat I see and I'm telling you right now. I see a sailboat on the water on a sunny day I see out of my window.
Date: 6/9/04
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Painting by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Behind and Through
notify: Yes
commentsBehind the black fencing that blocks your vision lies the richness of dreams. There is light through the stagnant thoughts, life behind the seeming barriers of fear, procrastination, doubt, and
self-criticism. You can move aside these lines, the fencing is malleable, bendable, it is "You" who has to want to push through, "You" who has to be brave and forge ahead. Take your life into your own hands, be the master, the director. Don't wait, don't let negativity hold you back. The red is power, the blue is faith and the yellow is life.
Date: 6/07/04
Name: Pamela Jaye Smith
Email: pjs@mythworks.net
Image: Painting by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Busy and Friendly -- The Web of Connection
notify: Yes
commentsFriendly, welcoming, connectedness.
Charming depths to explore.
A system, but not a rigid bureaucracy.
Light in the center.
Helping hands.
Date: June 7, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: beth@jackoftrades.biz
Image: Painting by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
commentsMary,
I'm not quite sure what I would I would title your painting. It looks to me like a screen that is blocking out something very beautiful behind it. Peeping through each opening in the screen is the early morning sun, a pinkish-purple color giving way to a golden glow. The red around the outsides reminds me of red carnations and/or blood. On second thought, I might name this Passion.
Love,
Beth
Date: 6/4/04
Name: Nancy Brockett
Email: nancymbr@juno.com
Image: Drawing by Susan Jorgensen
ViewerTitle: God's Love, Loving Self
notify: Yes
commentsI am drawn into the image by the interaction of color and form; and then I just want to stay and explore.
Date: 5/24/04
Name: Marye Gail Harrison
Email: maryegailh@comcast.net
Image: Drawing by Susan Jorgensen
ViewerTitle: "Love thy neighbor as thyself"
notify: Yes
comments
Date: May 18, 2004
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Drawing by Susan Jorgensen
ViewerTitle: Weaving the Colors of the Rainbow by Being Compassionate
notify: Yes
commentsDear Susan,
The dark colors of the rainbow are being weaved with the bright colors surrounding the naked woman in a gentle protective shell. She feels safe inside the womb of compassion while she glides along on energies' currents.
I really love this drawing. Each time I return, it says something new to me.
Peace,
Mary
Date: May 16, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: beth@jackoftrades.biz
Image: Heart Boat by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle:
notify: Yes
commentsMary,
I just viewed and read your Heart Boat piece. The writing that accompanies is inspiring. The possibility of setting out on an adventure gets my blood flowing! I like that your boat suggests that you lighten your load to prepare. Will your adventure actually be on a boat? Where are you going? I can't wait to see where your Heart Boat is taking you. WHAT EXCITEMENT!
Love,
Beth
Date: May 16, 2004
Name: Mary A. Gravelle
Email: mary@wisdompainting.com
Image: Drawing by Susan Jorgenson
ViewerTitle: The Looking Glass
notify: Yes
commentsDear Susan,
This is what your drawing says to me:
"Sitting naked in my truth, gazing at my image in the looking glass, I feel compassion for what I see. This pleases me and compassion weaves itself in many colors forming a rainbow that reaches far far far out to the galaxies and returns to me and to the sea.
The ball of yarn at the top pensively awaits it turn to be pulled into the weave. My natural beauty wraps itself around me and protects me from harm. I am embraced by beauty, color, energy, and compassion. I am in awe of what I see. I bare my soul for all to see. I am Beauty. I am Free."
Thank you for sharing it with us.
Peace, Mary A. Gravelle
Date: 5/12/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Heart Apple
notify: Yes
commentsHi Mary,
The growth inside this Heart Apple is encouraging to me.
The heart looks like an apple because it has those shiny spots on each side. I can't wait for the green plant that's contained inside to shoot out and show the world it's empowered beauty.
The blue energy of creativity shoots out from the right and the orange energy of creativity shoots up on the left. Left brain , right brain energy and creativity are moving and shaking all around this Heart Apple. The Big Heart Apple---the Big Apple ---what a place to be!!!
Love,
Amy
Date: 5/10/04
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: germinating heart
notify: Yes
commentswhat does this drawing say to me? "It's the start of a whole new season. Winter is done, now is the time when the thoughts and ideas germinating in your heart must open and be released like the germinating seed whose time has come to bloom, to shine. April showers have blessed the ground with their holy water to bring in the May flowers, the flowers of the heart. The smiling sun warms the ground and makes it safe for our ideas to sprout forth. Let your heart sing and shine, let your ideas flow and grow."
Date: April 30, 2004
Name: Rachel T. Bowers
Email: entheos@webtv.net
Image: Beautiful Bountiful Fruit Tree
ViewerTitle: I like your title.
notify: No
commentsToday I ran into another artist at the One Hour Photo shop and we got to talking. He was interested in what I was doing for Global Art Project 2004 and so I told him to type "Global Art Project" into his browser to find the site. I was checking it out for myself and clicked on your domain site for the first time. This is my 6th year to do the Global Art Project, as I started at the beginning. I like the way you express yourself with your art and your words and about your feelings in relation to what you are doing. I am gifted from time to time by having a poem appear complete in my mind without any effort that I am conscious of on my part. All I have to do is write it down and of course, thank God for the gift! Such a poem appeared to me in March 2003, and for Global Art Project 2004, I have interpreted that poem in collage form, incorporating the words into my work of art. This is an art form I have not really explored before and find it very interesting as well as having ended with what I believe is a pleasing result. I think the Global Art Project is such a worthy cause and I really enjoy doing each and every project. Keep up your good work and thanks for sharing your images and your thoughts and words. Rachel p.s. Don't notify me; but I will check back from time to time as I have time to do so. Thanks.
Date: 4/27/04
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: not sure yet....
notify: Yes
commentsTo me this image captures how I have been feeling lately. Like a rag doll, a Q-pie doll, being taken on a free flowing ride in the rapids. The circles to me look like bubbles rising out of a fast flowing stream. The doll with her eye of god and knowledge in view on her forehead, is no match for the rapid current. She is being dragged by forces beyond her control to a place yet to be determined.
Date: 4/27/04
Name: Amy Sax
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Lemme outta here!!!
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commentsHi Mary,
It seemed that this person was falling and yelling something---maybe "aaaaaaahhh---help----lemme outta here!!!"
The colors are rich and vibrant---I see the orange and yellow/gold immediately the most and they are powerful. The mouth of the person and the third eye jumped out at me too which made me feel that the person was communicating very creatively and emphatically with me. The circles also have lots of feeling to me. Lots of creativity wants to come OUT!!!
Love,
Amy
Subject: Re: Inspiring Image: Triangle
Date: 4/21/2004 8:33:27 AM Eastern Daylight Time
From: sarashea@comcast.net
What does the triangle mean for me? hmm...good question. It was a very
reassuring symbol for me, as I began to realize its importance in the collective
conciousness. I think for me it represented strength, vision, upward
mobility...a reassuring guidance that I was on the right path.
best,
sara
Date: April 13, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: bsaxjack.biz@verizon.net
Image: Still Life by
Mary A. Gravelle
ViewerTitle: Lemony Beach Picnic
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commentsMary,
Your Still Life is refreshing. The pink and sea foam green fabrics are beautiful and the lemons look like I'd like to cut them and squeeze them into a yummy iced tea-lemonade. Light thoughts go with this painting.
Love,
Beth
Date: 13.April.2004
Name: Susan Jorgensen
Email: SJPresence@aol.com
Image: Still Life by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsI love the composition, the choice of objects, the richness of the rose-colored fabric. I can feel its texture in my hands. I am drawn to the wood/vine woman figure. She is stunning. Beautiful work, Mary. Thank you.
Date: April 12, 2004
Name: Pamela Jaye Smith
Email: pjs@mythworks.net
Image: Still Life by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsVery feminine. Very rich. Balanced yet intriguing.
Title: From Demeter's Garden
Date: April 12, 2004
Name: Lemon Tree
Email: elandra3@sbcglobal.net
Image: Still Life by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsI hear the song "Lemon Tree"it goes like this..."Lemon tree very pretty and the flowers are so sweet, but the fruit of the poor lemon is impossible to eat.....
(guess whoever wrote the song never heard about lemonade.)
that that that's all folks.
Date: April 12,2004
Name: Beth Lipton
Email: balhw@msn.com
Image: Still Life by
Mary A. Gravelle
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comments I usually rally love still life work. I'm a big lover of flowers/fruits. However, I was struck by the richness of the fabric. It outshines any other texture in the piece. There is a palpable, sensual quality to it. I really enjoy looking at it.
Date: 4/12/04
Name: Nancy Brockett
Email: nancymbr@juno.com
Image: Still Life by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsAhhhhh...Mary, the colors, the composition, the mystery draw me into the painting. I respond with delight and gratitude for such a work.
Subject: RE: Inspiring Image
Date: 4/12/2004 12:13:38 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: GJonas@pbimedia.com
Your Wisdom Art painting is very beautiful... it makes me feel serene.
Subject: Re: Inspiring Image
Date: 4/11/2004 9:25:36 PM Eastern Daylight Time
From: sarashea@comcast.net
Mary, I have a book called "The Herder Dictionary of Symbols" which
you either need to go buy at Borders/Barnes & Noble or I will lend mine to
you. It is a dictionary of symbols from art, archeology mythology, literature
and relgion. In the book, there is a symbol of a triangle with a circle in the
middle- it looks almost exactly like what you have drawn - it has also come up
frequently in some of my own artwork. It is a VERY major symbol & usually
signifies a major shift in understanding/awakening. Do you have your wallet
nearby? Pull out a one dollar bill. Look on the BACK of the one dollar bill on
the LEFT side. see your pyramid with the eye? This is what the govt. has to say
about it:
"In the zenith of an unfinished pyramid on the reverse side of the Great
Seal is "an Eye in a triangle, surrounded with a glory... Over the Eye
these words 'Annuit Coeptis'. This Latin phrase has been traced to Virgil, the
renowned Roman poet who lived in the first century B.C. His epic masterpiece,
the Aeneid, contains the sentence: "Jupiter omnipotens, audacibus annue
coeptis." (All-powerful Jupiter, favor [my] daring undertakings.) Also, in
Virgil's Georgics is: "Da facilem cursum, atque audacibus annue coeptis."
(Give [me] an easy course, and favor [my] daring undertakings.) Charles Thomson
changed the imperative annue to annuit, the third person form of this verb
meaning to favor or approve (in either the present tense or the present perfect
tense). Coeptis means undertakings or endeavors. In the motto Annuit Coeptis,
the subject of the verb must be supplied, (and the translator must also choose
the tense). Thomson explained: "The pyramid signifies Strength and
Duration: the Eye over it & the Motto allude to the many signal
interpositions of providence in favour of the American cause." The Eye is
therefore the missing subject, and the motto translates as: "It (the eye of
Providence) is favorable to our undertakings." Or, as it is now translated
by the U.S. State Department:
"He (God) has favored our undertakings."
In my "Herder Dictionary of Symbols" the deffinition of the
triangle with the eye in the center reads as follows:
"Triangle: the eye in the triangle is a symbol of god. The triangle is
symbolically associated with the number three. (also associated with the holy
trinity). In antiquity it was variously understood as a light symbol. With the
apex pointing upward it is a common symbol of fire and masculine virility; with
the apex pointing downward it is a symbol of water and the female sex. The
equilateral triangle is often usd as a sign of god or harmony. In christianity
it is a trinity symbol, (often, especially since the 17th century, in
conjunction with the hand, head and eye; or the Hebrew name of God Yawheh.) In
folk usage, teh three was an apotropaic sign among magicians and magges - For
the Freemasons (among others) the three symbolizes the strength, beauty, and
wisdom of God; the cornerstone of the Freemason's temple... the three levels of
spiritual development.
You should research some more about this symbol it is really fascinating.
best,
sara
Date: 3/29/04
Name: Allegra
Email: aharrington@brucemuseum.org
Image: Drawing on purple paper by
Mary A. Gravelle
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comments
Dear Mary,
These images have always stirred inside
of me.
The colors collectively ring true for this time of year; the oblong shape in the center feels like"Great Spirit" always protecting us through the cacophony of nature and circumstances.
Thank you for your statement of faith!.
xoxo Allegra
Date: 3-22-04
Name: Robin Spiegel
Email: kayrob@westnet.com
Image: Peace Ball
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commentsDear Mary:
I love the warm feeling of this painting. To me, it feels as though the earth is being craddled and nurtured with love. The messages from the colors are wonderfully representing that in order to truly have peace, we must all reach to spirit for support to receive guidance and healing, as well as remembering our personal responsibility of grounding with solidity on the earth plane for a balanced world. I love that the rays in the upper part of the painting form peace signs. Thanks for sharing your gifts Mary.
Love,
Robin Spiegel, LMT
Ancient Aromatics
Date: 3/15/04
Name: Amy Sax Luke
Email: army.sox@verizon.net
Image: Peace Ball
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commentsHi Mary,
The vibrant colors immediately made me feel strong, powerful within myself. I see hands holding that Ball of Peace right around the solar plexus chakra. Also there's
a lot of clarity, definition and separateness in the colors yet wholeness & unity as well. This is how I feel when I find inner peace myself.
Thanks for sharing your art.
Love,
Amy
Date: March 15, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: bsaxjack.biz@verizon.net
Image: Running Energy
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commentsMary,
I loved your Running Energy -- both drawing and writing. It brought so much up for me. I especially relate to the thoughts on your mind that day: "Body Weight" -- a subject I am often ruminating about. Thanks for sharing. I've often felt that counting calories and running laps won't help what needs to be expressed from my soul. I have to meditate on those
deeper issues of holding myself back. Thanks for the spark.
Love,
Beth
Date: March 3, 2004
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
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comments"I am quivering with
excitement. I am spring about to be sprung! Can you see me radiating hope, joy, warmth? New life, new beginnings, new
journeys to take. What path will you travel down this spring? This summer? I am happy to be here, to be alive, to present my self to you. Let me guide you and move with you along the path of newness."
That's what this drawing said to me :-)
Subject: Re: Inspiration Image Comments
Date: 3/1/2004 2:42:17 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: bsaxjack.biz@verizon.net
Mary,
That is a fun thing to do! -- putting your artwork out without the usually
personal meaning and seeing what comes back. Who knows what will come back for
you! (God does!)
Love,
Beth
Date: March 1, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: bsaxjack.biz@verizon.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsMary,
Your energetic red art reminds me of an old-fashioned piece of fabric with a flower on it. It might be a square ready to include in a quilt.
That's what I'm getting now, may add more later.
Love,
Beth
Date: 2/29/04
Name: Pamela Jaye Smith
Email: pjs@mythworks.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsExuberance within boundaries.
Contained glee, creating it's own energy that reaches outside the perimeters
of expectation.
Date: February 29th, 2004
Name: Virginia
Email: elandra3@sbcglobal.net
Image: Drawing by
Mary A. Gravelle
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commentsThis feels to me like a lot of joy! If I were to depict an enthusiastic, happy / joyful person tossing the
baton like in a parade, this would be one way I'd show it!
Date: 2/13/04
Name: Allison Harkins
Email: agoodman02@snet.net
Image: Queen Goddess
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commentsHi Mary, I just wanted to thank you for sharing this beautiful image and sharing yourself with us. Your painting is very moving and quite a tribute not only to your journey through the grief process, but also to the life of your brother. It is also a difficult road to travel when the one you lose is too young and we don't have the opportunity to say good bye in a physical way. It is up to us to find ways to say good bye on a more spiritual plane and in a way that is meaningful to us. I am also so sorry to hear of Dexter Beasley's passing. He was such a sweetie of a kitty. I know that he wasn't a part of your kitty clan for very long, but you and Doug provided him with a wonderful life and took good care of him. Blessings to you and thanks again for sharing.
Date: February 12, 2004
Name: Bethany Sax
Email: bsaxjack.biz@verizon.net
Image: Queen Goddess
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commentsMary,
Queen Goddess in her final stages seemed to develop gold wings along with her gold crown. She is beautiful as she lies along the river watching the water flow by. How wonderful that Queen Goddess stayed with you quietly, patiently waiting to be with you in all your stages of grief over the last three years. I hope to see her in real life/in person some day!
Love,
Beth
Date: 2/12/04
Name: Robin McNeely
Email: candle3@earthlink.net
Image: Queen Goddess
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commentsDear Mary, Great ARTWORK and I can SEE GREAT PERSONAL GROWTH WORK. The female energy is surging the earth. How wonderful and I feel you captured it and part of your IN~ Her Self. 0 :)Beautiful! Take care dear ONE.
In Christ
Robin McKinney, McNeely BSN, RN, HTP/A
Date: January 9, 2004
Name: Beth Sax
Email: bsaxjack.biz@verizon.net
Image: Christmas Cookies 1997
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commentsMary,
I just came to your website to find your fun Christmas cookies. It made me chuckle because wrote something about how you baked 'em, shared 'em and then ATE THE REST YOURSELF! I can relate.
Love,
Beth
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