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DJ's Discussions

Happy Birthday JANE !
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Bernadette Jun 17, 2010.

Questions of Commercialism vs. Motivation...
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Alfredo Mar 4, 2008.

 

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DJ replied to chry's discussion ...motivation space... in the group Thirty Days of Creating
"Another beautiful photo, Chry...You have a good eye for photography. There's a real tranquility to this scene which I enjoy very much."
1 hour ago
Dan Goodwin left a comment for DJ
"I hadn't started at in that way, but I have now, and see just what you mean. That's one thing I love about photographing shapes and patterns and textures in nature - there's so much depth, so many ways to see them..."
14 hours ago
DJ left a comment for Dan Goodwin
"In your amazing photo accompanying "Permission & Fear" BCY post....have you ever stared at it, until the branches became cracks or veins in marble ????"
15 hours ago
DJ replied to chry's discussion ...motivation space... in the group Thirty Days of Creating
"Wow! What a great photo of the lone goose with the ripples in the water....Beautiful, Chry..."
15 hours ago
DJ replied to Angi Orobko's discussion Angi's Faces of May in the group Thirty Days of Creating
"A great word, "fearlessness"... especially when it takes a tremendous amount of courage to face a blank surface each time one begins. Most of the time, we gradually get over that trepidation, but once in a while, it can be felt while…"
16 hours ago
F replied to DJ's discussion Juggernaut May in the group Thirty Days of Creating
"Thank you, DJ, for encouraging and embracing the whole of the creative spirit. I am being cautious about personal stuff, thoughts or feelings."
22 hours ago
DJ replied to E-J's discussion E-J's May days in the group Thirty Days of Creating
"E-J, enjoy your father; we'll be here when you return. :-)"
22 hours ago
DJ replied to Susan's discussion Moving into May~Angels in the group Thirty Days of Creating
"I like your use of stars in this piece, Susan. Will you do more to this, or is she finished? There's a sense of exuberance in her uplifted arms. What's next?    Keep us posted ~"
22 hours ago

Profile Information

What's Your Favourite Way To Create?
I'm a visual artist! And I teach visual art to anyone who will listen! LOL!
Favourite Artists (in ANY creative medium)
I like so many artists, both past and present! I enjoy the great classical painters, and the modern creatives, also! I like both color and neutrals, I love realism and abstraction, sculpture and textiles, collage and pottery.
Greatest Creative Moment You've Had?
Every time I complete a painting, my heart does cartwheels.
What's Your Biggest Creative Dream?
To still be creating in some form when I'm seventy-three!
Additional website/ blog:
http://djsstudio.blogspot.com/

DJ's Stuff

Travels~
For those who may be interested, my recent trip out of country was a Mission Trip to Honduras. A bi-lingual friend of mine, Loraine, was the leader, since she has visited Honduras numerous times, taking teams to provide food, clothing, and materials to the Honduran people.
When she mentioned the trip to me, she spoke of doing a vacation bible school for an orphanage, and we talked about the arts & crafts possibilities. She warned us that there would be 110' heat and we would be rising early to ride a van to the orphanage. I was hooked. I ordered art supplies that filled about four suitcases, and watched the news.
The removal of the Honduran president and the following unrest was disturbing, but the adult members of the team weren't swayed. There were four teenagers who wanted to go, but there were complications.
Miracles Still Occur:
~ One teen who had been on two previous trips to Honduras had foot surgery scheduled for the week of the trip, and couldn't make it. A few weeks before we left, his doctor's office called and apologized that they would have to re-schedule the surgery for later. The teen's first reaction was, "Does this mean I can go to Honduras?" So, he indeed, got to go with us.
~ Our driver developed heart complications, and couldn't travel. Loraine knew another driver who was familiar with Honduras, but he had another Mission Trip to Kentucky the same week. She called him to ask if he knew of anyone else that could drive for us. His wife answered the phone, and when she heard the question, she laughed. Loraine was wondering when the wife told her that the Kentucky trip had been cancelled, and her husband could drive for us.
~ As the departure date drew near, the parents/family of team members were feeling uneasy about the social unrest in Honduras, with reports of military on the airport runway preventing the president's plane from landing, and the demonstrations in the country. Several churches were cancelling their trips to Honduras because of fears. There were many questions among Loraine's church members, and her husband, the pastor, would need answers.
So, three of the team got together on a Friday night and spent a couple of hours on their knees in prayer, asking God to show them His will for this trip. The next night, they invited me and my husband to join them in prayer. Again, we prayed for the people of Honduras. We asked that, if we weren't supposed to go, that the people of Honduras would be ministered to by another group somehow. It was not about us, but about sharing the unconditional love of Jesus Christ. All I could see were the faces of those children...Loraine asked God for an answer by Monday.....
Then it happened.
Ten to fifteen minutes after Loraine got home Saturday night, the phone rang.
It was a friend, Amanda, who has a Honduran husband, who has a friend still living in Honduras.
The friend's name was Alex, and he was in South Carolina for a visit. They just happened to run into him at a child's birthday party. When they talked about Loraine's trip, he replied, "Remember what I do in Honduras?"
We find out that Alex is an officer in the Honduran Air Force and works at the Airport.
He assured us a safe landing.
He assured us a quick trip through security.
He assured us a van.
He assured us a Honduran driver to stay with us the entire trip and keep us safe.
When God answers His loved ones, He doesn't mess around.
That miracle, and more, happened on this trip.

A team of ten adults and teenagers worked together to give several hundred children in various locations a reason to smile as we sang songs, and told Bible stories, and made crafts for several days. Those children hugged us as family, and laughed as we played with them.
Suddenly, the 110' heat didn't matter.
We visited a hospital with supplies and sheets for the bare mattresses the patients were lying upon. A news camera videotaped the exchange as newsworthy. We were so used to negative news stories that we were pleasantly surprised.
Since Honduras doesn't have a highway patrol, they use speedbumps and military checkpoints to monitor the highways. Once, when we encountered a routine checkpoint, they asked us where we'd been, our Honduran driver replied that we were returning from church, and the officer waved us on our way without question.
At one location, we left suitcases of clothes for children and adults. We also took up a love offering for a school teacher who had not been paid in many months.
We held Sunday School for a church made of cinder block and a tin roof with no air conditioning and bare bulbs for lights. During their evening worship service, Loraine's husband preached eloquently in Spanish to the congregation, and we sang in Spanish for them. The Sunday School teachers wanted my marker sketches of Noah's Ark, Zaccheus, and the Creation Story for their classrooms, and I was honored to leave them. We said farewell in tears, and hugged the children we had served.
The following day, Alex was at the airport to see us off safely.
I told Loraine the wings on his uniform were not air force wings, but angel wings.
God revealed Himself to us throughout the entire trip. It was a life-changing experience for many reasons and will not soon be forgotten.
~July 18-July 27, 2009~


"Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice." ~ Dr. Wayne Dyer

~~Harvard Graduation Commencement Speech excerpt by J. K. Rowlings ~~~~ Nichole Nordeman's Legacy

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Artwork Handling & Storage

Fritzie & Dan were asking about storage of paintings as they accumulate. I don't have any magic answers to this one; just the usual logic. :-) Please add your own ideas and experiences.

Storage & Handling of 2-D Artwork 

by DJ

Most painters work with the eventual objective of selling their work. These artists will switch out works to try to keep several shows, gift shops, galleries or other display spaces stocked.

Some donate work to auctions and…

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Posted on October 9, 2011 at 13:52 — 7 Comments

Poem

"Until Next Time"

by DJ 2009



Smoldering

Always there

Burning

Searing

Boiling

Deep within

Intense, hidden

Façade in place

Smile at them

Still waters

Depth of feeling

Danger lurks

Torn

Passion is defined as suffering

Think about something else

See something else

They don’t see

How long

Wait more

Why deny it

Leave…
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Posted on March 26, 2011 at 16:10 — 10 Comments

Let's Spread Some Lovely

Posted on December 30, 2010 at 18:53 — 4 Comments

Workshop Fun!



Hello Fellow CCS Creatives!…

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Posted on June 25, 2010 at 14:00 — 8 Comments

Oh No, She's Been At It Again...

Check out my latest adventures here.

Posted on May 2, 2010 at 18:47 — 15 Comments

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At 11:00 on May 22, 2012, Dan Goodwin said…

I hadn't started at in that way, but I have now, and see just what you mean. That's one thing I love about photographing shapes and patterns and textures in nature - there's so much depth, so many ways to see them...

At 19:08 on May 20, 2012, Nicole said…

Thanks DJ. I'll try and figure out how all this works first. I turned my profile purple but that really does clash with the blue header. Yikes!

At 4:30 on April 28, 2012, Lotus L Vele said…

Thanks Deej!

I miss everyone!  Still trying to get the flow back. ; )  

Have a wonderful weekend my friend!

At 18:04 on March 18, 2012, Windy Kai Savarese said…

DJ, your work is just lovely, you've been busy...my husband would LOVE the ocean scenes, that's his weakness!!  I love your more abstract pieces....but they're all amazing.

Hey girl, how did you get You Tube videos on your page?  Would love to know.

Hope all is well in life and art!  Peace and Light....Windy

At 19:38 on February 4, 2012, Peg said…

I saw that, but I didn't see a way to change it. Oh well, interesting, huh?

At 19:51 on January 31, 2012, Angi Orobko said…

Hi D.J.,

I am having so much fun exploring, here. Thank you for all your wonderful comments! 

Love and Joy, Angi

At 16:15 on January 30, 2012, Angi Orobko said…

Thank you so much for the welcome, DJ.

I will definitely be exploring.

Cheers, Angi

At 19:52 on January 29, 2012, Dan Goodwin said…

Delighted to see you have a new Flickr account Deej. Thanks for the comments on my photos earlier. Yes the minimalist in me is coming through strongly in the photographs, I'm amazed how much so actually, I'm not trying to be super-minimal, I just take the shots that look and feel "right" to me. : )

At 11:48 on January 20, 2012, E-J said…

Hello DJ (cool name, hehe!) 

Thanks for welcoming me to this space! I discovered soft pastels in 2003 and spent a couple of years working pretty much exclusively with that medium. Since gaining a daughter and losing my painting room I've got much more into sketchbook work (portable and fast!) and have fallen in love with oil pastels: the same vibrant and jewel-like as soft pastels but without the dust.

I have just started the 7 Steps course and am just beginning to figure out how to reorganise my life (parenting, day job and artmaking) so that I can start producing a lot more art! I Once I can navigate my way around this place a little better, I'll take a peek at what you're up to.

Happy creating,

E-J

 

At 13:10 on January 14, 2012, Dan Goodwin said…

DJ, 

Have you tried this one? 

I don't drink coffee, but this is incredibly smooth and addictive, and probably the tastiest G&B I've tried. Fortunately, our local supermarket has the whole range of Green & Black's on offer at the moment, so I can stock up... : )

 
 
 

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