Just stopping by today to show you a piece of artwork. My friend Kathleen over at Kitty’s Daydreams printed out a page of Oxford Cottage and created a custom piece of art for me. Isn’t it lovely? Not only is it in my favourite colour…pink, but it also contains a found poem just for me.
I believe
courage,
my dearest,
was in her
nature.
What to see some of Kathleen’s other work?
Hop on over to her facebook page (here) or her Society 6 store (here).
“at the 11th hour
on the 11th day
of the 11th month”
by Cindy Barber
In Flanders fields the poppies blew.
The men who died I never knew.
The crosses marked the places they fell;
The poppies we wear their stories tell.
They were courageous, brave and very young;
I can’t understand about the battles won.
The wars they were so long ago,
Why did boys, men and women go?
To fight for freedom for me and you,
So we could choose what we say, think and do.
And I must not forget that they fought for me.
Because of their selflessness now I am free.
To each generation the stories are told,
Of brave men and women from today and of old.
Their fighting in places both near and afar,
I pray will all cease and there’ll be no more war.
Thank you to my friends Kathleen of Kitty’s Daydreams and Cindy Barber for allowing me to share their creations.
What do I get when I cross one artist with one novel? Well, when that artist is my friend and that book is my favourite novel, I get a treasured piece of artwork. Add to that the reason for this particular piece being created “for me”…and it truly is a gift beyond value.
I started writing and sharing my work online earlier this year. Writing was the easy part. Sharing was daunting. I needed encouragement, and got it in spades from my friend, Kathleen. She understood that writing was something that I needed to do. It made me happy.
“A Doodle and a Found Poem,” the piece that she created for me says
“She then sought
the fairest way for happiness.”
For me, that way includes writing and sharing. For Kathleen, that way includes art. She has also started to share her work publicly. You can connect with her and find her work, like the pieces below, on her Facebook page and her blog.
