Preparing Art Balance

Original art created by Judith Parsons
Me- grinding away the triangles in the disc.

This weekend was amazing! 

Between the welding and the gift I received  I was thrilled with the messages I was receiving. 

I spent a tremendous amount of time carving or cutting equilateral triangles into metal pipe ends. It was a “face up close” experience and  becoming comfortable with sparks. 

After the 8th one I was becoming comfortable with the heat and sparks of my project. I love sparks! 

I was happy creating as the sparks remind me of celebrations with family. The sparks remind me of my children and friends and the Fourth of July! (Waving at the Sneed and Mettler family!) So I was happy as could be- grinning and remembering who and what REALLY is important.

Amazing how welding art connects me to my life!

I am making a sphere with the metal disc and inlaying the center with bronze. Everything takes time. Drawing the lines upon the disc took time. I kept reminding myself, prepare it perfectly so it will be easy to bring the lines away. Everything takes time. Which brings me to the paper that sits behind the bible.

Thank you Eric for the beautiful gift! (Waving) I have never been given a bible from another person. I was astounded by your generosity! It is a gift that stays connected. 

The paper the bible was wrapped in has time motif upon it. The clock looks like my grandmother’s clock. THAT tidbit of information is not lost upon me. It is most definitely a sign that I am on the right track. Eric- how totally cool. You wrapped up the bible in images that connect me to my family, specifically to my grandmother, who I loved dearly! My middle name: “Ethel” was from my grandmother. I can own it now- proud to have that name.

Today I work upon the sculpture. There is always art to be done,

I am happy growing and becoming an artist. It is a constant “being born” over and over again we transform and birth ourselves. Constantly transforming!

Wooohooooo!! Life is amazing!! I love y’all!

Own Your Journey

Art created with images from google.
Composition by Judith Parsons

I know some folks who have done a pilgrimage. They traveled to another continent, they prepared for months to become better. There was something magical "OUT there" and they were determined to trek the same walk many others had traveled.

They were upon their own "journey" to find themselves.

Take that journey and transpose it upon your life.

Awaken with your sacred space and give some moments of time toward your highest self.

Pace yourself throughout your day, think of your steps to work, to the grocery store, taking the trash out as your own special Camino of the soul.

I would love to travel to Spain and do the "real Camino"- but for now every art piece I create is akin to the reward.  While others travel and wish for a hot bath and a good meal. I wish for my art to come alive.



When you use your voice.  Own what you say.

Be aware of your actions. Own what you do.

As I walk my path I am aware of relationships. How fragile a heart is. How we all yearn and ache for a "real connect". I have many friends who I love!! (waving and hugging you all) Many of you I have not yet met.

I would LOVE to walk with y'all! I would love to look you in the eye and see your soul! I would LOVE to grow strong and better with each of you!!

This weekend take a moment and say a little prayer. We are all woven into one another. Let us journey in love and light-as one.

Woman suspended-head bowed

We are all very connected...

For some unknown reason a friend rummages through my old art. And I find me again. And older crazy me. A flippin insane me.

It is a perfect time to access me. As I tend to put all my feelings upon the art. Art captures the essence of that time period.

It was a complex time of struggling. I was leaving one relationship and in the middle of another.

When I look at it. I recognize the conflict. Love that wasn't serene. I look back on the tumultuous time and wonder how the heck I made it to where I am now.

I would love  for all of you to be able to make art regularly, so you can look back at art from 3 years back and say: "Wow!"

That was intense!

Margaret-The Art Priestess!!!

My daughter is sooooo beautiful!! She is an exquisite woman in EVERY way...She is an incredible energy that is chilled, patient and kind! When she get into the art studio- holy moly- her passion for her art is INTENSE.
Don't mess with her when she is in the middle of a painting! You will be wasting your breath!
(grinning)
I was playing with her face in photoshop..just playing..Hope you don't mind Marg...Love you Darlin!
I am sooo proud of you and all your accomplishments!!!
Wooohoooo!!!

Ready to start an art school? Italy maybe?

Mermaid ART

Original art created by
Judith Parsons 2014

I am just playing with my favorite subject- mermaids. Doing one of my favorite things- drawing in photoshop!!

I love mermaids - they represent my mother! She was happiest when she was in the swimming pool. My favorite memory is her swimming at Travis pool. Y’all from Garden City probably remember that pool.

My mom swam so gracefully and elegantly. I suppose thats why I feel madly in love with the water. I figured it would make me as happy as it made my mom. I could always find a job life guarding or teaching swimming. It was a great summer job and I could stay after and swim.

I have taught swimming in Seaside, Virgina Beach, Savannah, and Newport, RI. There are lots of adults and children that have earned their fins with me…

Marion- are you still teaching?
Who else out there LOVES the water?

A glorious place to soar. Free! 

Keep swimming! (grinning) Love y’all!

Hot air balloon passion!

Finding Your Passion

I was speaking with a friend this morning about passion. She is an incredible writer and is passionate about writing. (waving at you) And she would like to discover other things that she is passionate about. 

I warned her about opening the “Passionate box” it is like lifting the lid open and a huge hot air balloon inflating. There is nothing you can do about it. Forget about shutting the lid. Just get in the basket and let the passion take you where you need to go.

I worked with metal yesterday. I like puzzles- I like fitting things together. I worked with metal discs and used a great little cut off wheel to put designs into the metal. (sighing) I got side tracked and did 3 other projects while going back to the main project.

I smile thinking about how “all over the place” I am. I am learning to go with it- flow with it- to not judge myself harshly. Eventually the main project got done…(grinning) I am definitely NOT linear in the way I think or create. And Its cool. I laugh at myself- like there is a law book of how an artist “should” create…I have to laugh- and let myself just be -and just do- and just create!!!

While I was working on a very detailed piece, I had pliers holding the metal, and the grinder in the other hand, my face was in close to see the lines I had marked upon the metal and sparks where flying under my arm…At that moment- the “highest me” whispered; “Good job.”

It made me smile, it was a slow motion beyond time sort of moment.

I must becoming an artist. I hear that it is normal- artist hear voices. (chuckling) And they are a wee bit insane. I am good with that…

Back to the main theme here. Passion. Don’t fear it, open the box up. Let the hug balloon inflate, jump in- and if you are lucky you will have a Love that will jump in with you. 

Come on Anita, ready? Lets see where the wind takes us. Life is pretty darn incredible.

Wooohooooo!!! Soaring!!! We are all growing stronger everyday!

Together we can have a art school- art camp- art whatever you want to call it.

We are growing stronger together!! Better everyday!!

Mask...Tis the season

A new self portrait. Playing in photoshop. 

Who are we really? When I was young people talked about wearing different hats. 

Personally, as an artist I think we wear different masks.

The work mask, all professional. Never revealing to the boss that you hate him for driving a mercedes and you catch the bus. He pays you dirt and you take it. You want to move up in the company, but you never finished college. Dang it. 

The mask is hot and sweaty and by the time you get out of work and on that bus, you are ripping that mask off.

All the other bus peeps. Y’all smile and wave. You see them everyday. Same bat time, same bat channel. You have a different mask for them. The “Hey- I am a llllll right. Everything is cool mask.”

Then the boyfriend mask. Before you get off the bus- you are slipping it on. Wondering how big a smile to plant upon the mask. Too much isn’t good. It has to be confident and suave. When deep down inside you feel like crying, coz she isn’t what you thought she would be. But God knows she loves you. And thats enough, isn’t it? It is better than being alone.

or is it?

If you were alone, would you wear the mask? Who would you be- ALONE?

When you look at yourself in the mirror- are you wearing a mask?

Hmmmm..Just rambling.

Tis the season for masks.

May you find your perfect mask!