I knew when I painted these murals that if we ever moved, we would miss them. And now we are. And we will. Especially the mural in Annie's room. I painted the whole mural the weekend of June 10th 2000 and Annie was born February 28 2001. That's 40 weeks exactly! I probably painted it the weekend she was conceived! I painted the moon and sun at her request when she was almost two. They are up above her dresser and bookshelf shining down on her while she slept and played.
The trees and birds painting above is supposed to be Billy and I as birds on a swing calling out to the universe for a baby to adopt. I painted Annie as the little hummingbird waiting in the tree. Can you see her?
Goodbye little house!
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*sniff* such memories and sentiment you are leaving behind. those murals are stunning, i love the texture of the walls, too. oh, such beauty to let go of! but it's all for a great reason....
Ooohh, I love your wall painting! Absolutely wonderful. It has a yummy children's book feel to it. Yes, I would miss those paintings too. Well, now you will have fresh walls to paint more things.
I was born on April 1st in Berkeley, California. I'm enjoying a life full of satisfaction and challenge alongside my dear friend and partner, Bill, and our almost twelve year-old daughter, Annie. We have a great house and garden that we share with two dogs, nine canaries, and three fire bellied toads. We are choosing a path of living that holds everyone's needs as precious and equal. We're loving an unschooling approach to education for Annie and ourselves. We're trying to live a life with the least amount of negative impact to the enviornment. One way we're doing that is we're really trying to be mindful about what we buy, how we travel, and how we care for ourselves. I will post my ideas, challenges, and celebrations for doing so on this blog. I would love to hear any of yours too!
6 comments:
*sniff* such memories and sentiment you are leaving behind. those murals are stunning, i love the texture of the walls, too. oh, such beauty to let go of! but it's all for a great reason....
gorgeous
Ooohh, I love your wall painting!
Absolutely wonderful. It has a yummy children's book feel to it.
Yes, I would miss those paintings too. Well, now you will have fresh walls to paint more things.
What a GLORIOUS mural!
Dreamy and fairy-like.
Ahhh...Annie sure is a lucky
girl to have such a talented
mama. Wish we were nieghbors!
Beautiful!
Those murals are beautiful!
I can't wait to see what you paint on your new walls!
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