Orange and Hot pink

 

  Oh ! How I wish

to make

a leap...

on the back 

of the crazy wind...

take a deep dive

and then soar again...

dip my glorious

budding

wings

in the orange sun rays...

soak ...

in the cool

breeze

dare ...

to claim 

the sky

and

in my little eye

the globe...

I wish to

carry

and in my heart

symphony

Oh ! How I wish 

to reach out...

to the end 

of the map

and with my beak

leave a mark

 there

and everywhere !!

Hey friends the week 2 color prompt at SOC

is a combination of orange and hot pink

and so here sits my birdie 

all dressed in the yummy

colors , singing her heart out !!

So I have two birdies now on my branch

Citron Turquoise

and

Orange and Hot pink...week 2

Waiting for four more to fly in  :)

Citron turquoise

“And so with the sunshine 

and the great bursts of leaves growing on the trees, 

just as things grow in fast movies,

 I had that familiar conviction that

 life was beginning over again with the summer.” 

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

Yes with Summer of Colors

being here my 'arty' life has taken 

a fun lane again :)

The fun is going to run for 

six weeks with six exciting color

challenges...

I have decided to put all the six

prompts on a single 

sheet so as to create 

something which denotes

the Summer of 2013...

Now this week's colors are

citron green and turquoise !!

i totally totally love

the combination...

and here is what I did

...a birdie

with a twinkle in her eye...

 hope in her gaze...

and a sweet summer song in her heart !!

 Are you wondering my friends 

what's that on the branch now???

Well that's my favorite silver Pandora bracelet

which happens to have some citron green and turquoise beads !!

Now what do you call that...

a simple coincidence

or

my LOVE for the colors :)

Yes I have a news to share here

Mom Souq

is a great mom's online bazaar and community

also encouraging and promoting mompreneurs,

mommy bloggers and inspirational moms

and my blog

Beneath my heart...Art

has won 

"Mommy blogger competition"

organised by them !!!

and this is what the kids with special needs 

did this week

I called their tree...

"Dreams in Bloom" :)

A mayonnaise jar and two cups of coffee !

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee. 

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

 The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

 The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full, the students responded with a unanimous "YES".

 The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. 

Now, said the professor as the laughter subsided, I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things.... God, your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions.... and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter... your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else... the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first, he continued, there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. 

The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Take care of the golf balls first.... the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand. One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented.

 The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a cup of coffee with a friend."


Well...The kids at Al Noor school for children with Special Needs continue to amaze me with their work !!

delightful patterns....

juicy...refreshing...watermelon slices on the wall...

The kids had real fun making these ...
and as you can see two of them have a fake bite too :)

It was really hard to resist :)


Did you see the 
Special Patterns
we made last week !



My friend Kristin from Twinkle Twinkle has planned
another Summer of Color !
I can't forget the fun I had last year !
Can't wait for all that "colorful" drama to begin !!

Special patterns :)

Hey friends

I am volunteering these days for START - a non profit organisation which uses art as a medium to

heal, educate and enrich the skills of children in the poorest areas of Middle East. Here in Dubai it runs workshops for children with special needs including Autism and Down Syndrome.

I am volunteering as an artist and taking workshops at Al Noor School for Special Needs.

I am extremely happy to share with you all a few pictures of the amazing work done by the kids.

Beautiful pattern by one of the girls at the school.

little hands creating the magic

She liked to do it in a triangle !

This one looked like a rug :)

proudly presenting...:)

absolutely neat :)

don't miss that cute little hand with perfect pink nails :)

she was fast enough to finish two !!

one stroke at a time :)

Believe me...it does bring joy to their faces and seeing that , I feel fulfilled !!

Now is the turn of my work this week !!

 I did this abstract piece on textured paper

in mixed media

I like the way the paint shines here

the texture of the paper enhances the work :)

this is the final picture 

and I can see a dancing figure here...

celebrating life !!

What do YOU see ?

Unleash the 'spectacular' within !!

  I sat there that moment

with a spark in my eyes

curious...confused... marveling

where my strength lies...

looking for a miracle

happening now ...happening here

a moment ...that is magical

and I looked and looked everywhere

every shadow... each star

every thorn... each flower

I looked... and ...searched

in the sun ...and in the shower

what made me different

I wondered

and in this quest for illumination

I surrendered

I sat there that moment

my heart ... still...

calm... and listening to each beat

I tried to look within

and then I found I am here

to live this 'now'

to let my radiance shine

 to be me... and to be a WOW :)

 If we practice spectacular long enough,spectacular 

will become our way of being.

...........Robin Sharma

Are you  wearing your invisible crown today ?