August Artistic Aspirations

I want to tell you about 3 artistic endeavors that have inspired me this August:

1)

                                                                   un-perfect moment

capture that perfect un-perfect moment

locked within that bring-you-back memory

and while you dance within those medleys

those blood-bond circles of life swirl

through the past and towards the future

you sweep away in a shared moment

as hot and sweet as summer’s breath

on the peripheries as fleeting as fireflies

sidestep broken fragments before they pulverize

while the evening’s a clock that no longer ticks

these frozen hands a blessing from time’s tyranny

hold on tight to the tumultuous melody

just like you hold on tight to your

tired girl’s hands for just one more song

  - Theresa Milstein

http://magpietales.blogspot.com/2014/08/mag-232.html

2)

I’ve known the illustrator Nata Romeo for several years. Her artwork has always impressed me. She’s now illustrated a beautiful picture book. Cleverly, she left the animals black and white to encourage children to color them on the hardcover edition. And the pictures can be enlarged on the e-book edition in order to appreciate the detail.

Biography

Nata Romeo a.k.a ArtistaDonna, is the author and illustrator of her first children's book, titled Alphabet Wildlife A to Z. Originally from Toronto, Canada, she now brews and sprinkles her art and stories from the Philadelphia skies. She dreams that her imagination gets swept up into a massive storm, traveling across the universe and beyond!

http://www.nataromeo.com

3)

This week, I’m attending the Highlights Foundation Revision Retreat.  
It's my first organized retreat.

I hope that the retreat's inspirations help me reach my aspirations.

Happy August!

xo,

Theresa