Carl Gustav Jung said “The dream is the small hidden door in the deepest and most intimate sanctum of the soul, which opens to that primeval cosmic night that was soul long before there was conscious ego and will be soul far beyond what a conscious ego could ever reach.” Dreams fascinate me. I have […]
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The creatures in the pictures are sculptures that I recently created. They remind my roommate of Skeksis from the Dark Crystal. I concur, finding them to be a more of a sparrow like relative of the Skeksis. I’ve made these two so far. They were each made from recycled materials including mussel shells (kitchen scraps),
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The creatures in the pictures are sculptures that I recently created. They remind my roommate of Skeksis from the Dark Crystal. I concur, finding them to be a more of a sparrow like relative of the Skeksis. I’ve made these two so far. They were each made from recycled materials including mussel shells (kitchen scraps),
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I’ve been suffering a “hay fever” attack since Saturday afternoon, which I spent outdoors at a kid’s birthday party in the burbs. It was a breezy day, tree and grass pollen is particularly high right now and mold is doing its happy thing as well .. all of which is making me unhappy. I’m currently
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I’ve been suffering a “hay fever” attack since Saturday afternoon, which I spent outdoors at a kid’s birthday party in the burbs. It was a breezy day, tree and grass pollen is particularly high right now and mold is doing its happy thing as well .. all of which is making me unhappy. I’m currently
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While looking for something in my art studio, I stumbled upon a perfumery experiment that I began back in May of 2006! 2 bottles of Vanilla Amber Base, one with a base of jojoba and the other a base of grain alcohol. It has mellowed so nicely over time! While I’ve not searched out the
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While looking for something in my art studio, I stumbled upon a perfumery experiment that I began back in May of 2006! 2 bottles of Vanilla Amber Base, one with a base of jojoba and the other a base of grain alcohol. It has mellowed so nicely over time! While I’ve not searched out the
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As I mentioned in my previous blog, I’ve recently taken up a new challenge and that is learning Mandarin Chinese. I have been using scent to help me study and recall what I have been studying. It has been long known that our olfactory sense has powerful ties to memory. For example, I have a
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I’m writing this blog while burning a candle scented with lovely 木薑子 Litsea cubeba (May Chang). Not only am I setting atmosphere, but I’m cleaning the air, literally!candles-with-essential-oils-kill-bacteria I have been taking Mandarin Chinese classes for several weeks now and I have decided to choose a Chinese name. That isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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I’m writing this blog while burning a candle scented with lovely 木薑子 Litsea cubeba (May Chang). Not only am I setting atmosphere, but I’m cleaning the air, literally!candles-with-essential-oils-kill-bacteria I have been taking Mandarin Chinese classes for several weeks now and I have decided to choose a Chinese name. That isn’t as easy as it sounds.
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