In Memory of the Weekend Storm…
March 16, 2016
“And Feel the scent of water above the scent of earth a faint wind makes me look up see the water.” English translation of words by Swedish poet Göran Sonnevi, design by Meredith Eliassen, 2016.
And another seascape drawn with a Sharpie pen last year…
Stylized drawing of waves by Meredith Eliassen.
The Ancients…
February 4, 2016
After visiting my parents last year, I returned with a new supply of color pens and stories from the Sedona area. Meet Petro, an ancient member of the Lucky the Lizard posse, who visited my consciousness. A petroglyph is rock art created by removing rock surface by incising, picking, carving, or abrading, and Petro is drawn in the shape of an Arizona petroglyph of a lizard.
Design by Meredith Eliassen.
Lax from Last Year
January 8, 2016
Last year my friend Steve re-introduced me to the work of Robert Lax after a couple of decades, and WOW! Age and perspective have shifted my interpretation and appreciation of his words on a page. What I enjoy about Lax’s work and words is that they allow the viewer and reader to be in a moment. Here is a stream of consciousness image that came to me last year, it was posted in another spot, but I think at some point I will add a LAX gallery to my site.
“never a root without a tree * never a tree without a bird * never a bird without a song * never a song without a sky ** never a sky without a song * never a song without a bird * never a bird without a tree * never a tree without a root ** never a root without a tree” ** words by robert lax ** new poems ** 1962 ** design by meredith eliassen ** 2015 “never a root without a tree” notecard
New Year By the Sea
January 4, 2016
First design with another Robert Lax poem (expect more to come) in the new year, after a period of quiet solitude.
“I went to sit quietly by the sea. To think, to wonder about my friends. What I knew of them & and all I needed to know at least in those first moments was that they were or had become part of me they were part of my life as I looked out over the sea it was as though they were with me watching as though they had com to help me as I searched for what? for whom? they had come to help me as I searched for them” Words by Robert Lax (1915-2000) from “In the Beginning was Love: Contemplative Words of Robert Lax,” edited with an introduction by S. T. Georgiou (2015), design by Meredith Eliassen, 2016.
“I went to sit quietly by the sea” notecard and Survivors’ Hub Postcard
Wisdom from “Jonathan Livingston Seagull”
December 15, 2015
As the year winds down… this seems an appropriate thought… from Richard Bach’s epic poem. Happy Holidays!
Quote by Richard Bach from “Jonathan Livingston Seagull,” reads as follows: “Overcome space, and all we have left is HERE. Overcome time, and all we have left is NOW.” Design by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
New Paisley Design
August 14, 2015
This paisley design features flower motifs that I toyed with as a teenager, but it is very different from anything that I have done before.
Paisley design featuring early American flower motifs from the Pennsylvania area drawn by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
Raven Mom and Pop Guard their Nest
May 6, 2015
Oblivious to any agitation above him, Old Coyote enjoys a morning stroll in the desert. Meanwhile, Momma Raven keeps her nest secure as Poppa Raven protects his family above the Red Rocks of Sedona, Arizona. These rocks really are red!
“Ravens Protecting the Nest” design by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
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