Pebbles Beneath a Stream
November 19, 2015
I have wondered what life would be like if everything went as I planned or wanted. Would I be happier than I am today?
To shiny pebble at the bottom of a stream, a butterfly flying free seems to be capricious as it carries pollen amongst the flowers: both are equally spiritual formations to my view. Between you and myself, I would have thought of myself as the pebble. Imagine my surprise to be called capricious.
I recently came across a quote by Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto (1843-1923) that made me pause… and reflect.
“Give me a fruitful error any time, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections,” by Pareto, design by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
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Introducing Lacy the Lizard
November 4, 2015
Reports of the elder member of the Lucky the Lizard posse surfaced when I was visiting my parents in Sedona recently and I went to investigate. The only lizard to be seen was the young ‘un hanging out on my parents front porch, but he gave me a full description of how Grandmother Spider watched the handsome Lacy dreaming wide-awake and attached her web to the back of his head so that he would carry her language to the other lizards, which I illustrate in this drawing done in the style of Peter Parnall.
Drawing of legendary lizard of the Southwest as described by anonymous young lizard on October 14th, drawn by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
Meet Bounder (a member of Lucky’s posse)
August 17, 2015
Bounder, hailing from my parents’ corner of the world, stopped by en route to some new adventure. A lizard of few words, he did not stay long when he discovered the only spirits in my place were for cooking and not of a proof to quench his thirsts. He reported that others from the posse might check in to make sure I am okay, including the elusive Lacy… I will keep you all posted if he is seen in my neighborhood.
Bounder, member of the famous Lucky the Lizard posse seen in the southwest corner of San Francisco and headed to parts unknown. Rendered 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.
A Celtic Spider
August 12, 2015
Last weekend I spent a few hours with the Friends of Calligraphy and Marina Soria contemplating the evolution of shape, so coming soon to this blog… Snail Haiku will introduce Felix the Helix.
Until then, please enjoy the spider design.
Spider design by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
An Arabic Proverb
August 6, 2015
“The wind of heaven is that which is between a horse’s ears.”
“The Wind of Heaven is that which is between a horse’s ears.” Design by Meredith Eliassen, 2012.
Be grateful for what each day brings.
Two Dragonflies
July 25, 2015
Dragonfly design by Meredith Eliassen, 2015, features quote from Jerry Ellis, “We’re all only fragile threads, but what a tapestry we make.”
A Nautilus Shell… for Steve
July 14, 2015
Thanks for bringing poet Robert Lax (1915-2000) back into my consciousness. If the nautilus shell symbolizes growth from a center, then this thought from Lax’s Circus of the Sun (1960) gently reminds of the continued need to return our core at different life stages.
Sometimes we go on a search and do not know what we are looking for, until we come again to our beginning
I get it now, I didn’t in my twenties… Nautilus Notecard
Totem
July 9, 2015
Earlier this summer I had a mental image of a totem pole with different creatures that features the letters of the word as a totem pole.
T is eagle representing Spirit
O is a human and the wings have two birds facing off
T has a fish to the left and human to the right
E is a bear facing eastward
M has a beaver with a stick in his mouth and a another face tattooed to his chest
I don’t vouch for it being in any way authentic tribally, but has meaning to me.
Totem design by Meredith Eliassen, 2015.
The Woman and the Pink Soccer Ball…
June 16, 2015
Well, I have been off the blog for a few weeks and thought I would check in…
For a recent birthday, I purchased a pick soccer ball because I needed to get some more exercise into my daily routine. When you draw, you are not moving about… you get the picture. I first took the pink soccer ball out for a spin a few weeks ago and went down the elevator with a pretty young thing and her boyfriend and she gave me a look like, “No lady, you are too old for that pick soccer ball, give it up.” Boyfriend seemed okay with it though. When I got out on the street, a skateboarder (with a basketball tucked under his arm) got a gander at the pink soccer ball and gave me a nod of approval as he whizzed on past. Whew!
And by the way: GO WARRIORS!!!
Things only improved as I went to the seldom-empty soccer field nearby. I kicked the little pink soccer ball around the field and was as happy as a kid. It’s the easiest way to run a fun mile that I know of… more to come.
Have drawn a little (very happy with TOTEM that I will share in the fall), but am finishing up a lot of “day job” projects, and starting new ones. It is going to be a working summer. Progress on a cool but out of my comfort-zone writing project too. Hope you are all enjoying the summer.
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