PAMMAGINATION: Creativity Unleashed: My New Garden...Good Exercise and Soon to Have Good Food!!!

Sunday, June 29, 2014

My New Garden...Good Exercise and Soon to Have Good Food!!!

New Garden and New Lease on Life!!!

My yard has been a complete mess/jungle for the past few years. I just got too “whatever” to deal with it and then it got too over grown and unmanageable! But all that has changed now!!! I have had my yard all cleared out “for a tidy sum I might add” and it now has a new beginning.

My garden has become my new form of exercise, prayer/mediation time and will soon become my new source of organic vegetables!!!...I am gonna grow some Dahlias too. I have always loved Dahlias and envied folks who grew them. I have 4 planting beds in my garden that haven’t been used for over 15 years!!! So preparing them for planting by: clearing, aerating, composing and fertilizing them, was quite an undertaking!!!

I set out thinking that it would only take me a weekend to clear the overgrown beds. But little did I know that that was just the beginning. I tell you I have done so much digging and tilting (manually) … I have a newfound respect for grave diggers…because if I had to dig graves for a living, everyone would be cremated!!! Who knew there would be sooooo many rocks and crazy runs of seemingly never-ending roots!!! hiding in 12in deep below the surface!! I eventually and literally use one of those baked cookie cooling racks to sift all the bed dirt. Then I had to tilt it all again to add the compost and fertilizer! This all took me 3 weeks!!! … good news is I loss 6 lbs in the process…!!!

As mentioned, I have always loved working my garden. But, I stopped when I cracked my tailbone and was out of commission for over a year and then I got too fat and didn’t have the energy to do anything. But now as long as I can maintain good health… working in my garden will contribute to that… part of the retirement time will be given to in working my garden and yard. And they will be beautiful again!!!

Here are my beautiful ready to be planted garden beds!!!

Well as soon as it stops raining I will finish up this last one....I know it a late start!! lol

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My Personal Vision Statement

My personal vision is to leave life better than I found it… better than how I have previously experienced it…and enjoy the remainder of my life to the fullest. To embrace my maturity, yet dream with the abandon of a child! To never stop working at becoming my optimum self: physically, emotionally, intellectually, creatively and most importantly spiritually. To that end, I will maintain a lifestyle of healthy living, self-affirmation, determination, and action! I will retire“refired” and financially sound, start my school, and love again. I want to be a living legacy for my grandchildren! My faith in God , obtaining my goal weight and staying physically fit are foundational to accomplishing this vision. I believe that I can do all things through and by the power and grace of Christ who strengthens me.

My Source and Inspiration!

"And I have filled him (her) with the Spirit of God, in wisdom and ability, in understanding and intelligence, and in knowledge, and in all kinds of craftsmanship..." Exodus 31:3 (amp)

*There is no vehicle which displays the Glory of God and the Wonder of God as clearly as the arts. Art is the reflection of God's creativity, an evidence that we were made in His Image. – Martin Luther

*For the Lord God is a Sun and Shield; the Lord bestows [present] grace and favor and [future] glory (honor, splendor, and heavenly bliss)! No good thing will He withhold from those who walk uprightly Psalm 84:11 (Amplified Bible)

*Successful and unsuccessful people share the same 24 hours every day. The only difference is what they choose to do with them. - Me

*You can't use up creativity. The more you use it, the more you have - Maya Angelou

Artist Statement / About Me

CREATIVITY is hard wired in my DNA. It is my life’s blood and blessing. Creativity is the force that drives my passion to experiment with new art forms and my curiosity to work with and combine different mediums. Captivated by the textures of fibers and textiles, mesmerized by the beautiful colors of beads, and intrigued by the promise of a found object, my creative nature has led to my interest in bead, fiber, and mixed media arts. For over 30 years, my creative journey has been a glorious discovery of mediums, techniques and the evolution of my art.

I am an African American, culturally inspired fantasy mixed-media 3-D Fiber Artist, creating one of a kind figurative sculptures using fabric with an array of other mediums. I also creates using, bead and mixed media embroidery, hand and machine felting, fabric dyeing, painting, stamping and manipulation. My other areas of interest include: collage, polymer and paper clays, mosaic tiles, jewelry making and scrapbooking.

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My, Me Poem Rap

My, Me Poem Rap

I am not so down with the rhythm and rhyme
Caus' the spoken word is not a skill of mine
It's with needle and cloth how I spend my time
My dolls are an expression of what goes on in my mind

DollinDiva is who I was made to be

The joy the birth of my dolls bring is hard to explain
They are simply a labor of love that involves no pain
I procreate with every loving stitch and stroke
That's why they are not for sale ...I'd rather stay broke

DollinDiva is who I was made to be

Doll making is my God-given gift and my blessing to share
And God's sneaky way of giving me a source of self-care
My dolls are so much more than toys
They are my release, my legacy and my expressed joy!

DollinDiva is who I was made to be DollinDiva by the Grace of God is me!!!

DollinDiva the hip hop doll-making mom ( Word to the people!!!)

2006 (written to amuse my daughter)

Sunday, June 29, 2014

My New Garden...Good Exercise and Soon to Have Good Food!!!

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