How
Once Upon a Picture
a page from the picture-story
inspired by van Gogh
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Allen and Unwin
2004
about
Here Am I
Swimming in a Teacup
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purchased by a lovely member of Sydney Threshold Choir
a
the Sacred Space
at Good Grief Cafe
selection
Just Add Water 1
A Humble Magic
felt marker on paper towel
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of
Wing-ear woman
Sally Swain © original art
little watercolour painting from art journal, created while listening on the phone
paintings,
Daffy
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© original art
photos,
Wise and complex root system sustaining life on a city street
found object sculptures
Beach character
with banksia dress
Sally Swain crazy-art-play
made-object sculptures
Pear-Shaped World 3
Sally Swain © original art
2017 vision
I notice the pear nest starts to look like a boat
and
Even if it’s a bit light on,
make art
Sally Swain © original paintage
paintages
Olleyfruit
Sally Swain © original art
acrylic, twigs and other stuff
inspired by Margaret Olley
from
Forest for the Trees
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art journal page-in-progress
2017?
I Ink, Therefore I Am
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with
The moment of discovering the delight of a textured background via accidental scrumpled brown paper placement
love,
window art
rainbow sign
Yes
affirmative
definitely
art
Reflections Five
And finally for this Friday, a sweet intimate fibro bathroom in a different friend’s rural shack.
and
Exotic Handala
(or can you think of a better name?)
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soul
Sally’s childhood eiderdown
from
Senior Venus
The Goddess of Trying to Bring Love to Arenas of Strife
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Art Heart Resource
(who knew a Sally painting could be so simple?)
Sally
Art and Soul Space 
That was fun. I haven’t had a picture bath before. 🙂
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So very happy to provide you with your first ever picture bath. Hope you feel refreshed.
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Very ! As I find baths and showers very exhausting ( something which has developed with age), a picture bath is a much more relaxing alternative.
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I’m sorry to hear you find baths and showers exhausting. Some of my best creative thinking/daydreaming happens in the shower. Ecologically speaking, this is not so good. The long drawn-out shower. Anyway, I’m pleased you are able to find a relaxing style of bath.
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Maybe I would do better in a dust bath….nah….not really. 😀 I would still enjoy wallowing in the sea but the sea here is too cold for me. And I used to have lots of excellent thoughts in my swimming days when I trawled through lengths at the pool; not competitive swimming just swimming for fitness.
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Maybe sounds and sights of waterfalls or lapping sea shores would nourish your soul. Even if it’s via a computer. I wonder.
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Oh that’s true. Actually my desk top photo is one of the ocean which my brother took on his recent trip to Fiji. I love it.
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Thank you Sally. Beautiful and refreshing. Have a wonderfully creative 2018
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You are welcome, Lindy. Glad you are refreshed.
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It’s you! Lindy from long ago. How lovely. Wishing you a brilliant, shiny 2018. love Sally
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Didn’t know there was a word for the need for art I have sometimes…thanks Sally
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wishing you as many picture baths as you need, Gabby
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Dearest Gabby. I just realised that you are the Gabby I know. How lovely to hear from you over here on the blog. Wishing you a fabulous 2018, full of art and dancing.
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Lovely, I feel cleansed. This is a great idea!
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you choose the temperature and depth of your picture bath according to taste
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