Being a Purple Man

Four Faces of The Tree - very old drawing from my sketch book

Things are in a weird state of being these days. I forget what day it is, I've been having crazy dreams and stuck in a bit of a funk. I dreamed this morning I was actually a man and I was in a large metal tub of dark purple dye. I knew that I had a mission and that I was an agent of some sort. There was another man in the room with me as I dyed my body but I couldn't see anything but his silhouette. Now strange dreams are nothing new for me, but I don't recall ever dreaming I was the opposite sex. I would lift my leg and arm and could hear the water trickle from them and see the deep purple liquid dripping. I was not above the tub as I am sometimes just an observer but I was in the correct perspective to be in the tub and looking up to this mystery man. The lights were dim and it was very light outside. I could see this from the cracks in the walls and small window behind the man. I was looking at my skin as it got darker and darker and I was pleased with the effect. I'm not sure where this came from because I was hooked on watching the bio channel last night and was watching the biography of Dolly Parton before I went to bed. I just love her.

Sometimes my dreams are definitely from something I had encountered or watched from the day but a lot of the time they are just off the wall. I actually go to bed hoping I'll have some wild dreams since I get a kick out of them. Although I don't like the dreams where I dream someone is trying to kill me. And sometimes I wake up freaking out about my son. I've had a few dreams where he was in danger and I'm extra cautious for a while. I do believe that our dreams are our sub-conscience mind mostly. But occasionally, I think something or someone comes to me in my dreams as a warning. I used to keep a dream journal when I was younger. As soon as I woke from the dream I wrote it down, as much as I could remember that is. Funny thing is sometimes something would happen later that day or even the next day that would jar a dream from my memory. Kinda like deja vu... which is another post for another day.

Enjoy your weekend friends.

inspiration!

Today I feel inspired! Not sure what has brought it on, but I'm going to take advantage of it. I don't usually post in the morning and thought I'd share my excitement about creating things today. I've been reading all my favorite blogs this morning and it's just come over me! I love it when I get this feeling. And when I say feeling, I do mean feeling. When I get ideas that I think are really something... I get a little tingle almost a buzzing feeling. I know that sounds crazy but it's true. It starts in my lower back and travel up and down at the same time down to my tingling toes :) It's usually just for a moment but I know when I get this little creative tingle... I've got to either go do it or at least jot it down to try when I get the time. I get it with all kinds of ideas, not just creating art. Like gardening, decorating, anything that is relevant to me or those I love. So today I'm using this day to create! Yay! I also feel compelled to post...

"This Artists Observations of the Day"

Feeling of the day: creative!

I'm grateful for: tingly feelings

I am wearing: fuzzy slippers

I thought about today: Valentines Day creations

I miss: warm evenings of summer

Best thing I did today: didn't cave on diet with cookies on counter :)

Today I visited: An Artist's Journey by Susan Roux

thank you Susan for the little plug from your site today, I really enjoy reading your blog and I love to search through all your friends and often find new blogs to follow through it. I do that with everyone's blog :) I think that is the best way to meet new friends! Now go! and be creative!