It’s Home

Wednesday, February 17, 2010 by admin.

 

Ivory Mountain Bracelet.

The tag line that I like so much in the song “This Must Be The Place” David Byrne

“There was a time Before we were born, If someone asks, this where I’ll be . . . where I’ll be”

* see previous post for Video *

Bottom line to this post right up front;

I am very thankful to have the opportunities to create and use art for a living. AND for People that let it happen! 

Recent old school photos began to show up on the facebook site and in conjunction with all the thoughts that you go thru designing & creating a piece that is this involved (it’s an emotional roller-coaster) the lyric;

“The less we say about it the better”

May apply here, but the emotions & implications of ;

“Make it up as we go along
Feet on the ground, head in the sky
It’s okay, I know nothing’s wrong, nothing”

 

Is so true, you have the concept in your head but…….. getting it to where it’s potential is…

“Its Home”

Is where the ups and downs make it a Journey,

“Feet On The Ground” (your skills that have grounding, Foundation,……things you know.)

“Head In The Sky” (your imagination that leads to new things and ways,…. things that could be!)

The artist knows everything about the piece of the creation, every design implication;

Intelligent design…. It did not just evolve itself into being a functional bracelet.

The “Mountain” Motif  that was used all over this piece is so very significant.

  

Your feet on the ground but…. Your Head/Heart OH So close to the Sky/Heaven.

 

Looking at those school pictures of myself, I think ….

“That little boy had no idea he would be so blessed in life”.

You look back on the signs, the clues and the “How Did I Get Here” pictures and it can be very enlightening.

I guess I have always been a little different, jean shorts, shoes not like everyone else on the basketball team (unheard of !)

Fashion statement I suppose. #88

Yellow Yamaha shirt on “Dress Nice Get Your School Picture Day”…..

A Yamaha would be my first motorcycle within a few years later, but……… a prophecy still none the less of things to come for me. RinnDinnDinn-RinnnDinnnDinnnn-nn, It had an Expansion pipe with no baffle, Man was it loud Lol.

I missed the 6th grade pictures because we moved when my parents split up, but that year I met a wonderful teacher in my new school that loved to sketch, she saw that I was fascinated by it and taught me the foundations of sketching,

The artist in that little boy was finding his way.

 
 

That year I also came to Know & Trust Jesus Christ as my Saviour, My Creator!

“Did I find you, or you find me?”

He knows EVERYTHING about His Creation and I’ll trust Him to lead the way. 

I am fearfully and wonderfully made;  Psalm 139

Thanks for letting me share some thoughts on what’s happening “Now & Then” & the privilege of making this bracelet. 

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