It's been a while since my last post.  I have been immersed in wax in my studio unaware of time passing me by in the outside world. It has been bliss.

This past weekend I was blessed by bliss tripled. I attended the Gladdening Light Symposium in Winter Park, FL with Matthew Fox as featured speaker.  It is hard to put into words the experience of this weekend. It goes beyond a mountain top experience, beyond sitting at a master's feet and hearing words of gold, beyond experiential art, music and dance.  Every session was a pearl unexpected, a joy to live, an inspiration to prod.  The featured artists were far more than I expected, especially River Guerguerian. That is an entire separate post, along with a series of photos also. (the photos are on my facebook page and if you are a friend you can see them now)

Lest I rattle on and on, in purple prose, as I have been accused, let me forward to after the closing of the symposium (spiral dance with 140+ souls and Matthew Fox as leader) to our downtown experience. My fellow artist and friend with whom I was traveling found an exhibit of John Lennon prints that was only in Winter Park for 3 days and was closing that evening. No question that we were going. While there another artist, a new friend with whom I intend to bond deeply in the future, noticed a young couple among the gallery waltzers. She approached and received permission to shoot portraits of them as they 'spectated.'  It is over this weekend that my iphone has turned out to be my gem of a camera. I had no big equipment with me, she did, this other artist. So, she shot big, I shot iphone. The portraits are in process, but to the left you will find one sample to give you a taste of the flavor of the magic this weekend was.  I call this series "All You Need" and look forward to printing them soon. I expect to have five in the final series.

This three day span confirmed for me that magic exists, everywhere. All we have to do is look, listen, and feel with our hearts. Seeing the magic and gentle spirit in this young couple also affirms for me that there is hope for this world, for my grandchildren and their grandchildren.

All we need is love, compassion and awe.

Peace, 
Barb