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The Story… no beginning and no end

by Dawn Patel | Nov 26, 2014 | Eagle Eye, fables, fairy tales, lessons, life, mystery, mystery stones, myth, never-ending story, Seer, sentient beings, storytelling, visionary art, visions, wisdom

The story I am telling with the Sentient Beings has no beginning and no end.  It started sometime… perhaps when I was sleeping.  It will end sometime… in a future that doesn’t exist yet.  So, like I said, it has no beginning and no...

A year of (not) doing yoga

by Dawn Patel | Oct 22, 2014 | art, artists process, blogging, Brilliant Stranger, creative process, dawn patel art, etsy, judgement, laughter, letting go, life, miniature painting, practice, yoga, yoga practice

The longer version of this title is “What I have learned from my year of not doing yoga.”  I’m not encouraging anyone to give up their yoga practice.  Read on…Stretch your body and you stretch your mind.  As Without, so...

Wishes

by Dawn Patel | Sep 18, 2014 | age, animals, art, art on instagram, belonging, dreams, fantasy, fun, grandchildren, instagram, laughter, life, love, monkeys, nature, old ladies, wisdom, wishes

When I was younger I wished to be appreciated, for belonging and acceptance, and to be a famous artist.I also wanted an ark of my very own, including a tiger, a soft-shelled turtle, every breed of dog in my very dog-eared copy of “Man’s Best Friend”...

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