Getting back into the swing of things...

I have been busy trying to caught my breath...  I went out the Las Vegas for 4 days on a business trip, never been there and had lots of fun.  The temp's were in the high 60's and what fun we had not having to put on layers of clothes, boots, etc., just to stay warm.  We left there and returned to -10 degrees...yikes what a shock to one's system.  One of the things that I love about the West is the wide open land and mountains.  One can really connect with one's inner self out there.  That being said, I came home wanting to create something that would express how I felt being there.  I originally did not have the intention of creating a book, but after creating the focal point of my piece, I felt that instead of hanging it on a wall, it would be best on the front cover of a book.  The spine is part of a vintage ledger dating 1800's.  My friend Dorthe Hansen from Denmark, sent me some driftwood that I also incorporated into my pieces.  I used a box and filled it with vintage papers, bird's nest/ egg, words and then filled it with resin.

  The words on the resin reads as; "Cleaving the sky, Sun, moon and stars forgot, uupward I fly, still all my song shall be, nearer my God, to thee, nearer to thee".  If you have ever been out in the mountains and watch birds, eagles, etc. flying upward, it is an awesome sight, you actually feel that the higher and higher they fly, they actually can reach heaven.

Now for this piece, a long time ago, I had an encounter with a lady and after our conversation as we were parting, she used the words, "till we meet again".  Now, this really intrigued me.  So, I asked, why do you say that instead of goodbye?  She stated, that we never really say goodbye, for all of us, will one day meet again either here on earth or with our Father in heaven, so if I don't meet you again here on earth, then until we meet again, in heaven.  I thought what a wonderful perspective she had, so when I came across this verse in a book, I felt that this was my way of saying to everyone that I have ever met, whether that be in person, phone or Internet, until we meet again.

Comments

[Tanya Peacock]

This is very beautiful and inspirational! So... you like our weather out here in the west? 85 today in San Diego. A far cry from my birth state of Michigan huh? XOXO and Blessings!
Tanya

[Dorthe Hansen]

Nellie, this is stunning, so very beautifull, and the thought of, what i collected with my hands here,now has been used by your hands to end up so beautifull filles my heart with joy.
It must have been a wonderfull tour
you had, i believe ones heart sings standing in the middle of Gods fantastic nature.
Love to you
Dorthe

[Joanne Huffman]

How nice to have had a break from our freezing, snowy winter. And, it certainly inspired you to make a beautiful and meaningful book.

Joanne

[Jen crossley]

Oh Nellie this is just so stunningly beautiful,your work is just so breathtaking.
Hope you had a nice trip
Jen