Inspiration: My very favourite ee cumming's poem:

you shall above all things be glad and young
For if you're young, whatever life you wear

it will become you; and if you are glad
whatever's living will yourself become.
Girlboys may nothing more than boygirls need:
i can entirely her only love

whose any mystery makes every man's
flesh put space on; and his mind take off time

that you should ever think, may god forbid
and (in his mercy) your true lover spare:
for that way knowledge lies, the foetal grave
called progress, and negation's dead undoom.

I'd rather learn from one bird how to sing
than teach ten thousand stars how not to dance

I have loved this poem for over a decade. Who doesn't love his poetry, it's so romantic! For me, this poem represents staying young at heart and keeping one true love at heart. It's about doing one thing very well, including love and not fumbling around, ruining things or making people a little less shiny or happy ... it's about remaining true to yourself and to your love.

I love this poem so much - it represents me and my true love ...

(Tattoo by Trevor at Bushido) (Photo taken by Blaire Marie)

Inspiration: love quotes and an antique wedding theme.

Here are a couple new images I have been working on. I added this love quote:

When you are in Love you can't fall asleep because reality is better than your dreams. - Dr. Seuss



I love wedding work, especially making wedding bouquets. This is the first wedding season in over ten years that I am not doing wedding work and I am really missing it! Here is a little sample I put together, the flower bouquets and the lollipop image are my work ... the other images are not, but I'm using them to show a colour palette of pinks and blues.

The best thing about me is you. -Shannon Crown

I don't know what to make of this little poem I wrote years ago, it has such an oppressive tone, which could either be an adult telling a child to stop daydreaming or our own voice telling us to stop make-believing, as it may be seen as a childish act...nothing could be more untrue... The tone at the end also hints at uninspired or unoriginal ideas being rewarded...This little ditty is so negative, but I seem to remember it whenever I am discouraged in my creative endeavours!!

Tsk

You must stop child,

Children only dream dreams by matchsticks,

and not by pocketbooks.

To hear the clink-clink in your pocket,

Is better than grumbles from your tummy.

Asking for more…

Asking for more…

Dreams are worth poor.

Lie it down,

It’s only as good as it ever can be,

But only if it's not your own.