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How One Should Dress When Walking Out of Their Prison Cell

March 6, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

The image above was created last winter and I recently stumbled upon it, thanks to the reminder of “one year ago today” on social media. I like this image. It is fun. And I thought I need to use it with a writing of some sort. Today, what I want to express seems to oddly fit with this image.__________ This image was created in some moment of both solitude and joy – as I recall, it was a cold day...

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Double Portrait in a Portrait; Continuum of Life…

March 1, 2022
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Commissions and Client Comments

This portrait was finished and delivered around last April 2021. The first anniversary of my good friend Lisa’s father’s death in February 2021 just passed. She recently sent me a photo of herself and her granddaughter, Nina, standing next to to this work that I did for her, gradually, during 2020 to 2021, along with the following comment: “These past couple of years has been so hard for me and my family with the passing of my parents. Eileen did...

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The Things You May Find in a Christian-Owned Mega-Corporation

March 1, 2022
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Beautiful Song and Poetry Lyrics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Writings

Every once in awhile I kind of find myself in some pregnant pause as I stroll through the “Hobby Lobby.” While part of me feels some amount of remorse for possibly being all “judgy” of this Christian Corporation, another part of me feels it may be okay to express my opinion. You know. As a professional artist. And, a Christian, too. Today, I had one of those pause moments, later wondering at how a product passed through the eye of...

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Sacred Spaces

February 25, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

I made this video yesterday afternoon, toward dark. Just thought I’d share it, along with copying the text I put with it on my YouTube. I have found recently uploading to YouTube is the best way to embed video for use on my blog. Yesterday I was listening to some George Winston, a song I find quite meditative, on loop, while also wanting to move a wheelbarrow full of dirt elsewhere to at least plant one row of snow peas....

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69min 50sec of Pleasant, Calm, Meaningful Conversation with “Comcast-Xfinity Angelo” – Plus Chats with Robots/Internet Lingo-Acronyms/WIP’s

February 24, 2022
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Covid Pandemic Issues, Information and Ethics, Personal Writings, Religion, Politics and Current Events, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings

Life can be an adventure, if you keep your eyes open. This is just too good! After taking a ride on some Conniption Train yesterday for most of my mind-boggling conscious day with some complicated issue over Google and Verizon Clouds, issues with Apple TV, too…and more….I decided I was up for another round, so-to-speak, late this afternoon. I mean, it’s an absolutely beautiful (but windy) day here in the mid-sixties, and as I dealt with some laundry and got...

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Another Sunflower Mailbox Finished!

February 22, 2022
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Commissions and Client Comments

“Omgosh yaaaayy!!! I’m in love with it!!!” Those were the words tonight from my most recent Etsy “Sunflower Mailbox” customer, Krystal. It always feels good to hear this kind of excited feedback! These painted mailboxes are a bit labor-intensive (and very messy, requiring sign-painter’s oil enamel which can be challenging to work with in a number of ways – fumes, drips, stickiness, mineral spirits, dry time…) but the time and tlc required is rewarded knowing that my customer will feel...

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Taking the Headlong Plunge into Trauma Talkin’ (Part I)

February 20, 2022
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Life Stories, Personal Writings, Short Stories/Creative Writing, Women's, Family, and Recovery Issues, Writings on Violence in its Various Forms

“Have you ever heard of THERAPY!” This comment was written on social media in response to a friend’s blog-writing/sharing about the four-year-anniversary of the stillbirth of their full term son. It was unclear whether this was a question, or a statement, by the comment, or what their intention was. Right before this ending statement, the comment-maker acknowledged that the death of a child is hard/sad but that it had “been awhile” and then ended with that. Later, she and her...

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Quail, Quizzical Quizzicism, Obstacles, Obstinence and Optimism

February 15, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

Quail. Quizzical Quizzicism: Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy??????!!!!!!! Obstacles, Obstinance, Optimisim…Context…Courage. __________ It would seem I’ve been to the Silicon-Valley-of-the-Shadow-of-Death-and-back in the past twelve hours and am still somewhat uncertain if I’m out of these dark, dark sandy, woods! After a wonderful three days of reconnecting with my cousin, Laura, after not seeing her for three years, I returned home last night already resuming my anxiety over the vast amount of needful promotional work and other projects to resume focus on, to find my...

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The Unexpected Rapid Round Trip From Hawaii to Antarctica and Back – With No Preparation Nor Suitcase Packed

February 5, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

Hurting people hurt. This is absolutely true. Everything is complicated. This is absolutely true. There is nothing new under the Sun. This is absolutely true. Sparing the horrible, seemingly endless plethora of details of that which seemed to put me on a metaphorical emotional and spiritual one-way flight yesterday evening from Hawaii to Antarctica…this morning, as I try to get my sense of self and all that is good, right and spiritually true in this world and all else aligned…...

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What’s Groovier Than A Groundhog on National TV?!!

February 2, 2022
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Personal Writings, Writings

Sonny and Cher on National TV!!! Happy Groundhog Day Y’All…...

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Eileen Slifer

I am a visual artist who works in a variety of mediums - producing fine art, illustration and design commissions/products for clients. I have been creating since childhood and sharing my giftings for hire since 1989. I also love to write and have been expressing in this way for a number of years in private poems, stories and journals that have been shared with treasured friends or publicly. Thank you for visiting my blog. I value the time and interest you spend on my expressions, and I read every comment.

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