<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090</id><updated>2011-11-26T12:29:01.317-08:00</updated><category term='Slideshow of work'/><category term='Holiday Art Show'/><category term='New Painting'/><title type='text'>Denice's Life Visions</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>34</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-1176468064131978179</id><published>2011-11-26T12:24:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-26T12:29:01.330-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Holiday Orders and Commissions Update</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Let the shopping begin! Now that we have given thanks and eaten our turkey (for those who celebrate Thanksgiving), it is now time to think about all those special people in our lives that we want to shower with Christmas gifts! I LOVE this ti&lt;span style="color: white;"&gt;&lt;span style="color: black;"&gt;me&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;of year. Not only do I celebrate our savior being born, but it is the time of year that my wonderful fans, family and friends, help me spread my art all over the world! I have lots of wonderful items already made and listed on the &lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889a7ae3bebdc911056" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889a7ae3bebdc911056"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;, in my &lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889a3a836b30068b4e6" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889a3a836b30068b4e6"&gt;Etsy store&lt;/a&gt;, at &lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889dd8976e64affed3a" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889dd8976e64affed3a"&gt;Fine Art America&lt;/a&gt;, and NOW at &lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889193819628acc12e9" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889193819628acc12e9"&gt;RedBubble&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/websites/DeniceTaylorRinks/works/8413_760008m.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/websites/DeniceTaylorRinks/works/8413_760006m.jpg" style="float: right;" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;I have iPhone cases and calendars available at &lt;a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/denicerinks/works/8068712-in-season-two-iphone-case" title="http://www.redbubble.com/people/denicerinks/works/8068712-in-season-two-iphone-case"&gt;RedBubble&lt;/a&gt;!&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;I am currently working on new jewelry pieces for my "&lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b06591088913c8952894fcf967" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b06591088913c8952894fcf967"&gt;Gifted Treasures&lt;/a&gt;" and "&lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b06591088913c8952894fcf967" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b06591088913c8952894fcf967"&gt;Spirit Jewelry&lt;/a&gt;" collections.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;I have new paintings listed on the &lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b06591088903723aec1af5718e" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b06591088903723aec1af5718e"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; and some on the easel that will be finished soon.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;I have my book and a catalog being printed as you are reading this!! I will release details as soon as they are ready for distribution. You can go view what they are going to look like at &lt;a href="http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=94e9c651e1613ce8bcfd7207a7b1fe91&amp;amp;sid=2AcsWrhq0bs3EA" title="http://share.shutterfly.com/share/received/welcome.sfly?fid=94e9c651e1613ce8bcfd7207a7b1fe91&amp;amp;sid=2AcsWrhq0bs3EA"&gt;Shutterfly&lt;/a&gt;. Remember not to order them from Shutterfly though. &lt;a href="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889e7998ef2aacb5f97" title="http://link.faso.com/c/142/757a25590bb5411d8e38bcf53a027799fe3899b065910889e7998ef2aacb5f97"&gt;Contact me&lt;/a&gt; to order your copy.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Exciting things to come, so stay tuned! Thank you all for your continued support.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;XOXO,&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="color: #080000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"&gt;Denice&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-1176468064131978179?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/1176468064131978179/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-orders-and-commissions-update.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/1176468064131978179'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/1176468064131978179'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-orders-and-commissions-update.html' title='Holiday Orders and Commissions Update'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-4474254825103198866</id><published>2011-11-23T19:51:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-23T19:51:24.205-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Giving Thanks</title><content type='html'>&lt;img _mce_src="http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/websites/8413/works/8413_221785m.jpg" border="0" id="8413_221785" src="http://data.fineartstudioonline.com/websites/8413/works/8413_221785m.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Giving Thanks", 24" x 24", Acrylic on canvas, "My Mortality" series (Buy &lt;a _mce_href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/works/221785/giving-thanks" href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/works/221785/giving-thanks"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so thankful for all the gifts He has given me. I am thankful for family, friends and fans who support those gifts so that I may continue to do what my "true passion" is. I can not imagine doing anything else!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am counting my blessings and sending you and your families warm wishes for a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace and love,&lt;br /&gt;Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4474254825103198866?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4474254825103198866/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/11/giving-thanks.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4474254825103198866'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4474254825103198866'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/11/giving-thanks.html' title='Giving Thanks'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-4854504615851412522</id><published>2011-11-11T21:02:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2011-11-11T21:03:19.363-08:00</updated><title type='text'>A Holiday Hot Off the Easel Exclusive</title><content type='html'>&lt;div&gt;A lot of things have been happening at Aesthetical Climate! I have been gearing up for the 2011 holiday season, making plans and sketches for 2012, organizing the studio and much more. I want to take a moment and thank all of you for making this a great year overall!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;New item for collectors . . . Limited edition hand painted ornaments.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border="0" id="8413_748178" src="http://images.fasocdn.com/8413_748178m.jpg" style="float: right;" /&gt;Meet this year's romantic beauty, "Daisy in Leather and Lace". She is done on a shatterproof copper bulb with a beautiful organza wired ribbon and accented with a faux leather textured ribbon trimmed in chenille. She is signed on the back with daisies. Only 4 will be made and each one slightly different, since they are hand painted after all! View and purchase &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/works/748178/daisy-leather-and-lace-limited-edition-ornament"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sneak peak . . . Next year's will have snowflakes and doves in her hair and colors will be silver, white and blue. Can't wait to get her painted!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Let it Snow&lt;em&gt;Man&lt;/em&gt;!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now it just wouldn't be winter at Aesthetical Climate without the snowmen!! Here are three little guys who made their way onto my canvases and I am so in love with all three at once!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://images.fasocdn.com/8413_749747m.jpg" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Finally I get to the finest of the finest, "Rockin' Eskimo Snowman" who is keeping us entertained no matter how cold it gets this winter. View and purchase him &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/works/735619/rockin-eskimo-snowman"&gt;here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img border="0" id="8413_735619" src="http://images.fasocdn.com/8413_735619m.jpg" style="float: right;" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have some really great "Gifted Treasures" jewelry available for those much needed stocking stuffers. Shop at my &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/denicerinks?ref=si_shop"&gt;Etsy store&lt;/a&gt; or on the &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/collections/25244/?displayhorz=3"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You can always contact me for any custom orders and requests you may have. Please remember that I will be taking commission orders through December 2nd at 6:00 p.m. PT.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so humbled by all the gifts God has given me, and so thankful that I am able to share them with you. Remember to follow your heart to your true passion and then you will find YOUR life visions!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;XOXO&lt;br /&gt;Denice&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4854504615851412522?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4854504615851412522/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-hot-off-easel-exclusive.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4854504615851412522'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4854504615851412522'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/11/holiday-hot-off-easel-exclusive.html' title='A Holiday Hot Off the Easel Exclusive'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-8208192407474038490</id><published>2011-09-03T13:54:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-09-03T13:54:41.919-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Renewal and Reservations</title><content type='html'>&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-twSAXO01Rzs/TmKPzpwciOI/AAAAAAAAAGM/qwb2Z8nXl-g/s1600/Soaring-Tree-2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-twSAXO01Rzs/TmKPzpwciOI/AAAAAAAAAGM/qwb2Z8nXl-g/s320/Soaring-Tree-2.jpg" width="316" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Soaring Tree 2"&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Renewal best describes my mood right now. I have been taking a long deserved break the past few months to try and renew my body, my mind, my spirit and my house!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been mending my body and devoting energy and prayer towards healing myself physically.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been mending my mind by focusing and organizing my creative process. Also praying for understanding and stability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have been mending my spirit through prayer and God's guidance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;And, well, I have been cleaning out my house and minimizing the chaos that I live in!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;It doesn't really sound like I have taken a break, but as you know, I am never idle. My creative brain will not allow that. I think it would scare me if it did - ha!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am so close to feeling myself again. Maybe even better than the usual me! Wouldn't that be great? I have made lots of wonderful sketches and have lots of new projects lined up to keep me busy for the rest of the year now. I can't wait to share all of my new art with you!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Meanwhile, please take a moment and visit my &lt;a href="http://www.aestheticalclimate.com/"&gt;website&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/denicerinks"&gt;online store&lt;/a&gt; to begin thinking about the holidays. I am once again accepting reservations for commissions from September 1st until December 9th. I will take your orders on a first come, first serve basis and will fill them in the same order. I so appreciate all your continued support and so grateful for all you do to help out this creative soul!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My life visions continue to guide me in hopes to guide you.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace and Happiness,&lt;br /&gt;Denice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aestheticalclimate.com/"&gt;Aesthetical Climate website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/denicerinks"&gt;Gifted Treasures collection and store&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-8208192407474038490?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/8208192407474038490/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/09/renewal-and-reservations.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/8208192407474038490'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/8208192407474038490'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/09/renewal-and-reservations.html' title='Renewal and Reservations'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-twSAXO01Rzs/TmKPzpwciOI/AAAAAAAAAGM/qwb2Z8nXl-g/s72-c/Soaring-Tree-2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-5536840863173137046</id><published>2011-05-24T15:13:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-05-24T15:13:09.898-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hot Off the Easel Arts Advocate</title><content type='html'>A good way to get your artwork out into the world and become an arts advocate is to DONATE some of your pieces! Yes, you read it right. Not only are you promoting a good cause, but you are self-promoting as well. You want to showcase your work in a format that best suites your style. In my case, my son is musically gifted and also loves and appreciates art, probably because I am an artist. Anyhow, I decided to combine the two talents and create a series called "Celebrating the Arts". I wanted to help out the music school where my son studies and now I am adding his elementary school to that list. I am donating pieces there in honor of his music teacher/choral director, the principal and the school art gallery. I wanted each venue to have pieces that inspire the students there, to promote both music and art, and to make sure there were art on the walls appropriate to its purpose and intent - to teach and educate through the arts.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jxVGuWT6Usw/TdwrddCR_iI/AAAAAAAAAGA/RhwGN2geoDc/s1600/Music-Mania.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jxVGuWT6Usw/TdwrddCR_iI/AAAAAAAAAGA/RhwGN2geoDc/s320/Music-Mania.jpg" width="256" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My latest pieces "Hot Off the Easel" include:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Music Mania", 24"x30", mixed media.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SlQPGDamwJo/TdwrpjeFofI/AAAAAAAAAGE/3FpDgQ0XCws/s1600/Violin-Solo.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-SlQPGDamwJo/TdwrpjeFofI/AAAAAAAAAGE/3FpDgQ0XCws/s320/Violin-Solo.jpg" width="317" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;"Violin Solo", 20"x20", mixed media&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Paint Me a Melody", 24"x24", mixed media &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_tcCE2K7PbM/Tdwr261jg2I/AAAAAAAAAGI/xPv_JhejETk/s1600/PaintMeMelody.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_tcCE2K7PbM/Tdwr261jg2I/AAAAAAAAAGI/xPv_JhejETk/s320/PaintMeMelody.jpg" width="312" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-_tcCE2K7PbM/Tdwr261jg2I/AAAAAAAAAGI/xPv_JhejETk/s1600/PaintMeMelody.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-5536840863173137046?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/5536840863173137046/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/05/hot-off-easel-arts-advocate.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/5536840863173137046'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/5536840863173137046'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/05/hot-off-easel-arts-advocate.html' title='Hot Off the Easel Arts Advocate'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-jxVGuWT6Usw/TdwrddCR_iI/AAAAAAAAAGA/RhwGN2geoDc/s72-c/Music-Mania.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3300744507499960628</id><published>2011-04-22T21:49:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-22T21:49:02.088-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Hot Off the Easel for April</title><content type='html'>Finishing up several paintings this week. This particular piece is from an ongoing series celebrating the arts with art! Most don't know that music was a predominant outlet for my creativity in my early years. It is true. At age 3, I pounded out what I now know as the beginning of a Mozart Piano Sonata. I had NEVER heard it before and didn't even know what classical music was yet. My parents were blasting out Fleetwood Mac, Eagles and Bob Seger on their stereo at that time. They had no clue either - lol! I did not know what this "little ditty" was until I actually heard Mozart in my early college days. My mouth dropped to the floor when I realized it myself.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I grew up drawing, writing and singing my way through life. One thing was for sure, art still pulled harder on my heart and soul. I still LOVE music and I have passed it on to my son who has a true talent for it. Maybe he can make some since out of all of this some day. Ha! No pressure...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Presenting, "Music Mania", 20"x30", mixed media!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-seYEin3v_38/TbJYmN20nyI/AAAAAAAAAF8/XxTvsef20_4/s1600/Music-Arts-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-seYEin3v_38/TbJYmN20nyI/AAAAAAAAAF8/XxTvsef20_4/s400/Music-Arts-1.jpg" width="316" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;My favorite part is the blue violin! I also can't help but see so much more depth down into the piece. Do you see it? Lots of little creative spirits live within these areas of the piece. I always see faces looking out at me as if to say, "Here I am, can you see me too!" More life visions to paint!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I never get tired of seeing what new visions show up each time. It is just as exciting and surprising to me as it is you, the viewer!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Enjoy! Happy Easter, Earth Day and Peace and Wisdom be with you. God Bless ~ Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3300744507499960628?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3300744507499960628/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/04/hot-off-easel-for-april.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3300744507499960628'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3300744507499960628'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/04/hot-off-easel-for-april.html' title='Hot Off the Easel for April'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-seYEin3v_38/TbJYmN20nyI/AAAAAAAAAF8/XxTvsef20_4/s72-c/Music-Arts-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-7256869751632698117</id><published>2011-04-16T20:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2011-04-16T20:23:13.404-07:00</updated><title type='text'>It is handmade...it is art...it is raw and perfectly flawed!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qoxpeYLG4k8/TapY0tkcg7I/AAAAAAAAAF4/g07ZKXP71PE/s1600/New-glass-pieces.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="281" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qoxpeYLG4k8/TapY0tkcg7I/AAAAAAAAAF4/g07ZKXP71PE/s400/New-glass-pieces.jpg" width="400" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;New work from my studio awaits final touches. Watch for new work to emerge in my &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/denicerinks"&gt;online store&lt;/a&gt; and at &lt;a href="http://www.jjjax.com/"&gt;J.J. Jax Gift Shop&lt;/a&gt; for local collectors.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You know it takes several days to produce just one of these beautiful little treasures? All my jewelry, paintings, prints and graphic designs are made with the utmost care. If I am not totally satisfied with a piece, I either fix it or start over. Perfectionism you say... maybe...a desire to make high quality pieces as well. I don't like my name on something unless it meets my standards. In the past, I have had deadlines that have caused me to put out things that I otherwise would NEVER release! It is not a good feeling letting go of something you feel is not "finished" in your mind. Of course, most times it always works out for the best. It has helped me grow and learn what really needs the extra attention and what can move on and withstand the rawness of it. It is handmade...it is art...it is raw and perfectly flawed!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lately, I have been slowing down a bit and taking that "perfecting" moment with my work. I am developing and offering a wider variety of fun, whimsical pieces as well as more sophisticated beaded creations to choose from. I am enjoying all the new designs that are sprouting from this new found creative peace. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Off to have more Life Visions to share with you....Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-7256869751632698117?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/7256869751632698117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/04/it-is-handmadeit-is-artit-is-raw-and.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7256869751632698117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7256869751632698117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/04/it-is-handmadeit-is-artit-is-raw-and.html' title='It is handmade...it is art...it is raw and perfectly flawed!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-qoxpeYLG4k8/TapY0tkcg7I/AAAAAAAAAF4/g07ZKXP71PE/s72-c/New-glass-pieces.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-567156097484076142</id><published>2011-02-19T19:12:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-19T19:12:29.716-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Denice's Life Visions: Hot Off the Easel!</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-off-easel.html?spref=bl"&gt;Denice's Life Visions: Hot Off the Easel!&lt;/a&gt;: "My journey this week leads me back to my easel to finish 2 more paintings! I am longing to paint more than my schedule allows right now, so ..."&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-567156097484076142?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-off-easel.html?spref=bl' title='Denice&apos;s Life Visions: Hot Off the Easel!'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/567156097484076142/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/denices-life-visions-hot-off-easel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/567156097484076142'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/567156097484076142'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/denices-life-visions-hot-off-easel.html' title='Denice&apos;s Life Visions: Hot Off the Easel!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-4679899386205210194</id><published>2011-02-19T19:06:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-19T19:06:20.208-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hot Off the Easel!</title><content type='html'>My journey this week leads me back to my easel to finish 2 more paintings! I am longing to paint more than my schedule allows right now, so some suppression is happening. I remember that an explosion follows soon after, so I expect to need the larger canvases again - ha!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: large;"&gt;&lt;i&gt;&lt;b&gt;Presenting:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx3zfGyWaqc/TWCCKRbXukI/AAAAAAAAAFw/MjgZ6o1cr30/s1600/Winter-whispers2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="640" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx3zfGyWaqc/TWCCKRbXukI/AAAAAAAAAFw/MjgZ6o1cr30/s640/Winter-whispers2.jpg" width="201" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;"Winter Whispers", 8"x20", mixed media on canvas. Available &lt;a href="http://denicerinks.fineartstudioonline.com/works/586399/winter-whispers"&gt;HERE&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She is a continuation of my series based on the seasons. She has minimal color, which is so unlike me! I am enjoying working in this style in conjunction with my abstract contemporary pieces. It keeps me loose and feeling free - ha!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Below is the second piece freshly painted and still drying at the easel.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-sQO6nAj-4/TWCDOxG3fDI/AAAAAAAAAF0/bdGbRq_mw10/s1600/Visionary3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-_-sQO6nAj-4/TWCDOxG3fDI/AAAAAAAAAF0/bdGbRq_mw10/s320/Visionary3.jpg" width="318" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;"Visionary" or "The Visionary", a 6"x6" work in progress. I am keeping as WIP for now because I am not sure that I can resist pulling a few things out of this one. I see so much within the paint. The bright yellow light is the visionary who has come to spread the message. He or She is met with mixed emotion and bit of chaos.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will repost this piece and let you know when it is available. Let me know what you see by leaving me a comment below. I love getting the viewers interpretation. Afterall, you are seeing my vision for the first time here!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;On with the journey....Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4679899386205210194?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4679899386205210194/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-off-easel.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4679899386205210194'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4679899386205210194'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-off-easel.html' title='Hot Off the Easel!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Rx3zfGyWaqc/TWCCKRbXukI/AAAAAAAAAFw/MjgZ6o1cr30/s72-c/Winter-whispers2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3722955801059271875</id><published>2011-02-08T18:39:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-08T18:39:05.484-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Hot Off the Easel February!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TVH7jwrs50I/AAAAAAAAAFo/KERZcaGg4Fg/s1600/Summer-Breeze-close.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TVH7jwrs50I/AAAAAAAAAFo/KERZcaGg4Fg/s320/Summer-Breeze-close.jpg" width="183" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Detail&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;Presenting 2 new paintings "Hot Off the Easel" for February!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The first is  "Summer Breeze" and is now available online. &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/works/580346/summer-breeze"&gt;Buy Now&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;She is part of a series based on the seasons. Her strawberry blonde hair reaches out blowing in the wind warming up her surroundings. A flower blooms symbolizing new life and growth.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TVH71xRHXZI/AAAAAAAAAFs/GGbrIHHoM3I/s1600/I-Will-Guide-You.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TVH71xRHXZI/AAAAAAAAAFs/GGbrIHHoM3I/s320/I-Will-Guide-You.jpg" width="167" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;The second piece is "I Will Guide You" and is part of my ongoing modern contemporary "Life Visions" series. It is small but still just as powerful as its larger sister paintings. It is available online. &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/works/580348/i-will-guide-you"&gt;&lt;u&gt;Buy Now&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you are interested in ordering these pieces, you may do so by clicking  the "Buy Now" button at the link above and following the online  instructions, remember that you do not have to have a paypal account to  buy through my paypal system. You also have the option of contacting me  directly by clicking the "&lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/contact"&gt;Contact the Artist&lt;/a&gt;" button on the main page and just fill out the form provided. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Thanks so much for all your continued support. Look for more previews to  come. I am working on lots of new paintings and have sketches for many  more!! So keep checking back in as well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Denice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.aestheticalclimate.com/"&gt;Aesthetical Climate&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3722955801059271875?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3722955801059271875/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-off-easel-february.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3722955801059271875'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3722955801059271875'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/hot-off-easel-february.html' title='Hot Off the Easel February!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TVH7jwrs50I/AAAAAAAAAFo/KERZcaGg4Fg/s72-c/Summer-Breeze-close.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-5284034949862910761</id><published>2011-02-01T17:07:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-02-01T17:07:14.499-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Let Art Fill Your Heart 2011</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TUio_4-lcsI/AAAAAAAAAFc/HzmWZZXKH6Y/s1600/2011-Client-Valentine.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TUio_4-lcsI/AAAAAAAAAFc/HzmWZZXKH6Y/s320/2011-Client-Valentine.jpg" width="228" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Since you have shared so much love with me for my art and all of my endeavors over the past few years, I am sending some love back! For those who are on my mailing list, you can be watching for this year's Valentine featuring a special design created just for you. If you are not on my mailing list and want to be, just sign up NOW by clicking this link: &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/email-newsletter"&gt;Aesthetical Climate Email Newsletter&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp; You can also send me a message by clicking: &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/contact"&gt;Contact the Artist&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;Be sure you send me your mailing address or I will contact you by email message asking for it. (I will only ask for your address if you express to me that you would like to be placed on my my mailing list. Don't worry, your information is always kept confidential!)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have some exciting news for local fans and collectors! You can now find my fine art collection of handmade original jewelry, fine art prints, original canvas paintings and fine art greeting cards at &lt;a href="http://jjjax.com/"&gt;J J Jax Gift Boutique&lt;/a&gt;! You can click the link and sign up for their Eblast Newsletter for all the current updates and new merchandise available. I am so very blessed to have known the owner, Jenny Jackson-Spurlock, for many years now. She is such a wonderful, beautiful person inside and out. What a wonderful temporary home for my artwork! I say "temporary" because it is only until another wonderful, beautiful person purchases it and takes it to a "permanent" home - lol! I so hope you will visit Jenny often and let her and all of her gracious staff know that you were invited by the artist!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As always, thanks for all of your support and prayers. You make all of this possible. With the help of God my Life Visions will continue and develop as he sees the need for them to.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Creating more visions.....XOXO Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-5284034949862910761?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/5284034949862910761/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/let-art-fill-your-heart-2011.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/5284034949862910761'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/5284034949862910761'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/02/let-art-fill-your-heart-2011.html' title='Let Art Fill Your Heart 2011'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TUio_4-lcsI/AAAAAAAAAFc/HzmWZZXKH6Y/s72-c/2011-Client-Valentine.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3904006155096177497</id><published>2011-01-20T18:25:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-01-20T18:25:38.988-08:00</updated><title type='text'>January is Joyful to Feature Etsyblogger "The Art of Joy"</title><content type='html'>I am so "joyful" to write about a fellow etsian this month! Her name is Joy Charde and her shop is &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/TheArtOfJoy"&gt;"The Art of Joy"&lt;/a&gt;. She does illustrations and graphics that are placed on printable party items. I love the Kokeshi doll designs she does. Each one has it's own personality. She also has a wonderful organizational kit for kids. What child doesn't need a little help with that?!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To visit her shop just click on the shop name above or go to &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/people/TheArtOfJoy"&gt;http://www.etsy.com/people/TheArtOfJoy&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You will be glad you went!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TTjttZbwGlI/AAAAAAAAAFY/XnBeYOS-AK8/s1600/il_570xN.204736911.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TTjttZbwGlI/AAAAAAAAAFY/XnBeYOS-AK8/s320/il_570xN.204736911.jpg" width="278" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;h1&gt;&lt;span style="font-size: x-small;"&gt;2011 Printable Kokeshi Doll Mini Calendar&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/h1&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3904006155096177497?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3904006155096177497/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-is-joyful-to-feature.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3904006155096177497'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3904006155096177497'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2011/01/january-is-joyful-to-feature.html' title='January is Joyful to Feature Etsyblogger &quot;The Art of Joy&quot;'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TTjttZbwGlI/AAAAAAAAAFY/XnBeYOS-AK8/s72-c/il_570xN.204736911.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-722472673975361542</id><published>2010-12-18T20:30:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-12-18T20:30:19.914-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's Get Down to the Art of It!</title><content type='html'>Holiday blessings are all around! Each year I get so caught up in the process and preparation. When all the fog and frustrations clear and settle, I try to remind myself what it is truly all about. (My son is singing "Silent Night" in the background while I am typing this.) I am back to where I want to be...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Merry Christmas to all of my faithful fans, friends and family. I love you all and send peace, joy and love your way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TQ2J2qKplvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/Yhx-TRUJMJQ/s1600/Nativityglobes.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TQ2J2qKplvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/Yhx-TRUJMJQ/s320/Nativityglobes.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Nativity Snowglobe" designed for handmade art glass&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;On to more Life Visions....Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-722472673975361542?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/722472673975361542/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/12/lets-get-down-to-art-of-it.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/722472673975361542'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/722472673975361542'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/12/lets-get-down-to-art-of-it.html' title='Let&apos;s Get Down to the Art of It!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TQ2J2qKplvI/AAAAAAAAAFM/Yhx-TRUJMJQ/s72-c/Nativityglobes.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-5559550875761069229</id><published>2010-11-16T06:40:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-11-16T06:40:39.610-08:00</updated><title type='text'>November Etsybloggers feature Devine Designs Jewelry</title><content type='html'>As I have said before, I am a member of the Etsybloggers team. It is a fun way to help out other members and hopefully draw more attention to our Etsy shops. It also helps you to feel good to get a pat on the back from other wonderful artists!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You really must check out Cindy's shop &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/devinedesignsjewelry"&gt;Devine Designs Jewelry&lt;/a&gt;. She has lots of beautiful wire pieces and more. You can read more about Cindy in her &lt;a href="http://www.devinedesignsjewelry.blogspot.com/"&gt;blog&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I wish her lots of luck!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TOKXnlkoPwI/AAAAAAAAAFI/PrDEpjjHj84/s1600/DevineDJewel.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="240" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TOKXnlkoPwI/AAAAAAAAAFI/PrDEpjjHj84/s320/DevineDJewel.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-5559550875761069229?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/5559550875761069229/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-etsybloggers-feature-devine.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/5559550875761069229'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/5559550875761069229'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/11/november-etsybloggers-feature-devine.html' title='November Etsybloggers feature Devine Designs Jewelry'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TOKXnlkoPwI/AAAAAAAAAFI/PrDEpjjHj84/s72-c/DevineDJewel.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-4060187305601390258</id><published>2010-10-20T06:55:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-20T06:55:08.337-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's Get Down to the Art of It!</title><content type='html'>Here are some photos of a painting I just recently completed for "Art Action Day" (Blog Action Day).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yP8yAH1I/AAAAAAAAAE0/VVbg2Q-BhZQ/s1600/Water-dry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="155" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yP8yAH1I/AAAAAAAAAE0/VVbg2Q-BhZQ/s320/Water-dry.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As you can hopefully see from the detailed photos,&lt;br /&gt;it is full of wonderful mixed media!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yYxaEe4I/AAAAAAAAAE4/z5icqXZ65fk/s1600/Water-closeup3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yYxaEe4I/AAAAAAAAAE4/z5icqXZ65fk/s320/Water-closeup3.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yfapJ6II/AAAAAAAAAE8/H1aPfRuilQk/s1600/Water-closeup5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yfapJ6II/AAAAAAAAAE8/H1aPfRuilQk/s320/Water-closeup5.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7ykFlCvUI/AAAAAAAAAFA/0h73hqZ7grI/s1600/Water-closeup4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="213" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7ykFlCvUI/AAAAAAAAAFA/0h73hqZ7grI/s320/Water-closeup4.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;I used some colorful seed beads along with a super heavy high gloss medium. This stuff takes a while to dry because I apply it with a knife and leave it alone for a few days to achieve these puddles of shiny wonder! I felt this medium appropriate for this piece about water.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My original posting of &lt;a href="http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-action-is-art-action-challenge.html"&gt;Blog Action is Art Action Challenge&lt;/a&gt; shows the piece before it was dry. The medium goes on white and looks thick and smooth, like paint would. After drying is when the magic happens! Love it!! Hope you do too.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4060187305601390258?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4060187305601390258/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/lets-get-down-to-art-of-it_20.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4060187305601390258'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4060187305601390258'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/lets-get-down-to-art-of-it_20.html' title='Let&apos;s Get Down to the Art of It!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TL7yP8yAH1I/AAAAAAAAAE0/VVbg2Q-BhZQ/s72-c/Water-dry.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3011567949143327095</id><published>2010-10-15T12:11:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-15T12:35:20.428-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blog Action is Art Action Challenge</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TLilITdGRZI/AAAAAAAAAEw/2SuMHAZBbbQ/s1600/Water-Art-Action.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="156" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TLilITdGRZI/AAAAAAAAAEw/2SuMHAZBbbQ/s320/Water-Art-Action.jpg" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;This new painting is not only still wet, but it is saving lives! No, not because its wet or because its about water. Its because I am taking action to create this in hopes it will bring water to millions. Every year there are people who die due to lack of clean drinking water. Water is a natural resource that we seem to be taking for granted. I know you've heard it all before, but it needs to be heard. I am participating in "Blog Action Day 2010" from Change.org and "Art Action Day 2010" created by &lt;a href="http://www.theabundantartist.com/art-can-bring-water-to-millions/comment-page-1/#comment-3110"&gt;Cory Huff of The Abundant Artist&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am using my talents in creating art to try and make a difference. Not just for today, but everyday. This is my purpose, my vision.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;You need to take action yourself. Find ways to save water every day. For great suggestions and ways you can help go to &lt;a href="http://www.change.org/"&gt;Blog Action Day 2010&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;Polluted Ocean Facts:&lt;/b&gt; Death and disease caused by polluted coastal waters costs the global economy $12.8 billion a year. &lt;a href="http://savethesea.org/STS%20ocean_facts.htm"&gt;More "Save the Sea" facts.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;38,000 Children a Week: &lt;/strong&gt;Every week, nearly 38,000 children under the age of 5 die from unsafe drinking water and unhygienic living conditions.&amp;nbsp; &lt;a href="http://www.charitywater.org/whywater/"&gt;More info.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3011567949143327095?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3011567949143327095/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-action-is-art-action-challenge.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3011567949143327095'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3011567949143327095'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/blog-action-is-art-action-challenge.html' title='Blog Action is Art Action Challenge'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TLilITdGRZI/AAAAAAAAAEw/2SuMHAZBbbQ/s72-c/Water-Art-Action.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-1399505193579465350</id><published>2010-10-05T20:43:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-05T20:43:40.942-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Let's Get Down to Art of It!</title><content type='html'>It is my passion, my obsession, my heart and soul are revealed through it. In this case "It" is "Art"! It is beyond words how that paint got there. How it moved around that canvas to look like that. Did I do that? I remember putting the paint there, but I did not plan it that way. There's that brush laying there. The color of the paint on the palette is urging me to add more. Should I? Of course, I will! If I dare to go on, then I find discovery, creativity, and VISION.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKvwH0EluUI/AAAAAAAAAEs/5M9evgAGCyc/s320/detail-In-the-Begin.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="190" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;"In the Beginning" detail&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKvwH0EluUI/AAAAAAAAAEs/5M9evgAGCyc/s1600/detail-In-the-Begin.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-1399505193579465350?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/1399505193579465350/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/lets-get-down-to-art-of-it.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/1399505193579465350'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/1399505193579465350'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/lets-get-down-to-art-of-it.html' title='Let&apos;s Get Down to Art of It!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKvwH0EluUI/AAAAAAAAAEs/5M9evgAGCyc/s72-c/detail-In-the-Begin.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-7353560255601714479</id><published>2010-10-03T19:34:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-03T19:34:01.457-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Longing To Comfort A Cry</title><content type='html'>It was bound to happen! I wake up one day with this beautiful little boy in my arms. How did this happen to me? I knew I always wanted children, but this world is so cruel and full of devastation. Why on earth would I want to bring another human being here?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As I look at his perfect little hands and watch him grasp my finger, I find myself totally in love. I am surrounded by nothing but bliss...and the sound of Playtex nipples boiling on the stove, the smell of dirty diapers coming from the diaper Genie, greasy hair, hairy legs, and yet, no one else exists at this moment. If you have children you know exactly what I mean. If you don't, please don't let this post scare you in any way! Motherhood is the most AWESOME thing I have EVER experienced. I did not say it wasn't scary, but just awesome in every way.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;He is fussy and cries for what seems like no reason. I take my job very  seriously even though I am on some massively strong pain medications to  help me recover from such a difficult birth. Between you and me, I think  the drugs were what got me through the first few weeks after delivery. I go down the "medical" checklist with him: you've been fed, changed, burped, and you have your pacifier. Then I go down the "instinctive" checklist with him: there are no tags in your pajamas, the room temp is fine, the television is down low, and I am holding you right up under my chin like you like. I decide there must be something new. I change his clothes and wipe him down with a cool cloth. Just the ticket! He nuzzles my neck and looks up at me with his HUGE round blue eyes (which he still has and he still does) and then he coos quietly and is comforted.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A mother's job is a hard one for a fairly "normal" baby (whatever that is, right?) but let alone a "highly sensitive" one! What a challenge and what a blessing all in one. I will be posting many blogs on this subject. I want to somehow use my experiences and research studies to help educate everyone who will read and listen!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here goes....&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="220" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKk7wiwySsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/sEoaGbwy1A8/s320/under+curtain.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="320" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;He has always liked the feel of something on his head. He used to walk around with a cloth on top of his head.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKk7wiwySsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/sEoaGbwy1A8/s1600/under+curtain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-7353560255601714479?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/7353560255601714479/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/longing-to-comfort-cry.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7353560255601714479'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7353560255601714479'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/longing-to-comfort-cry.html' title='Longing To Comfort A Cry'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKk7wiwySsI/AAAAAAAAAEo/sEoaGbwy1A8/s72-c/under+curtain.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-8729878870346324303</id><published>2010-10-02T21:23:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-10-02T21:23:02.279-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A Spendid and Sparkly Choice for October</title><content type='html'>I am now part of a cool team called the Etsy Bloggers Team. We love to blog about our art and our crafts as well as fellow Etsians!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This month's featured artist is Margaret from &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/splendidlittlestars#"&gt;Splendid Little Stars&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.etsy.com/shop/sparklypark"&gt;MEFDesigns by Sparkly Park&lt;/a&gt;. She is a huge part of the Etsy Bloggers Team. Her contributions are endless and she is always there when needed. "A big high five to you Margaret!"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Whether you are in need of a beautifully vivid tie dyed shirt for your little one on the go or you need a "sparkly" gift, you can find it in her Etsy shops. Go check out Margaret's items.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKgE0fK1ywI/AAAAAAAAAEk/LyVvrrXvxHg/s320/il_430xN.107577812.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="239" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Listing # 36016067&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKgE0fK1ywI/AAAAAAAAAEk/LyVvrrXvxHg/s1600/il_430xN.107577812.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-8729878870346324303?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/8729878870346324303/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/spendid-and-sparkly-choice-for-october.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/8729878870346324303'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/8729878870346324303'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/10/spendid-and-sparkly-choice-for-october.html' title='A Spendid and Sparkly Choice for October'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TKgE0fK1ywI/AAAAAAAAAEk/LyVvrrXvxHg/s72-c/il_430xN.107577812.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-4694583618997384249</id><published>2010-09-24T07:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-24T07:31:16.351-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Do You Know What Your "Real" Job Is?</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TJyyk4tfouI/AAAAAAAAAEg/X70z7Z9W8NQ/s320/detail-Savior.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" width="209" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;Detail from "Savior" 20"x60" Acrylic on canvas "Life Visions" series&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TJyyk4tfouI/AAAAAAAAAEg/X70z7Z9W8NQ/s1600/detail-Savior.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;You may think you know what your "job" is. You have a talent, a drive, a goal. Somehow you find yourself talking to people, advising them, comforting them. People of all ages come up to you and ask your advice or give you advice. Are these people you come across an accident?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ever since I was able to talk, I was telling everyone that I wanted to be an artist when I grow up. At age one I remember drawing circles on paper over and over and over. I was trying to draw a free handed "perfect" circle. I did my first painting at age three. It was a paint by number that my grandmother bought me. (I still have it, by the way.) In the years to come, I just knew in my heart that all I really cared about was drawing, painting and writing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;When I entered into public school, I was lucky enough to have some wonderful teachers who recognized a potential within me. I remember them pulling me aside and asking me to perform tasks that I would complete with excitement and eagerness. I knew they were treating me differently than the other children, but at the time I did not know why. Close to the end of the year, they gave my parents the news. They had been "testing" me and they had me diagnosed as "gifted". Well I didn't know what that meant, but anything with the word "gift" in it MUST be GOOD! (Remember I was five!) I carried this label around with me all throughout my school age years.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My parents moved us yearly after that. My father would get a promotion and then guess what? Time to move again. I experienced all kinds of culture and environments along the way. I am so thankful for this now, but at the time it was annoying to a school age child. Especially a shy "gifted" one!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There has always been a common denominator in my life. God. My faith has blossomed and is now thriving within me. Here comes my "new" job! I have always felt in my heart a need to help others. A need to take care of others. I could NEVER be a nurse, bless them and all they do, because I "feel" everyone's pain and get weak from it. (Never mind the blood and junk...eek!) I studied to be a psychologist when I first entered college level education. Well, then I studied to be a teacher. Oh and then I studied to be a journalist. And there was this time I studied to be a graphic designer. Finally, I got my Fine Art degree. Whew!! Glad that's over...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I now know that....I AM NOT IN CONTROL! No, not really. It is hard believe, I know. It has been a journey for me to realize my new job. I accept it with an opened mind. I am still an artist, but one who is on a mission! It is my job to share my experiences and knowledge. To take all this research and education and help all who need it and who will listen (or read) what I have to say.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So the answer to the question, "Are the people you come across in your life an accident?" is...NO. Absolutely not! They have all been placed in your life at times you have needed them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;i&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;blockquote style="background-color: #76a5af;"&gt;&lt;b&gt;&lt;i&gt;"I believe if you are truly awake, and open minded, you will see It. It may look different to each one, but It will remain the same to all. It is constant and bright. It is nudging not forceful. It is up to you to take the gift." &lt;br /&gt;~ Denice Taylor Rinks&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/b&gt; &lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I am a "&lt;u&gt;Gifted Artist on a Spiritual Journey&lt;/u&gt;". (Book coming out soon!) My "Life Visions" are meant to heal, help and educate others as God will have me do.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Peace be with you....Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4694583618997384249?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4694583618997384249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-you-know-what-your-real-job-is.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4694583618997384249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4694583618997384249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/09/do-you-know-what-your-real-job-is.html' title='Do You Know What Your &quot;Real&quot; Job Is?'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TJyyk4tfouI/AAAAAAAAAEg/X70z7Z9W8NQ/s72-c/detail-Savior.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3766713584046106792</id><published>2010-09-18T21:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-09-18T21:26:44.414-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A One Woman Show</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TJWPbwK5gpI/AAAAAAAAAEY/8TRNboy0Qmk/s320/Sacrafice2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Sacrifice" from the "My Mortality" series&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TJWPbwK5gpI/AAAAAAAAAEY/8TRNboy0Qmk/s1600/Sacrafice2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&amp;nbsp;Upgrades, changes, and hopefully improvements going on like crazy in my creative world! Just like the seasonal changes of autumn "fall" upon me, so does the need to shed my summer skin and prepare for the holidays. It is so hard to believe that this year has flown by so very fast. I have found the need to focus on the mechanics and technical aspects of my ever changing career these past few months. I am trying out new things with the website. Taking a course on online networking and trying to find the best way to sell my art. Well, at least the best way "right now". I am trying to find a nice balance between creating and selling and marketing my work. It is hard being a one woman show, but it is so very worth it!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b&gt;You can help! If you help share my blog, my art, my website or all of the above....you will win FREE STUFF! Follow these steps and you will be entered in a chance to win free art or jewelry handmade by me:&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choose to follow this blog.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Share it with at least 5 of your friends on Facebook, Twitter or any social network of your choice. You may even send the link through email if that works best for you.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choose to "Like" my Facebook fan page: &lt;a href="http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#%21/pages/Aesthetical-Climate/103291970962?ref=ts"&gt;http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/Aesthetical-Climate/103291970962?ref=ts&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Choose to follow me on twitter: &lt;a href="http://twitter.com/denicerinks"&gt;http://twitter.com/denicerinks&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Leave a comment below letting me know that you have done all of the above.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Now you will be entered in a drawing to win FREE STUFF!! You will be notified by personal message by me if you win.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If you would like to receive email newsletter updates, please go to my website and sign up under "Email Newsletter". Easy as pie! &lt;a href="http://aestheticalclimate.com/"&gt;http://aestheticalclimate.com/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;As always, thank you for your support. Please help me spread my life visions!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Off to make more life changing art....Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3766713584046106792?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3766713584046106792/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/09/sacrifice-from-my-mortality-series.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3766713584046106792'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3766713584046106792'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/09/sacrifice-from-my-mortality-series.html' title='A One Woman Show'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TJWPbwK5gpI/AAAAAAAAAEY/8TRNboy0Qmk/s72-c/Sacrafice2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-6954972145278496870</id><published>2010-08-23T16:17:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-23T16:17:12.483-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Life Visions Creative Brain</title><content type='html'>&lt;table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/THL7UiBQv4I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7C6ssJH3QwU/s1600/brain.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/THL7UiBQv4I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7C6ssJH3QwU/s320/brain.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"&gt;My "Creative Brain" will not rest. I am humbled by my vision.&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: left;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;I have a never ending urge to create. I do not sleep most nights because my mind is filled with images, visions if you will, of all the new ideas and endless possibilities of combining materials, words, whatever! I have always been driven to create or to be creative. Several years ago I had to suppress this urge for a long period of time. While attending college and working part-time, I found that being creative was unacceptable in most job formats. Especially in the corporate environment. Once I started working full-time, my creativity had to take a back seat even more often. Before I knew it I was getting through day-to-day life and surviving but not living. I fell into the "rat race" as I began to call it. Even when I came to work for a corporate ad agency, my creativity was still stifled Well, no more! Once I left the corporate world behind, I began to live and create like there was no tomorrow.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I have grown so very much over the past few years in all aspects of my life. I look forward to getting into my studio and getting the paint onto that canvas in anticipation. What vision will appear this time? What am I going to get to share and what is the message that will come from this piece? As God continues to guide me, I am so humbled by what he shows me everyday. My life is filled with divine derivatives and I have become a prayer warrior for all that is needed. I hope you will join me on this awesome journey and that you will gain a life changing experience as well!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Stay tuned for the next Life Vision....&lt;br /&gt;Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-6954972145278496870?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/6954972145278496870/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-life-visions-creative-brain.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/6954972145278496870'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/6954972145278496870'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/08/my-life-visions-creative-brain.html' title='My Life Visions Creative Brain'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/THL7UiBQv4I/AAAAAAAAAEQ/7C6ssJH3QwU/s72-c/brain.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3274553778429115044</id><published>2010-08-13T09:12:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-08-13T09:12:01.961-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Blind Blogging!</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVtjeUXrTI/AAAAAAAAADg/MOBoIOFR0i0/s1600/blurry.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVtjeUXrTI/AAAAAAAAADg/MOBoIOFR0i0/s320/blurry.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;What is "blind blogging" you ask? Me typing without my contacts? True and scary, but not where I'm headed with this. Actually, it is a term I have come up with to describe someone who blogs under the following conditions: &lt;br /&gt;1. You know when you have a lot on your mind? and...&lt;br /&gt;2. You know you need to get a blog out to inform your fans and followers...and...&lt;br /&gt;3. Your thoughts seem all fuzzy, blurry and unclear as if you were in some sort of daze....and....&lt;br /&gt;4. Yet you decide to type something and send it out anyway!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I do NOT want to be a blind blogger! I am finding my focus once again this year and will share all I can. But if you don't hear from me regularly, don't worry, it just means I'm either busy getting you more stuff to look at, to buy, or to really read about.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I also have another term I have come up with, or really maybe it could be called a "label": Creative Brain!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I will discuss this next time :~p&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Remember it's all about the life visions here! Can't wait to share my latest visions with you...&lt;br /&gt;Denice&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3274553778429115044?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3274553778429115044/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/08/blind-blogging.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3274553778429115044'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3274553778429115044'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/08/blind-blogging.html' title='Blind Blogging!'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVtjeUXrTI/AAAAAAAAADg/MOBoIOFR0i0/s72-c/blurry.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-6091493827656945386</id><published>2010-07-30T18:33:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-30T18:33:32.190-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>I am usually not talking the "political" talk, but I am speaking out strongly about this one! If you are one who takes dietary supplements or chose herbal remedies instead of chemical ones, then this will interest you. Senate Bill S.3002 was an attempt to pull all dietary supplements off the shelves of our health food stores. Please write to your representatives and voice all you can about this or any other right that may be taken away from us as American citizens. On top of all that, most health food stores are small local business. So please support them as often as you can. Go to www.saveoursupplements.org for more information. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;script language="javascript" src="http://ffs.capwiz.com/DHTML/CAjsform.js"&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;form action="http://capwiz.com/stickers/" method="get" onsubmit="return verify(this);"&gt;&lt;input name="dir" type="hidden" value="saveoursupplements" /&gt;&lt;input name="lvl" type="hidden" value="C" /&gt;&lt;table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"&gt;&lt;tbody&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/stickers/newcap/top.gif" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/stickers/newcap/left.gif" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td align="center" bgcolor="white" height="26" valign="middle" width="48"&gt;&lt;input maxlength="5" name="azip" size="5" type="text" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td&gt;&lt;input alt="Go" border="0" src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/stickers/newcap/right.gif" type="image" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td colspan="3"&gt;&lt;img src="http://images.capwiz.com/img/stickers/newcap/bottom.gif" /&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/form&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-6091493827656945386?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/6091493827656945386/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-am-usually-not-talking-political-talk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/6091493827656945386'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/6091493827656945386'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/07/i-am-usually-not-talking-political-talk.html' title=''/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3610811842425268199</id><published>2010-07-17T11:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-07-17T11:31:42.206-07:00</updated><title type='text'>My Vision for the Day</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TEH1kdS_wwI/AAAAAAAAADY/skqKnY6km_c/s1600/Belve-mem-mank.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TEH1kdS_wwI/AAAAAAAAADY/skqKnY6km_c/s320/Belve-mem-mank.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;Believe and it will be! My dreams were filled with lots of my handmade treasures being sold. Mainly because I listed some new pieces last night just before bed, but low and behold....I awoke to sales. I am always humbled by my visions and the gifts I have been given and today is no different! Thanks to all of my fans, family and friends who support me every day. You guys are AWESOME.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: right;"&gt;"Believe in Pink and Brown" memory wire necklace now available in my Etsy store.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3610811842425268199?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3610811842425268199/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-vision-for-day.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3610811842425268199'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3610811842425268199'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/07/my-vision-for-day.html' title='My Vision for the Day'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TEH1kdS_wwI/AAAAAAAAADY/skqKnY6km_c/s72-c/Belve-mem-mank.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-2546011452669724798</id><published>2010-06-28T09:28:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-28T09:28:37.007-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>It's all about the "Giveaways"!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TCjNkI-D_lI/AAAAAAAAADQ/3mp7OYpMZcg/s1600/aa.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TCjNkI-D_lI/AAAAAAAAADQ/3mp7OYpMZcg/s320/aa.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My friend &lt;a href="http://verredesign.blogspot.com/2010/06/i-was-so-spoiled-at-bead-soup-party.html"&gt;Patricia Wood&lt;/a&gt; is giving away these beautiful handmade earrings! Visit her blog and enter for a chance to win them!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-2546011452669724798?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/2546011452669724798/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-all-about-giveaways-my-friend.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/2546011452669724798'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/2546011452669724798'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/its-all-about-giveaways-my-friend.html' title=''/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TCjNkI-D_lI/AAAAAAAAADQ/3mp7OYpMZcg/s72-c/aa.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-3860000307486138991</id><published>2010-06-21T15:25:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-21T15:25:12.480-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TB_l09vJKWI/AAAAAAAAADI/gOICiiCsfdI/s1600/IMG_2665.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TB_l09vJKWI/AAAAAAAAADI/gOICiiCsfdI/s320/IMG_2665.JPG" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Just entered the biggest and best bead giveaway ever! To enter go see what &lt;a href="http://deniseyezbakmoore.blogspot.com/"&gt;Denise Yezbak Moore&lt;/a&gt; is giving away. You'll be amazed too!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-3860000307486138991?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/3860000307486138991/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/just-entered-biggest-and-best-bead.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3860000307486138991'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/3860000307486138991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/just-entered-biggest-and-best-bead.html' title=''/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TB_l09vJKWI/AAAAAAAAADI/gOICiiCsfdI/s72-c/IMG_2665.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-2976214063607714418</id><published>2010-06-17T17:29:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-17T17:29:02.708-07:00</updated><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TBq2rtyOzOI/AAAAAAAAACA/22u4KTQg3RM/s1600/In-Season-1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TBq2rtyOzOI/AAAAAAAAACA/22u4KTQg3RM/s320/In-Season-1.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;blockquote&gt;"Art will change your life. Whether you are the one creating it or the observer studying it, once you have experienced art, your life is never the same."&amp;nbsp; &lt;i&gt;- Denice Taylor Rinks&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;To view more life changing art go to &lt;a href="http://www.aestheticalclimate.com/"&gt;http://www.aestheticalclimate.com&lt;/a&gt; right away!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-2976214063607714418?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/2976214063607714418/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/art-will-change-your-life.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/2976214063607714418'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/2976214063607714418'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/art-will-change-your-life.html' title=''/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TBq2rtyOzOI/AAAAAAAAACA/22u4KTQg3RM/s72-c/In-Season-1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-7066165013118162721</id><published>2010-06-15T19:56:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2010-06-15T19:56:22.767-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Patriotic Spirit</title><content type='html'>&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TBg52q4CghI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bVz-u_SBqyY/s1600/Star-stripe-med.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"&gt;&lt;img border="0" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TBg52q4CghI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bVz-u_SBqyY/s320/Star-stripe-med.jpg" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;"Patriot Star" / done in art glass / available now in my Etsy store&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;My inspirations are in renewal at this time. What this means for me is that I am having to take time out to rest my physical being. As my body regains strength, my creative spirit renews and gains ideas for the future. I have been so blessed over the past year in so many ways. As most creatives know, there has to be that down time where you just accept to slow down and take it one day at a time. Part of me works so well within the chaos, but when it begins to take a toll, I see it. I find it so hard to sleep at times with all the ideas and nudges that drive me forward. The brain that creates, always creates. No matter where or what or how, it finds a way! As I reflect on the current, I also plan for the future and give thanks to the past.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;God moves me forward.....&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-7066165013118162721?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/7066165013118162721/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/patriotic-spirit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7066165013118162721'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7066165013118162721'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/06/patriotic-spirit.html' title='Patriotic Spirit'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TBg52q4CghI/AAAAAAAAAB4/bVz-u_SBqyY/s72-c/Star-stripe-med.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-7699355785000314097</id><published>2010-03-11T16:07:00.001-08:00</published><updated>2010-03-11T16:12:31.410-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Are you feeling lucky today?</title><content type='html'>&lt;div style="text-align: center;"&gt;&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S5mF7hvdsxI/AAAAAAAAABw/DrGYMVbdWkk/s1600-h/Imlucky-bezel-close.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S5mF7hvdsxI/AAAAAAAAABw/DrGYMVbdWkk/s320/Imlucky-bezel-close.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447532481997550354" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;You are sure to feel lucky wearing one of my new art glass pendant designs! I decided to make some new "green" pieces in time for the upcoming St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Although you can wear them any time! You can find all of these new pieces on my website: www.aestheticalclimate.com or in my Etsy shop by clicking the links on the right hand side of this blog page. Have fun and please share my info with your friends! I am loving all the wonderful support from fans and friends. You guys are the best!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-7699355785000314097?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/7699355785000314097/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/03/are-you-feeling-lucky-today.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7699355785000314097'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/7699355785000314097'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/03/are-you-feeling-lucky-today.html' title='Are you feeling lucky today?'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S5mF7hvdsxI/AAAAAAAAABw/DrGYMVbdWkk/s72-c/Imlucky-bezel-close.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-4620220396666665055</id><published>2010-01-30T20:55:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-30T20:57:52.563-08:00</updated><title type='text'>Valentine's Day is approaching....</title><content type='html'>&lt;a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S2UNqf3oCrI/AAAAAAAAABo/1xxoEBF83Hw/s1600-h/Valentine-heart-multi.jpg"&gt;&lt;img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 292px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S2UNqf3oCrI/AAAAAAAAABo/1xxoEBF83Hw/s320/Valentine-heart-multi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5432763549252848306" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Visit my etsy shop and my website to purchase my new shiny handmade art glass! They make perfect Valentine's Day gifts for those special people in your life - including yourself!&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4620220396666665055?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4620220396666665055/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/01/valentines-day-is-approaching.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4620220396666665055'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4620220396666665055'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/01/valentines-day-is-approaching.html' title='Valentine&apos;s Day is approaching....'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S2UNqf3oCrI/AAAAAAAAABo/1xxoEBF83Hw/s72-c/Valentine-heart-multi.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7853179835265040090.post-6770490389482617923</id><published>2010-01-11T20:38:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2010-01-11T20:39:33.726-08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Holiday Art Show'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;p align="right"&gt;&lt;object style="WIDTH: 225px; 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I am offering this&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;as an original painting, giclee prints and art glass.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/7853179835265040090-4289468760921222797?l=deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/feeds/4289468760921222797/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/01/pink-comfort.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4289468760921222797'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/7853179835265040090/posts/default/4289468760921222797'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://deniceslifevisions.blogspot.com/2010/01/pink-comfort.html' title='Pink Comfort'/><author><name>Denice</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/03424095605054601416</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='21' height='32' src='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/TGVvfYOE1QI/AAAAAAAAADo/_fJcdywUQBs/S220/Me-in-blue.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Cp78fm0BK7I/S0v4IZ3QV4I/AAAAAAAAABg/Nrlv7D8tLyc/s72-c/Pink-Comfort2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>
