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Highway Adoption

The truck ahead of me has a bumper sticker that says “Stay in your lane.”

At first blush – good advice. But further introspection reveals a flaw. In truth, the lane I am currently in is not my own. Nor is the lane you are in yours either. None of us can lay claim to these streets. At least not individually. Contrary to popular belief, we are a collective.

Perhaps a truer bumper sticker is the one that says “Share the road.”

Namely, the entire road is for all. The lane I am in is not MY lane. It is available to anyone else who needs it. You are welcome in the lane I am in, and I hope that I am welcome in the one you are in.

Alas, too often I forget this truth. I am too quick with my tongue or horn and too slow with a kind gesture.

So come on over.

You are welcome here in this lane as well.

No schedule. No perceived deadline for my ETA. No stress or emotional attachment to the human construct of time. No amount of hubris or disdain.

Nothing is worth the destruction of a hospitable spirit while one is driving.

July 7, 2014

Highway Adoption

The truck ahead of me has a bumper sticker that says “Stay in your lane.”

At first blush – good advice. But further introspection reveals a flaw. In truth, the lane I am currently in is not my own. Nor is the lane you are in yours either. None of us can lay claim to these streets. At least not individually. Contrary to popular belief, we are a collective.

Perhaps a truer bumper sticker is the one that says “Share the road.”

Namely, the entire road is for all. The lane I am in is not MY lane. It is available to anyone else who needs it. You are welcome in the lane I am in, and I hope that I am welcome in the one you are in.

Alas, too often I forget this truth. I am too quick with my tongue or horn and too slow with a kind gesture.

So come on over.

You are welcome here in this lane as well.

No schedule. No perceived deadline for my ETA. No stress or emotional attachment to the human construct of time. No amount of hubris or disdain.

Nothing is worth the destruction of a hospitable spirit while one is driving.

July 7, 2014

CYBERFIBER translates pattern, material, and contemplation into textile form.
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Today I made a new Monk picture. Monk is battling his way along the top of an ominous black formation. There’s snow. The trees are bent by the wind. Birds above and below.

There’s an unsettling sense of Monk in struggle.

It’ll go on my website tomorrow unless someone wants it before then.

Ink on A4 paper (30cm x 21cm)

£95. Free postage to Ireland/UK. At cost postage elsewhere.

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“Hidden Genius” • #Watercolor on board 6.75” x 9.75” ••• framed 13.5” x 16.5”

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“Where Do We Go From Here?” • #Watercolor on board 12” x 10” ••• framed 13” x 11”

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“Time Passes at 24 Frames a Second” • #Acrylic on canvas over wood panel 30.5” x 20”

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“Solicitude Pondering” • #Watercolor on board 10” x 12” ••• framed 11” x 13”

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“Infinite Potential Timing Out” • #Watercolor on board 10” x 12” ••• framed 11” x 13”

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“The Fog of Grief Reflecting on Memories of the Past” • #Watercolor on board 12” x 10” ••• framed 13” x 11”

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“Perseverance Resolutely Looking into the Future while Apathy and Wistfulness Linger, Firmly Rooted in place and Ill Fortune Creeps up to Blind Side Him” • #Watercolor on board 10” x 12” ••• framed 11” x 13”

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“The Fool Cut into Pieces and Smoked over an Open Fire by Sorrow, Guilt and Betrayal” • #Watercolor on board 12” x 10” ••• framed 13” x 11”

#fineart #emotionalart despondentart #contemplativeart #mournfulart #originalart #art #noai

'Life's Umbrella'! https://fineartamerica.com/featured/lifes-umbrella-embracing-the-journey-olena-art.html?newartwork=true This piece features a beautifully decorated umbrellato all who view it. #NewArtwork #LifeGoesOn #ContemplativeArt" #NewArtwork #LifeGoesOn #ContemplativeArt #UmbrellaArt #RobertFrostQuote #IntricateDetails #LifeEndurance #ReflectiveArt #ArtisticExpression #ThoughtProvoking #DramaticBackdrop #ArtInspiration #CreativeProcess #DeepContemplation #ArtisticReflection @FineArtAmerica @FineArtAmerica @Shoppixels @Shoppixels