BlogHide Resteemsheatherthebard (60)in art • 4 years agoArt DumpLife has been unbelievably busy, to the point where I am not sure how to even begin typing up a blog post, so please enjoy some of my journal pages and artwork in my absence. 🌻heatherthebard (60)in art • 4 years agoHow Are You Holding Up?It’s been a crazy last few months. I can’t believe so many people have bought into MSM and that life has changed so much... but there have been amazing blessings, even still. Life on the farm hasn’t…heatherthebard (60)in art • 4 years agoA Month of IsolationThis is the longest I think I’ve ever stayed at home. I have never been more grateful for living in the mountains than I do these days. Here are some pics of the adventures and artwork I have been…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoSketches and ThoughtsSo much of the world has changed, it seems, in such a short amount of time. Out here in WA, we went from gorgeous spring-like weather where I was setting up a plein air sketch kit in anticipation…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoTravel SketchesI may not get to travel much, but I love that I can “travel” through sketching. This is the dovecot (or dove house) that is part of the ruins of 13th C. Newark Castle in St Monans, England. I…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoBeauty in the Little MomentsWe got so, so much water a couple weeks ago. It was startling to see, and the river raged through our property, muddy, fast, and deep. Thankfully, we were above most of the damage here in the…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoBreakfast of ChampionsThere is so much I am thankful for this year. So, so very much. 💕 And today it is the day after Thanksgiving, and I am counting my blessings: a warm home, family, my creativity, having my hand…heatherthebard (60)in music • 5 years agoThankfulnessWinter is practically at my door. After a few scant weeks of cool and damp weather, we have received several hard frosts. All traces of autumn are gone, and my elms, walnut trees, and fruit trees…heatherthebard (60)in ghsc • 5 years agoWanderingI have been composing quite a bit lately. Not as much put down on paper, but on my walks through the wilderness areas of my property, improvised tunes seem to float out of my flutes and whistles for…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoReturning to RootsLots of big, landmark changes happened in the last couple months. I came to the decision to close my Etsy shop, to better honor the path God set before me and devote more time to creating out of the…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoThe Last Days of SummerI can’t believe Autumn is here already. It seems like just yesterday we were cooking even in the shade, and now the meteorologists are predicting snow by the weekend! 😱 I may not be quite…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoSketchbook RamblesFor not having that many farm duties, currently, life has been exceptionally busy. I am enjoying the cooler weather, though, as Autumn creeps ever closer... Etsy:…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoMore Snippets of the JourneyI wrote an article today for a Christian artist’s magazine about the Celtic concept of peregrinatio , or journeying for the love of God. Pilgrimage on steroids. I first read about those hardy…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoThe RiderThe gift has been given and now I can share! The owner approached me about a vision he’d had and asked me to put it on paper for him. As soon as I began the inking process, God started hiding stuff…heatherthebard (60)in ghsc • 5 years agoPraying for a BeeThe other day, the boys and I were playing down at our creek, and in the splashing, some bees ended up in the water. Being a tenderhearted sort, I rushed over and started scooping them out one by…resteemedmelooo182 (68)in ntopaz • 5 years agosteemCreated with Sketch.🎨 Melooo182's Artists Curation Post #75 🎨✅ SBI shares GivenGreetings fellow steemians!!! Another week has passed and with it comes a new curation post, I tried to promote new artists this time or at least artists I haven't featured in a long time…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoInk WorkI have been very inspired lately by different forms of ink work, although the pen and ink illustrations found in old books from the 1900s have always been a favorite. I guess you could say I’m…heatherthebard (60)in ghsc • 5 years agoWinged SummerAs you may have surmised from my previous post, “Wild Blessing,” life around here has been exponentially busy. Between bringing in the hay and getting it stacked, picking our peach-plum harvest and…heatherthebard (60)in ghsc • 5 years agoWild BlessingTHIS is what blessing looks like, my friends. Unreserved, gracious, abundant blessing. ❤️ Back when the snow was still on the ground, God came to me when I asked His will for our struggling farm…heatherthebard (60)in art • 5 years agoSummer is Flying ByI am amazed at how fast this summer has gone. I have almost filled up my first sketchbook — a proud accomplishment considering I hadn’t sketched or drawn in so many years! Prayer life is as…
