Warm fire light, holy candle light and twinkling Christmas lights, soothe my soul and bring me to a place of calm and gratitude. Specular day light, astonishing sun sets and a billion stars set in an indigo velvet night sky, are a few of reasons I love this time of the year.
The other day, I harvested the last of the autumn sunflowers, turned the soil and set it to rest until the end of the year. The small strips of soil that lead to my front door has worked so hard this year. First it was a bed for hundreds of beautiful tulips. Then, without a break, the small patch of Mother Earth nurtured and fed tiny sunflower seeds and dahlia bulbs into magnificent flowers that made everyone smile. Now, in this first week of December, the soil rests to reenergize; holding the nutrients and building more to become a strong nutrient rich home for next years beautiful crop of magnificent flowers.
Keeping in the natural rhythm of Mother Earth, I am completing my work for the year and closing the studio on the 17th of December. After that date, I will take a nice long rest to reenergize, refresh and be ready to create beautiful works of art again in 2011.
May you have a joyous, peaceful holiday season filled with good light.
Below are a few of my newest portraits.
Peace on Earth
Sincerely,
Tamara Trejo
