19 Friday May 2023
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Another fun floral guitar in a vintage colorful instrument! Flowers for everyone who loves music and nature.
01 Tuesday Jul 2014
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An old favorite of mine written by Max Ehrmann in 1927. I have combined the “Desiderata” with my “Peaceful Understanding” which seemed like a perfect combination. The last two lines sum life up for me pretty well, “With all it’s sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.” Enjoy!
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12 Sunday Jan 2014
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Yesterday while out driving around with my Hubby looking for places to take some pictures, we stumbled across a parking lot filled with vintage Porsche’s. What a sight to see! And best of all, the show was over and there were hardly any people about. We had free reign to take as many shots as we pleased without any pesky humans in the way. 🙂
Whenever I see one of these old classics, I think of my crazy uncle. Doesn’t everyone have a “crazy uncle”? Well I do. And if you are reading this, you are mine Uncle Rick. 😉
When I was around 13 years old and staying with my cousin for a week up in the hills of Georgia, my Uncle Rick thought it would be great fun to teach me how to drive. Now that sounds like a pretty normal thing to do right? Normal unless you consider that he put me behind the wheels of a 1954 Porsche Speedster that he had lovingly restored to absolute perfection. It was a beautiful thing.
All went well until he told me to not be afraid to put on the gas. I listened like a good student. It was a wild and crazy ride through winding roads. I had driven a stick shift once before, so hey, I was practically a pro. My memory gets a bit sketchy, but all of a sudden I took a curve way too fast and didn’t correct myself. Uncle Rick grabs the wheel to help me correct and next thing we know we are smashed into an embankment of dirt. That’s right. I wrecked my Uncle’s shiny Porsche. While I am sitting there drenched in sweat and trying to find my lungs again, I hear cackling. Laughter. Crazy insane guffawing. He thought it was an absolute riot! He told me to start it back up and keep going.
Yesterday I was reminded of that time and of him. And the thought occurred to me that maybe there was some wisdom in that wild ride. Perhaps Uncle Rick wasn’t so crazy after all. What he taught me was that “things” were just “things” and that the experience and people were far more important than an expensive car. He also showed me that it was o.k. to let go of fear and just move forward. And lastly, that no matter how scary and crazy life gets….even if you crash sometimes……you can just start it back up and keep going. Broken and bruised……you can still enjoy the ride….
09 Monday Dec 2013
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Sometimes the best advice comes from words written many years ago….
Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on good terms with all persons. Speak your truth quietly and clearly; and listen to others, even the dull and the ignorant; they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons, they are vexations to the spirit. If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain and bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.
Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans. Keep interested in your own career, however humble; it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs; for the world is full of trickery. But let this not blind you to what virtue there is; many persons strive for high ideals; and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially, do not feign affection. Neither be cynical about love; for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment it is as perennial as the grass.
Take kindly the counsel of the years, gracefully surrendering the things of youth. Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune. But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings. Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.
Beyond a wholesome discipline, be gentle with yourself. You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should. Therefore be at peace with God, whatever you conceive Him to be, and whatever your labors and aspirations, in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul. With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world. Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.
Max Ehrmann, “Desiderata”
19 Tuesday Nov 2013
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This year is a year of “firsts” for me. My first art show is coming up! But I also received my first royalty check from posterservice.com . They gave me a really nice advance for two of my guitars, so I wasn’t certain that I would ever see more. But people really like my instruments and stores have been buying them……so a surprise check showed up in the mail. 🙂 I am currently working with another company who contacted me after they saw my work on Fine Art America. They are marketing me to some really big names and I am so excited about moving in this direction. All of the really grueling hard work of 10 years is paying off and I couldn’t be happier. I share my triumphs so other artists can be inspired to keep going and realize that they can accomplish anything they set their minds to. And I share so all of my fans can see that their efforts to share me and promote me have been productive. Thank you to all who follow me on my journey. It is your support and encouragement that has kept me positive all of these years. Thank you!
Abstract Art by Sharon Cummings 