09 Friday Oct 2020
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birds, birds of a feather, Colorful Art, colorful birds, farmhouse decor, feathers, horned owl, native american, owl, owl art, owl paintings, owl pop art, owl prints, owls, rustic decor, spirit animal
I’ve always had a fascination with owls…Especially the way they can move their heads and those enormous eyes! I think I’ve captured them with some fun colorful flair!
11 Tuesday Aug 2020
Posted in Gift Ideas, Love, Spirituality
23 Thursday Jul 2020
Posted in birds, Gift Ideas, Love, Spirituality
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balance, enlightenment, feather, feathers, hope, inner healing, inner strength, native american, native american art, native american symbols, peace, prayer
Inner healing and living a balanced life is a challenge sometimes, but so worth the reward. Walk in Balance…
16 Tuesday Jun 2020
Posted in Art, Love, Spirituality
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acceptance, brothers and sisters, great spirit, human race, love, native american, native american art, native american symbols, prayer, praying, unity
I believe as my ancestors did that we are all ONE Human Family. Unity heals us all…Native American art for everyone.
19 Tuesday May 2020
Posted in Art, Spirituality
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art, blessing, Colorful Art, Family, feather, friends, house warming gift, love, native american, native american art, prayer, spirit, spirituality
Cherokee Blessing Prayer
Colorful Feather Art Print With The Words Of A Beautiful Blessing
Sharon Cummings
2015
I wish all of you many enriching life lessons through this pandemic and I hope that my art can be a rainbow on your shoulder sometimes. 🙂
15 Friday Apr 2016
Posted in Spirituality
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american indian, catcher, dream, dream catcher, dreamcatcher, dreams, feathers, native american, native american art, southwestern art, spirituality, symbols, totem
I’ve always been fascinated with my Native American heritage even though I was not brought up in the traditions of my ancestors. One of the most magical symbols for me has been the dreamcatcher. The idea that it will snare all of the bad dreams and leave me only with the good ones…
Colorful Dream Catcher
Mixed Media
Sharon Cummings
2016
06 Tuesday Jan 2015
Posted in Art
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art, blessing, Colorful Art, Family, feather, friends, house warming gift, love, native american, native american art, prayer, spirit, spirituality
Cherokee Blessing Prayer
Colorful Feather Art Print With The Words Of A Beautiful Blessing
Sharon Cummings
2015
I wish all of you many happy trails this year and I hope that my art can be a rainbow on your shoulder sometimes. 🙂
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29 Wednesday Oct 2014
Posted in Art
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american spirit, americans, art, cherokee, chief, feathers, headdress, immigrants, immigration, indian, indians, native american, native americans, tribe
“Chief”
Mixed Media Painting/Collage
Sharon Cummings
2014
Sometimes we forget about the original Americans. There is much talk today about immigrants in the United States. As if, we are somehow “pure” to this continent. Most of us came here as a result of families that immigrated from other countries. I have Italian and Irish mixed into my genes. But my great grandmother was one of the originals. Full-blooded Cherokee. So I am a mix of here and there. A true American spirit…
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20 Tuesday May 2014
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It may come as a surprise to some of my readers and followers, but I have a rebellious streak in me that made me a less than ideal student, a problem daughter and ex-wife to 3 men. I’ve never liked being told what I should do or how I should act. I am a rule breaker and an outspoken independent woman. My mother would often scold calling me a little brat. Her favorite line was, “That mouth of yours is going to get you into real trouble someday.” I suppose she was right in that I have found myself in many uncomfortable situations over the years by words I’ve said. After my first meeting with my now Mother-In-Law she told my husband, “Wow, she will say anything.” But that openness is also my “saving grace”. It enabled me to stand up to an abuser declaring enough was enough. I exposed everything without leaving off details and was able to heal. It is also what has allowed me to be a “real” mom to my own child. She was never confused about where babies came from or whether or not Santa was real. This same freedom of thought and voice is also what gives me the ability to create artwork without following set guidelines. Because I do not limit myself in any way, I am able to paint with acrylics, take photographs or use my computer to produce artwork.
What is your “saving grace”? It just might be something that you were told was “bad” about you, but in reality turns out to be something so very “good”.
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09 Thursday Jan 2014
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http://fineartamerica.com/featured/honesty-visionary-art-by-sharon-cummings-sharon-cummings.html
Ask most people if they are honest and they will say “yes” with absolute conviction. We as a people like to think that we have integrity and morals. In the larger picture, that may be true. After all the majority of the population obey the rules and stay out of jail. We work hard and raise our children to be upstanding citizens. We pay our taxes. We live an honorable life.
But the truth is (pun intended) that we tell “little” lies all of the time. We convince our little ones that there is this person called Santa Claus. We tell our friends we have other plans when we just do not feel like going out to dinner with them. We call in sick to work when what we really want is a day off. And we tell our mate we had a salad for lunch when we really had a cheeseburger in order to avoid conflict. And one of the biggest lies we all tell is that we are “fine” when someone asks how we are doing when we really feel horrible. In fact, we are a lying culture because it is much more acceptable to be polite than sincere.
Where am I going with all of this? I honestly do not know, except to explore just how complex our ethics really are. We are taught that lying is wrong, but we are also taught that you shouldn’t hurt people. The truth hurts sometimes….so we avoid it. Because the lesser of two evils is to spare someone’s feelings. Or is it to spare our own? Conflict avoidance seems to be one of the biggest triggers for dishonesty.
In my own life, I try to avoid doing things that I would need to lie about to the people I love. My child was also never subjected to the “stork” and Santa Claus was “The Christmas Spirit”. But am I 100% honest?
My newest piece above titled “Honesty” is. 🙂
