by Melissa | Apr 10, 2022 | Art Journal
Come now, take a moment will you? And hear my story. Who am I? Ah, yes. Of course you’d want to know. Me? I’m just an old man now …worn well like an aged violin …my exterior may look tired, but ah, the melodic joy inside. Beautiful tunes can...
by Melissa | Mar 19, 2022 | Art Journal
It was a strongly contested topic. Known as The Lane of Lagoons, many protested that this long, winding road should be titled with the more palatable words: “Redwood Lane”. And thus, many spoke of it by this name. “More romantic.”...
by Melissa | Feb 12, 2022 | Art Journal
Rosalyn really enjoyed encouraging others. Some days, she’d send pretty notes filled with Scripture cards, tea bags and handmade paper glitter to her friends across the states. Other days she’d create pretty banners to hang up on doorways in the home. And...
by Melissa | Feb 12, 2022 | Art Journal
Perhaps it really didn’t matter. Gigi picked up her dolls and scurried down the hallway. Using her elbow she pressed the large wooden door open and looked inside. Yes. It was perfect. Soft winter light caressed the quiet interior like invisible feathers of white...
by Melissa | Feb 12, 2022 | Art Journal
Again. Wistfully placing a few books back onto a shelf, Annie sighed. Oh, it wasn’t that she was upset. Not really, anyway. It’s just that …well, it was like a sore finger that kept getting paper cuts. She had several such annoying slices lined up on...
by Melissa | Feb 5, 2022 | Art Journal
Dust. Or was it dirt? I couldn’t tell. Brushing a finger across the wooden surface I inspected the granules for myself. No, it was probably dust. Though dirt wouldn’t have surprised me. Ever since arriving in this inspiring landscape I had noticed the...
