tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post4704420547348549526..comments2023-05-30T06:26:29.914-04:00Comments on RavenWood Forest: Into the MysteryValeriannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-50875687456813978442011-11-18T20:44:47.658-05:002011-11-18T20:44:47.658-05:00Your blog is such a lovely place to visit. I found...Your blog is such a lovely place to visit. I found your videos beautiful to the eye, the ear and the soul.<br /><br />I love your photographer's eye. Much of the natural world that catches your eye catches mine as well, especially the leaf portraits.<br /><br />I keep turning your phrase the architecture of decay over in my mind, as it's the leaves with the dead spots that speak the loudest to me. I always think of the words beautiful cancer when I look at the photos up close. It's the transience and the transition that I am drawn to the most.<br />Thanks for sharing your art with us.Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10114884092474969555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-63791293984268159602011-11-09T16:23:56.024-05:002011-11-09T16:23:56.024-05:00The paintings are beautiful - so atmospheric. I lo...The paintings are beautiful - so atmospheric. I love going within, retreating at this time of year, I find it easier to nourish my imagination and be creative. It's lovely to feel in tune with the natural world. - And your music is amazing! - quite unusual and haunting! I was captivated. Thank you very much for sharing this.Alexihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15532263744777273778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-9628937340600405312011-11-09T16:15:24.270-05:002011-11-09T16:15:24.270-05:00I feel drawn to the light in the third image. Ther...I feel drawn to the light in the third image. There is hope.<br />Beautiful music.<br />and lovely cat.<br /><br />Bright Blessings, with the new beginnings of Samhaingzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08034777779347889773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-30769114942709543742011-11-09T12:05:17.198-05:002011-11-09T12:05:17.198-05:00Wonderful to hear your voice Valerianna. A powerf...Wonderful to hear your voice Valerianna. A powerful sound reaching deep into the earth and the psyche. I can see that your music and your art are as one.<br /><br />Your thoughts on the vulture's place in the eco-system is truly thought-provoking. Your words too help me make sense of this 'dark season' of death and decay. That without it we would not have the longed-for spring re-birth.<br /><br />Thank you dear friend.<br /><br />Jeanne<br />xReading Tea Leaveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16928999793157507134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-6930817126015742862011-11-08T08:54:58.436-05:002011-11-08T08:54:58.436-05:00Wonderful singing!! Beautiful images!! Thank you!!...Wonderful singing!! Beautiful images!! Thank you!!!ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00615254210131699811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-79391907548737186362011-11-07T15:27:22.186-05:002011-11-07T15:27:22.186-05:00Mo Crow - thanks, deep bow back.
Zuzu - yes, coz...Mo Crow - thanks, deep bow back. <br /><br />Zuzu - yes, cozy... especially because its in the 60's today, and that, a week after a 2 ft snow storm, go figure. <br /><br />Heather - I did think the music and images went well together. I was glad to see this as sometimes I feel a little like I have my hand in too many pots.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-25351715652362307012011-11-07T11:44:34.264-05:002011-11-07T11:44:34.264-05:00Your images and music are very integrated. Wonderf...Your images and music are very integrated. Wonderful and grounded. Yes, embrace the change - darkness is part of life, compost for the soul.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17188002198879523397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-86686026168803532082011-11-05T12:10:36.864-04:002011-11-05T12:10:36.864-04:00Beautiful watercolors & photos. Hope you are k...Beautiful watercolors & photos. Hope you are keeping cozy.<br />~ ZuzuAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-17800629799767429322011-11-04T02:34:48.817-04:002011-11-04T02:34:48.817-04:00beautiful
so very beautiful
the music and those s...beautiful<br />so very beautiful <br />the music and those spiral paintings<br /><br />deep bow<br /><br />namasteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-66008528671501224822011-11-03T08:43:20.394-04:002011-11-03T08:43:20.394-04:00Donna ~ Q - thanks, I've been wanting to share...Donna ~ Q - thanks, I've been wanting to share for a while, but its step by step with the technology of everything!<br /><br />Joanne - Nice to have you back and visible again. I look forward to hearing more about your new place! I feel as though I've only been able to grab moments of painting here and there, but the in the newest work I'm really getting at something I've been looking for for a long time. Once the new studio is built, I'll take a lot of time for myself and PAINT!<br /><br />goldenflower - thanks for commenting, its good to get a sense of individual followers. I might eventually post on youtube, for now, I'm just happy I figured THIS out!<br /><br />Nancy - thanks!<br /><br />Ms. - thanks, cool stuff. <br /><br />Joe - thank you... When I lived in the city, I painted so that I could fill my walls with the quiet of nature, now I travel deeper into it and find the calm center, while making and after, its definitely the mystery I want to speak about.<br /><br />ArtPropelled - thank you! I love it when something I offer moves.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-39727048468970516932011-11-03T06:22:53.181-04:002011-11-03T06:22:53.181-04:00I had no idea! Your music... your voice, quite ext...I had no idea! Your music... your voice, quite extraordinary. I'm deeply moved. Thank you Valerianna.ArtPropelledhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853722164314994360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-85553851598326160632011-11-03T04:26:56.959-04:002011-11-03T04:26:56.959-04:00i just love the contemplative, and mysterious natu...i just love the contemplative, and mysterious nature of your watercolors! beautiful! simply beautiful!<br /><br />namaste'Joe Madlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00689856999523884499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-4769520851691072582011-11-02T14:58:08.312-04:002011-11-02T14:58:08.312-04:00HEY Ho! I sent you this by email today but just i...HEY Ho! I sent you this by email today but just in case I'm sending it here too-SPIRALS-<br />NATURE LOVES SPIRALS<br />http://earthsky.org/space/astronomers-spot-a-star-with-spiral-arms/comment-page-1#comment-608112Ms.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09479767121319709878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-8915268257504972122011-10-31T22:32:53.074-04:002011-10-31T22:32:53.074-04:00enthralled by the 'architecture of decay'....enthralled by the 'architecture of decay'...<br /><br />wise words leading down that path of least resistance.<br />LEARNING TO DANCE: your prose is poetrynancy neva gaglianohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17595457316411476236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-73198902927286712202011-10-31T19:56:11.399-04:002011-10-31T19:56:11.399-04:00Dearest Valerianna: Your blog has been nourishing...Dearest Valerianna: Your blog has been nourishing me for months now. And today.... I discover your music "Into the Mystery". So beautiful and deepening, I encourage you to post it on Youtube so more people can enjoy its healing benefits. In love, GFgoldenflowerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01743593230830216362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-78674141665491175912011-10-31T06:46:54.840-04:002011-10-31T06:46:54.840-04:00Hi Valerianna,
It is good to be back blogging agai...Hi Valerianna,<br />It is good to be back blogging again after being away for so long.<br />I don't know what is going on with the strange weather at the moment. We have had the warmest October on record, here in the UK!<br /> <br />Anyway, I just love this post... Your paintings are like the misty mornings I see outside my window and around the Wiltshire countryside. <br />Your work is magical and WOW! <br />What a voice you have. It is really hypnotising. The videos are great! <br />Lovely to see you and Pasha cat again.<br /><br />Many blessings for Halloween!<br />Jo and Zigsa cat.Jo Potterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08365999873131320691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-4714375153206468442011-10-31T03:00:15.849-04:002011-10-31T03:00:15.849-04:00"Deep within the singing stones and flowing t...<i> "Deep within the singing stones and flowing through our veins is an archive <br />of all the tools we could ever need to navigate life, placed there by each and every <br />one of our ancestors. I imagine countless life stories coursing through my veins, <br />there for me if I sit still and listen." </i> ... This, oh yes, THIS!<br /><br />The music that you posted is so rich and sacred-sounding, and the art to go with is paired perfectly. Brava!Donna~Q~https://www.blogger.com/profile/15516927570570110567noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-85920422709815802902011-10-30T17:26:20.896-04:002011-10-30T17:26:20.896-04:00withoutwordswouldyouknow - thanks, yes, borders an...withoutwordswouldyouknow - thanks, yes, borders and boundary contrasts, I like that. <br /><br />Ms - You are quite welcome, I like sharing with humans, I do so much sharing with the trees, its nice to have a place to share a lot with humans!<br /><br />Trish - thank you, I'm glad you traveled into the mystery, and thankful, too, that you seemed to have returned unscathed!<br /><br />Velma - quite welcome, I like reframing... though words more than paintings!<br /><br />kd- :)<br /><br />Margaret Johnson - thanks for leaving a comment, and glad you enjoyed the music. <br /><br />iN!@nA - thanks!<br /><br />Nikiah - I often feel the same after reading your posts, so the gratitude is mutual!<br /><br />Tammie - I like that thought, my voice filling your wee cabin, lovely. <br /><br />Stille Linde - yes, I saw those masks, too.<br /><br />Lynn - When I go to the cave to sing, I feel so connected to the deep, unnameable parts of me. <br /><br />acornmoon - Yes, I remember you saying that before, I hadn't thought of that then. I look forward to having the new studio and being more free to make larger paintings. I love Japanese woodcuts and grew up in a house of Asian art. It definitely influenced me. <br /><br />sarah elwell - thanks!!<br /><br />Karen - hynotised works, too, I think! Hope you've regained your spelling by now, I'm afraid mine has never returned. <br /><br />Thalia - thanks all around. <br /><br />Grace - Well!<br /><br />mermaid - that's right, I didn't add the second film until the following day, glad you came back to hear it. I'm looking forward to seeing that film, I hear its wonderful. If you ever come to the US, we'll plan a trip to sing in the cave!<br /><br />steven - I'm humbled by your words. <br /><br />Swan Artworks - I'm glad you see the threads weaving my work together and I hope you came back when you had some quiet time to yourself, and then could rock out to music inside the rocks! Thanks for your support.Valeriannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02621130622153365184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-42124868117311822652011-10-29T15:03:09.076-04:002011-10-29T15:03:09.076-04:00Incredible, I love your wordcraft in this post and...Incredible, I love your wordcraft in this post and the message of those words, the paintings are evocative and beautiful as ever, and your music... wow! <br /><br />I need to come back and listen again when I am alone in the house without bouncing children and bustle, I need to just sit and absorb and follow on the curves and breadths of sound... it calls to something ancient, ancestral, primordial, it draws me deeply.<br /><br />I really feel the thread drawing together all your different works of art in this music and your connectedness to your human heritage and the natural world.<br />You are an amazing human being, thankyou for sharing!Windsongs and Wordhoardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12211375575810428500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-25491033599535845972011-10-29T13:27:40.789-04:002011-10-29T13:27:40.789-04:00V!!!!...until reading just now
Mermaid's comme...V!!!!...until reading just now<br />Mermaid's comment...where is info<br />re a <br />CD?<br />you HAVE one????<br />already?????<br />i was hoping with the inclusion of<br />these two pieces that it might<br />mean one was forthcoming...<br />but you ALREADY have one?????<br />how does one find it??????????????grace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-35628990476174196432011-10-29T11:35:21.563-04:002011-10-29T11:35:21.563-04:00your voice circles and curves much like the swirls...your voice circles and curves much like the swirls and whorls of your artwork. each line suggesting the next and yet not entirely parallel. you're such an astonishing and gifted person! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-71189037933186523412011-10-29T10:26:45.258-04:002011-10-29T10:26:45.258-04:00Oh, wonderful wonderful wonderful! I popped in on...Oh, wonderful wonderful wonderful! I popped in on Thursday, but I don't think you had the second video up then (?). I knew the first track from your beautiful CD, but that second one was just...hmmm, I can't even think of the words! I just wanted to be there, listening intently in the dark of a cavern deep in the earth, connected to everything around me. I've just recently seen the film "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" about the discovery of cave paintings that are the oldest ever discovered, some 32 000 years old. Your singing took me right back there, and listening, I can feel my throat contracting and singing along, like an old song I've always known but had forgotten somehow!A mermaid in the attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01139858546037879539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-24411187700440362922011-10-28T22:37:18.114-04:002011-10-28T22:37:18.114-04:00i had to come back
listen again
this small home in...i had to come back<br />listen again<br />this small home in the desert<br />wanted more<br />it was as if the sound had been<br />absorbed by the walls, the<br />things,<br />the cloth i work on<br />and they all wanted more.<br />i wanted more.<br />like wood that is <br />dry<br />and is given oil, a pungent oil,<br />a fragrant oil that seeps in to<br />its every cell.<br />i was not expecting this at all.<br />it is extraordinary and very ver<br />realgrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-54047703021834244962011-10-28T22:07:49.920-04:002011-10-28T22:07:49.920-04:00well..which words
would
convey anything at all?
i...well..which words<br />would<br />convey anything at all?<br /><br />i don't know.<br />the singing ~ harmonics ~ <br /><br />i have no words.<br /><br />love, gracegrace Forrest~Maestashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15853978388902544613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6482310772862064470.post-54657520458465780002011-10-28T20:36:04.048-04:002011-10-28T20:36:04.048-04:00What gorgeous and evocative paintings, and what an...What gorgeous and evocative paintings, and what an amazing range of things you do! And what a good, good, blog. I can feel my shoulders coming down reading it; you're someone who gets it in the same way I do, I think.Thaliahttp://amusedgrace.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com