First Weekly Artisan Feature for peacelovemarket !

Well, hey...our very first peacelovemarket artisan feature!!! I'll be choosing a different member each week, and like picking a name from a hat it will be whoever happens to show up first in our revolving merchant shop list. So...let me introduce you to the work of WB Eckert ...an artist whose work I greatly admire.

Let me backtrack a moment....

Our products in the peacelovemarket are based on the 1960's and 1970's and bikers were a huge part of the culture then too. It was all about the freedom of the road and living life in the moment to the musical roar of a V-twin engine. Any biker chick worth her salt was a royal queen on the back seat (and sometimes in the driver's seat...heh, heh) and this limited edition print titled One Hot Ride Foxxxy pretty much captures the feeling of just why we were Queens of our biker world...we were HOT!!!!  Nuff said!!!

Stepping away from the hot mamas...let me introduce you to Bill's graphic side...this original painting Arc Flight capitalizes on his feel for 'flow' and color...when I look at it I'm am darn near hypnotized by the feeling of eternal motion and continuation.
I'm going to leave you with my favorite painting here...I just absolutely sigh in contentment every time I see this limited edition print of Solo . Do you not just feel an absolute connection with this ethereal sea being? Can you feel what it would be like to forever float in Mother Earth's beautiful womb? See...art isn't about just painting what you see...it's about capturing what you feel and sharing that with others. 

I'm just going to leave it here with a big thank you to Bill for sharing that. Please be sure to check out the WB Eckert shop to see more of his work and take a moment to drop into our special market to see just how his work flows with all the other merchants in Peace & Love http://peacelovemarket.com

Peace!
Sue
http://www.1000markets.com/shops/ninedragons

Our Wearable Art Market feature for this week focuses on Caroly

n Tillie .

I must confess that I never thought much of the idea of eating raw fish, but lately a little sushi bar next to where I buy my deli products has caught my eye. I found myself entranced by the lovely colors and groupings...each offering looking like a miniature piece of art. So I can totally understand how Carolyn came to the decision to use sushi as the inspiration for her gorgeous jewelry!

I can totally picture myself wearing this Nigiri Bracelet but since I actually found the courage to buy some of that lovely sushi (and found it to be DELICIOUS) would I be able to resist wanting to lift my arm to my mouth throughout the day???

The color in the Toro Earrings are a sheer delight...crisp, clean and highlighted by a frame of frosty silver...yum!

This last piece Forged Ebi (shrimp head pendant) just tickles my fancy too...can you imagine all the attention it would get???

Sushi...eat it, wear it!!!

Sue
http://www.1000markets.com/shops/ninedragons

Ok...you all have encouraged me to continue with this :) Remember they are _my_ philosophies, and may not fit all...  

- Harleys are for girls, too. To ride, to drive, to build, to just plain have fun on.  

- We can't do what we want, get what we want, be what we want all the time. We can strive to do as much as possible and hope we are able to get what we need.  

- Encourage and support yourself as well as others.  

- Everyone is different but many of our feelings and goals are the same.  

- Opinion only matters if it is sought.  

- If you believe it is right, it is. For you.  

- Stand for what you believe in - with action.  

- For your whole life there will be those who try to tke advantage of you - be wary.  

- Sex is an act of procreation that all animals are compelled to do. It is not love.  

- Parents are rarely who we need them to be.  

- We should be the parent we needed, to our own children.  

- Regret is a waste of time. Move on. Improve. An honest apology is a worthwhile use of time. Once.  

- I believe there is a force greater than me. I don't believe it is called god.  

- I feel I should be good because I feel it is right  

- I feel I should learn and grow because I have been given that capability.  

- I should enjoy what I have been given. Learn from what I haven't been given. I should work to enrich what I have.  

- There is a reason for everything in nature. Just because we haven't found ours, doesn't mean it doesn't exist. Think - if our job was to be caretakers (of the earth) then we haven't done very well.  

- Balance in all things is important.  

- Everything has an opposite.  

- There are too many laws.  

- Anyone can learn if they desire.  

- Ears have to be open to hear. And mouths shut.  

- I was a willful child. A rebellious youth. I have found true love. Happily in pursuit of my artistic talent. I am honest. Loving. Caring. Kind. I have lost my way. Found it. Lost it again. I believe I know what success is. It is doing the best you can with what you have. Failure is a step to success. We all die. It matters to no one in time. History only leaves a few names. And Mickey Mouse is as famous as Mona Lisa.  

- A good mood is an open door for other to walk into.  

- Positive leads to positive.  

- Your life's path can change in an instant. Remember that on bad days as well as good. 

Well...that's it! I'm thinking I might have learned a few things over the years, so it was all, good and bad, worth it :)  

Thanks for bearing with me!

Sue

http://www.1000markets.com/shops/ninedragons