Here is the first image of the 2024 calendar.
Just click to download and add to your desktop! Enjoy.
The new calendar is on the wall, and the year has begun!
And we’re off … stepping intentionally and boldly into this year.
For weeks I have been feeling this sense of hopefulness in me, with no understanding of why. I have stopped questioning things when this happens, I just know to go with it.
I am sure it is because 2023 saw the birth of house of appleton, and I was blessed to have the chance to work with 5 great poets to produce their books. For three of them, it was their first book, but not their last!
NEW from house of appleton …
2023 closed with the arrival of andrea bird’s stunning new collection of art and poetry
ART/iculate: a light in the dark
This represents a portion of andrea’s journey of dying.
It is poignant and beautiful in every way.
It is not sad, but rather heart-opening.
Here are some interior shots of the beautiful art andrea created as a commission piece. She has taken detail shots and each poem is accompanied by a piece.
Below is the excerpt from andrea’s description, which appears on the back cover.
I invite you to read more about andrea’s book HERE
You may order a copy using the same link.
Frances
The first piece of furniture or accessory pictured in my 2024 calendar.
All the furniture I have painted over the years has had a name.
They have sort of named themselves. This table is Frances.
I loved her and wanted to keep her,
but alas, she was destined for
another home.
The other day, a friend told me she was going to pick a word for the year. This is something I used to do quite regularly, but have fallen out of the habit. But, when she mentioned it, I remembered how powerful it is to have a word that you sort of “filter” things through, so I think ia am going to establish a word to work with.
The word that came to mind when I woke up this morning is, CONSIDER … and here is the derivation of it:
consider (v.)
late 14c., “to fix the mind upon for careful examination, meditate upon,” also “view attentively, scrutinize; not to be negligent of,” from Old French considerer (13c.) “reflect on, consider, study,” from Latin considerare “to look at closely, observe,” probably literally “to observe the stars,” from assimilated form of com “with, together” + sidus (genitive sideris) “heavenly body, star, constellation”.
That last part fits nicely into how I feel about what the stars tell us about this world we are in. What do the bodies beyond our touch have to teach us?
Hmmmm. Much to consider in this!
Wishing everyone a year filled with wisdom from within.
Wonderful to celebrate the beauty and artistry you helped to manifest in the world! Here’s to hopefulness – something for each one of us to CONSIDER. Wisdom from within indeed!
What a superb way to start the year, and I love this word “consider”.