botanical art - c.s.ellington

we will move forward together…:)

Posted by taz | September 29, 2011, 2:57 am

thank you so much for opening your heart and sharing your thoughts, feelings, .. that’s precious beyond belief ! Have a great day, my sweet friend !!

Posted by Caroline | October 21, 2011, 6:35 pm

I’m impressed, I must say. Really rarely do I encounter a blog that’s both educative and entertaining, and let me tell you, you have hit the nail on the head. Your idea is outstanding; the issue is something that not enough people are speaking intelligently about. I am very happy that I stumbled across this in my search for something relating to this.

Posted by roaming charges | October 22, 2011, 6:24 pm

I agree! I’ve only been blogging for about 6 weeks now, and if it weren’t for WordPress, I wouldn’t be doing it. WordPress if fantastic. 🙂 Great post!

Posted by KatiesCameraBlog | October 23, 2011, 12:38 pm

thank you so much !! I guess we all need someone who believes in us when we lose belief in ourselves at times

Posted by Caroline | October 24, 2011, 4:04 pm

We should all be more like, Mila. My Boxer girl is the same way. Always happy and it just comes from inside. Wonderful post and I love the photo too.

Posted by KatiesCameraBlog | October 28, 2011, 12:58 pm

Aww Mila looks absolutely adorable. I just love how shes captured in this photo. Amazing post

Posted by Kay aka Babygirl | October 28, 2011, 2:04 pm

A great capture of a beautiful subject.

Posted by Rory Alexander | October 28, 2011, 2:33 pm

Thank you 🙂 happy to see each of you here ~ Mila sends love!!

Posted by csellington | October 28, 2011, 7:15 pm

I’m happy for you that you have such a great friend as company, must be lovely and comforting when things don’t really go the way you’d like, to hug her, to go for a walk with her and let the wind blow all your sorrows away ! and they are so clever, they feel so many things, moods, .. give her a real big hug for me, and a hug for you and your kids too of course, love you ! <3

Posted by Caroline | October 29, 2011, 4:37 am

Love you, Caroline ~ you inspired me to get Mila bathed and back inside the house. I have missed her much, it has been a long time. Mila is exceptionally intuitive. I will give her a hug from you and I already know she sends one back!! Hugs from me, too. And kids send hugs 🙂 Caroline. .. I love all your messages, posts and letters. Much love. c.s.

Posted by csellington | October 30, 2011, 7:46 pm

I really like this abstract. And your words too. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve come to like abstracts too — to me they’re more about what life is to me at this point. Really good post. Thank you.

Posted by KatiesCameraBlog | November 8, 2011, 11:49 am

Hi Camille! I totally agree with you about the abstractions. The essence of what they convey is at the heart of so much. Good realism does it too. IF they don’t go over the top with rendering ‘the object’ rather than what that object stirs up inside. Thank you for sharing so much.

Posted by Stanka Kordic | November 8, 2011, 1:37 pm

Great post… Dr Oz is full of good information, and it’s so true that if your parents give you something they didn’t have it does take away something. (I.e. give a computer game takes away time spent outside using imagination…) – enjoyed your post!

Posted by Barbara | November 9, 2011, 5:38 am

beautifully written c.s.

Posted by teresa willcox | November 14, 2011, 9:06 am

Hello,

I just came across your paintings. What you’re creating really resonates with me. Thank you. Michele

Posted by micheledacosta | December 1, 2011, 6:48 pm

Can’t wait to see your painting! nice post.

Posted by skybluewithdaisies | December 1, 2011, 7:09 pm

Camile, BTW, beautiful seascape! 🙂

Posted by Bill Reynolds | December 1, 2011, 7:35 pm

Hi, my sweet friend, thanks for sharing. And yes, I’m always glad to read more about you ! Take care, sweetie ! Cannot wait to see more of it! Caroline

Posted by caroline | December 2, 2011, 5:42 am

Absolutely beautiful Cs. Have a wonderful show! Nancy

Posted by Nacy Rhodes Harper | December 4, 2011, 3:44 pm

Fun to Read. Best of luck on your test. I amsure you will do great!!!!!!

Posted by Donna | December 8, 2011, 4:11 pm

I agree ssometimes saying nothing says more then we know

Posted by Donna | December 16, 2011, 5:42 am

Nicely written. Your painting reminds me a little of Bruce Herman. Regards.

Posted by mdkiehl | December 17, 2011, 1:58 am

dear Camilla,
thank you ! <3 Caroline

Posted by Caroline | December 17, 2011, 8:06 am

Beautiful photo. The tiny feet are adorable 🙂
And nice post… I especially love your line “And what I have found about life is that the more simple I get the more wonderful life becomes. ” .I couldn’t agree more 😀

Posted by studiojan | January 30, 2012, 11:41 pm

Well said. My January was exhausting, busy, full, beautiful. I have long lived well within my means, live well (but frugally) and can have, within reason, anything I need. I do not have everything I want, but the things worth having cannot be purchased. Time is, I believe our most essential commodity, it is everything; except for family (and do not differentiate true friends from family), what else do we have; it is everything! But what do we do with our time?

Posted by Bill Reynolds | January 31, 2012, 1:53 am

Premature post… 😉

What I have learned from my friends is the importance of friendship, community, and in the attempt at least, of building an ever growing circle of family. There is something we have lost in modern society; our better tribal nature, a sense that none of us do well unless all of us are well.
January was a beautiful, for me, for being fortunate enough to be able to have enriched the lives of others (friends and strangers alike) in some small ways. It cost me nothing to do it but time, time well spent, and I am richer for it.

Thank you C.S. Ellington for your gift of words, for your beautiful post.

Posted by Bill Reynolds | January 31, 2012, 2:15 am

Perfection is boring, and you are not. In many ways, every day, you make a difference. For this, I thank you.

A condition of complete simplicity
(Costing not less than every thing)
And all shall be well and
All manner of things shall be well
When the tongues of flame are in-folded
Into the crowned Knorr of fire
And the fire and the rose are one.

T.S. Elliot, Little Gidding, Four Quartets

Posted by Bill Reynolds | February 12, 2012, 10:05 pm

Wish could take back the mobile typos… 😉
CORRECTIONS:
everything…not…every thing
knot…not…Knorr
Goes against grain of your ideas to make these corrections, I know, but in quoting someone else, feel I should get them right. If it was my words, I like to think I’d let the imperfect brush strokes staff

Posted by Bill Reynolds | February 12, 2012, 10:15 pm

We LOVE Mardi Gras and crawfish!!!

Posted by cookiemomma | February 17, 2012, 10:00 pm

Nice colours and textures in this painting, great work.

Posted by PictureS | February 24, 2012, 8:16 pm

You may have “removed yourself from my art”, but the art can never be removed from you. You are the art, it is a part of you, whether it is in your house, whether it is in your head, whether it is merely tomorrow’s dream; it is in you, an inseparable part of you, and it can never be lost nor taken away from you. You are an artist, the art is you.

Posted by Bill Reynolds | February 24, 2012, 9:37 pm

“Go forward, live your life. Make a difference in someone else’s life just by being there .. by being authentically you.”

This speaks loudly to me! 🙂 Thanks.

Posted by Bill Reynolds | March 13, 2012, 12:12 am

🙂

Posted by Sticky Artist | March 19, 2012, 8:34 pm

C.S., your words (and Mark Twain’s) are precisely what began changing my life about a year ago and is continuing to change it to this day. I got out of a really high paying, terrible job and into something I really enjoyed and paid a bit less… at the end of the day, though, I still have a boss and sometimes I don’t know if that kind of gig is for me. So, I’ve started broadening horizons, working on things that are more my passion, rather than something I kinda like and can tolerate (much like your Realtor work). I’m now writing music, creating a website, meeting more creative people, becoming actively involved in YouTube, putting auditions and demos together for Voice Over work – all stuff that I find to be SO much fun and, heck, maybe someday it pays the bills! 🙂 Hang in there, you seem to be on the right track for sure!!

-R.G. Riles

Posted by R.G. Riles | March 21, 2012, 6:56 pm

R.G., thank you so much for commenting!! It is definitely a thoughtful discussion, and I surely do not have all the answers. I am finding it worth exploring. There is balance. I love the passion of some parts of my work. I also love the challenges of business and developing a knowlege base in an area that was only partially known to me before. This appears to be good for my spirit. Work is good for the spirit. What kind of work is the question. I find that, for me, the answer lies nearly as much in personal attitude and in the people I surround myself with than in the exclusive pursuit of my creativity. My creative side comes in surges. The downtime of business only enhances that. Best wishes in your exploration. You are an inspiration and I am happy to meet someone on a similar path. Impressed!!

Posted by csellington | March 22, 2012, 10:12 am

Mark Twain, “The secret of success is making your vocation your vacation.”

This really hits home for me, I’m trying/working on doing same in my life, and you are one of many who have inspired me to do so. Thanks!

Posted by Bill Reynolds | March 22, 2012, 10:42 am

Dear C.S.,
As always, beautiful, inspiring, and thought provoking.
Thank you for this.
I will think on it this day.
Truly yours,
T. Willcox

Posted by teresawillcox | April 2, 2012, 9:43 am

Dear Teresa,
You are truly outrageous wonderful.
Graceful, and with most nurturing qualities.
You have added to my life in unique ways.
God has blessed us with your presence.
I am so happy to have found you, finally!
c.s.ellington

Posted by csellington | April 2, 2012, 11:45 am

“I believe, for the most part, what we are truly looking for is the light within both the other person and within ourselves.”

Nice… 🙂 …very poetic, very beautiful ideal, and one that resonates with me, as a truth, as an “actual” rather than a “perceived” ideal!

Posted by Bill Reynolds | April 2, 2012, 3:59 pm

That’s my nephew, my step-sister’s son. They are all still in shock, but have a lot of love and support from family and friends. Thank you for being so kind to him.

Posted by goddessneith | April 3, 2012, 12:51 pm

Unbelievable what has happened. I am in shock by it, I can only imagine – really can’t even imagine the devastation this family has been through. I do not know how life goes on. Thank you for writing. Contact me anytime if there is anything I can ever do to help, though, again, I can’t imagine. I may not be able to help, but I could still do something. Camille, c.s.ellington@aol.com

Posted by csellington | April 4, 2012, 12:26 pm

beautifully written C.S. Thank you for your thoughts.
Cherish those around us.
I cherish you.

Posted by teresawillcox | April 3, 2012, 4:32 pm

thank you for you, teresa, i love you muchly!!

Posted by csellington | April 3, 2012, 9:27 pm

Beautiful post. The writing and the picture! 🙂

Posted by anaslense | April 10, 2012, 1:52 pm

thank you, anaslense, for your comment and thank you for taking the time to read my most recent post. c.s.

Posted by csellington | April 10, 2012, 1:56 pm
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  Posted by anaslense | April 10, 2012, 2:01 pm

Very good points!

Posted by Tracy Pease, email at cassiopia26@gmail.com | May 2, 2012, 8:34 pm

Hooray C.S.! Your journey brought us together. I have known you my whole life, but only met you a short while ago. You are the sun and the moon to me! A sister, a daughter, a friend. I love you my girl. Today, tomorrow and forever.

Posted by teresawillcox | May 8, 2012, 4:19 pm

C.S.,
As i read this story, i could see the images you wrote of,
illustrated in my head.
How beautifully written.
This reminded me of stories I read as a child.
This short tale could be a childrens book with illustrations.
Another avenue for your artistic endeavors.
With love and admiration,
Teresa Willcox

Posted by teresawillcox | May 21, 2012, 4:26 pm

So true Teresa! Creatively written as I too had the picture beautifully brought to life…along with the emotions felt! Great lesson for life in it as well!

Love it C! <3

Posted by Sylvia Boyd | May 22, 2012, 10:06 am

Wow. I continue to be amazed by you. Your abilities are phenomenal. You inspire me.
Love.

Posted by teresawillcoxsa Willcox | July 15, 2012, 1:59 pm

Teresa, you and me. I admire you so. Thank you for all your encouragement and support. I continue to be amazed by you.
You are phenomenal. Thank you for your endearing belief in me. Your belief in me has helped me believe in myself.

Posted by csellington | July 18, 2012, 5:33 pm

Hello! This is Virginia (Greg Shrader’s daughter). We meet the second week of July in Standpipe. I recently experienced a loss. Probably the greatest loss thus far in my life. When thinking about something I could have to remind me of life and strength, your beautiful paintings kept coming to my mind. I love this one especially what you see it representing. We all go through the water at points in our lives yet we can come out of them stronger and braver than before. My mother visited Standpipe to see which pieces you still had avaliable and I really enjoy Hidden ?Guitar? (she could not read the name) and Avalon Sunset. But I also really enjoy this piece. I think she is going to contact you to see what all you have avaliable. I would be honored to have a piece of yours to help me through this time. Your work holds such beauty, strength, and life and that is so much of what I need right now. Looking forward to our further connections. ~Virginia

Posted by Virginia | August 2, 2012, 11:42 am

Virginia, you’re going to make it!! I don’t know what you’re going through, but you’re an incredible lady. Anything I could do to help, in this time, I will do. Thank you for writing. Your words are an encouragement to me. I am amazed by your presence, in awe and a little speechless. ~ Camille

Posted by csellington | August 2, 2012, 1:02 pm

i read this with love.
love always,
teresa

Posted by teresawillcox | September 17, 2012, 9:09 pm

I totally agree that more hours spent working doesn’t necessarily mean greater productivity. I think of it like going on a one-food diet…in the long term it can’t be healthy!

Posted by WildC | October 30, 2012, 3:44 am

my sweet friend, I love you!!

Posted by Caroline | November 4, 2012, 8:55 am

Hi Camille. Over the years it seems the media has become increasingly more intrusive in their ‘reporting’, I suppose along the trajectory of social media and the popularity of reality tv shows. No boundaries, anywhere.

Everyone is reaching and questioning the hows, and the whys of this tragedy, in the hope of not repeating the horror again. The sad truth is horrible things always happen, and we often have no solutions, despite there being lists of opinions flying around placing blame. It strikes a nerve. It is ever more unnerving because it does not go away for those families forever changed by their loss. The positive flip side to this for me was witnessing the collective prayers sent to the victims and their loved ones, like a giant tidal wave of love hoping to reach their shores of unfathomable pain.

Nothing can ever bring them back.

No one can ever dispel darkness in the world, but knowing it exists gives us the resolve to weather thru it, one breath at a time.

Posted by Stanka Kordic | December 16, 2012, 3:57 pm

It sounds like you have direction and focus with your life. Nice blog.

Posted by Roy Tonai | February 21, 2013, 2:00 pm

I love this koi painting. It’s very peaceful. I read your definitions, and I think journalism has evolved to become more than those cut-and-dried descriptions that were thought up ages ago. As journalists, we strive to tell stories. That’s why we call them stories, and not reports or articles. While it’s true that some may lend themselves to more narrative than others, we approach them all with the same challenge of bringing the reader in to the story. As a general columnist as well, I can tell you what really changes is the narrative (first-person), not the goal.

To me, blogging is the most personal form of media, especially if you use it to reveal your heart, which you do here.

Thank you for sharing your thoughts!

Posted by Denise Hoepfner | February 21, 2013, 4:46 pm

Beutifully written C.S.
I feel every word you write.
Quiet is good.
Home is good.
Love.
Teresa

Posted by teresawillcoxsa Willcox | April 29, 2013, 3:54 pm

Art defintiely brings peace and we ALWAYS need more artist out there who can share their love. Definitely keep creating. Don’t stop.. we need art 🙂

Posted by Purely.. Kay | May 29, 2013, 2:43 pm

thank you, Purely.. Kay, for your encouragement to me and for your care and support of the arts.
I appreciate much your comment, today! c.s.

Posted by csellington | May 29, 2013, 3:05 pm

Being a wordsmith, I recognize a moment where there is little to add and that compliments will come off as ‘me too’ or sound like a polite platitude. But I shall ramble anyway…
I met a person at Montrose Arts Market who is not only passionate about her art, but her life. The parallels expressed here were pretty obvious to me. And of course I can draw parallels of my own, in my prints, in my life, and in my considerations for trying other mediums.
I think what a piece like this does is strike very deep into our visceral selves that just want permission ‘to be.’

Posted by Bartz A Johnson Jr. | June 16, 2013, 6:41 pm

Beautiful…like you!

Posted by Rosalyn Wilson | June 16, 2013, 7:51 pm

Talk about a catchy headline! 😉 I guess Rocky used his superdog senses to intuit that your car was exactly the right one to hop into. I’m glad it worked out okay.

Posted by Michelle | July 5, 2013, 9:37 pm

i love YOU C. S.! i love this post! so beautiful. once again, i am amazed, touched by these words and proud!

Sent from my iPhone

Posted by teresawillcox | July 6, 2013, 8:33 am

what a beautiful post! so beautifully written! each day my admiration for you grows! i’m so proud of you! love you! xoxoxo

Sent from my iPhone

Posted by teresawillcox | July 31, 2013, 11:44 pm

Well said, and so true. Selling art is like selling a part of you in a way. Sometimes the stuff I make comes to life in the quiet of the night as I lie in bed.

Thinking about you and praying for you to have energy and success tonight!

Posted by Michelle | August 3, 2013, 2:16 pm

Man, what a thing. So good that it was you who was there at that moment in time and not a person who was determined that he would move before the car reached him.

I’ve seen this kind of thing before, and I can say with near certainty that it is a result of being influenced by negative entities. They lie and tell people their lives are worthless, or that their physical body is invincible — all sorts of delusions. Praising God and trusting in Him does a lot to protect us from those attachments.

It sounds like it was a lovely evening at the show. I can’t say I would have enjoyed the humidity, though! I really enjoyed your posts on Facebook throughout the evening.

Peace.

Posted by Michelle | August 4, 2013, 2:07 pm

so beautiful, these words. i am with you throughout this tale. i feel, smell, see what you see. signs of a brilliant writer. this could be a book. i feel you will author and illustrate in your future. much love and thanks for this gift. these words, your love. teresa Sent from my iPhone

Posted by teresawillcox | August 26, 2013, 9:39 pm

Ahhh, the sea… a place of serenity… and calm… where you can feel yourself relax while looking out at pure beauty while listening to the crashing waves. There is nothing more relaxing!!

Posted by Barbara | August 27, 2013, 6:41 am

You are an artist with heart and soul who became one with the see. I love the way you write. You touched me….

Posted by Roy Tonai | August 27, 2013, 9:31 am

I am deeply touched by the comments left here .. thank you, dear lovely people. i smile at the thought of each of you. c.s.

Posted by csellington | August 27, 2013, 10:09 am

Loved the passage, Camille. I continue to revisit your photograph of the gulf….embraced by the cloud formations in the distance….the steady pattern of an enchanting symphony of tidal waves serenading the rain into a temporary slumber. Even though we are aware we are in reach of the storm, our eyes sweep across the open water and gaze at the horizon….open, no walls….no boundaries, abundant, tranquil….infinite. And in that fleeting but sacred moment, our minds are freed from every process of thought….our senses are released to capture sight, sound, smell and feel in their purest form….pristine and unblemished. And as the rain cleanses the earth, we too are cleansed by the phenomenon of this human experiment….renewed with the clarity of knowledge that anything is possible.

Posted by Version Twelve | August 28, 2013, 5:13 pm

LOVE this and sharing Camille!

Posted by Genevieve Carter | September 1, 2013, 8:14 pm

As I began again to read these comments, I started with the first and, Teresa, as I read yours again, I could see your comment signed Saint Teresa. I could. Thank you for your belief in me and for your unending honesty and kindness. I love you.

Barbara, thank you for commenting. You love this sea, that makes me smile.

Roy, you understand .. your friendship has touched me from the beginning. Thank you for your comment, it means much to me.

Version Twelve, I want to know where Version Twelve comes from, how this name was created, the meaning behind it. I will ask you over coffee. Thank you for the depth of your comment. Anything is possible. I am happy you were on the island to experience this. Your words are beautiful.

Genevieve, thank you for sharing, for your friendship and for your comment. Thank you to everyone who has shared this post and, also, others in my blog.

Posted by csellington | September 17, 2013, 9:48 am

I didn’t know there were books of it, but I do remember seeing the series on tv as a child and I loved it. will look into it if I can find them, truly hope so! thanks for bringing back those memories ! xox

Posted by caro | September 17, 2013, 11:41 am

You and I think scarily alike. Me, I would like one of those tiny houses.

My biggest fantasy as a kid was pretending to go back in time and live with that family.

Posted by MichelleMichelle | September 17, 2013, 12:32 pm

Caro, thanks for commenting. I love the interaction of writing! Enjoy the books. xox

Michelle, want to live in a teepee. I think i’m too claustrophobic for tiny houses .. i need open air and salt air, even better. Thank you so much for writing!

I will warn both of you, Pa looked nothing like the tv Pa, Michael Landon. Of course, he looked very much serious to me in an old time photo .. but I stared at him for quite some time in disbelief .. at the reality of Pa and seeing him just broadened the entire story. That said, I am a huge fan of the warmth Michael Landon conveyed.

Posted by csellington | September 17, 2013, 12:40 pm

Love everything that you write Camille! My middle sister lived in her car about 13 years ago for 6 months. You should interview Brigitte one day about it. Brigitte just turned 40 this summer. Brigitte just accepted Jesus into her life this summer. The thing she hated most about living in her car was lustful leering dirty minded men.

Posted by Genevieve Carter | September 20, 2013, 12:17 pm

Hi Camille, thanks for putting your thoughts in words – I’m pleased to hear you found a moment of silence in a structure I designed. Best wishes, Alan

Posted by alan parkinson | October 17, 2013, 12:36 pm

Alan, I am so happy to hear from you!! Thank you for your comment. I am beside myself happy you found my writings on EXXOPOLIS. I would like to write with you before I write my column.

Posted by csellington | October 17, 2013, 12:41 pm

hi – sorry I didn’t respond sooner – I wasn’t aware you’d responded to my comment. Feel free to use my architects-of-air email if you still want to write, Alan

Posted by alan parkinson | November 4, 2013, 6:54 am

I relate much to what you say here. Although I grew up with my original parents and siblings, I also have a sense of having no home. It comes from moving frequently through childhood and perpetually starting over, never reaching or even visualizing an ending. Every day is always a beginning. Like you, I understand aloneness better than I comprehend continuous and consistent fellowship. If anything, alone is home, a “comfort zone”. I am the girl who always wanted to live in the Petrified Forest. We could have been neighbors – you and I, in the Grand Canyon and the Petrified Forest. And I dream of Iceland. I am looking forward to your next newspaper column. I want to know more of EXXOPOLIS. I want to know more of architects of air.This is a lovely blog entry.

Posted by Patricia Spivey aka Fish | October 17, 2013, 1:11 pm

Great writing! 🙂

Posted by Genevieve Carter | November 22, 2013, 10:38 pm

Eloquently and gracefully written. I am sorry you were treated like this today. Please don’t allow this person to keep robbing you of your dignity. He is a verbal abuser sadly. I genuinely hope he gets healed in his life from this disease of the soul/emotions. Thankful for you dear friend.

Posted by Genevieve Carter | November 27, 2013, 11:45 pm

Great post Camille. I hope you get the rest that you need and good luck on all of your endeavors.

Posted by mikialkennethmillard | December 10, 2013, 6:03 pm

Thank you mikiakennethmillard! Thank you for this breath of life in your comment.

Posted by csellington | December 10, 2013, 7:39 pm

And may blessings pour forth upon you, this year of 2014!

Posted by Patricia Spivey aka Fish | January 7, 2014, 7:37 pm

Beautiful c.s.
I will begin this year as you will.
Balance and a peaceful life, my goal as well.

Posted by teresawillcox | January 7, 2014, 7:45 pm

Oh wow!! One of my faves that you have written thus far Camille!!!!!!!!!

Posted by Genevieve | January 7, 2014, 10:41 pm

My best work comes after, or even during, a period of emotional upheaval. When we suffer, we seek protection and those of us who are introverted seek that protection from within. We burrow deep inside of ourselves and in that burrowing, in that angst, we often mine into a seam of diamonds or gold or even previously undiscovered valuable sparklies. It is that other-worldliness (whether from adoption or just an inherent sense of not-belonging) that makes us examine the simplest things from every perspective, and we MUST put our discoveries on canvas or paper or in a statue or a poem or music. Being different is a way of life. It can be lonely in a vague sense, but there is much wealth in aloneness. You have such a rich tapestry of life experiences from which to draw. The lows are what make the highs so magical. Protect those lows just as you relish the highs – they are all what make you the artist that you are. Weave that anonymity and unbelonging onto the beautiful loom of your life. A masterpiece is in progress for you, Camille.

Posted by Patricia Spivey aka Fish | April 2, 2014, 12:47 pm

Patricia, your writing is outrageous fantastic wonderful. You have a gift for putting these lovely thoughts to words. Eloquent. Thank you for this. I think of this like you do. In the aloneness I have felt, I rarely feel lonely. I don’t fully know how it is possible but a feeling of loneliness has happened but a few times in my life. I have a rich inner world and I know I have countless friends and a supportive expanded family caring for me greatly. It’s a complex life. I wouldn’t trade it. I am happy to be your friend, Patricia. Thank you for this comment.

Posted by csellington | April 9, 2014, 10:50 am

I hate that you feel so alone so often. I am not good a texting I’d rather talk. I can never know what it feels like to be adopted even though I know you wouldn’t change anything I want you to really let it sink in how many people are touched by you. Through your spirit & presence & you just being you. We have a lot more in comon I think than I thought. Talking about what you shared. Just please know what a special person you are & you’re never really alone. I know I’m always rooting for you! I’m great at choosing friends bad at choosing men up until Eric. Lol. I won’t even reread this because I won’t send it if I do so here goes. Love ya 🙂

Posted by Jenni Bryant | April 4, 2014, 12:28 am

HI Jenni, … in my life I have relocated too often for my preference. I found myself saying it was like I travelled through life as a tourist – for example, not seeing people I knew at the grocery store … feeling anonymous. It was different from the life I wanted but I found some peace with it and it was just the reality of my life. I changed that but changing that takes time. I am beginning to see people I know at the grocery store! Thx for your comment. I am rarely lonely. I don’t cope with it well .. .like the three times it has happened. See you Saturday. I have a great community of friends and family. It was layers deep, what happened at Bayou City. My friend, April, helped me put the art and panels in the red van and she offered to drive to Houston to help with setup. I maybe should have taken her up on it but it was probably meant for me to feel that myriad of feelings I felt, layers deep.

Posted by csellington | April 9, 2014, 11:01 am
- Things are usually happen for a reason in my experience. I’m such a terrible writer. I know what you mean about being alone & being lonely. I’m so blessed to have you & Brian in my life I feel like I’ve found two special people who “get” that artist part of me no one else does. I’m so happy for you selling The Auspicious Invitation but they really got a steal. I mean that as a compliment. It’s truly amazing work. I can’t wait to see you & give you a big hug. 🙂
  
  Posted by Jenni Bryant | April 9, 2014, 1:19 pm

You put into words, such beautifully put words, what I can not. I love what you wrote & identify so much with a lot of it. Thank you. <3

Posted by Jenni Bryant | April 4, 2014, 1:00 pm

I know and understand the lonely/lost/abandoned feelings that you have because I have been there – but for somewhat different reasons. I also know that my life path has been very different from what I had intended. I frequently pose the question “Why am I here?” and have patiently waited for an audible answer which has yet to come. As I have matured, I have come to realize that waiting for my “audible answer” was not what I should have been doing but, rather, I should have been looking to my life experiences, no matter how bad, and gaining wisdom and knowledge from them and appreciating whatever circumstances I might be in as a “hands on life classroom”. I am learning to live in the “present”.
I now wake up each day not knowing what today may hold but opening my mind and eyes to all of the possibilities that are laid out in front of me. I see myself as so blessed and fortunate to be in a buffet of possibilities from which I may pick and choose at will. And for that I am thankful.
It is as if life is a treasure hunt with endless possibilities! And happily one of the treasures that I have been blessed with is you, Camille! I wish you peace, love and a sense of purpose and belonging for I am just beginning to discover them and they are wonderful.
Curtis

Posted by curtisnwla | April 6, 2014, 12:18 pm

My life is open. I have given it away. I have told God to take the whole thing and do with it as he wishes. I have touching memories of the past but I love living in the now. I believe the depth of feeling both highs and lows are immensely valuable. I create from it. I connect with others through it. I am building my community and am beginning to see what I have looked for for many years. Thank you for being my dear friend and for caring so greatly about my life. Thx for commenting, Curtis. See you Saturday morning. Thx for your help @ Makers Fair.

Posted by csellington | April 9, 2014, 11:10 am

Camille, I completely understand where you are. The best definition I have found is in the Bible in 1 Corinthians 13:4 – 7. Love isn’t a word so much as a state of mind that manifests itself through actions such as empathy, consideration, nurturing and care. Love is simple not complicated.

Posted by curtisnwla | May 4, 2014, 7:12 pm

I am so very sorry about Mila. I know that feeling. Our Salsa chow was with me through my pregnancy with Sage and many years of single parenthood. She was the nanny. Her loss was just devastating.

The “calms between the storms….” I see life as a series of waves. I want to be a surfer and enjoy them — riding them when they come and not being enveloped by them. The movie sounds good. 🙂

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sos habitat, I am happy you found my blog. Thank you for this comment you left today. It is a nice surprise. Thank you for taking the time to read my blog. I hope you have a great day surfing with your new iPhone.

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Posted by csellington | July 11, 2014, 10:05 pm

Hey, Camille, I came across your work through Christine Houser. I am the mortgage broker in California who helped guide her through her purchase last year. I want to purchase a print of bliss consciousness, 16X20, and thought you could recommend the best way. I saw the two options on your website, but wanted to do it in whatever way benefits you best.

Also, kind of a funny thing. A friend gave me a book about a year ago; turns out that, without either of us knowing, I had a lot of personal connections to the author. I loved the book, for many reasons, and sent it out to a bunch of my friends. When I was doing that, instead of clicking on my friend Camice’s name, I accidentally clicked on yours, which was next to hers – so, I thought ‘divine grace’ and sent you a copy too, to your office. The book was The Surrender Experiment, hope you got it 🙂

Have a great weekend,

R

Posted by Richard Redmond | January 13, 2017, 3:46 pm

So that was you … thank you, Richard, for writing! And thank you for that interesting book that arrived at my office on the day I met with my Broker to make the long deliberated decision to place my real estate license on referral status. Interesting timing; I brought the book home and read it. Mentioned it on my Facebook when my Facebook was more public, hesitated to write about it here until I could know who sent it. Your message is welcome. I will consider the best way to have a print sent to you or if it best to send the file to a local printer. I will put my phone number back on my To Purchase Art page and you can text me regarding it. Thanks again for The Surrender Experiment .. was really cool of you to do that.

Posted by csellington | January 13, 2017, 7:12 pm

Your work is always a vision to behold! Great work Camille!

Posted by Deborah Koenig | January 15, 2017, 2:09 pm

Thank you, Debbie, for your truly heartwarming support of my art! I look forward to seeing you & Mike again soon.

Posted by csellington | January 17, 2017, 9:22 pm

I love this. I love that going alcohol free has helped free you. I am rarely a drinker and I notice a difference when I drink. Thank you for trying this, for finding you and for posting the results. I feel a bit validated myself.

Posted by Chris Magisano | February 23, 2017, 9:29 pm

“Hello again my friend, hello”, yes, I stole that line from Neil Diamond…but hey…its a good one so we why not…lol!
I really am happy for you in finding and being comfortable with yourself without the need for substances that actually cause us to do the reverse…they cause us to lose ourselves.
I used to actually think that alcohol helped me to find who I was, or maybe not want to really know who I was…not really sure which anymore…lol!
I gave up drinking over 3 years ago for my infant son…and in a surprise turn of events, found I actually gave it up for myself inadvertently also. Now two people are better off without it…
The clarity you mention was pronounced. While intially I believed alcohol made me see things clearer at one time…how could I ever think that I have no idea…lol!
You mention our senses…why would we deaden our senses…when our senses are what actually make us who we are…you are right!
Keep building your strenght and see what REALLY is before you!😉
J.K.

Posted by J.K. | March 21, 2017, 2:09 am

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