December 15, 2017 + Archives, Art, Articles, featured, Painting, Photography, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
This morning when I drew my curtains aside to look at the oceanfront, the mountains and the island across the way had disappeared beneath the white of snow and clouds. What came to mind was the trek the Blessed Mother and Joseph made eons ago. I imagine the holy trio traversing hill and dale. Mary riding side-saddle on a mule, carrying the weight of… Read More
November 24, 2017 + Archives, Articles, featured, Reflections of A Golden I, SoulCollage
by Ivette Ebaen
Samhain (sow-in), a Gaelic tradition and Celtic name, celebrates summer’s end and the end of the season’s harvest. Samhain commemorates the commencement of the death cycle. It is the time of year when the advancing darker winter months cause the earth to withdraw her bloom. All her siblings introvert. Nature shuts her doors. All visible forms of plant life collapse unto themselves. There is… Read More
October 18, 2017 + Archives, featured, Reflections of A Golden I
by Ivette Ebaen
The “I” of the Storm When a tempest strikes the moment is all that matters. The mind stands still, and a shallow thin breath is all the body tolerates in preparation for the worst. Fear of loss of my life strikes at the heart of reality. All I can do is remain alert, aware, and surrendered in prayerful meditation for the wellbeing and safety… Read More
September 1, 2017 + Archive Galleries, Archives, Art, featured, haiku, Photography
by Ivette Ebaen
Ever notice how when autumn dawns the summer sun begins to shine cooler? Same sun just a little cooler. Less warmth in the air felt as the wind-swept ocean loses its calm more than yesterday… I find myself trying to focus the mind to stand still with the kind of effort which causes me to stop and wonder, why I’m trying so hard. In an instant… Read More
August 1, 2017 + Archive Galleries, Archives, Art, Book Art, Books, featured, Photography
by Ivette Ebaen
In a nearby township by the name of Mulranny, there exists The Greenway Antiques and Book Store located in an old thatch-roof historical building, owned by Roger Grimes and Vanessa Parker, the rare books collector. http://mulranny.ie/things-to-do/the-old-thatch-antiques-rare-books/ Browsing through bookshelf after bookshelf of old children’s books, I discover a forgotten, tainted, weather beaten, with a slight tinge of… Read More
July 16, 2017 + Archive Galleries, Archives, Art, featured, Photography, Reflections of A Golden I
by Ivette Ebaen
Through your mind’s-eye take a walk with me. Put on a pair of comfy runners and let your eyes feast on the streets of Paris. This visual palette just might tempt you (if you’ve never been to France) to imagine yourself there, to make a French treat, or to remind you of what you miss and love about Paris. Several years ago, my sudden… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
“The heart can understand something deeper than the mind, but Zen is far deeper than the heart. The heart can be just an overnight stay. While you are going towards your being, your heart, your art, your music, your dance, your poetry, your painting, your sculpture, can be just one night’s halt. But you have to go deeper. You have to reach to the… Read More
July 2, 2017 + Archives, featured, Miksang, Photography
by Ivette Ebaen
“The true seeing is when there is no seeing.” – Shen Hui (670-762), Chinese monk, founder of Japan Heze Zen Buddhist School The first time a silver print by Paul Caponigro (born1932, American photographer) crossed my path in Santa Fe, New Mexico, the image held me in place as I grew ever so gently, ever so tenderly receptive to its sincerity and purity… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
In mid-April, I started Christine Valters Paintner’s Eyes of the Heart, a six week online retreat that considers photography as a contemplative practice. The practice involves a form of meditation, using images as a basis of acknowledging and recognizing divine presence. Through photographs we witness the reality of this energetic force that vibrates in the ordinary and the everyday things we fail to see… Read More
by Ivette Ebaen
Passion For Michelangelo The first time I saw Michelangelo’s Pieta, I felt as if I was standing on sacred ground. I received a similar sensation while touring the Sistine Chapel, contemplating the ceiling full of heaven from this master’s vision. In celebration of Mother’s Day, or as it is known in artistic circles as Creatrice Day, I share this Flipbook with you. Flipbook here:… Read More
