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Monday, March 8, 2010

The Heart Wants What it Wants



(Again, poetry and artwork-such as it is-by Jody Noelle Coughlin)


She held the heart in her hands.
It was motionless and still.
She looked down upon it from up above.

Resting there, within her lap, it asked questions like a child.
There are no answers was her reply, for why you hurt the way you do.
She held it closer still.

Leave the questions for another day and rest inside my life.
She said.
Just rest inside my life.

She would not move to sever the glue from the sacred place where her heart grew.
It wasn't because she didn't love you.
It was a consequence, true.
And she didn't want to hurt in the places that she knew.
Where it grew.
Her love-for you.

She remained.
Motionless and still.

And the dead are all dead.
Just the same.
And the red are all red.
Just the same.

And the fire still burns.
And the trees still grow.
And the birds still sing.
And the world still spins.
And the heart still beats.
Just the same.

Sunday, March 7, 2010

Rose Bud (Sold)


"Rose Bud"
Watercolor and Pen and Ink
8"x10"
Sold

This little number went at the opening Thursday night.
It's one of my newest paintings and one of my favorite newest...
And now someone else is loving it too.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Pictures of Opening.


Here we have some images from the opening Thursday night. It was a great opening, if I do say so myself.

Just one in the crowd.


Mother. Grandmother in the background.


Our daughter, Miss Olivia Coughlin, with drink in hand (non-alcoholic, of course).
This girl has charisma.
She worked the room, no problem.





Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Awkward Silence

I woke up this morning feeling like I swallowed glass sometime in the night... This is only phase seven of a week-long cold. I get one every spring. I knew better than to take our puppy for a long, long walk last week. That cold will bite you if you aren't careful! Bite it did.

I hung my paintings today at the gallery and oh, what fun I think the opening is going to be. I was a little nervous about it at first, but three of the artists were there hanging art at the same time and I can tell there wasn't much room for nervousness. If you get a bunch of women in the same place at the same time, there won't be much awkward silence.


Friday, February 26, 2010

Say It With Flowers




Say it with flowers.
They're speakin' my language.

Women In Art

The Women In Art Show is approaching! The opening is March 4th from 6 to 8 pm at the Craig Gallery in Hartland New Brunswick. If you are in the area, please come. The show is up and running for the month of March. Other participating artists are Jean Haywood, Ann Kittridge and Judy Daye. It should be interesting, no?